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PROGRAMME PROVIDES PSYCHOSOCIAL ASSISTANCE

PROGRAMME PROVIDES PSYCHOSOCIAL ASSISTANCE

September 2023, Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm. As a vital support structure for the communities in the Jeffreys Bay area, Jbay Trauma Support Centre has launched a psychosocial support programme for school learners, targeting a range of ages, across a variety of relevant topics. This initiative plays a pivotal role in providing much-needed support to school
CAREER EXPO PROVES TO BE A VITAL OPPORTUNITY

CAREER EXPO PROVES TO BE A VITAL OPPORTUNITY

September 2023, Aries Solar Power. School career expos not only assist learners to plan their careers but help to inform young people of opportunities available to them, which they may not have known about. This is especially true for school learners in communities that are remote, such as Kenhardt in the Northern Cape, and don’t
JEFFREYS BAY WIND FARM WELCOMES A HSE INTERN

JEFFREYS BAY WIND FARM WELCOMES A HSE INTERN

August 2023, Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm. More than 90 young students have taken the leap from completing their studies to kicking off their careers through the national Globeleq South Africa’s internship programme, which was created to develop young technical staff for a renewable energy industry in 2015. One of this year’s cohort, S’nenhlanhla Phakathi, a
BURSARY HELPING SMALL COMMUNITIES

BURSARY HELPING SMALL COMMUNITIES

August 2023, Klipheuwel Wind Farm. Supporting medical students in South Africa is essential if the country is to address the critical shortage of doctors, with the ratio having widened to 0.8 doctors per 1 000 patients, by 2022. With the help of study bursaries, youth like 24-year-old Luke Alexander Wessels, a Genadendal local, are able
ROADSHOW TO ILLUSTRATE COMMUNITY BENEFITS

ROADSHOW TO ILLUSTRATE COMMUNITY BENEFITS

August 2023, De Aar Solar Power. Highlighting the benefit of collaboration for the upliftment of communities within the Pixley ka Seme Municipal District, a group of Northern Cape Independent Power Producers (IPPs) and Community Trust Companies, embarked on a roadshow to create awareness of the impact of each of the entities’ economic development programmes. Joined
HERTZOGVILLE CELEBRATES NEW COMMUNITY CRÈCHE

HERTZOGVILLE CELEBRATES NEW COMMUNITY CRÈCHE

August 2023, Boshof Solar Power. Amidst much excitement children, parents, community members, and representatives from the Department of Education, gathered to celebrate the launch of the newly renovated and enlarged Tshwaraganang ECD Centre in Hertzogville, Free State, last month. The Centre caters for children aged from infancy through to Grade R and as a result
DEDICATION LEADS TO GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS FOR LOCAL

DEDICATION LEADS TO GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS FOR LOCAL

July 2023, Droogfontein Solar Power. Robert Khoza, a Kimberley resident and beneficiary of a local bursary programme is a source of inspiration for many in his community. Having completed his Bachelor of Education in Intermediate and Senior Phase from the University of South Africa (UNISA) last year, at the age of 45, his inspiring journey,
BUILDING EDUCATION BY FUNDING STUDENTS

BUILDING EDUCATION BY FUNDING STUDENTS

July 2023, Konkoonsies Solar Power. Education holds the key to addressing inequality and poverty that persists in South Africa, with one of the most effective tools being to increase the number and quality of educators. This is the rationality behind the scarce skills bursary programme that specifically benefits students in the Northern Cape communities of
JBAY MTB CELEBRATES WINNERS OF THE EVENT

JBAY MTB CELEBRATES WINNERS OF THE EVENT

18 July 2023, Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm. The eighth edition of the J-Bay Windfarm MTB Classic & Trail Run took place this past weekend, Saturday 15 July, as part of the much-loved Jbay Surf Festival 2023. Some 500 mountain bikers and trail runners across a wide range of ages and skill levels tackled arguably some
YOUTH OFFERED A SPACE TO KICK OFF THEIR CAREERS

YOUTH OFFERED A SPACE TO KICK OFF THEIR CAREERS

June 2023, Droogfontein Solar Power. Internship programmes, which align to Government’s National Development Plan (NDP), encourage all sectors of the economy to develop youth. One such initiative, the Globeleq South Africa’s internship programme, which incorporates the Northern Cape’s Droogfontein Solar Power, launched some eight years ago, and has already prepared over 90 young graduates who