Turning Red Flags Into Real Change: Reimagining Youth Mental Health Support

Turning Red Flags Into Real Change: Reimagining Youth Mental Health Support Although the world is forging innovative paths to overcome mental challenges, the statistics on mental health in South Africa remain deeply troubling. Recent data from the EAPA-SA 2024 report shows that at least 27%

Heritage Month: What We Choose to Carry Forward Heritage Month is complicated. On the surface, it’s about the food, music, and traditions that make us proudly South African. But just beneath the celebration lies a deeper question: what parts of our heritage are we intentionally

Lucha Lunako’s Street Smart Upstarts Impact Report puts a spotlight on igniting entrepreneurial mindsets in youth to unlock income-generating potential. The report highlights the transformative results of our 12-week programme, and showcases how practical hustle skills, mindset shifts, and real-world application have empowered young people

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.