The study explores the innovative practice of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) that work with out-of-school, unemployed youth between the ages of 15 and 24 years in Cape Town. The three research objectives of the study were to: describe the key characteristics of innovative practice; to explore the nature of NGOs engagement with out-of-school, unemployed youth (15-24 years) in Cape Town; and to investigate the factors that promote or constrain innovative practice in these youth NGOs. Via a literature review, the key characteristics of innovative practice are reviewed and the views of...