Umsizi Fund sensed the need for greater collaboration and shared learning among leaders in the youth employment ecosystem, and formed the Peer Learning Network with several founding members, including Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator.
“The Peer Learning Network has been able to link together disparate players within the youth employment ecosystem across Africa, MENA, and globally. The PLN and Umsizi has created an enabling environment, bringing in different players within the youth employment landscape, and allowing individual partners to share insights and learnings, identify challenges and potential solutions across contexts, develop trusting relationships with each other, and ultimately create a conducive atmosphere to scaling impact. It has allowed us to develop and articulate our own models with greater clarity and precision.” — Sharmi Surianarain, Solutions Design Lead, Harambee