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5 May, 2025
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In South Africa, millions of young people face a harsh reality: a shrinking job market, limited opportunities, and the heavy burden of unemployment. But every day, through platforms like Lulaway, young South Africans are rewriting their stories—from overlooked to employed, from uncertain to unstoppable.
This is not just a blog post. It's a movement of stories—real people who took a chance, showed up, got trained, and changed their futures.
Meet Nokuthula, 22, from Soweto. After two years of job hunting and surviving by selling vetkoek on street corners, she found a Lulaway job centre near her home. With help from our facilitators, she built a professional CV, got assessed, and joined a call centre internship. Today, she leads a team of five.
“I didn’t just get a job. I got my confidence back,” she says.
At Lulaway, we do more than match CVs with vacancies. We walk with our candidates through training, assessments, and career readiness. Our job seekers don’t just fill gaps—they add value.
Our work-readiness programmes aren’t just tick-box training—they equip youth with the soft and hard skills needed in real workplaces. From time management to communication, participants emerge with a deeper understanding of what it takes to succeed.
Youth unemployment isn’t a result of laziness—it’s about access. Access to opportunity. Access to networks. Access to people who believe in your potential. Lulaway is here to break those barriers.
Whether you’re a job seeker, an employer, or an organisation wanting to make impact—we invite you to be part of something bigger. Let’s create pathways, not handouts. Let’s build careers, not quick fixes.
Conclusion:
At Lulaway, we believe employment is more than a payslip—it’s a lifeline, a step towards dignity, stability, and growth. And with every story like Nokuthula’s, we’re reminded: the hustle can lead to hire—with the right support.
#Lulaway #YouthEmployment #FromHustleToHire #FutureOfWork #EmpowermentThroughWork
