The Employment Fund for African Accountants (EFAA) is a registered NPO initiated by the SAIBA in 2019. EFAA was set up to empower African finance graduates. SAIBA and EFAA have developed a world class and highly innovative way to prepare graduates for the world of work. Establishing and deploying integrated workplace experiences are labour and capital-intensive projects. Initial funding is obtained from third parties such as government departments, state agencies and the empowerment funds of private and listed companies. These funds are used to operationalise integrated workplace experiences, build new technologies and place graduates in the workplace. All graduates are required to repay the initial funding amount during the first five years of work. This is seen as a “pay-it-forward” approach where the project alumni pay for the development of new unemployed graduates and ensuring the programme’s sustainability.