YOUTH VENTURES FUND

OBJECTIVE: Youth Ventures is an initiative by IYDT, the objective is to generate employment, transfer skills, and create viable business opportunities for empowering marginalised rural communities, with emphasis on youth, women, and children.

AIMS: (i) To promote youth development, through advocacy, economic empowerment, skills development, capacity building, job creation, policy enhancement, improving accessibility of capital and technical resources, and entrepreneurial development; and (ii) The promotion of the role of women and youth in sustainable use of living resources, natural resources, and prevention of environmental pollution and ecological degradation.

APPROACH: Youth Ventures enters into joint venture partnerships with rural communities, with Youth Ventures providing management capacity, technical skills and access to markets, and the rural community providing land and labour.

FOCUS: The targeted sector is natural resources. This sector falls into three categories:(i) agribusiness with focus on high value primary crops, essential oils, agro-processing, and value adding services; (ii) Forestry and forest down stream products; and (iii) Small scale mining, beneficiation, and value adding services.

BOARD AND MANAGEMENT: Mr Yitzak Rosen [30], Dr Nana Msomi [26], Mr Tsietsi Moloi [31], Miss Asuko Mitsui [27] and Mr Khaya Ndlazi [28] (Ex-officio).

MANAGEMENT: Miss Ayanda Moni [27] (Fund Manager).

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To view some of the current projects, click below

CURRENT PROJECTS

To view some of the proposed projects, click below

PROPOSED PROJECTS

Applications & proposals for investment should be sent to:-

The Fund Manager, Youth Ventures Fund, PO Box 2827, Brooklyn Square, 0075

"Please remember the proposed project should be: (i) based in a rural area, (ii) involve more than ten youth and must also have women as members, (iii) should preferably create more than fifty jobs overall". We look forward to receiving your proposals. 

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