Since 2022, Awarenet has lead a consortium of 20 non profit organisations in Makhanda, Port Alfred, Peddie and Bathurst to implement the Social Employment Fund. This fund - run by the government agency of the Industrial Development Corporation - combats the high unemployment figures in South Africa by giving previously unemployed meaningful job opportunities for the social good.

Under the auspices of our long-time partner the The Learning Trust, Awarenet administers the recruitment of around 200 participants in this employment creation program which brings together a variety of organisations working in variety of fields which empower local communities.

At Awarenet itself the participants take part in all our main projects; some assisting with the Olico maths program, some being robotics and coding coordinators

In our province of the Eastern Cape the unemployment rate currently stands