Deadline: September 28, 2023
Applications are open for the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund Efeng Bacha Initiative 2023-2024. The Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund (The Fund) strives to change how society treats children and youth. The Efeng Bacha (EB) initiative under the Youth Leadership Programme (YLP) pushes this mandate to build innovative leaders with an entrepreneurial mindset.
Unemployment stands as one of the leading challenges faced by South African youth. It negatively contributes to poverty, crime, and drug abuse, leading to an unending poverty cycle. The Efeng Bacha Initiative is a 6-month online entrepreneurship training designed to capacitate youth with leadership, business fundamentals, financial literacy, and project management skills. The YLP believes in uplifting youth to tap into their business potential to contribute towards improving the South African economy.
Training Delivery
- Efeng Bacha Entrepreneurship Training will provide a variety of learning methods, i.e., multimedia resources like videos, podcasts, interactive quizzes, etc., thereby catering to different learning styles.
Eligibility
- Applicant should have interest in entrepreneurship with a proven track record in entrepreneurship work.
- Minimum of 1 year entrepreneurship experience with evidence of your business idea and outcomes from your project/s.
- Individuals with a schedule that allows minimum of 3-5 hours a week to dedicate to this initiative.
- The ability to find creative ways of solving social issues faced by individuals in your community.
- Time management with a schedule that allows for at least one monthly weekend workshop, to take place on Saturday.
- Not a former member of NMCF programmes.
- Only 50 participants will be selected
Application
The application deadline is September 28, 2023. Ensure to submit your application before this date.
For more information, visit Efeng Bacha Initiative.
