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Aurora Wind Power Economic Development Newsletter – September 2021

At Aurora Wind Power, we are passionate about cleaner, more sustainable power that empowers, educates, and uplifts individuals and communities. Education for sustainable development is one of our strategic imperatives, and we are making great strides in educating and supporting initiatives that are aligned with our values. Our future generations will become the custodians of our planet. Read on to learn more about the communities we support and the difference that we are making, together.

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Kouga Wind Farm Community Development Trust announces R300m Community Development Plan

The Kouga Wind Farm Community Development Trust aims to spend approximately R300 million  over a five year period in the Kouga area in accordance with its Community Development Plan (CDP) which will be unveiled on Thursday the 25^th of November 2021.READ MORE

HOME-BASED HEALTHCARE TREATS THE MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITY PATIENTS

Cookhouse Wind Farm’s Primary Healthcare Programme now incorporates ‘Home-Based Care and Home Management’, which provides services for bedridden patients and the most vulnerable community members in the Adelaide and Bedford area.READ MORE

SCHOLARSHIPS GIVE OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT DURING CV-19

William Prezens, 21 years old, from the West Coast community of Hopefield, is studying toward an MBChB (Medicine) at Stellenbosch University, as part of Umoya Energy Wind Farm’s scholarship programme.  One of five beneficiaries of this scholarship programme, William was awarded the Meerhoff Residence 2020 Banquet Awards Certificate of Excellence and Achievement, for his consistent academic achievements, over 3 years.

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KIPETO WIND FARM ENTERS INTO INNOVATIVE LOAN AGREEMENT TO FUND BIODIVERSITY

BTE Renewables (BTE), which is an Actis company, alongside Craftskills Limited and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) have arranged a pioneering loan agreement for the Kipeto Wind Power Project (Kipeto), in Kenya. Sourced from TNC and private impact investors, the $10m loan will facilitate funding, over the life of the project, towards implementing local human-wildlife initiatives in the areas surrounding the wind project. The $10 million loan helps bring together multiple parties in the interest of advancing conservation and demonstrating new models of funding.READ MORE

SMME’S CHANGING THE FACE OF NOUPOORT FOR THE BETTER

A cohort of 28 grantees, comprising of SMME’s, non-profit companies and a non-profit organisation have received business funding since November 2021, as part of a programme designed to mobilise communities to gain control over their lives in an impactful and effective manner.  This community SMME acceleration programme is already demonstrating the knock-on effect, proving that it is truly benefitting the Noupoort community as a whole and not only the grantees.READ MORE

SCHOLARSHIP OPENS UP OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS IN KOUGA COMMUNITIES

The Globeleq Scholarship Fund (GSF) 2022 academic year has opened and is available to students living within a 50km radius of Jeffreys Wind Farm, in the Kouga Municipal area, part of the Sarah Baartman District Municipality.  The GSF, funded by Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm, directly benefits students from the communities of Humansdorp, Hankey, Patensie, Thornhill and Jeffreys Bay.READ MORE

RENEWABLE ENERGY SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORTING TRANSFORMATION AGENDA

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.READ MORE

PINK DRIVE IN LOERIESFONTEIN TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY HEALTH

Health took centre stage in Loeriesfontein during September, with a two-day health drive focused on screening, early detection and health education for eighty community members. Funded by Khobab Wind Farm and Loeriesfontein Wind Farm, in collaboration with the PinkDrive and the Department of Health, a full range of early detection and preventative health screening services were offered to the community.

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ENERGYDRIVE FINAL STOP-OVER TO TEACH LEARNERS ABOUT RENEWABLE POWER

The custom-built EnergyDRIVE truck wrapped up its three week journey with a stop-over in the Northern Cape’s Springbok area. The edu-vehicle, which features a solar roof structure, biogas digester, photovoltaic panel display unit as well as a solar hot water display unit, will provide a fun and impactful way for learners from Okiep High School to grasp the benefits and uses of renewable energy technologies.  This forms part of the Kangnas Wind Farm’s community education programme, which has a keen focus on Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education.  READ MORE