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Top 23 Youth development programs based in South Africa

Name: Youth development programs based in South Africa
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026 161 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 161 youth development programs headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026 and tracks 1,105 professional contacts across them, including 215 with verified work emails. Cape Town is the largest hub.

This list covers youth development programs 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 23 largest youth development programs based in South Africa

Ranked by team size

Top 23 of 161 youth development programs 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 programs: 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	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
2	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
3	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
4	The Sozo Foundation	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	39 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Sozo Foundation was established in 2011 and has grown to 70 staff members (over 2/3rds from the community of Vrygrond itself).” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
5	South African Education Project Saep	Partial evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	38 contacts →
	Partial evidence “SAEP is an award-winning non-profit dedicated to supporting children & youth in the underserved community of Philippi, Cape Town.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
6	Just Grace	Partial evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	36 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Just Grace is a non-profit organisation based in Langa Township in South Africa working to equip vulnerable youth to live out their full potential.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
7	Lucha Lunako	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	35 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Lucha Lunako™ is a forward-thinking organisation that takes a holistic approach to developing youth agency, employability, and self-employment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
8	Students For A Better Future	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	31 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Students for a Better Future connects Cape Town's extraordinary young minds with extraordinary opportunities, giving them the tools they need to add extraordinary value in the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
9	Boys & Girls Clubs Of South Africa	Partial evidence	Soweto, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	23 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Boys & Girls Clubs are facility based after-school programs, for young people between the ages of 6 – 18, supervised by trained professional staff providing daily structured…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
10	YLED	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	20 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “YLED is an award winning, NGO that develops young people with the aim of positioning them for future success (in communities, academia, business and workplace) YLED imparts life…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
11	Lifting Dreams NPC	Strong evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	17 contacts →
	Strong evidence “A non profit community with a shared passion for the best quality in growth and development of the youth through education, of our country, South Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
12	Tomorrow's Leaders In Training Foundation	Indirect evidence	Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	14 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Young people face big challenges on a daily basis: career choices, sexuality, substance abuse… And they’re expected to be healthy, composed and change the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
13	Youth In Transformation	Partial evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	13 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The mission of Youth In Transformation is to equip young people with the resources they need to succeed in their education, and go on to make a lasting transformation to Africa…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
14	Youthbuild SA	Indirect evidence	Germiston, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	13 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “YouthBuild South Africa is committed to empowering young people by helping them build skills and mindsets that lead to lifelong learning, livelihood and leadership.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
15	Agape Youth Movement	Partial evidence	Pretoria, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	10 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The innovators of youth-led leadership.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
16	MOT South Africa	Strong evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	10 contacts →
	Strong evidence “MOT South Africa is a registered and leading Public Benefit and Non-Profit Organisation, specialising in life-skills development among the youth.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
17	The President's Award For Youth Empowerment	Strong evidence	Sandton, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	9 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Award is a leading structured (non-formal education) youth development programme, empowering youth aged 14-24 to explore their full potential and find their purpose, passion…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
18	Heroes Academy South Africa	Strong evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	8 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Heroes Academy provides ongoing self-development workshops and programs for boys between the ages of six and thirteen in low income areas in South Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
19	The Dignity Campaign	Indirect evidence	Muizenberg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	7 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Dignity Campaign exists to empower, educate, and equip young people and impact communities.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
20	Living Legends SA	Indirect evidence	Stellenbosch, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	6 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Living Legends aims to empower children to take responsibility for their own destinies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
21	Youth Academy For Leadership Excellence	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	4 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “YaleSA creates enabling spaces for young leaders to develop their academic, cultural, service, leadership and entrepreneurial abilities.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
22	Youth Evolve	Strong evidence	Thohoyandou, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	4 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Youth Evolve was founded in 2019 and it is an NPO and NPC with a focus to help young people become the best version of themselves, this is through mentorship programs and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
23	MT Tabane PTY LTD	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	1 contacts →
	Partial evidence “MT Tabane has mentored various young individuals in South Africa; his passion has always been that of seeing the youth of South African living up to their potential.” 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 programs. 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 programs.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of youth development programs, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name youth development programs. 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 programs based in South Africa at a glance

As of Sep 16, 2026

19.5%Verified-email coverage

6.9Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

19.9%Largest-city concentration · Cape Town

Sep 16, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

101

11-50

51-200

201-500

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 161 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 programs, 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 programs”. 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 programs), 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 programs, 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, 215 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 programs by metro

Youth development programs in Cape Town32
Youth development programs in Johannesburg27

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 programs, 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 programs are there based in South Africa?

RevenueBase identified 161 youth development programs 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?

Gold Youth Development Agency, headquartered in Cape Town, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most youth development programs?

Cape Town leads with 32 headquartered companies, followed by Johannesburg (27) and Durban (6).

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 215 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 161 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.