About This Campaign
Employment & Training
South Africa has experienced unemployment levels of over 25% for over 25 years, resulting in widespread poverty and associated social issues.
In response to this circumstance, the Presidential Employment Stimulus and the Social Employment Fund (managed by the Industrial Development Corporation) was established to create ‘work for the common good’ to enable a ‘whole of society’ approach to employment opportunities and livelihoods.
Brownie Points, together with 9 experienced partner organisations, is launching The Good Economy, a proof of concept to meaningfully employ 1,000 part-time participants over a period of 9 months.
What is social employment?
"Social employment is a term for forms of employment that are not market-based and that are not predicated on producing a market-based return, focusing instead on creating social value. Such value cannot always be monetised - even if improved social cohesion and well-being create indirect opportunities for market-based activities.
The social economy includes all enterprise activity with a deliberate and focused social or environmental outcome, that combine social goals with market-based strategies. This includes, for example, ECD centres, recycling initiatives, social housing, disability employment and more. The social economy also includes non-profit activities, where there is no market-based cost recovery mechanism."
Social employment is based on the belief that there is no shortage of work to be done to address many issues South Africans are facing. This work not only supports marginalised/disadvantaged communities, but also aims to empower and upskill those who contribute to the public good.
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Support Grootbos Foundation with The Good Economy
Grootbos Foundation is a non-profit organisation with the mission to conserve the unique Cape Floral Kingdom, the region we call home; and to develop sustainable livelihoods through ecotourism, enterprise development, sports development and education. Many of our projects generate their own income and/or are partially self-sustaining, which we are very proud of!
Grootbos has dedicated 25 years to conserving and promoting the unique fynbos habitat in which we live. Through constant exploration, we have identified approximately 900 plant species growing on Grootbos, seven of which are new to science. We’ve developed close relationships with our neighbours and provide the management structure for the Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy. We’ve also established the Walker Bay Protected Environment with key landowners surrounding Grootbos to ensure a legacy of conservation in perpetuity.
We currently have two teams of Biodiversity Stewards working on habitat restoration and rehabilitation projects within the Walker Bay region, which employ mostly women. Through the Good Economy, we’re able to further support these projects and provide meaningful change within the lives of the women we work with.
To find out how you can support Grootbos Foundation, visit the campaign page.
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Support Rays of Hope with The Good Economy
Rays of Hope partners with the Alexandra community to create sustainable change through psychosocial services, learning and development programmes. We’re currently working with 6 schools in Alex to present life skills to the Grade 8 learners (in some cases it will be a different grade). This will cover anger management, bullying, sexuality, teenage pregnancy, etc. As a result of the intervention, we’ll have more young people attending support groups, facilitated by skilled workers (social workers primarily). We’re very excited to be able to pay these young women for the important work they’ll be doing.
The unskilled workers are doing admin and tutoring for the Education programmes: Yarona Afterschool Programme, which is for Grades 1 – 3 and RoseAct Saturday School, which tutors Grades 4 – 11 in English and Maths. They help with set-up, lunch preparation, admin, marking and tutoring.
Thanks to The Good Economy we’ve been able to give them something for their time and effort, because although they enjoy volunteering with the organisation and positively contributing toward their community, it means a lot for them to receive a stipend for their efforts. To find out how you can get involved, head over to our campaign page.
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Support SA Harvest with The Good Economy
SA Harvest , a leading food rescue and hunger relief organisation in South Africa, is drawing attention to the critical role of logistics in reducing food waste and hunger. With over 10.3 million tonnes of edible food wasted annually in South Africa, while 20 million people are on the spectrum of food vulnerability, SA Harvest is working to bridge the gap by rescuing surplus food from farms, manufacturers, and retailers, and distributing it to those in need.
Part of our systems-thinking approach is the use of refrigerated and unrefrigerated vehicles to ensure that we can respond efficiently to collect from food donors and to deliver safely to our beneficiary organisations.
Our education goal is to strengthen community connections, improve life skills, increase healthy eating and food waste awareness. Our use of technology is core to what we do, allowing for transparency and accountability, and reducing overlap. Our drivers are fully trained in industry standard hygiene best practice to ensure food safety throughout the process.
Feeding hungry people and stopping good food from going to waste underpins everything we do – but it is only through collaboration that an end to hunger is possible in South Africa. We’re currently active in Johannesburg, Durban, Cape Town and most recently in Lusikisiki, with limited reach into Bloemfontein, Nelspruit, and PE. Since inception in 2019, SA Harvest has rescued 12,1 million kilograms of food from going to waste and delivered 40,1 million meals.
To find out how you can get involved, head over to our campaign page.
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Support the Cape Parrot Project with The Good Economy
The Cape Parrot (Poicephalus robustus) is threatened, with fewer than 1800 individuals in the wild, and is listed nationally as critically endangered. It is endemic to South Africa, with the largest proportion of the population found in the Eastern Cape province.
Out of a small village called Hogsback, Dr Steve Boyes formed the @capeparrotproject in 2009. The aim of the project is to conserve the Cape Parrot by using research to fill-in key knowledge gaps, as well as by partnering with local communities for habitat restoration.
We are a BirdLife Species Guardian and as instrumental stakeholders, our work is closely aligned with the Cape Parrot and Mistbelt Habitat Conservation Action Plan that we helped produce in 2019.
To find out more and to see how you can get involved with The Cape Parrot Project and Wild bird trust, visit our campaign page.
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Submitted 5 outputs
Achieved 100 out of 100 % progress/coverage of administration and data capture
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Achieved 100 out of 100 Number of children benefitting from ECD support
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Achieved 5 out of 1 How many smaller CBOs/grassroots organisations (example informal organisations, less than 10 members on the Board, no formal processes) have you partnered with?
We supported them with toys and stationery.
Achieved 5 out of 1000 How much funding (in cash or in-kind) have you contributed towards the SEF programme?
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Achieved 5 out of 1000 How much funding (in cash or in-kind) have you been able to raise from 3rd parties towards the SEF programme?
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Submitted 14 outputs
Achieved 575 out of 1000 Total kg of food waste redistributed to communities
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Achieved 1 out of 1 Number of food gardens established in schools or public facilities
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Achieved 4 out of 4 Number of food gardens established in residential areas
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Achieved 62 out of 80 Number of people benefitting from food gardens and/or feeding schemes through increased nutrition
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Achieved 5 out of 0 In the residential gardens what are the crops used for? Family source of food or selling to generate an income?
family food source
Achieved undefined out of 0 What crops are being grown in the gardens established in residential areas?
chilli, green pepper, cabbage, sweet potatoe, spinach, green beans, tyme, rosemary
Achieved 0 out of 1000 How much funding (in cash or in-kind) have you been able to raise from 3rd parties towards the SEF programme?
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Achieved 1000 out of 1000 How much funding (in cash or in-kind) have you contributed towards the SEF programme?
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Achieved 5000 out of 30000 Total kg of food waste collected from donors
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Achieved 2 out of 0 In the farm or small holding gardens what are the crops used for? Food schemes or selling to generate an income?
generate income
Achieved 1 out of 1 Number of food gardens established on farms or small holdings
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Achieved 1 out of 1 How many smaller CBOs/grassroots organisations (example informal organisations, less than 10 members on the Board, no formal processes) have you partnered with?
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Achieved 10 out of 10 Number of participants with access to full computer labs
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Achieved 10 out of 10 Number of participants receiving computer training or digital skills
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Submitted 7 outputs
Achieved 200 out of 400 Number of learners supported
Conducted home visits
Family assessments
Counselling
Parents Workshop
School placements
Achieved 15 out of 80 Number of GBV survivors supported (through for example psychosocial, legal, social services, etc)
Psychosocial support
Achieved 400 out of 1000 How much funding (in cash or in-kind) have you been able to raise from 3rd parties towards the SEF programme?
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Achieved 400 out of 1000 How much funding (in cash or in-kind) have you contributed towards the SEF programme?
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Achieved 60 out of 90 Number of beneficiaries supported with mental health care
Bullying
Self care
Achieved 5 out of 5 How many smaller CBOs/grassroots organisations (example informal organisations, less than 10 members on the Board, no formal processes) have you partnered with?
Itlhokomeleng Old Age Home
Hospice
Bombane Womens Shelter
Legae La Alex
Vuka Skhokho
Achieved 4 out of 8 Number of people capacitated to render support in GBV
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Submitted 5 outputs
Achieved 0 out of 10 Number of hectares of alien invasive sites cleared
The team was scheduled to start on the 5th February 2024
Achieved 0 out of 100 Total number of plants propagated
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Achieved 0 out of 1000 How much funding (in cash or in-kind) have you been able to raise from 3rd parties towards the SEF programme?
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Achieved 0 out of 1000 How much funding (in cash or in-kind) have you contributed towards the SEF programme?
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Achieved 0 out of 1 How many smaller CBOs/grassroots organisations (example informal organisations, less than 10 members on the Board, no formal processes) have you partnered with?
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Submitted 9 outputs
Achieved 0 out of 200 Number of food gardens established in residential areas
We are currently gathering data on existing beneficiaries as to whether they are already growing food, have access to land, with the intention, and what their challenges are as to why they aren't yet doing this exercise.
Achieved 1 out of 1000 How much funding (in cash or in-kind) have you been able to raise from 3rd parties towards the SEF programme?
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Achieved 1000 out of 1000 How much funding (in cash or in-kind) have you contributed towards the SEF programme?
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Achieved 1 out of 100000 Number of people benefitting from food gardens and/or feeding schemes through increased nutrition
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Achieved 48182 out of 200000 Total kg of food waste collected from donors
This is through farmers, manufacturing and logistics, and retailers - anyone that has a food product line.
Achieved 10 out of 10 Number of participants with access to full computer labs
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Achieved 8 out of 10 Number of participants receiving computer training or digital skills
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Achieved 200 out of 200 How many smaller CBOs/grassroots organisations (example informal organisations, less than 10 members on the Board, no formal processes) have you partnered with?
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Submitted 9 outputs
Achieved 3294 out of 3000 Total waste collected (kg)
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Achieved 3294 out of 2951 How much funding (in cash or in-kind) have you been able to raise from 3rd parties towards the SEF programme?
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Achieved 29 out of 29 How many smaller CBOs/grassroots organisations (example informal organisations, less than 10 members on the Board, no formal processes) have you partnered with?
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Achieved 1 out of 35 CO2 reduction
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Achieved 65 out of 65 Number of rivers, streets and or park clean ups
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Achieved 3293 out of 3000 Amount of waste recycled (kg)
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Achieved 1831 out of 1000 Plastic waste flagged as ocean bound (kg)
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Achieved 1831 out of 1500 Plastic waste used for other innovative purposes (kg)
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Achieved 3193 out of 1000 How much funding (in cash or in-kind) have you contributed towards the SEF programme?
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Submitted 10 outputs
Achieved 4184 out of 3000 Total bags collected
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Achieved 4184 out of 3000 Amount of waste recycled (kg)
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Achieved 4184 out of 3000 Total waste collected (kg)
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Achieved 2106 out of 1500 Plastic waste used for other innovative purposes (kg)
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Achieved 2106 out of 1000 Plastic waste flagged as ocean bound (kg)
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Achieved 912 out of 1000 How much funding (in cash or in-kind) have you contributed towards the SEF programme?
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Achieved 39 out of 38 How many smaller CBOs/grassroots organisations (example informal organisations, less than 10 members on the Board, no formal processes) have you partnered with?
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Achieved 2814 out of 6200 How much funding (in cash or in-kind) have you been able to raise from 3rd parties towards the SEF programme?
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Achieved 71 out of 71 Number of rivers, streets and or park clean ups
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Achieved 1 out of 20 CO2 reduction
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Submitted 10 outputs
Achieved 5120 out of 3000 Total bags collected
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Achieved 5120 out of 3000 Amount of waste recycled (kg)
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Achieved 5120 out of 3000 Total waste collected (kg)
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Achieved 3183 out of 1500 Plastic waste used for other innovative purposes (kg)
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Achieved 2 out of 35 CO2 reduction
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Achieved 3183 out of 1000 Plastic waste flagged as ocean bound (kg)
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Achieved 39 out of 37 How many smaller CBOs/grassroots organisations (example informal organisations, less than 10 members on the Board, no formal processes) have you partnered with?
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Achieved 2318 out of 1000 How much funding (in cash or in-kind) have you contributed towards the SEF programme?
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Achieved 7134 out of 6700 How much funding (in cash or in-kind) have you been able to raise from 3rd parties towards the SEF programme?
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Achieved 116 out of 116 Number of rivers, streets and or park clean ups
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Submitted 9 outputs
Achieved 8813 out of 8000 Amount of waste recycled (kg)
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Achieved 8813 out of 8000 Total waste collected (kg)
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Achieved 8813 out of 8000 Total bags collected
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Achieved 5192 out of 4000 Plastic waste used for other innovative purposes (kg)
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Achieved 45 out of 41 How many smaller CBOs/grassroots organisations (example informal organisations, less than 10 members on the Board, no formal processes) have you partnered with?
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Achieved 2811 out of 1000 How much funding (in cash or in-kind) have you contributed towards the SEF programme?
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Achieved 5719 out of 4100 How much funding (in cash or in-kind) have you been able to raise from 3rd parties towards the SEF programme?
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Achieved 132 out of 132 Number of rivers, streets and or park clean ups
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Achieved 5192 out of 2500 Plastic waste flagged as ocean bound (kg)
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Submitted 9 outputs
Achieved 7259 out of 6000 Total bags collected
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Achieved 7259 out of 6000 Amount of waste recycled (kg)
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Achieved 7259 out of 6000 Total waste collected (kg)
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Achieved 4189 out of 3000 Plastic waste used for other innovative purposes (kg)
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Achieved 3 out of 30 CO2 reduction
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Achieved 156 out of 156 Number of rivers, streets and or park clean ups
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Achieved 65 out of 62 How many smaller CBOs/grassroots organisations (example informal organisations, less than 10 members on the Board, no formal processes) have you partnered with?
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Achieved 3191 out of 1789 How much funding (in cash or in-kind) have you been able to raise from 3rd parties towards the SEF programme?
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Achieved 2491 out of 1000 How much funding (in cash or in-kind) have you contributed towards the SEF programme?
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Submitted 10 outputs
Achieved 33594 out of 15000 Total bags collected
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Achieved 33594 out of 15000 Total waste collected (kg)
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Achieved 21923 out of 10000 Plastic waste used for other innovative purposes (kg)
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Achieved 13 out of 50 CO2 reduction
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Achieved 21923 out of 5000 Plastic waste flagged as ocean bound (kg)
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Achieved 219 out of 219 Number of rivers, streets and or park clean ups
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Achieved 6200 out of 4200 How much funding (in cash or in-kind) have you been able to raise from 3rd parties towards the SEF programme?
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Achieved 6200 out of 1000 How much funding (in cash or in-kind) have you contributed towards the SEF programme?
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Achieved 61 out of 56 How many smaller CBOs/grassroots organisations (example informal organisations, less than 10 members on the Board, no formal processes) have you partnered with?
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Achieved 33594 out of 15000 Amount of waste recycled (kg)
All Plastic, Glass, Tin and K4 collected is repurposed with our MRF partners
Submitted 8 outputs
Achieved 1100 out of 2000 Total waste collected (kg)
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Achieved 0 out of 2000 Plastic waste used for other innovative purposes (kg)
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Achieved 3000 out of 1000 How much funding (in cash or in-kind) have you been able to raise from 3rd parties towards the SEF programme?
Achieved 3000 out of 1000 How much funding (in cash or in-kind) have you contributed towards the SEF programme?
1 extra work day per week for some staff contributed by TLP
Achieved 0 out of 10 Number of participants with access to full computer labs
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Achieved 0 out of 1 How many smaller CBOs/grassroots organisations (example informal organisations, less than 10 members on the Board, no formal processes) have you partnered with?
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Submitted 8 outputs
Achieved 100 out of 2000 Plastic waste used for other innovative purposes (kg)
At the Litterboom Innovation Hub, we are in R&D phase for products to put into production from waste which will be collected and processed into a final product.
Achieved 0 out of 1 How many smaller CBOs/grassroots organisations (example informal organisations, less than 10 members on the Board, no formal processes) have you partnered with?
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Achieved 40000 out of 1000 How much funding (in cash or in-kind) have you been able to raise from 3rd parties towards the SEF programme?
We have got a number of staff that have been increased to full time
Achieved 0 out of 10 Number of participants with access to full computer labs
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Achieved 0 out of 10 Number of participants receiving computer training or digital skills
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Submitted 9 outputs
Achieved 0 out of 2000 Plastic waste used for other innovative purposes (kg)
None yet unfortunately
Achieved 0 out of 1 How many smaller CBOs/grassroots organisations (example informal organisations, less than 10 members on the Board, no formal processes) have you partnered with?
Nothing this month
Achieved 0 out of 1000 How much funding (in cash or in-kind) have you contributed towards the SEF programme?
Achieved 20000 out of 1000 How much funding (in cash or in-kind) have you been able to raise from 3rd parties towards the SEF programme?
We have raised funds to substitute the extra 3 days per week for 8 staff
Achieved 0 out of 2000 Amount of waste recycled (kg)
None of the waste as yet has been recyclable due to contamination
Achieved 0 out of 10 Number of participants with access to full computer labs
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Achieved 0 out of 10 Number of participants receiving computer training or digital skills
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Submitted 8 outputs
Achieved 0 out of 3 Number of data capturing projects completed
In January some of the staff ember was on leave, and no data capturing projects completed
Achieved 0 out of 3 Number of health promotion campaigns conducted since the start of the programme
Non
Achieved 0 out of 85 Number of participants receiving computer training or digital skills
Non
Achieved 2 out of 1 How many smaller CBOs/grassroots organisations (example informal organisations, less than 10 members on the Board, no formal processes) have you partnered with?
Sadag and Siyaphambili
Achieved 15 out of 40 Number of beneficiaries with increased access to healthcare
This was due to Public health care closing on the 15th of December and opening on the of January
Achieved 2 out of 2 Number of community health care facilities (community clinic, etc) supported
We are part of two public health care facilities, Baragwanathe and Charlotte Maxheke
Achieved 516 out of 40 Number of patients traced for the purposes of taking medication
We have data base with more than 516 patients using C4C as the patient advocacy group
Achieved 65 out of 85 Number of employees with administrative skills learnt since the start of the programme
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Submitted 7 outputs
Achieved 10 out of 100 % progress/coverage of data capture and training
Sonto prepared for Funda Engadini training of ECD Practitioners. The interns received a pack of stationery and protective clothing.
Achieved 0 out of 100 Number of children benefitting from ECD support
ECD centres were closed from Dec to mid-January so no site visits. Nosipho and Sonto worked in their demo gardens to prepare for upcoming ECD gardener visits. Ayanda prepared resources for ECD Forum meeting in FEb.
Achieved 0 out of 1000 How much funding (in cash or in-kind) have you been able to raise from 3rd parties towards the SEF programme?
Nothing in January. But we do have funding coming in for Funda Engadini programme that 2 SEF interns work in.
Achieved 0 out of 1000 How much funding (in cash or in-kind) have you contributed towards the SEF programme?
We have not contributed funds or cash-in-kind towards the SEF programme this month.
Achieved 0 out of 3 Number of participants receiving computer training or digital skills
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Achieved 0 out of 3 Number of participants with access to full computer labs
Two of three participants have access to a computer, printer, scanner and use these when at the office. We do not have a 'computer lab'
Achieved 0 out of 1 How many smaller CBOs/grassroots organisations (example informal organisations, less than 10 members on the Board, no formal processes) have you partnered with?
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Submitted 6 outputs
Achieved 1 out of 5 Number of hectares of alien invasive sites cleared
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Achieved 0 out of 2000 Number of trees planted
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Achieved 0 out of 500 Length of trails cleared (metres)
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Achieved 0 out of 1 How many smaller CBOs/grassroots organisations (example informal organisations, less than 10 members on the Board, no formal processes) have you partnered with?
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Achieved 0 out of 1000 How much funding (in cash or in-kind) have you been able to raise from 3rd parties towards the SEF programme?
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Achieved 500 out of 1000 How much funding (in cash or in-kind) have you contributed towards the SEF programme?
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Submitted 10 outputs
Achieved 21 out of 10 Number of community baseline assessments conducted
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Achieved 90 out of 100 % progress/coverage of data capture and training
One site closed in January 2024
Achieved 100 out of 100 % progress/coverage of administration and data capture
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Achieved 21 out of 10 Number of ECD programmes assessed since the start of the programme
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Achieved 1400 out of 1000 How much funding (in cash or in-kind) have you been able to raise from 3rd parties towards the SEF programme?
This is for travel and monthly data/airtime allowance of the ECD M&E assistant.
Achieved 1 out of 1 How many smaller CBOs/grassroots organisations (example informal organisations, less than 10 members on the Board, no formal processes) have you partnered with?
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Achieved 1400 out of 1000 How much funding (in cash or in-kind) have you contributed towards the SEF programme?
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Achieved 475 out of 100 Number of meals served to learners
We served 475 children one meal per day over 20 school days since January 15.
Achieved 18 out of 1 Number of schools supported
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Achieved 475 out of 100 Number of children benefitting from ECD support
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Submitted 10 outputs
Achieved 0 out of 500 Organic waste composted (kg)
We had no organic collections this month. We are in the process of getting machinery to allow us to process the organics a lot faster which will enable us to collect/process more
Achieved 0 out of 250 Organic waste processed in other ways (kg)
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Achieved 0 out of 1 How many smaller CBOs/grassroots organisations (example informal organisations, less than 10 members on the Board, no formal processes) have you partnered with?
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Achieved 0 out of 1000 How much funding (in cash or in-kind) have you been able to raise from 3rd parties towards the SEF programme?
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Achieved 0 out of 1000 How much funding (in cash or in-kind) have you contributed towards the SEF programme?
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Achieved 0 out of 1 Number of recycling and reusing initiatives established and maintained
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Submitted 21 outputs
Achieved 57 out of 60 How many participants have deriving benefit from entrepreneurship opportunities?
Most of our entrepreneurs are small business owners, who either run their businesses from their backyards or on the side of the roads Some of them are farmers, Gardners, Fastfood owners, seamstresses, beauticians and many more.
Achieved 1000 out of 200 Number of learners supported
This output number is aways exponentially high for Edu Plett because we have 5 local primary and high schools that we work with. We have placed educational assistants and general workers in each of these high schools. The educational assistants usually assist with classes that consist of more than 40 learners in a class. So are really doing a good job and impactful work with the learners.
Achieved 100 out of 60 Number of children benefitting from ECD support
We currently have more than 10 ECDs that we work with directly by placing teachers, general workers, kitchen staff and after-care assistants. Each of these ECDs have more than 100 learners registered with them, and our participants are helping out quite a lot.
Achieved 46 out of 20 Number of teacher assistants deployed
Due to the number of schools, we support and assist, we had to deploy a large number of educational assistants.
Achieved 5 out of 2 Number of schools supported
We support 4 local primary schools and one high school.
Achieved 400 out of 260 Number of meals served to learners
This number varies from day to day as some days more learners are served, and other days fewer learners are served. However, the number never reaches below 400 meals served on a daily basis.
Achieved 7 out of 3 Number of food gardens established in residential areas
We have really been encouraging participants to start their own small-scale home gardens. However, space has been an issue.
Achieved 5 out of 2 Number of food gardens established in schools or public facilities
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Achieved 850 out of 500 Number of people benefitting from food gardens and/or feeding schemes through increased nutrition
We currently support 4 local soup kitchen who also benefit from veggie gardens that we have established. Each of these soup kitchens feed more than 200 people daily.
Achieved 800 out of 350 Number of beneficiaries with increased access to healthcare
We have placed healthcare workers and homebased care givers in 4 of our local community clinics and they assist the community in receiving the necessary healthcare services that they need. The local community clinics are really overwhelmed and under-staffed so the participants we place at the facilities really have an impact.
Achieved 520 out of 350 Number of beneficiaries afflicted with a communicable disease who have received services
We have placed healthcare workers and homebased care givers in 4 of our local community clinics and they assist the community in receiving the necessary healthcare services that they need. The local community clinics are really overwhelmed and under-staffed so the participants we place at the facilities really have an impact.
Achieved 52 out of 30 Number of beneficiaries supported with mental health care
We have placed healthcare workers and homebased care givers in 4 of our local community clinics and they assist the community in receiving the necessary healthcare services that they need. The local community clinics are really overwhelmed and under-staffed so the participants we place at the facilities really have an impact.
Achieved 85 out of 30 Number of people able to express themselves through the arts
We are currently working with and supporting a local community art centre called Mad About Art which currently has 85 learners enrolled for after school programmes where they are encouraged to participate in the arts.
Achieved 1 out of 1 How many community and public art events where hosted?
The Mad About Art centre hosted an art event in December.
Achieved 10 out of 4 Number of micro enterprises supported and mentored
We have supported and worked with 10 small business owners..
Achieved 0 out of 1000 How much funding (in cash or in-kind) have you been able to raise from 3rd parties towards the SEF programme?
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Achieved 0 out of 16 How many smaller CBOs/grassroots organisations (example informal organisations, less than 10 members on the Board, no formal processes) have you partnered with?
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Achieved 0 out of 1000 How much funding (in cash or in-kind) have you contributed towards the SEF programme?
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Achieved 0 out of 50 Amount of waste recycled (kg)
Our participants who are waste managers only collect/pick-up the waste within the community and they take it to the official municipal dumping site where it is sorted and recycled. The actual recycling is not done by our participants.
Achieved 52 out of 30 Number of participants performing entrepreneur activities (such as selling their own crops from their home gardens or piece jobs with skills learnt from SEF)
We have a large number of farmers and Gardners who perform Entrepreneural activities. We also have ladies who are crafters, they make and resell artisanal mats for the home, and they resell these mats at farmer's markets over the weekends.
Achieved 0 out of 1 Number of community dialogues organised that address GBV, Teenage Pregnancy and HIV/AIDS held
We are planning to have a community dialogue in March in partnership with NACOSA to address HIV/AIDS and the benefits of using PreP and PEP.
Submitted 6 outputs
Achieved 23 out of 0 Estimated value of maintenance and repairs done
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Achieved 45 out of 0 Number of NGOs assisted with maintenance
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Achieved 23 out of 0 Value of maintenance and plumbing services delivered
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Achieved 12 out of 0 Value of repairs made
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Achieved 65 out of 0 Value of support received from municipality
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Achieved 45 out of 0 Value of support received from other stakeholders
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Soul & Science Farm - KwaZulu Natal
An absurd amount of the food produced in the world today – as much as a third – goes to waste
across the supply chain. A third of all edible food in South Africa is never consumed and ends up in
landfill, adding pressure to an already over-extended waste system. Meanwhile, millions don’t have
enough to eat.
Improper waste management leads to soil, air, and water pollution and attracts disease vectors.
Mismanaged waste can block storm water drains, resulting in flooding that creates unsanitary and
toxic conditions, disproportionately affecting poor people, who are more likely to live near or work
at waste disposal locations. Municipal solid waste poses a growing threat that surpasses local and
regional boundaries. It has become a global challenge, with mounting public health, environmental,
social, and economic costs.
There is an urgent need to transition from the traditional linear economic model (take-make-
dispose) and adopt widely accepted sustainable alternatives such as the waste hierarchy and circular
economy approaches. A waste hierarchy approach prioritizes waste prevention, reuse, recycling, and
recovery before disposal. A circular economy closes the loop between extraction, manufacturing,
and disposal by advocating for designing products to reduce waste, using products and materials for
as long as possible, and recycling materials from end‐of‐life products back into the economy.
Over the last 7-month period, on the soul & science farm in Emona, Tongaat, we have deployed
various circular economic activities to address food waste, propagate food production with
increased nutrition and highlight possible economic opportunities for participants using little to no
recourses other than food waste with focus on organic soil. Soil health is directly linked to crop
productivity increased output and a higher nutritional content. In Africa, where food security is a
daily challenge, understanding soil health can help rural emerging farmers produce more food and
improve their livelihoods.
Support Campaigning 4 Cancer with The Good Economy
If you were diagnosed with cancer, would you want to be afforded your right to healthcare? Do you know and understand your healthcare rights? @campaigning4cancer (C4C) was established in 2008 with a vision of a South Africa, where people affected by cancer receive fair, timeous and respectful treatment and care. For more than a decade, we have worked tirelessly to achieve this.
C4C does this on an individual patient level, changing one life at a time, by providing people with the knowledge and tools to see their treatment process through; as well as on a larger scale, by noting issues highlighted by these individual cases and advocating for policy change that will affect all of society.
One of the biggest challenges we face is having enough hands to do a lot of the “regular work” - data capturing, updating records and monitoring tend to be an afterthought. Through The Good Economy, we’re able to increase the size of our staff, allowing teams to focus on implementation, feeding raw data for processing and ensuring that monitoring happens as it should.
See how you can get involved by visiting our campaign page.
Supporting Litterboom Project with The Good Economy
Their innovative, yet simple solution aims to alleviate the increase in marine plastic pollution, by targeting river systems. The Litterboom Project is currently active in 10 rivers around South Africa, 6 in KZN and 4 in the Western Cape.
Over the past year and a half, they have successfully been able to prevent over 500 000kgs of plastic from reaching the ocean through the hard work of a very small team. Find out how you can support this vital programme on the Campaign page.
Support The Do More Foundation with The Good Economy.
The Do More Foundation inspires more people and organisations to 'create better tomorrow's' for the young children of South Africa'. By placing the young child at the centre of all that they do and by operating as a backbone organisation, they work to facilitate a multiplier effect through collective impact. This is done through the implementation of various national programmes and community development initiatives to uplift vulnerable young children and families.
Find out how you can get involved and lend a helping hand on the campaign page.
Support Litter 4 Tokens with The Good Economy
Litter 4 Tokens (L4T) was established by Clare Swithenbank-Bowman in December 2015. The campaign is simultaneously preventing thousands of tons of waste from reaching the oceans, cleaning up communities and providing an income to people living in poverty.
At our L4T Kiosks, we formalise waste collection networks in low-income communities and bridge the gap for global brands to purchase from these responsible supply chains, while diverting all plastic and non-plastic waste away from our oceans and landfills. Litter4Tokens builds pride and respect through recycling in several of our communities with 19 L4T campaigns across South Africa - KwaDukuza, eThekwini, Hillcrest, Port Elizabeth, East London, Inanda, Richards Bay, Mpumalanga and Estcourt.
Long term sustainable job creation is our number 1 aim for this project. Growing our existing community relations and driving employment through proper skills development and equipping people to be able to carry on doing their work effectively. That’s the win for us!
To find out how you can get involved, visit our campaign page.
Support Clean C with The Good Economy
Clean C is a community of passionate people who have stepped up and are making an incredible difference in South Africa. They know there is a massive need to create opportunities for people to develop and grow - not only for themselves, but for others around them. Clean C aims to generate these opportunities through entrepreneurship, the creation of sustainable employment that enriches, educates, empowers and inspires as well as the upliftment of communities to be free from crime - enabling people to live with mutual respect and dignity.
Operating in Cape Town, Clean C organises and partners with local businesses on multiple projects - with touch points across so many vital community upliftment projects, they don't leave any stones unturned.
To find out how you can get involved, visit our campaign page.
Brownie Points, The Good Economy And REAL Jobs for South Africans!
Brownie Points, a digital network that empowers, tracks and celebrates good deeds, has been selected out of 300 applicants as one of 10 partners to pilot The Good Economy social employment fund, which is part of the employment initiative funded by the Presidential Employment Stimulus.
As the lead implementation partner for The Good Economy, Brownie Points will support nine other partner organisations to meaningfully employ more than 1,100 people.
Full story:
https://www.goodthingsguy.com/business/brownie-points-the-good-economy-and-real-jobs-for-south-africans/
Blake Dyason chats to Bruce Whitfield about Brownie Points and The Good Economy
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“Being part of something this special has been an amazing privilege and experience. To be able to be a part of a group of previously unemployed people which have been given an opportunity to be upskilled and put those skills to good work in their community. We are truly grateful. This project will give many people a new purpose in their lives where previously there was little hope.”
