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GWF and Absa: working together to forge a new generation of workers and entrepreneurs
GWF and Absa: working together to forge a new generation of workers and entrepreneurs
One of Good Work Foundation’s longest-standing partners is Absa, which supports our Bridging Year Academy – one of our core l...

Academy, Community

Powering the future: GWF celebrates International Girls in ICT Day and National Robotics Week
Powering the future: GWF celebrates International Girls in ICT Day and National Robotics Week
During April, we at GWF observe two incredible initiatives that champion the future of innovation: International Girls in ICT...

Academy, Technology, #EDtech, Education

Guardians of the wild: three GWF conservation champions who are helping to protect our natural heritage
Guardians of the wild: three GWF conservation champions who are helping to protect our natural heritage
Good Work Foundation's Conservation Academy and Bridging Year Academy aren't just about education – they're about transformin...

Staff, Academy, Community

GWF’s graduation ceremonies: ‘symbolising possibilities for a better future’
GWF’s graduation ceremonies: ‘symbolising possibilities for a better future’
For many youths in South Africa’s rural communities, resources such as computers and internet connectivity remain a remote lu...

Events, Academy, Community

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

GWF students show that a love of ICT crosses the gender divide
GWF students show that a love of ICT crosses the gender divide
In April, we celebrated International Girls in ICT Day – but every day is ICT Day at Good Work Foundation! At each of our cam...

Academy, Technology, Women Empowerment

From frazzled to fulfilled - thanks to GWF!
From frazzled to fulfilled - thanks to GWF!
Sharon Blackie’s book If Women Rose Rooted sat on my Kindle unread for about four years. One day, about a year and a half bef...

Staff, Academy, Technology

GWF graduations - not just about us but our parents too
GWF graduations – not just about us but our parents, too
Enrolling in school to study is one thing, but getting through the whole course – such as Good Work Foundation’s one-year Bri...

Events, Academy, Technology, Community, Education

A graduate's story: how Paris bounced back
A graduate's story: how Paris bounced back from tragedy
Paris Moeng is a 28-year-old professional from Kamajika near Hazyview in Mpumalanga who has a wonderful family and lovely ho...

Staff, Academy, Technology, #EDtech

GWF Students didn’t stop learning in 2020
GWF students didn’t stop learning in 2020
This week 324 young adults graduated from the Good Work Foundation (GWF) Bridging Academy. The significance of this graduatio...

Events, Academy, Technology, Community, Education

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