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AGRI-BURSARY LAUNCHED FOR YOUNG HIGH-SCHOOL LEARNERS

AGRI-BURSARY LAUNCHED FOR YOUNG HIGH-SCHOOL LEARNERS

December 2021, Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm. An agri-bursary programme, aimed at promising young high-school learners from the communities of Humansdorp, Hankey, Patensie, Thornhill and Jeffreys Bay was recently launched. Funded as part of Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm’s socio-economic development programme, this new agricultural bursary programme identifies suitable candidates from high schools and offers them a
COMPUTER EQUIPMENT DONATION

COMPUTER EQUIPMENT DONATION

November 2021, De Aar Solar Power. Responding to a request from the Department of Education, De Aar Solar Power stepped in to fund computer equipment, for a cohort of classroom assistants who are currently studying teaching. All six beneficiaries of this equipment form part of the solar farm’s Numeracy and Literacy Programme, which also offers
STEM ACCELERATOR PROGRAMME FOR EDUCATORS

STEM ACCELERATOR PROGRAMME FOR EDUCATORS

October 2021, Boshof Solar Power. In collaboration with the Maths and Science Leadership Academy (MSLA), Boshof Solar Power has initiated a STEM training programme for primary school educators and Early Childhood Development (ECD) practitioners, in the Boshof area. Aimed at encouraging the incorporation of Maths and Science fundamentals into learning from a young age, and
NEW FACILITIES FOR MICKEYS DAYCARE

NEW FACILITIES FOR MICKEYS DAYCARE

October 2021, Droogfontein Solar Power. Mickey’s Daycare Centre in Riverton, Kimberley, plays an important role as it is the only Early Childhood Development (ECD) facility providing educational and development support for children between the ages of 3 and 6 years in this community. Following a recommendation by the Department of Social Development, this ECD centre
SCHOOL SANITATION PROVIDED TO RESTORE DIGNITY

SCHOOL SANITATION PROVIDED TO RESTORE DIGNITY

October 2021, Soutpan Solar Power. Working in close collaboration with the Blouberg Municipal District, Limpopo Department of Education, and Capricorn North Department of Education, in the Limpopo Province, Soutpan Solar Power has identified four schools, situted in Maleboho East Circuit, to benefit from a school sanitation infrastructure support programme. As a priority, the schools are
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