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YOUTH BUSINESSES GET SUPPORT

YOUTH BUSINESSES GET SUPPORT

June 2021, Droogfontein Solar Power. A youth-owned company that produces school uniforms for local schools in the Northern Cape, is one of a number of SMME’s that are receiving funding and business support as part of an Economic Development collaboration programme that focuses on supporting youth start-ups, to help them become more sustainable, so that
STUDENTS FROM PELLA RECEIVE ASSISTANCE

STUDENTS FROM PELLA RECEIVE ASSISTANCE

June 2021, Konkoonsies Solar Power. Rosalie Engelsman, from the small rural town of Pella in the Northern Cape’s Namakwaland, is one of the many local beneficiaries currently studying with the assistance of Konkoonsies Solar Power’s bursary programme. “My plan is to return to Pella and hopefully get a job in a finance department within a
UPGRADING COMMUNITY NGO FACILITIES

UPGRADING COMMUNITY NGO FACILITIES

May 2021, De Wildt Solar. As part of De Wildt Solar’s Hearts and Minds initiative, a waterless ablution facility has been installed at Rutanang AIDS Project, in Mmakau, in the Madibeng Local Municipality. The ablution facilities, from Enviro Loo, have been installed to replace the use of old drop toilets, which are generally unhygienic and
FUNDING FOR ECD QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPLIANCE TRAINING

FUNDING FOR ECD QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPLIANCE TRAINING

May 2021, Boshof Solar Power. Boshof Solar Power’s Early Childhood Development (ECD) Programme, which works to advance childhood development in the target areas of Boshof and Hertzogville, has been expanded to include a support programme.  Three ECD Centres will be receiving Management Training in additional to fourteen ECD Practitioners being funded to attain their 2-year
RENEWABLE SECTOR SUPPORT TRANSFORMATION

RENEWABLE SECTOR SUPPORT TRANSFORMATION

May 2021, De Aar Solar Power. SULANA DE JAGER, is the Plant Manager at De Aar Solar Power and has been in the sector since 2016. She entered the renewable energy sector as a beneficiary of the Globeleq Scholarship Fund (GSF) and now manages the operations for a utility scale solar PV plant. “I can
CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL MATHS DAY

CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL MATHS DAY

May 2021, De Aar Solar Power. Hanover Primary, in the small town of De Aar, joined 6 million learners from 98 countries across the globe in celebrating World Maths Day, one of the world’s largest global educational events which took place on the 5th May 2021. “Our very first World Maths Day event is one
BUILDING A COMMUNITY OF READERS

BUILDING A COMMUNITY OF READERS

May 2021, Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm. Viviona Kleynhans, from the small community of Humansdorp, in the Kouga area, is a Reading Assistant who believes in the power of literacy to transform lives. Viviona works alongside Grades 1 to 4 learners at St Patricks Primary School, which is within her very own community. “I believe in
COMMUNITY CRÈCHE GETS SUPPORT

COMMUNITY CRÈCHE GETS SUPPORT

May 2021, Aries Solar Power. As the only crèche in the Kenhardt community, Vinknessie Kleuterskool, is vitally important. Luckily, following an upgrade programme, this Early Childhood Development (ECD) facility, which provides educational and development support for this community’s children between the ages of 3 and 6 years, can now double their intake. Vinknessie Kleuterskool Principal,
READING CLUBS COUNTERACT COVID IMPACT ON PROFICIENCY

READING CLUBS COUNTERACT COVID IMPACT ON PROFICIENCY

May 2021, Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm. Reading clubs across community schools in the Kouga area, are taking measures to help learners catch-up on reading skills that have been impacted by months of interruptions to schooling caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Learner reading proficiency has been impacted by the closure of schools during the pandemic and
YOUTH OWNED AGRI BUSINESS RECEIVES SUPPORT

YOUTH OWNED AGRI BUSINESS RECEIVES SUPPORT

May 2021, Soutpan Solar. Youth-owned Mopi Fresh Produce, based in the Bochum area of Limpopo, is one of eight beneficiaries receiving developmental support through a collaborative youth development programme. This fledgling farming enterprise produces spinach, beetroot, green pepper and tomato crops, which are being sold to various stores and markets as well as local schools