From Passion to Partnership
From passion to partnership Oratile Matlala , Ntokozo Dube, and Simphiwe Msila, three passionate individuals with a shared vision, came together to form ONS Creative Solutions – a tiling and painting company that is making waves in Soweto. Their journey began at Emdeni Skills Development Centre, as Tiling and Painting students. The course at Emdeni […]
Prue’s Kitchen is open for business
The Emdeni Skills Development Centre (ESDC) is a place where young people from different corners of Soweto come to realise their dreams. The skills training courses equip young people with the knowledge and skills that provide them with access to opportunities for earning a livelihood. Prudence Nyembe (35) is a young businesswoman from Emdeni South, […]
From Humble Beginnings to Empowering Change
Itumeleng Segona (32) grew up in Tladi, Soweto, and was raised by a single mother who worked tirelessly to provide for her and her siblings. Envisioning a successful future was hard, but Itumeleng’s relentless will to succeed instilled a deep sense of resilience in her. After matriculating, Itumeleng enrolled in the computer training course at […]
Opening the door to your future
We wish to gratefully honour Harambe Technologies for turning 3 inexperienced yet, deserving youngsters into PIONEERS experiencing employment! In May 2024, these three young men spent a day with their peers, all tensed up for formal Harambe job interviews. They certainly showed character by supporting each other, despite each one’s personal yearning for a door […]
From Assistant Chef student to Private Chef…
From Assistant Chef student to Private Chef Hi, my name is Kagiso Tatsi Motswanedi… Alumni of the Emdeni Skills Development Centre (ESDC) – private chef, caterer and event host. My career as a filmmaker was cut short when I was diagnosed with multiple mental conditions and I found solace in cooking. In 2022, I enrolled […]
Skills training redirected my life path
Bongani was a young college dropout and figured that education beyond matric was not for him. That was until he came across a Facebook post calling for people to apply for courses at the Emdeni Skills Development Centre (ESDC). He visited the centre the very next day to apply for the Tiling and Painting three-month […]
Emdeni Skills Development Centre Graduation
We will never completely know and understand the hardship of our students, but at the Emdeni Skills Development Centre graduation, we only saw BIG SMILES, HAPPINESS and BEAUTIFUL PROUD people. They did not only receive a certificate and a skill but have also overcome great obstacles, unknown to the many attendees at the beautiful graduation […]
AKB Mandela Day 2022
Warm-hearted people can help our beneficiaries stay warm this Mandela Day! Do what you can, with what you can, wherever you can!!! Help us keep our lights on Donate R120 towards our electricity bill. Increased electricity tariffs and continuous load-shedding make it more difficult to provide a warm home for our beneficiaries. We pay, on […]
Skills Development For Youth
The Importance of Skills Development for Youth Imagine a world where the youth of South Africa were skilled and employed. Imagine there were enough Skills Development opportunities available for school leavers so that they could find gainful employment and start to build a future that they could call their own. Youth unemployment is at an […]
Thandiswe se groot droom
Thandiswe droom daarvan om haar eie ‘mini restaurant’ by haar huis te open. Sy wil tradisionele kos op ‘n vars moderne manier bedien. Om die vermorsing van kos uit te skakel wil sy ‘n sopkombuis vir arm mense, inkorporeer as deel van haar besigheidsplan. U maatskappy bydrae vir ‘SED of Skills Development’ punte kan daardie […]