YES Impact

79 %

Of youth have financial dependents

188,049

12-month, full-time jobs
since inception

10.95 billion

Youth salaries investment into the economy

48.8 million

Total paid workdays for youth

4.7 million

Total engaged youth applicants

31,946

YES Alumni entrepreneurs

43,309

12-month, full-time jobs per year

586,713

Lives positively impacted through YES salaries

75 %

Of YES from social
grant-recipient households

56 %

Of YES Youth who are women

25.2 million

Time spent on YES online training modules

23.4 billion

Number of working minutes

1,900

Number of corporate sponsors

46,667

Businesses strengthened through
programme support

3,000 +

High-quality jobs generated monthly

79%

of youth with financial dependents

186K

12-month Full time jobs created since inception

R10B

Total salary injection

48M

Number of days of salaries paid to youth

1,8K

Engaged applicants (number of applications) (jobs since inception x 2

1,5K

Youth businesses (alumni)

395,931

Impact created across
youths'
financial dependents

75%

of youth coming from
social grant-recipient
households

56%

women (youth coming from
social grant-recipient
households)

25,239,056

Training minutes

1,804

Number of corporate funders

1,500

Number of businesses impacted
(hosted corporate sponsored
YES youth)