Scholarship News

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
BROTHERS BENEFIT FROM COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP FUNDED BY WIND FARM

BROTHERS BENEFIT FROM COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP FUNDED BY WIND FARM

July 2021, Klipheuwel Wind Farm. Kethian Douwire (20) from Caledon, in the Western Cape, is one of 13 students currently studying with the help of the Globeleq Communities Scholarship Fund, awarded by the local Kliphuewel Wind Farm. In fact, he is following in his older brother’s footsteps, as the second member of his family to
SCHOLARSHIP FUND EXPANDS TO INCLUDE BOSHOF, FREE STATE

SCHOLARSHIP FUND EXPANDS TO INCLUDE BOSHOF, FREE STATE

July 2021, Boshof Solar Power. For the first time, since the launch of the Globeleq Scholarship Fund (GSF) six years ago, youth located within the communities surrounding Boshof Solar Power have received bursaries. With the growing footprint of the GSF, fourteen students living within the 50km radius of Boshof Solar Power, put forward their applications
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
KENHARDT COMMUNITY BURSARY FUNDING

KENHARDT COMMUNITY BURSARY FUNDING

April 2021, Aries Solar Power Matriculants from the class of 2020 as well as students already studying have an opportunity once again to apply for tertiary bursary funding for this academic year. The closing date has been extended to end of April 2021 and is available for various degrees, certificates or TVET college courses for
UBUNTU LIES AT THE HEART OF GRABOUW COMMUNITY

UBUNTU LIES AT THE HEART OF GRABOUW COMMUNITY

March 2021, Klipheuwal Wind Farm. The small community of Grabouw will soon have its own resident female dentist. 24-year old Jillian Uren, who successfully achieved a Bachelor of Dental Surgery at the end of last year, is doing her community service at St Apollinaris Hospital in Kwa-Zulu Natal, before heading back to her home to
STUDENTS FROM RURAL TOWN RECEIVES ASSISTANCE

STUDENTS FROM RURAL TOWN RECEIVES ASSISTANCE

March 2021, Konkoonsies Solar Power. Jesslin Samboya (22) from Pella in the Northern Cape, is on track to complete her Bachelor of Education degree this year. She tells a heartwarming story of overcoming personal tragedy to pursue her dream profession, with plans to return to Pella as a qualified teacher and the hopes of studying
SUPPORT FOR MATHS TEACHERS IN KENHARDT COMMUNITY

SUPPORT FOR MATHS TEACHERS IN KENHARDT COMMUNITY

March 2021, Aries Solar Power. Jaybian Stewart, who fills the important role of Assistant to the Maths and Science Teacher at Kenhardt High School, has his heart set on becoming a teacher one day, with a Bachelor of Education under his belt. Previously a learner at the same high school he is currently working at,
SHAPING LIVES ALONG THE WAY TO ACHIEVING A TEACHING DIPLOMA

SHAPING LIVES ALONG THE WAY TO ACHIEVING A TEACHING DIPLOMA

March 2021, Droogfontein Solar Power. Natasha van Wyk, Grade R teacher at Roodepan Primary School, Kimberley, has graduated with a Teaching Diploma from North West University, with the support and funding from Droogfontein Solar Power, in partnership with the Department of Education. This mother of five, has walked an extraordinary road to achieve her Diploma
A DREAM TO TEACH

A DREAM TO TEACH

February 2021, Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm. Junita Roberts, from the small community of Patensie, in Sarah Baartman area, is proudly living out her dream career as a teacher at Hankey Primary School. Having graduated with a Post Grad Certificate in Education from Unisa, she has successfully progressed from being a Reading Assistant, at Chigwell Primary