The Centre for Social Development in Africa
@csda_uj
The Centre for Social Development in Africa at UJ is dedicated to basic, applied and strategic research in social development and developmental welfare.
📢 Join us for the 20th Annual Helen Joseph Memorial Lecture! 🎙️Dr Silke Staab (@UNWomenWatch) 📅 12 August 2025 | 🕔 17:00–19:00 📍 Ubuntu Chambers, Madibeng, UJ APK Campus or 📺 Watch live youtube.com/watch?v=j2TBfp… Register here to join @ the venue: 🔗bit.ly/4kk4Own
Personalised coaching and support services are helping young South Africans break the cycle of joblessness—unlocking brighter futures. 🌱🤝 theconversation.com/jobless-young-… 💻 Lauren Graham and Ariane De Lannoy, @go2uj #BusinessAndEconomy
🔍 Despite years of investment in education & youth programmes, many young South Africans remain locked out of the labour market. New research by CSDA & @SALDRU1 shows how coaching & support through the BPS is helping youth reconnect with opportunity. citizen.co.za/news/youth-une…
🚨3.4 million young South Africans (37.1%) are not in education, employment or training. But there’s hope. A pilot called the Basic Package of Support helped 1,700 youth find their footing & 40% accessed opportunities after just 3 sessions.🔗👇@mediauj theconversation.com/jobless-young-…
[READ]: Youth unemployment & the search for meaningful pathways to employment In the lead article of this month's SALDRU newsletter, Ariane De Lannoy uses QLFS data to reflect on disconnected youth, and lessons learned from the Basic Package of Support. saldru.uct.ac.za/articles/2025-…
In celebration of #YouthDay, the CSDA at @go2uj & @SALDRU1 at UCT are hosting a webinar series where we're unpacking SA’s youth unemployment crisis & exploring inclusive pathways forward. The 2nd webinar of the series takes place on 17 June 14h30 - 16h00.🔗bit.ly/3SEH6j5
Join us for a Youth Month Webinar Series co-hosted with the Centre for Social Development in Africa @csda_uj! Explore critical issues facing SA’s youth, espec. youth unemployment & inclusion pathways. REGISTER Webinar 2: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/6b9a5602… Webinar 3: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b260385e…
Join us for our first #YouthMonth webinar today! 📅Thursday, 12 June 2025 🕒14h30–16h00 We'll be kicking off this Youth Month Webinar Series with an important discussion on: Understanding the NEET Situation in South Africa: A 2025 Update Register to join🔗 bit.ly/4l07tfu
📣 Join us this #YouthMonth for a powerful webinar series hosted by the CSDA at @go2uj & @SALDRU1 at UCT! We're unpacking SA’s youth unemployment crisis & exploring inclusive pathways forward. 📅 Starts 12 June 🔗 Register now: bit.ly/4l07tfu
A new book documents how young people in an informal settlement on the outskirts of Johannesburg use social ties to find ways of making a living. theconversation.com/young-men-on-s… 💻 Hannah J. Dawson, @go2uj #BusinessAndEconomy
Want to know more about #AI & how to use it responsibly? Join us next Thursday, June 12, to dig into AI for the #SocialSector & your own work: csd.wustl.edu/responsible-ai… #DataforImpact #SWTech #ArtificialIntelligence #NASW #CSWE #ACOSA #SocialCurrent #HumanServices #Nonprofit #NSWM
🎓Applications now open! Take your career to the next level! Study the MPhil in Social Policy & Development at Africa’s #1 university @go2uj ✅ Full/part-time options ✅ Blended learning ✅ Career-boosting network Apply by 31 Oct 2025➡️uj.ac.za/csda 📧[email protected]
📢The @ICSDOfficial Africa Branch webinar series continues this year! Deborah Tigere presents: Refractive Error & Vision-Related Quality of Life for School-Aged Children in Zimbabwe 🗓 14 May |⏰ 10:30–12:00 🎤Discussant: Dr Matshidiso Sello 🔗Register: bit.ly/3GGJGSN
📢 Join us for the 20th Annual Helen Joseph Memorial Lecture! 🗓 12 August 2025 🕔 17:00–19:00 📍 Ubuntu Chambers, UJ APK Campus 🎙 Dr Silke Staab (UN Women) 🎯 Harnessing Social Protection for Gender Equality, Resilience, with Transformation 🔗 RSVP: bit.ly/3F3CxLP
Join CSDA researcher Dr Matshidiso Sello for a powerful session unpacking the dilemmas around ECD centre registrations in South Africa, based on Dr Sello's research on data from over 39,000 centres. 🗓️ 30 April, 2025 🕣 16:15 - 17:15 🔗 RSVP: hub.ubuntu.education/c/event-calend… #ECD
Fragmentation of services is a barrier in addressing severe child poverty. theconversation.com/23-of-south-af… 💻 Leila Patel, Matshidiso Valeria Sello and Sadiyya Haffejee, @go2uj #HealthAndMedicine
🚰Join us for a hybrid seminar on “Non-Material Dimensions of Water Scarcity in Gqeberha” with Dr Mary Galvin & Dr Anthony Kaziboni. Date: 15 April 2025 Time: 14:00–15:30 SAST Venue: D Ring 5, APK Campus, UJ Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/4547f21f…
