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Top 25 Youth development organizations based in South Africa

Name: Youth development organizations based in South Africa
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026 610 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 610 youth development organizations headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026 and tracks 9,054 professional contacts across them, including 1,512 with verified work emails. Johannesburg is the largest hub.

This list covers youth development organizations headquartered in South Africa, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 16, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 16, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest youth development organizations based in South Africa

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 610 youth development organizations based in South Africa, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to youth development organizations: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Youth Employment Service YES South Africa	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	n/a	996 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Transforming companies, communities and youth lives by connecting youth to economic opportunity and dignity and together, building a future that works.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
2	Afrika Tikkun	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	907 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Afrika Tikkun is not just a business.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
3	Yearbeyond	Partial evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	556 contacts →
	Partial evidence “YearBeyond is a national Youth Service partnership that bridges NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training) youth into the economy and reduces inequality.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
4	MR Price Foundation	Strong evidence	Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	n/a	237 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Mr Price Foundation is an independently registered NPO with a PBO status championing youth empowerment through demand-driven skills development, entrepreneurship development…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
5	Ikamvayouth	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	203 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “2024 marks 21 years of IkamvaYouth Excellence in South Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
6	Leap Science And Maths School	Indirect evidence	Clareinch, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	185 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “LEAP is a leading learning organisation created to give young South Africans the academic and life skills they need to become future leaders.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
7	Amandla Social Enterprises	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	157 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “AMANDLA uses the power of sport combined with holistic education to empower young people and to change lives.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
8	DG Murray Trust	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	154 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “DGMT is a public innovator committed to developing South Africa’s potential through strategic investment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
9	Gold Youth Development Agency	Partial evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	144 contacts →
	Partial evidence “gold has a vision: To see a generation of young African leaders confronting the root issues of youth risk behaviour, through uplifting their communities and imparting vision and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
10	Lulaway Holdings	Partial evidence	Sandton, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	140 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Experts in youth job creation, Lulaway Holdings is a pioneer in sustainable high-impact youth employment solutions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
11	Amathuba-Collective	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	n/a	136 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Amathuba Collective is creating supportive ecosystems that place young people at the heart of systemic transformation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
12	NACCW	Partial evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	127 contacts →
	Partial evidence “NACCW is a registered membership-based professional organisation with individual members and non-profit organisation (NPO) members that provide care for children and youth.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
13	Youth Health Africa	Strong evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	108 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Youth Health Africa (YHA) is a healthcare-focused youth empowerment organisation combatting HIV and Youth Unemployment through a One-year Skills Development Program, integrated…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
14	Columba Leadership	Indirect evidence	Parkwood, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	99 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Africa's destiny cannot rely on established hierarchy and authority.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
15	ORT SA Cape	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	99 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “As a socially conscious NGO, ORT SA CAPE has passionately committed the last 30 years to: • The transformative power of education • Creating hope through education • Equipping and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
16	Studytrust	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	78 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “StudyTrust, since 1974, joins forces with selected young people who are determined to become winners and assist them to empower themselves through further education and training…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
17	Life Choices	Partial evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	71 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Life Choices is a youth empowerment nonprofit organisation that provides young people with the resources, skills, connections, and opportunities to rise, thrive, and lead a life…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
18	Youth Work	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	60 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Youth@worK supports South Africa’s youth to be equipped with the mindset and skills to take ownership and responsibility for their own futures, allowing them to live fulfilled and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
19	Scouts South Africa	Partial evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	n/a	55 contacts →
	Partial evidence “SCOUTS South Africa encourages the spiritual, mental, social, and physical development of boys and girls (aged 5 to 17), and young adults in achieving their full potentials as…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
20	African Youth Development Fund Aydf	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	n/a	50 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Together we want to create an Africa where all Her youth are Dynamic leaders and Value adding citizens” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
21	Kliptown Youth Program	Partial evidence	Soweto, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	50 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Kliptown Youth Program was founded in May, 2007, by a small group of inspired and passionate young people from Kliptown who dedicated to making a difference in their community.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
22	Enke Make Your Mark	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	45 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “enke means “ink” in SeTswana and “take it” in SeSotho.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
23	Assitej South Africa	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	43 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “ASSITEJ South Africa connects and supports theatre practitioners, companies, organisations, institutions and schools across the country, who share a belief in the transformative…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
24	Yabonga Children's Project	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	43 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Yabonga Children's Project is a non-governmental organization supporting people living with HIV and their families.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
25	The Learning Trust	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	40 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Learning Trust supports the After School sector in South Africa by developing quality practitioners and building sustainable organisations.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: youth development organizations. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names youth development organizations.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of youth development organizations, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name youth development organizations. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Youth development organizations based in South Africa at a glance

As of Sep 16, 2026

16.7%Verified-email coverage

14.8Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

23.3%Largest-city concentration · Johannesburg

Sep 16, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

368

11-50

182

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for South Africa, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for South Africa, over 610 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among youth development organizations, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in South Africa whose own description of what they do matches “youth development organizations”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names youth development organizations), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among youth development organizations, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside South Africa are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 1,512 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 16, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Youth development organizations by metro

Youth development organizations in Johannesburg142
Youth development organizations in Cape Town116
Youth development organizations in Pretoria34
Youth development organizations in Durban25

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names youth development organizations, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many youth development organizations are there based in South Africa?

RevenueBase identified 610 youth development organizations headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Youth Employment Service YES South Africa, headquartered in Johannesburg, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most youth development organizations?

Johannesburg leads with 142 headquartered companies, followed by Cape Town (116) and Pretoria (34).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 1,512 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 610 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 16, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.