Member’s News

YOUNG MINDS, CLEAN ENERGY, BRIGHTER FUTURES

Two of the country’s largest wind farms currently under construction have launched a secondary school awareness programme, aimed at exposing learners to the basics of renewable energy.  The programme targets thousands of high school learners to not only provide information about producing clean power, but also to let the youth know about the opportunities available to them, relating to careers inherent in harnessing wind energy.READ MORE

MOTHER-TONGUE EARLY LANGUAGE AND LITERACY TRAINING EMPOWERS CHILDREN AND PARENTS

Working with Loeriesfontein Primary School, Khobab Wind Farm has provided support and resources to drive a mother-tongue literacy programme that trains teachers and parents of young learners. The programme has already heralded success, with twenty proud parents graduating as accredited parent-teachers.

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ADDRESSING EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT GAPS IN THE SALDANHA BAY LOCAL MUNICIPALITY

The education capacity building programme, which launched almost a year ago to address the lack of access to Early Childhood Development (ECD) services in the Saldanha Bay Local Municipality has been so successful, it is expanding its reach into new communities.  The Playgroup Site Learning Programme helps to ensure that children receive quality learning and caring programmes, resulting in them being better prepared to enter Grade 1.READ MORE

Global Handwashing Day to increase awareness and prevent disease

As the world celebrates another annual Global Handwashing Day, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) emphasizes the fact that the very simple act of handwashing with soap can save the lives of hundreds of thousands of children who needlessly die every year.READ MORE

MULTI-FACETED LEARNING IS A GREAT WAY TO DEVELOP NURSING SKILLS

Fourth year nursing student, Zulcke Cleophas, from Hopefield in the Western Cape, is currently one of hundreds of students juggling their studies and nursing practical in South Africa at the moment. However, as tricky as she finds changing between theory and practical, it’s this work experience that is actually helping her make sense of the academics.READ MORE

WESTERN CAPE’S PERDEKRAAL EAST WIND FARM ERECTS FIRST TURBINE USING A LOCAL TEAM

Perdekraal East Wind Farm celebrated the erection of its first wind turbine, a pivotal point in the construction process and one that has been successfully undertaken by a South African dominant team.READ MORE

SCHOLARSHIPS OFFER YOUTH THE OPPORTUNITY TO FOLLOW CHILDHOOD DREAMS

Inspired by her two educator parents, Chuma Gxoyiya knew that she would choose Social Development as her life work, from the age of eight.READ MORE

Kouga Wind Farm: Water Safety School Programme

This week four Sea Rescue instructors have kicked off a NSRI Water Safety schools programme, sponsored by the Kouga Wind Farm in the Humansdorp area.READ MORE