Political Force
82% of the A! Network voted in previous election, well above the 59% national average who voted in 2014 (IEC, 2014)
15% of the Network do not agree that voting is part and parcel of citizenship duties (though below the 21% national average IEC, 2015)
Policy
Party Membership
53% have demonstrated before, more than the 15% national average
70% have signed a petition before, more than the 15% national average who have done so
Political Engagement
70% have contacted a politician about community issues more than the national rate of 13%
Occupation
Entry level and administrative skills dominate the A! Network
Unemployment rate of the A! Network is at 24% which is less than the 34.8% national youth cohort average and national 27.7%
Income is closely related to location (high incomes in urban and low incomes in rural areas)
Business
6% of the A! Network earns over 16 times the UPL
38% are running their own business, with 70% of them employing others
Social Engagement
Reach
Volunteering
Activators are volunteering via
Running NGOs
Top ways NGOs are being funded
Campaigns
The campaign was run via
Beauty and the Beast
Giving a smart, Math & Science, disadvantaged matric pupil a chance to have a matric dance of their dream and possibly securing employment in the motor industry as an Apprentice should they be keen to work in the Motor Industry
The African Boy Child Initiative
Develop programmes aimed at addressing the structural determinants of the condition of the boy child in South Africa
People first
Awareness of how people around my area lives and the effect of Electricity and Water payments that is being charged on a high rates
Engaging with young people