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Lucha Lunako is a dynamic organisation that combines the intellectual rigour of a think tank with practical implementation on the ground. Through Action Research* we are dedicated to translating ideas and research into tangible actions and real-world impact. We provide a platform for creativity, experimentation, and risk-taking, allowing stakeholders to explore unconventional strategies to the overarching challenge of youth unemployment and develop scalable projects that have the potential to disrupt entrenched systems and bring about meaningful change. By engaging experts, advocates, researchers and practitioners, all our programmatic interventions undergo rigorous piloting before they are formally launched.

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Impact Report: Foundations for Financial Freedom (2024)

April 27, 2025 |
The Impact Report on our Foundations for Financial Freedom course offers an in-depth analysis of our work to empower youth toward economic independence. It highlights the urgent need for financial literacy in a national context of over-indebtedness, low savings, and conspicuous consumption. Lucha Lunako’s unique

Lucha Lunako Organisation Profile (2025)

January 2, 2025 |
Introduction to Lucha Lunako: Empowering Youth through Employability and Entrepreneurship Lucha Lunako is a dynamic youth development organisation dedicated to fostering the growth and success of young people through tailored programs focused on employability and entrepreneurship. In a rapidly changing world, we recognize the importance

Lucha Lunako Annual Review (2023)

April 27, 2023 |
The Lucha Lunako Annual Review for 2023 highlights our continued commitment to addressing youth unemployment and empowerment through a comprehensive, long-term approach to youth development. By focusing on whole-person development and behavior change, Lucha Lunako has made strides in creating sustainable programmes that equip young

Youth Development Ecosystem Report (2023)

April 27, 2023 |
Working together with Youth Development Collaboration Lab (YD Co-Lab), Lucha Lunako helped fund and project manage the development of the Youth Development Ecosystem Report 2023. Given both entities’ commitment to visibility and collaboration between actors in the youth development sector, this project was prioritised as
Student Debt

Investing in ending student debt makes good business sense

July 21, 2022 |
Equitable access to education is one of the pillars on which the solution to South Africa’s youth unemployment problem rests. But education comes at a cost; and when that education is at a tertiary level, those costs are beyond the reach of most of the

Nizenande Machi TEDxLytteltonWomen Talk

July 21, 2022 |
Congratulations to our Co-founders Nizenande Machi on a thought-provoking and well-delivered talk at TEDxLytteltonWomen! “As someone who aims to lead an authentic life, I thought the best way to stand on a global stage, was to do so by connecting to the hearts of my

The youth’s role in re-imagining our society post COVID-19

July 21, 2022 |
Our co-founder Alana Bond was recently featured in the second episode of the ‘Just for a Change’ podcast powered by the Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship hosted by Kentse Radebe. The podcast dives into the role of young people in South Africa, re-imagining

Youth Ecosystem Survey Report (2022)

April 27, 2022 |
Lucha Lunako partnered with the Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship, a specialised academic centre which is part of the UCT Graduate School of Business. Together we launched a collaborative youth innovation platform to support young people with education, employment, self-development, and training opportunities.

Increasing internet connectivity to increase opportunities for the youth

February 14, 2022 |
At the beginning of 2021, South Africa recorded a digital population of 38.13 million. Statista also noted that an overwhelming majority (over 36 million) used mobile internet. While these figures paint a good picture that South Africa is highly connected, the question still remains on
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