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Making recycling a habit! Fibre Circle brings the green economy to Good Work Foundation campuses
Making recycling a habit! Fibre Circle brings the green economy to Good Work Foundation campuses
Environmental education has received a welcome boost in rural Mpumalanga and the Free State, thanks to a new partnership betw...

Education, Conservation

A new generation of African leaders with a social conscience is emerging – and it’s exciting to witness
A new generation of African leaders with a social conscience is emerging – and it’s exciting to witness
By Gemma ThompsonWith the loss in recent years of great leaders such as Nelson Mandela, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Tito Mbow...

Staff, Women Empowerment, Education

Safari Sarasota: leading with the heart to raise funds for digital education in rural South Africa
Safari Sarasota: leading with the heart to raise funds for digital education in rural South Africa
In the spirit of forging connections across continents and supporting communities living adjacent to Africa’s wild spaces, th...

Events, Community

Blending profit with purpose: why NGOs and SMMEs should take the SDGs seriously
Blending profit with purpose: why NGOs and SMMEs should take the SDGs seriously
What kind of sustainable impact is your small business or non-profit making? As the world trains its eyes on COP29, it’s wort...

Education

Powering GWF’s Ecosystem of Learning and Working
Powering GWF’s Ecosystem of Learning and Working
Good Work Foundation (GWF) offers its students and learners an Ecosystem of Learning and Working – a perpetual cycle with edu...

Community, Education, Conservation

Injecting digital life into the classroom: why empowering teachers will empower generations of learners
Injecting digital life into the classroom: why empowering teachers will empower generations of learners
Good Work Foundation is showing rural schoolteachers how to integrate technology into their lessons, enriching them and thous...

Education

Rolling out robotics in rural areas: GWF pilots tech programme at Mpumalanga high schools
Rolling out robotics in rural areas: GWF pilots tech programme at Mpumalanga high schools
The roll-out of the robotics and coding curriculum to older learners is a natural extension of GWF’s mission to close the edu...

Technology, #EDtech, Education

Tsundzukani Whati: a journey from GWF student to wildlife conservationist
Tsundzukani Whati: a journey from GWF student to wildlife conservationist
Age-old knowledge about plants, animals and insects was once common before modernised living distanced many of us from nature...

Conservation

Rhino Africa: how luxury travel can leave a lasting impact on rural communities
Rhino Africa: how luxury travel can leave a lasting impact on rural communities
On the road to empowering young people, Good Work Foundation (GWF) has stayed the course and made a tangible difference in th...

Community, Conservation

GWF’s women in IT upgrade their skills while uplifting their communities
GWF’s women in IT upgrade their skills while uplifting their communities
Katekani Whitney Ngobeni, Veronica Ndubane and Tatenda Hlatshwayo are digital pioneers in rural South African communities – a...

Technology, Community, Women Empowerment

Konica Minolta and GWF: teaching tech today for a brighter tomorrow
Konica Minolta and GWF: teaching tech today for a brighter tomorrow
Office equipment and technology solutions provider Konica Minolta South Africa is passionate about helping unlock the possibi...

Technology

Catching up with UK board trustee Camille Burrows on her role in supporting GWF’s mission
Catching up with UK board trustee Camille Burrows on her role in supporting GWF’s mission
When we heard that Camille Burrows, a trustee on Good Work Foundation’s UK board, had just landed for a quick visit to the mo...

Staff

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