Education South Africa Project #68011

Build a SkillsHub for 3000Youth with Disabilities

by Socio Skills Foundation

Project Report | Jul 28, 2026
Build a SkillsHub for 3000Youth with Disabilities

By Mahlogonolo Ngoepe | Project Leader

Since our last report, we have continued advancing our vision of creating the SkillsHub for 3,000 Youth with Disabilities. Following the successful acquisition of the 10-hectare site in Limpopo, our team has focused on planning the next phase of the project while continuing to mobilise resources for construction. We have been engaging with community stakeholders, disability advocates, and technical partners to ensure the future SkillsHub is fully accessible, sustainable, and responsive to the needs of young people with disabilities. We are also developing plans to incorporate smart farming and digital innovation, creating a unique learning environment where participants will gain practical agricultural, entrepreneurial, and technology skills.

While we prepare for construction, we remain committed to empowering young people through our ongoing outreach programmes. Since our last update, we have reached more than 200 additional youth with disabilitiesthrough digital literacy training, entrepreneurship mentoring, career guidance, and disability inclusion activities. One participant, Lebo, joined our programme with little confidence in her ability to earn an income. After completing our entrepreneurship sessions, she started a small handmade products business and is now inspiring other young people with disabilities in her community to believe in their own potential. Her progress reflects the lasting impact that skills development can have long before the SkillsHub opens its doors.

Our immediate priority is to secure the funding needed to begin developing the SkillsHub and launch the first phase of the smart farming demonstration programme. Every donation brings us closer to creating a centre where thousands of young people with disabilities will gain the skills, confidence, and opportunities to build independent and sustainable futures.

Thank you for standing with us on this journey. Your continued support is transforming hope into action and bringing our shared vision closer to reality.

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Apr 1, 2026
Build a skillshub for 3000 youth with disabilities

By maropeng ngoepe | project leader

Since our last update, Socio Skills Foundation has continued to make inspiring progress toward the SkillsHub for 3,000 Youth with Disabilities. The SkillsHub will serve as a dynamic, inclusive training center where young people with disabilities can gain access to digital education, entrepreneurship tools, and life skills that prepare them for employment and innovation.
We are excited to share that we have secured 10 hectares of land in Limpopo, a major step toward constructing the first SkillsHub facility making it the first of its kind in South Africa. This land will become the heart of our vision a safe, accessible, and empowering space for youth with disabilities to learn, create, and collaborate. While we continue raising funds for the construction phase, we have begun architectural planning, consultations with disability organizations, and environmental assessments to ensure the facility meets inclusive design standards.

Over the past months, our outreach programs have reached over 450 youth with disabilities through digital literacy and entrepreneurship workshops. We have piloted sessions on inclusive typing, VR learning tools, financial literacy, and online safety, enabling participants to gain practical skills for the digital economy. Our Disability Digital Bootcamp continues to be a key success, offering hands-on training both in-person and via accessible virtual reality for learners with hearing, visual, and mobility disabilities.

One participant, Nthabiseng, a 21-year-old from Rustenburg living with a mobility impairment, joined the program having never used a computer. Today, she types confidently using our adaptive one-handed tools and has launched a small online beadwork business. Her story represents the transformation your support makes possible turning barriers into opportunities.

As we move forward, we aim to expand training to an additional 1,000 youth by mid-2026 and begin the first construction phase of the Limpopo SkillsHub. Every donation helps us bring this inclusive vision closer to life a South Africa where youth with disabilities can thrive, innovate, and lead confidently.

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Oct 6, 2025
Build a SkillsHub for 3000Youth with Disabilities

By Maropeng Ngoepe | Project Leader

Since our last update, Socio Skills Foundation has continued to make inspiring progress toward the SkillsHub for 3,000 Youth with Disabilities. The SkillsHub will serve as a dynamic, inclusive training center where young people with disabilities can gain access to digital education, entrepreneurship tools, and life skills that prepare them for employment and innovation.

We are excited to share that we have secured 10 hectares of land in Limpopo, a major step toward constructing the first SkillsHub facility in South Africa. This land will become the heart of our vision a safe, accessible, and empowering space for youth with disabilities to learn, create, and collaborate. While we continue raising funds for the construction phase, we have begun architectural planning, consultations with disability organizations, and environmental assessments to ensure the facility meets inclusive design standards.

Over the past months, our outreach programs have reached over 450 youth with disabilities through digital literacy and entrepreneurship workshops. We have piloted sessions on inclusive typing, VR learning tools, financial literacy, and online safety, enabling participants to gain practical skills for the digital economy. Our Disability Digital Bootcampcontinues to be a key success, offering hands-on training both in-person and via accessible virtual reality for learners with hearing, visual, and mobility disabilities.

One participant, Nthabiseng, a 21-year-old from Rustenburg living with a mobility impairment, joined the program having never used a computer. Today, she types confidently using our adaptive one-handed tools and has launched a small online beadwork business. Her story represents the transformation your support makes possible turning barriers into opportunities.

As we move forward, we aim to expand training to an additional 1,000 youth by mid-2026 and begin the first construction phase of the Limpopo SkillsHub. Every donation helps us bring this inclusive vision closer to life a South Africa where youth with disabilities can thrive, innovate, and lead confidently.

Thank You from Socio Skills Foundation

Together, we are can create opportunities, empowering potential, and creating lasting impact for thousands of young South Africans with disabilities.

With appreciation,
The Socio Skills Foundation Team
South Africa

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