Economic Development
Economic Development
Redstone SED Projects
Number of Projects
11
Funding Allocated
R5 000,000.00
Actual Spend to date
R 981,370.00
Focus Areas
- 5 Primary Schools
- 1 ECD Centre
- 1 Library
- 1 Youth Centre
- 3 Community Food Gardens
- Bursaries
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Economic Development (ED) is a continuous developmental process, based on local initiative and driven by local stakeholders. It involves identifying and using local resources, ideas, and skills to stimulate economic growth and development.
The aim of Economic Development is to create employment opportunities for residents, alleviate poverty and redistribute resources and opportunities to the benefit of all host communities. The main objectives of ACWA Power Solarreserve Redstone Solar Thermal Power Plant are to have strategies and a clear list of initiatives that comply with the Implementation Agreement signed between the Department of Energy and ACWA Power Redstone during construction and operational phase
The project is committed to uplifting lives of impoverished communities by addressing their priority needs through our pillars, which are: Education, Health and Community wellness, Infrastructure and Enterprise development. The project uses the project pillars as a criterion to support SED projects and programmes, and further categorise all initiatives by short, medium, or long-term depending on the financial availability.
The project is committed to uplifting lives of impoverished communities by addressing their priority needs through our pillars, which are: Education, Health and Community wellness, Infrastructure and Enterprise development. The project uses the project pillars as a criterion to support SED projects and programmes, and further categorise all initiatives by short, medium, or long-term depending on the financial availability.
Education
- Lack of education results in many things such as high unemployment rate, poverty, food and nutrition insecurity, a high crime rate and unwanted pregnancies.
- Target programmes are educational material, education equipment, educational programmes, educational infrastructure, bursaries, and apprenticeship.
Health and Community wellbeing
Health programmes, health equipment, health materials, health infrastructure, wellness programmes, sports, and wellness infrastructure.
Infrastructure
Community gardens, roads upgrade, buildings upgrade, and repairs.
Enterprise development
SMMEs support and development, SMMEs incubator, mentorship, value chain of skills development, access to market or market creation.
Education
Primary Schools
The objective of the primary schools and the ECD Centre was to have improved capacity of learning classes, so that learners will no longer share classrooms.
Number of direct beneficiaries:
Danielskuil High School
795 Learners
Danielskuil Intermediate
813 Learners
Carlentjie ECD Centre
80 Kids
HTT Bidi Primary School
Assmang primary School
1400 learners
Asmandia Primary School
Lime Acres Library
The library support was to empower the library users which are leaners, Youth, and the broader community.
Number of direct beneficiaries:
±200 community members
Bursaries and Skills Development
Bursaries
Award full-time bursary to previously disadvantaged matriculants to study further at any recognised universities.
Number of direct beneficiaries:
- 2 Students
Apprenticeship Programme
The purpose of apprenticeship is to have skilled individuals, but also create a pool of marketable individuals to other companies thus contributing towards the reduction of high unemployment rate.
The apprentice started with the following trades:
- Fitter and Turner
- Diesel Mechanic
- Electrical
Number of direct beneficiaries:
- 6 Learners
Agriculture
Food Gardens
The objective of this initiative is to start a small intensive hydroponic production system under shade netting and small open field garden, to produce selected vegetables to produce income for disadvantaged communities.
Focus areas:
- Groenwater
- Skeyfontein
- Danielskuil
Number of direct beneficiaries:
- Danielskuil – 222
- Skeyfontein – 3
- Groenwater – 3
School Shoes Drive
School Shoes
The purpose of the school-shoes drive was to instil dignity and comfort to the disadvantage leaners of selected schools for both Kgatelopele and Tsantsabane municipal areas who are Redstone host. Our commitment is to support our host communities, and the shoe drive was just one of our supports out of many other. This initiative was crucial for keeping school children at school and provide both physical comfort and sense of pride.
Redstone donated 2000 pairs of shoes amongst 13 schools in both municipal areas (Kgatelopele & Tsantsabane).
We remain dedicated to supporting education and fostering a conducive environment for the leader of tomorrow.
