Africa is home to an emerging community of social entrepreneurs who care about people and the environment, and their inventive spirits are being harnessed to create jobs and opportunities for vulnerable people. One such business is All Women Recycling in Cape Town. The company employs single mothers and women with little to no work experience or education. Unlike most … [Read more...]
Limpopo-based recycling co-operative wins SEED Award
The Thinana Recycling Cooperative was recently announced as one of the winners of the 2015 SEED Awards. This cooperative comprises of five women who collect recyclable waste in the village of Senwabarwana (Limpopo). They use donkey carts and trolleys to collect used plastic bottles (PET), cans and glass. In partnership with the P.E.A.C.E Foundation, PETCO has played an … [Read more...]
Eastern Cape campus expands outreach to local youth
Project Lulutho is enhancing its cooperation with other civil society organisations this July to give rural teachers, students and youth-at-risk the tools to better their lives. Project Lulutho is a campus for practical education and rural upliftment in the heart of the Eastern Cape. There are many challenges in the Eastern Cape; a 40% unemployment rate, a depleted … [Read more...]
Food security and nutrition in Eastern Cape schools
In the face of rising food prices, malnutrition, obesity and poor land management, schools in the Eastern Cape are taking a stand. From the 3rd to the 7th of October, a Permaculture workshop run by School's Environmental Education and Development (SEED) took place at Project Lulutho, a burgeoning educational hub and resource centre in the centre of the Xhosa community of … [Read more...]
