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Opportunity discovery
Better digital tools for finding jobs, learnerships, internships, training and other opportunities.
Support youth opportunity
Put opportunity within reach.
Teckhula Foundation is a technology-driven nonprofit initiative helping unemployed young people discover pathways into work, skills development, entrepreneurship and economic opportunity.
A degree should not be the only doorway to opportunity. We believe young people need better access to information, digital tools, networks and practical pathways — whether they are graduates, school leavers, TVET students or looking for their first opportunity.
Youth first
Technology enabled
Opportunity focused
Make a contribution
Support the mission.
Every contribution helps us build better ways for young people to find, understand and access opportunity.
The challenge
47.4%
youth unemployment rate (ages 15–34) in Q2 2026.
36.4%
of young people aged 15–24 are not in employment, education or training.
Source: Statistics South Africa, Quarterly Labour Force Survey, Q2 2026.
The problem is bigger than a CV.
Young people can struggle to find work because opportunity information is fragmented, work experience is limited, digital access can be uneven and many opportunities are difficult to discover.
Teckhula Foundation is being built around a simple idea: use technology and partnerships to make useful opportunity information easier to discover and act on.
Graduates
Career opportunities, professional development, employment resources and networks.
Non-graduates
Work opportunities, learnerships, skills development, entrepreneurship and practical pathways.
Where support goes
Build access, not just awareness.
Support can help us develop the technology, resources and programmes required to make youth opportunity easier to find, understand and pursue.
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Skills & readiness
Practical resources that help young people prepare for applications, interviews, work and entrepreneurship.
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Digital access
Technology that makes useful information easier to reach, navigate and act on.
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Partnerships
Collaboration with organisations that can create pathways into work, skills development and economic participation.
Don't wait for one website
Opportunity already exists. We want more young people to find it.
Teckhula Foundation does not need to reinvent every existing youth employment service. We can also point young people toward credible platforms and programmes that are already helping people access work and learning opportunities.
Free platform
SA Youth
SA Youth provides young unemployed South Africans with access to work and learning opportunities, including jobs, learnerships, volunteering and work-readiness resources.
Jobs
Learnerships
Learning
Work experience
Visit SA Youth (opens in a new tab)
Work experience
Youth Employment Service
YES works with businesses to create quality work experiences for unemployed young people. Young people can access YES and other earning and learning opportunities through SA Youth.
Work experience
Employers
Youth employment
Explore YES (opens in a new tab)
Important: Teckhula Foundation recommends external platforms based on the information available from those organisations. Always check each platform's current eligibility requirements and application instructions before applying.
The Teckhula approach
Find it. Understand it. Go for it.
We want young people to spend less time wondering where opportunity is and more time preparing for it, applying for it and building something from it.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What does my donation support?
Donations can help Teckhula Foundation develop and maintain technology, opportunity discovery resources, youth-focused information, skills development initiatives, partnerships and programmes designed to improve access to economic opportunities.
Does Teckhula Foundation only help graduates?
No. Teckhula Foundation is focused on unemployed youth more broadly, including young people with university qualifications, TVET qualifications, certificates, school-leaving qualifications and those without formal tertiary qualifications.
Can I donate anonymously?
Yes. You can select the anonymous donation option before continuing to payment.
Can businesses and organisations support Teckhula Foundation?
Yes. Businesses, organisations and individuals can support youth opportunity initiatives through donations, partnerships, sponsorships, skills development and other forms of collaboration.
Help build the infrastructure
Opportunity should be easier to find.
Your support helps us use technology to connect more young people with information, resources and pathways that can help them move forward.
Make a contribution