Apply for SPAR Group and Mr Price Foundation Jumpstart Progamme 2024-2025
We are pleased to inform you about SPAR Group and Mr Price Foundation Jumpstart Progamme 2024-2025
The Jumpstart Progamme aims to build a talent pipeline for youth in the retail industry, thus changing the future for thousands of South African youth.
The SPAR Group and Mr Price Foundation have a common goal to break the cycle of poverty and inequality in South Africa. Through the JumpStart Challenge, taking place between March 12 and 20, the public is invited to help raise funds and awareness for the JumpStart programme
The partners have been working together to break the cycle of poverty and inequality in South Africa, through the JumpStart programme over the past seven years.
JumpStart teaches matriculants foundational life skills and provides hands-on work experience in the entry level retail environment. This bridges the gap between school and the world of work and helps the youth enter the job market better prepared.
The SPAR Group sources much talent from the JumpStart pipeline; and has also partnered with the NPO on it’s biggest fundraiser for the year: the JumpStart Challenge.
Through JumpStart thousands of youth are upskilled to become work-ready and better equipped to land employment. NEPAD (New Partnership for Africa’s Development) has recognised JumpStart as a good practice for youth unemployment in Africa. NEPAD’s primary socio-economic objectives include eradicating poverty, promoting sustainable growth and development, integrating Africa into the world economy and accelerating women’s empowerment.
Head of Mr Price Foundation, Karen Wells is optimistic about partnering with another leading retailer. “This dynamic partnership with the with one of the country’s leading retailers means the Foundation has more opportunity to provide young unemployed South Africans with training, hence a better future.”
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