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Beyond talk shops, GWF's rural education model offers South Africa a real-world jobs fix

28 November, 2025

Beyond talk shops, GWF's rural education model offers South Africa a real-world jobs fix

While world leaders in politics and business gathered in Johannesburg for the annual G20 summit and the B20 meeting in Novemb...

Academy, Technology, Women Empowerment, Education, Conservation, Hospitality

Today on Campus: capturing the behind-the-scenes magic of Good Work Foundation

13 March, 2024

Today on Campus: capturing the behind-the-scenes magic of Good Work Foundation

For seven months, from August 2023 to February 2024, Good Work Foundation (GWF) took its social media followers on a joyous o...

Community, Education, Hospitality

Funding for impact: how Investec helps young people find decent jobs

31 August, 2023

Funding for impact: how Investec helps young people find decent jobs

Placing young people in meaningful employment close to where they live – that's the crux of our partnership with Investec, on...

Academy, Technology, Community, Hospitality

Africa has solutions for itself – and GWF is good at finding them

30 August, 2023

'Africa has solutions for itself – and GWF is good at finding them'

Sue Garratt – the co-founder of, and partner in, Dulini lodge in the Sabi Sand Nature Reserve – says the safari lodge's assoc...

Community, Education, Conservation, Hospitality

Good Work Foundation: Flipping the script on rural schooling through wonder-filled learning

18 October, 2022

Flipping the script on rural schooling through wonder-filled learning

Rural-educated children are not as switched-on as city kids, right? Wrong! A non-profit operating in Mpumalanga is flipping t...

Technology, Education, Conservation, Hospitality

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