Dental Health Programme
To foster dental hygiene amongst young children, more than 2 500 ECD learners in the Kimberley area, received dental services via a mobile truck...
Dental Health Programme
Community Impact
Local laundry enterprise determined to succeed
Local laundry enterprise determined to succeed
With financial and mentoring assistance, a Matjieskloof community member, Mrs Wendy Hendricks has been able to equip and grow a laundry business...
Showing appreciation to community elders
Showing appreciation to community elders
Over 250 elderly persons from across three local Galeshewe old age homes, in Kimberly, enjoyed a Christmas luncheon to celebrate the close of...
Small youth agri co-op gets livestock boost
Small youth agri co-op gets livestock boost
As a way of stimulating local economic activity, a small agricultural co-operative, owned by six young emerging farmers, is receiving business...
Two new learners awarded agri-bursaries
Two new learners awarded agri-bursaries
Two high school learners from the communities of Humansdorp and Patensie, have been selected to receive bursaries to attend Marlow Agricultural...
Business becomes more sustainable
Business becomes more sustainable
Training, funding and mentoring for youth-owned community businesses is key to help create sustainable entities and stimulate local employment....
Highlights
Student breaks ground with bursary support
Maipelo Happiness Mmereki, a 20-year-old BSc Geology student at the University of Limpopo, is breaking barriers as the first in her family to pursue tertiary education. Her academic journey has been made possible by the Kathu Solar Park Bursary Programme, of which she became a beneficiary in 2023. Growing up in Kuruman, Maipelo’s choice to study geology reflects a deep connection to her community, where mining and agriculture are the backbone of the local economy. Minerals such as manganese, iron ore, tiger’s eye, and crocidolite—the richest deposits of which are found in the Kuruman...