Q.2.1 Unemployment between the ages of 15 and 24 has reached a staggering 71 million (ILO, 2016). Solution fluency is a guided problem solving framework that consists of six D’s. Use the solution fluency process to solve unemployment problems in your area. Provide a brief background of your area and how you intend to tackle this problem.

•                     I stay in a urban community whereby the unemployment of the youth is at a high rate. Most didn't or still don't have the the opportunities to get an education mostly because of financial reasons. I intend to inform individuals on ways to get an education and ways to find jobs.

Solution fluency process for unemployment:

•                     Define: Unemployment is a process whereby a person who is passively seeking for work but is unable to find a job. (Investopedia, 2017)

•                     Discover: Unemployment occurs when the economy is not working at its full capacity. For example, if a recession occurs, it will lead to negative economic growth. Unemployment occurs because people aren't dedicated  enough to stick to a certain job, they don't have the required skills for the jobs which are available or people aren't determined to work. This mainly occurs because of the lack in education. (Investopedia 2017)

•                     Dream: It will be impossible to solve unemployment completely, but there are ways to decrease the rate of unemployment. A option could be for the government to create more awareness through the media and make the programmes which are available for the youth of South Africa easier and more available for them. The government should also involve the youth when discussing the ways on how to implement the programmes. The youth should also be on alert for specific schemes rather than waiting on the government to deliver it to them on a silver platter. (fin24, 2016)

•                     Design: Non-profit organizations should start by creating programmes to support the youth which will boost confidence in the youth and this will boost the confidence the public has in the youth. With this being done, individuals and other organizations will start to support the youth whom cannot provide themselves with education, with the means or finances. Citizens who believe in our youth should also start raising their voices in the media for the youth to take part in discussing the ways to implement the programmes which are meant for the youth. The youth themselves should also make themselves more available to read newspapers, magazines, watch television and listen to the radio so that they can be up to date with what opportunities are available for them. (fin24, 2016)

•                     Deliver: There are already many productions which inform the youth about ways on how to defeat unemployment, but I would suggest that a play of somebody average who was also unemployed for various reasons be organized and performed infront of a live audience. The play should only display the truth about unemployment, the steps taken to overcome employment and how our youth can help one another fight unemployment and stay employed. This production should be presented at schools, community malls and even colleges. (fin24, 2017)

•                     Debrief: Yes, in my opinion all the above statements are true. Research has proven proven it so. (fin24, 2017)