Partnership between Khoisan organisations creating jobs, spreading hope in WC's Berg River region
The partnership has already created 16 jobs and aims to add 55 more in the coming months.
The Goedverwacht Awakens NPO aims to create 60 jobs for unemployed mothers. Picture: facebook.com/GoedverwachtAwakens
CAPE TOWN - In light of Heritage Day, a partnership between a Khoisan organisation and a Khoisan-owned farm at Raaswater Resort in the Berg River region of the Western Cape is creating jobs and spreading hope.
The partnership has already created 16 jobs and aims to add 55 more in the coming months.
Spokesperson for the project, Dylan James, said that the target was to create 60 jobs for unemployed mothers in particular.
"This is being achieved through the development of a number of social enterprises on the resort farm. The owner of Raaswater Resort worked closely with the local community for the last few years and this set the stage for us to launch social enterprises," said James.
James said the job opportunities stemmed from a woman-run nonprofit company called Goedverwacht Awakens, which includes a marketing agency, catering business, coffee shop, farmstall, and event management company.
"This project stems from an initiative that started 25 years ago, The iconic Snoek en Patat Fees. In the tradition of taking patat to the coast to swop for snoek, from humble beginnings, the event brought a much-needed economic boom in the middle of the winter."
James urged the public to get involved by visiting the Goedverwacht website for more information.