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Education non-profit gives young rural entrepreneurs a boost with innovative ‘Shark Tank’-style challenge
Education non-profit gives young rural entrepreneurs a boost with innovative ‘Shark Tank’-style challenge
The Good Work Foundation (GWF) has launched an entrepreneurship drive in rural Bushbuckridge, where poverty stands at 63% and...

Events, Community

GWF newsletter honoured with three trophies at the 2025 New Generation Awards
GWF newsletter honoured with three trophies at the 2025 New Generation Awards
Good Work Foundation's passion for digital storytelling and stakeholder communications was recently recognised at the 2025 We...

Events, Awards

Tracking change: rhino project empowers young people to write a ‘new chapter’ in SA’s conservation story
Tracking change: rhino project empowers young people to write a ‘new chapter’ in SA’s conservation story
SANParks officially launched the Rhino Renaissance Campaign in partnership with the private sector, non-profits such as the G...

Education, Conservation

GWF participates in study on the hidden impact of elephant carcasses on the savannah
GWF participates in study on the hidden impact of elephant carcasses on the savannah
Good Work Foundation’s Conservation Academy recently joined a groundbreaking SANParks research project to investigate what ha...

Staff, Conservation

The sky’s the limit for GWF’s conservation immersions
The sky’s the limit for GWF’s conservation immersions
Good Work Foundation’s Open Learning Academy (OLA) conservation immersions are soaring to new heights – quite literally. This...

Academy, Education, Conservation

AI: our ally in the evolving landscape of work and learning
AI: our ally in the evolving landscape of work and learning
Will artificial intelligence take our jobs in the future? No, but people who know how to use AI effectively just might, the W...

Staff, Technology, #EDtech, Education

Catching up with Mosidi Modise: insights from our go-getting SA and UK board member!
Catching up with Mosidi Modise: insights from our go-getting SA and UK board member!
We touched base with Mosidi Modise, who serves on GWF’s South African and United Kingdom boards, to gain her insights into th...

Staff, Technology, #EDtech, Education

Buy a raffle ticket, change lives: luxury getaways up for grabs at Good Work Foundation and Kolisi Foundation fundraiser
Buy a raffle ticket, change lives: luxury getaways up for grabs at Good Work Foundation and Kolisi Foundation fundraiser
More than R1.5-million worth of prizes, including unforgettable stays at luxury African hotels and five-star safari lodges, w...

Events

Brain breaks: stretch, move and play your way to optimal productivity at school and work
Brain breaks: stretch, move and play your way to optimal productivity at school and work
Struggling to concentrate in class, at university or at work? Recharge your grey matter and take a brain break! So say educat...

Education

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

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