Human rights. What does this mean to you?
That everyone should have the right to sufficient food? The right to health? To shelter? Freedom? Education? Dignity?
All of these are critically important.
But there is one overarching human right that ensures all the others.
The right to work.
If you have a job, you can buy food and clothing. Pay for a roof over your head … a doctor and medicine when you’re ill … your child’s school fees. Earning a decent wage gives you the freedom to choose what you eat, what clothes you buy, where and how you want to live.
Without work, all our other human rights are unattainable.
So, as we look forward to celebrating Human Rights Day on 21 March, let’s all do something to help get South Africa working.
If you’re lucky enough to have a job and enjoy universal human rights, then please open your heart and your wallet to help your neighbour enjoy the same basic rights.
Siyabonga Africa’s Siyasebenza Programme is changing lives by giving unemployed individuals the skills, confidence, and support to secure sustainable income opportunities. From training in baking and food gardening to job readiness skills like CV writing, interview prep, and financial literacy, Siyasebenza helps participants find work or start their own businesses.
Over the past year, generous supporters like you helped us train 650 young people – equipping them with skills, and in some cases starter packs, to enable them to begin working right away. Right now, we have plans to enrol another 450 students – but we can’t do it without your help.
Your donation to Siyabonga Africa – made online right now – pays for an unemployed person to gain vital skills that make them more employable, or enable them to start their own small business.
You helped us open the door to a better life for these eager young men and women. A life where human rights are a reality. So please, will you get behind this life-changing programme again now, by making your donation right away?