{"id":113300,"date":"2016-02-17T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-17T06:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/113300\/kitso-lesedi-youth-development-provides-youth-with-invaluable-skills\/"},"modified":"2016-02-17T10:09:56","modified_gmt":"2016-02-17T08:09:56","slug":"kitso-lesedi-youth-development-provides-youth-with-invaluable-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/02\/17\/kitso-lesedi-youth-development-provides-youth-with-invaluable-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"Kitso Lesedi Youth Development provides youth with invaluable skills"},"content":{"rendered":"
Kitso Lesedi Youth Development aims to provide young South Africans with leadership and entrepreneurial skills to identify different community and business needs.<\/p>\n
The purpose of the programmes within the development centre is to capacitate the poor and the most vulnerable with both hard and soft skills, moving them from a state of being poor to self-reliance.<\/p>
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The organisation was formed in 2009 and is made up of business specialists who identified a need for a youth service in communities.<\/p>\n
Kitso Lesedi Youth Development\u2019s vision is to develop communities and to make a difference in the lives of young people.<\/p>
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The programme provides free youth development services to young people and also has placement programmes for employment opportunities.<\/p>\n
The programme is focused on youth unemployment and youth poverty.<\/p>\n
Since 2014 the organisation has trained:<\/p>\n
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\u00a0four young people in motor mechanics skills training;<\/li>\n
\u00a0five young people on tractor, backhoe and forklift skills training;<\/li>\n
\u00a0forty young people on business training;<\/li>\n
\u00a0approximately 300 people on life skills training and computer training.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\u00a0to mentor communities through social and skills-based programmes;<\/li>\n
\u00a0to provide easy access to information through guidance, mentoring and technology;<\/li>\n
\u00a0to grow the youth into responsible members of the community.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Services offered:<\/p>\n
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\u00a0Advice and referrals: empowers the youth by providing information on opportunities that are available in the government and private sectors for employment.<\/li>\n
\u00a0Social programmes: informs the community and provides relevant information, training and social services.<\/li>\n
\u00a0Business and computer studies: empowers and equips young people with business and IT skills to assist them with running their own organisations or businesses effectively.<\/li>\n
\u00a0Artisan skills: provides the youth with technical skills in welding, boilermaking, carpentry, plumbing, electrical, forklift, motor mechanics, tractor loading, backhoe, certified Cisco network administration, auto diagnostics and key coding.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\u00a0Cash donations (funding) in order to implement more development programmes.<\/li>\n
\u00a0Office furniture (tables, chairs and a filing cabinet).<\/li>\n
\u00a0Office equipment (computers and a photocopy machine).<\/li>\n
\u00a0Library books for their club.<\/li>\n
\u00a0Food donations for their soup kitchen (where they cook every Thursday at 1pm).<\/li>\n
\u00a0Clothes and blanket donations.<\/li>\n
\u00a0Branding and marketing materials.<\/li>\n
\u00a0Sports equipment.<\/li>\n
\u00a0Donation of land and buildings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Kitso Lesedi Youth Development is in partnership with the Gauteng Social Development Department, Cisco Networking Academy, Siyafunda Community Technology Centres, Lulaway and the SAPS.<\/p>\n
For more information regarding volunteering, donations, partnership, funding or any other way you would like to get involved, contact the centre at 2 Lupin Avenue, Primrose, on 011 822-0540, email to info@kitsolesediyouthdev.org.za or visit their website at www.kitsolesediyouth.dev.org.za.<\/p>\n
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