ENABLING YOUTH EMPLOYABILITY THROUGH EDUCATION, SKILLS & ENTERPRISE: WITH A HEART OF UNCONDITIONAL LOVE

We’re on a mission to see the young people of Vrygrond Township equipped and empowered to live a life of dignity, purpose and hope by creating pathways to employment.

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Sozo has been featured in the January edition of @joymagsa! ⠀
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It focuses on one of our Youth Cafe barista graduates Tracey. “I now have a monthly salary, I moved out of my mom’s house, and I stay on my own,” says Tracey excitedly. “One year back I didn’t know what I was doing with my life, now I’m standing among the big people.” She believes that the Youth Café skills training course gave her hope, enabling her to have a clear path in life. ⠀
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Check out the digital article in the link in our bio. Thank you to our partners @mergonfoundation. ⠀
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Happy 2020 to you all! Here's to another great year of changing the lives of young people in Vrygrond! ⠀
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#sozo #newyear #2020 #youth #changinglives #vrygrond #capetown #joinus

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There is still time to giving the gift of Entrepreneurship this Christmas by donating just £30 or R600 which will provide a business starter kit for a construction graduate, or hair and beauty graduate!⠀
Direct donate links in bio.⠀
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#sozo #thesozofoundation #socialenterprise #employ #youth #donate #unemployed #skills #starterkit #givetoday

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🎄Merry Christmas to you all!🎄⠀
From the bottom of our hearts ❤️⠀
Love the Sozo Tribe

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“What you spend your money on shows what you truly value in life. For us as a family to invest in the Sozo Foundation is a value decision. We value the people of Sozo who show up day after day in a place surrounded by gangsters, where protests and riots erupt without any notice and where simply walking in the wrong street can make you a victim of violent crime. These people who call themselves the Sozo Tribe do this because of one simple reason: HOPE! It’s our privilege to invest in their vision to see young people transformed, educated and employed."⠀
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The Cuyler Family - generously supporting Sozo since the beginning.⠀
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#sozo #thesozofoundation #givingback #donate #hope #youth #vrygrond #capetown #capeflats #southafrica

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There are currently 6.7 million unemployed people in South Africa. We are changing these statistics, one youth at a time. You can be part of giving the gift of employment this Christmas by donating just £15 or R300. Direct donate links in bio. ⠀
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#sozo #thesozofoundation #skills #giveback #donate #donatetoday #getinvolved #youthunemployment #training #changinglives

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GIVING BACK: Lwanda has been a part of Sozo since the beginning, being one of our first Educentre students!⠀
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Lwanda joined Educentre when he was struggling to pass his school grades. Throughout his time at Educentre, Lwanda not only received the academic assistance he needed, but gained confidence and leadership skills; so much so that he was given the Sozo Ambassador of the Year award in 2014, voted for by his peers. Since graduating high school he has completed a national diploma in Financial Management and is now studying towards a Financial Management degree through Unisa, all while working full time at a local finance company, Northwood Support Services. But Lwanda also gives back by tutoring at Educentre every weekend since he matriculated. ⠀
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Lwanda says “when you have the first-hand experience, you know what is going on in this community and what these young peoples are dealing with on a daily basis. We have the opportunity to invest in our own community so the impact keeps going on and on. I want to be an example.”⠀
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Sozo Story of Success: Anele is another of our first Youth Cafe barista graduates who is continuing to prove 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒂𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒚 𝒘𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈!

Posted @withrepost • @tendowork We love getting to know our users. This is 25-year-old Anele Joya, a barista in Cape Town. Anele has been working in coffee for four years now, originally receiving training from @thesozofoundation. Drop in on him @bootleggercoffeecompany Woodstock venue - the secret's out, and his flat whites are in!
Read his account on the Tendo blog.
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Have you given your Gift that Gives Back this Christmas yet?⠀
We are at 6% of our goal for December, so get involved and help us reach our target of £1500 - 𝑹𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 £ 𝒈𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝒂 𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝑹𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔! #donatetoday ⠀
👉🏽Direct donate links in bio. Thank you!! 🙌🏻 Our 🇬🇧 UK friends give here: https://www.give.net/FestiveGiving/fundraising and add Gift Aid!
All other friends around the world 🌎 and in 🇿🇦 South Africa: https://www.givengain.com/ap/the-sozo-foundation-raising-funds-for-the-sozo-foundation/donate
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What a fantastic year it has been for Sozo! Our Tribe has worked so hard, so we made sure we played hard at our end of year Christmas lunch at the @BrassBell! Sun, fun food and friends! We are so grateful for this awesome family. .
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#sozo #thesozofoundation #tribe #family #christmas #ngo #npo #charity #endofyear #2019 #celebrate #fun #workhard #summer

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