It all began in Hout Bay, our home for the past 8 years, where we were asked to Project Manage a fledgling employment creation initiative, aimed at assisting the unemployed of Imizamo Yethu and Hangberg.

What started off as a part time project, primarily marketing related, ended up as a round the clock love affair! A passion, more than a job. A roller coaster ride of meeting extraordinary people from a range of backgrounds. Sitting across the desk, interviewing single mothers with 3 hungry mouths to feed, young school leavers with amazing dreams but no financial backing, middle aged men with years of experience, but loss of self worth.

Hours of networking, “pushing” business owners, spreading the word in the community. And it ended up a runaway success, exciting government enough to fund a large scale unemployment intervention for the Cape Metropole region.

Today, DreamWorker has a vision to establish as many offices across the Western Cape and beyond as possible. A vision to make a significant contribution to the Department of Social Development’s goal of halving unemployment by 2014.

Department of Social Development:  www.dsd.gov.za

Other useful contacts:

1 Questions regarding UIF and other labour issues: www.labour.gov.za

2 Assistance for unemployed youth: www.youthportal.org.za

3 Other organizations helping with job seekers: www.umsebenzi.gov.za

4 Entrepreneurial assistance: www.thebusinessplace.co.za