Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator
Penny Foley has a diverse work experience in the field of youth development and community partnerships. Penny is currently serving as the Chief Community Partnerships Officer at Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator, where they build relationships with civil society to ensure access to opportunities for young people in South Africa. Previously, Penny worked as an independent contractor for Harambee, focusing on online learning and developing partnerships with stakeholders in the community. Penny also provided grant management and project monitoring support to the Legal Resources Centre. Prior to that, they were a Director at SHISAKA DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES, where they managed various projects related to housing, infrastructure, and job creation. Penny also served as a Programme Manager at Umsobomvu Youth Fund, where they developed and implemented the National Youth Service Programme. Penny started their career as a Deputy Director at the Joint Enrichment Project, a youth development organization. Penny's early work experience includes an internship with the Uniting Church in Australia and the South African Council of Churches. Overall, their work experience spans over three decades and demonstrates their commitment to youth empowerment and community development.
Penny Foley obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree with a focus on History, Geography, and Philosophy from Monash University in 1988. Penny later pursued a Diploma of Education in History and Geography at the same university in 1991. Their education journey continued at Deakin University, where they earned a Masters degree in International Development Studies from 1998 to 2002.
Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator
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Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator is a not-for-profit social enterprise that solves youth employment through partnerships. We work with partners who, like us, are committed to results that can work at scale – including government, the private sector, civil society, and over 3 million youth. We are working to unlock jobs and break down the barriers that keep millions of young South Africans unemployed. Our vision is of a growing economy and a society that works, powered by the potential of young people. Harambee is an anchor partner in a breakthrough platform called SA Youth (sayouth.mobi) which brings together many partners to create a single national network to allow young people to access a wide selection of jobs and skilling opportunities and for opportunity holders to access young engaged work-seekers – for free! It is the sole discretion of the admins of this page to block / manage content on this page as they deem fit.