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Relate bracelets is a not-for profit social enterprise that sells handmade beaded bracelets to raise money for charities globally, while creating jobs for South Africans.

 

The Relate bracelets are handmade by South Africans like Gogo’s and the youth. The bracelets offer a form of job creation for the people in need. As a 100% not-for-profit social enterprise, the majority of the revenue is donated to credible causes and invested in social upliftment programmes, with a focus on creating opportunities those involved, at every stage of a project.

Relate Bracelets has partnered with Scully Scooters to enable three young South Africans to start, and run, their own small businesses.

“The work that Scully Scooters does, in terms of job creation and enterprise development, is very much in line with what we believe at Relate: That it is essential to create opportunities for South Africans to grow and succeed to enable a better future for our country,” says Neil Robinson, chief executive officer of Relate Bracelets.

“We have selected one of SCULLY SCOOTERS’ many solutions that enables three new opportunities for employment and business creation. Our R100 000 investment will equip three previously disadvantaged youth with everything they need to run a Business-on-a-Bike. They enter a SCULLY SCOOTERS programme, which includes them learning the attitudinal and behavioral skills to ride a scooter safely as well as how to run their small business. We’ve provided them with 150cc Scooters along with all necessary safety accessories for them to commence their business immediately after training.”

The beneficiaries are being joined up to the Uber Eats corporation, they will use their scooters to become delivery riders. This opportunity is only a gateway into growing their small businesses. They could use the experience as an Uber Eats rider to start their own scooter delivery, courier and Business-on-a-Bike services.

“We believe that more people should have the opportunity to earn a living for themselves. We have been providing platforms of opportunity to our students since 2012, and we remain the industry leaders when it comes to the training of young people in the skill of riding a scooter safely, with the express intention of getting them an income earning opportunity,” says Linlee Solms, Cape Town GM of SCULLY SCOOTERS.

 


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Sources: Relate

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