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.

2,000
learners targeted in Year 1 pilot
10
pilot schools across the Free State
25k+
learners at national scale within five years

Partnership options

Six ways to invest in learner navigation

Corporate CSI

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.

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Schools

Premium school partnership

Independent and affluent schools access premium assessments and workshops, directly cross-subsidising access for under-served schools.

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Higher education

University & TVET recruitment

Connect your institution to informed, better-matched prospective students through outreach events and showcases.

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Public sector

Government & SETA delivery

A service delivery partner for career development, learner support and school-to-work transitions at scale.

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Brand-led sponsors

SA Career Futures Week

High-visibility sponsorship of our national flagship campaign: expos, showcases, employer engagement and online career fairs.

Become a headline sponsor
Foundations

Programme funding

Fund measurable education-to-employment outcomes with quarterly reporting aligned to the SDGs and the NDP.

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NDP 2030 SDG 4 · Quality Education SDG 8 · Decent Work SDG 10 · Reduced Inequalities SDG 17 · Partnerships B-BBEE aligned

Built 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

Earned revenue40%
Corporate sponsorship30%
Grants & foundations20%
Government partnerships10%

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
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