The Youth Have It ™ Development Framework (2020)

To shape youth development policy, investment and future interventions, we propose a new holistic youth development and support framework that can yield both an immediate benefit to the individual, but importantly also influence and affect the individual’s long term trajectory towards a successful and fulfilled

Our Key Guiding Principles for youth development are rooted in the belief that every young person possesses inherent value, talent, and a purpose to discover and enjoy. These principles emerged through thoughtful discussion and analysis of successful youth development programmes, aiming to create a framework

Without underestimating the extent of the challenge South Africa faces in developing our youth, reducing the youth unemployment rate substantially and driving towards decent work and ultimately, career opportunities, for the majority of our young people, we inherently believe that our youth are talented and