​Partnership Opportunity: Jet Education Services (Jala Peo initiative) - Hydroponics/Aquaponics system at Steilhoogte primary school as part of Jala Peo West Coast school food garden project

The primary school has a well established school food garden in a netted area that produces food to supplement school nutrition programme. In addition to this supplementation the school has also secured sponsors to supplement programme with meals throughout school holidays.
They have recently established a larger open air garden to ensure greater production for sales and thus sustainability of school food gardening and also to create opportunities for learners and parents to gain skills on preserving fresh produce via bottling, etc.
This school has also been identified as a school in the Western Cape to manage a nursery to provide other Western Cape schools with seedlings because of evidence of good stewardship with projects.
A hydroponics/Aquaponics system at the primary school will enhance possibilities of the school food garden in an arid area as pilot to see whether other schools could follow if proven effective. Limited resources in terms of water is significant obstacle to school food gardens in the West Coast area.​ More info...

Should you be interested in taking up this Social Impact opportunity, please contact Mawethu Nyakatya​. ​

 

Partnership Opportunity: Agriculture Training Initiative - Greater Oudtshoorn Municipality

Development of training partnership in agriculture in partnership with the university, municipality and the WC department of agriculture. This project link with the universities program to extend its footprint to areas outside the Stellenbosch area.
The opportunity exist to link training programs with the WC agriculture research and training farm located in Oudtshoorn, in fields of research, crop development & agro processing, testing of new technology & engineering  and short courses for farmer development. More info...​
Should you be interested in taking up this Social Impact opportunity, please contact Mawethu Nyakatya​. 

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Partnership Opportunity: Training in financial record-keeping

​​​Love to Give is an enterprise development organisation offering services to the Kayamandi microbusiness network. They are interested in exploring collaboration possibilities with SU with a focus on improving the sustainability of micro enterprises. They have a specific request to the university community for teaching and coaching in financial record-keeping. Should you be interested in taking up this Social Impact opportunity, please contact Joanne Williams. ​

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