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SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORTS TRANSFORMATION AGENDA

SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORTS TRANSFORMATION AGENDA

October 2021 South Africa’s renewable energy industry’s flagship scholarship programme, which accounts for a sizeable percentage of the industry’s funded scholarships and reaches across five provinces in the country, has announced the opening of its upcoming 2022 academic year applications. “This tertiary education funding vehicle is actively contributing towards the country’s transformation agenda and the
SUPPORT FOR YOUTH BUSINESSES

SUPPORT FOR YOUTH BUSINESSES

September 2021, Soutpan Solar Power. Soldado T Enterprise is one of eight youth enterprises in the Blouberg Municipal area of Limpopo, that are receiving developmental support through a collaborative youth development programme, initiated by Soutpan Solar Power last year. Most recently, the company has received funding for agro-processing equipment, which will increase output and grow
FUNDING FOR INTERNET CAFÉ TO BENEFIT THORNHILL COMMUNITY

FUNDING FOR INTERNET CAFÉ TO BENEFIT THORNHILL COMMUNITY

September 2021, Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm. Community members of Thornhill, in Kouga Local Municipal area, now have easy access to internet connectivity, as well as business and printing services, without having to travel a long distance. This relaunched internet café, now being run out of a business container and funded as part of Jeffreys Bay
Support of Community Farming

Support of Community Farming

September 2021. Globeleq South Africa, which owns a portfolio of eight renewable energy power plants, has a keen focus on funding the development of community agricultural projects with the view of helping communities become more sustainable and self-sufficient. “Most of our assets, are based in rural or peri-urban areas and like Klipheuwel Wind Farm, De
Improving quality of Early Childhood Development

Improving quality of Early Childhood Development

September 2021, Boshof Solar Power. Research demonstrates that Early Childhood Development (ECD) is at the heart of improving our country’s level of education and the best way to do this, is to improve the training and qualifications of ECD practitioners.  In support of this, Boshof Solar Power’s first ever cohort of Practitioners, in the Boshof
STIMULATING THE ENGINEERING SKILLS PIPELINE

STIMULATING THE ENGINEERING SKILLS PIPELINE

September 2021, Droogfontein Solar Power. Since the inception of the Globeleq Scholarship Fund, twenty-nine engineering students have benefited from support, funded by Droogfontein Solar Power, in the Northern Cape. Launched to help develop young engineering students for the nascent renewable energy industry and actively support the transformation of the industry, the fund is assisting engineering
BOSHOF EDUCARE CENTRE RECEIVES EXTRA SUPPORT

BOSHOF EDUCARE CENTRE RECEIVES EXTRA SUPPORT

August 2021, Boshof Solar Power. A heart-warming donation has been handed over to Leretlhabetse Educare Centre, an Early Childhood Development (ECD) centre that cares for around 70 children, as young as 9 months old. Situated in Boshof, Free State, the Educare Centre has received educational equipment and other essential childcare goods, to help the facility
IMPROVING EARLY LEARNING IN EMTHANJENI COMMUNITIES

IMPROVING EARLY LEARNING IN EMTHANJENI COMMUNITIES

August 2021, De Aar Solar Power. Working to address one of the Northern Cape Province’s biggest challenges to education outcomes, De Aar Solar Power began implementing a comprehensive and far-reaching Early Childhood Development (ECD) programme in 2014, designed to bridge the gaps in the rural communities of Philipstown, Britstown, Hanover and De Aar. Taking a
INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME GIVES IVY XEKWA A VISION FOR HER FUTURE

INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME GIVES IVY XEKWA A VISION FOR HER FUTURE

Since its launch six years ago, 74 young students have passed through Globeleq South Africa’s internship programme. This initiative not only provides much-needed work opportunities in the renewables market but helps to build confidence and helps our country’s talented young people build a career. The programme is designed to grow capacity for a nascent renewable
STUDYING WITH A LOVE FOR AGRICULTURE

STUDYING WITH A LOVE FOR AGRICULTURE

August 2021, Soutpan Solar Power. Keneilwe Seane (25) from Dilaeneng in Bochum, Limpopo, has an udeniable passion for agriculture, and now has a chance to fulfil her dream, by persuing a degree with a focus on Agriculture and Agricultural Management Practices. This mother of one, is currently in her first year of studying towards a