Partners & funders
Shape a generation's future alongside us
The most meaningful partnerships are built on shared purpose. Whether you are a corporate, a foundation, a university or a government body, we would love to explore how your goals and ours can create something lasting together.
Why partner with Namela
One good decision early prevents years of expensive correction
Career guidance is one of the highest-return interventions in the education system. The programme is built to scale, so the impact of your partnership compounds as we grow from pilot to national footprint.
Partnership options
Six ways to invest in learner navigation
Adopt-a-School
Want your CSI investment to create measurable, lasting change in the communities you care about? An Adopt-a-School partnership puts your organisation at the heart of real educational transformation, with verified reach, school-level branding and impact reporting aligned to your CSI and B-BBEE objectives.
Let’s talk about your CSI impact →Premium school partnership
Independent and affluent schools access premium assessments and workshops, directly cross-subsidising access for under-served schools.
Start a conversationUniversity & TVET recruitment
Connect your institution to informed, better-matched prospective students through outreach events and showcases.
Explore recruitment partnershipGovernment & SETA delivery
A service delivery partner for career development, learner support and school-to-work transitions at scale.
Discuss delivery partnershipSA Career Futures Week
High-visibility sponsorship of our national flagship campaign: expos, showcases, employer engagement and online career fairs.
Become a headline sponsorProgramme funding
Fund measurable education-to-employment outcomes with quarterly reporting aligned to the SDGs and the NDP.
Request programme proposalBuilt to last
Your partnership seeds infrastructure, not dependency
Namela is engineered to outlast any single grant. A blended income model protects delivery from funding shocks and signals to every partner that they are investing in a durable institution.
Five-year income blend target
What partners receive
- Verified reach and outcome data against our published M&E framework
- Quarterly progress reports and an annual impact report
- Brand visibility at a respected education and youth cause
- CSI, B-BBEE and SDG-aligned reporting evidence
- A relationship with a durable organisation, not a single project