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Vodacom South Africa has launched Get A Gig through NXT LVL (next level), with a three-year vision of connecting 1 million youth to jobs or gigs by 2024.
Get A Gig is an extension of Vodacom’s recently revamped NXT LVL, a platform aimed to address the challenges faced by young people, offering them opportunities to connect, and giving them access to the right tools to help them reach their potential.
Vodacom said, the platform will give the youth a fighting chance in a tough economy, where South Africa has one of the highest youth unemployment rates in the world.
According to Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), unemployment rose to 35.3% from 34.9% in the first quarter of 2022, compared to the last quarter of 2021. Youth unemployment rate remains at a staggering 65.5%.
With these staggering figures and as part of Vodacom’s sustained commitment to empower the South African youth, telco’s Get A Gig matches a job seeker (youth) with job opportunities or gig opportunities within Vodacom and its partners, while allowing them to grow, learn and earn.
Jorge Mendes, Chief Officer of Consumer Business at Vodacom said, “Our vision is to make sure that we leave no one behind, especially young people who form a critical part of the country’s future. The launch of Get A Gig is yet another way that we at Vodacom strive to fight the rising youth unemployment rate. Our purpose is centred on building a digital society with techco-solutions and an education ecosystem that transforms lives for a better tomorrow.”
“As we empower and help our youth connect to jobs, even if it is one job at a time, we believe it is a step towards curbing the scourge of unemployment in our country,” added Mendes.
Get A Gig is available free of charge to all NXT LVL customers via the My Vodacom App and VodaPay.
New customers need to download the My Vodacom or VodaPay App, register for NXT LVL, and search and apply for available Gigs in their area.
Existing NXT LVL customers can register for Get A Gig by logging onto the My Vodacom App or VodaPay super app, click on the Get-A-Gig tile to register and create a profile.
Users can click on VodaPay from the Apple and Android app stores, to download the VodaPay super app.
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