Petitions to extend PES funding

Two petitions has been set up to urge the Minister of Finance & National Treasury to continue funding social & public employment programmes through the Presidential Employment Stimulus (PES), which includes the Social Employment Fund. At present the funding is scheduled to end in March 2024.

  1. Sign the Action Network petition here (August 2023):
    https://actionnetwork.org/letters/letter-to-minister-of-education-minister-of-finance?source=direct_link&

  2. Sign the Youth Capital petition here (October 2023)
    https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSduHWMkBspas1vqpNsleOJTC6L5rYeR1O5kE-oIktpAHyqRDA/viewform

The Social Employment Fund is not just about creating jobs, it’s about impacting communities and empowering lives through work for common good.

Impact of the Social Employment Fund