The document discusses the context of high unemployment, poverty, and inequality in South Africa. It outlines both government programs and corporate responses to address socioeconomic challenges through skills development, self-help groups, micro-enterprises, and backing human endeavors. The document provides guidance on where to start with enterprise development investments, including considering community needs, employability, ongoing support, and managing risks.

1. Closing the
Social
Development
Circle
Presentation by Tracey Henry
CEO: Tshikululu Social Investments

2. THIS IS THE ‘WHY’
high levels of
unemployment
poverty
inequality
skills shortage
(most of our country looks
nothing like this)

3. unemployment in South Africa stands at
OUR CONTEXT IN
25.2% 32.4%
discouraged workers included
NUMBERS 65% without work longer than one year
15 mil 33% or
South Africans reliant on social grants

4. OUR CONTEXT IN
NUMBERS
potential
economically
active
South Africans
66%
aged 15-64 years

5. small
million
OUR CONTEXT IN
NUMBERS
6 businesses in
South Africa
reliant on a single owner 33%
1 in 6 of these are registered
only 1% employ 10+ people
79% trade industries 47%
service providers 21% active banking

6. OUR CONTEXT IN
NUMBERS 1:5
women men
our population is 52% female
41% active working women
only 14.7% in executive
leadership positions

7. GOVERNMENT
PROGRAMMES
RDP programme (1994)
GEAR programme (1996)
asgiSA
jipsa
industrial policy action plan 2
policy framework for labour-
intense growth
BEE codes
sector charters

8. CORPORATE
RESPONSE
R5 billion was invested by
corporates during the past
year into development
initiatives of which 7% or R350
million is related to enterprise
development.
(2009 Trialogue CSI Handbook)
The target for corporates is to
invest 3% of NPAT in enterprise
development (Code 600).

9. WHETHER YOU HAVE R100K OR
R1 MILLION OR R100 MILLION
TO INVEST IN ENTERPRISE
DEVELOPMENT
WHERE
DO YOU START?
• successful enterprise
development is an integral
part of the development
continuum
• first response is basic skills
training
• what does the community
want, what does it need?
• track employability of
graduates, offer ongoing
support

10. WHETHER YOU HAVE R100K OR
R1 MILLION OR R100 MILLION
TO INVEST IN ENTERPRISE
DEVELOPMENT
enterprise development
WHERE
DO YOU START?
• successful enterprise self-help groups
development is an integral
part of the development
continuum
basic skills training

11. WHERE
DO YOU START?
(continued)
• self-help groups for
modest income
• does the group address a
social need or could it
incubate budding
entrepreneurs?
• micro-enterprises, small- and
medium-sized ventures
micro loans etc. are forms of
enterprise development

12. BACKING HUMAN
ENDEAVOURS AND
DREAMS
• who are the people
behind the project?
• manage risks upfront
• monitoring, evaluation,
sharing lessons
• Will you select a generic- or
industry-specific approach?
• will you fund Big Bets or
Pipeline Projects?
• break down false barriers
between enterprise
development and social
development

13. www.tshikululu.org.za