10 CHALLENGES AND 10 WINNERS IN EXXARO’S

DECARB CLIMATE CHANGE CHALLENGE

A key part of Exxaro’s Decarb Climate Change campaign is to ensure that all employees do their share in being part of the solution to protect our planet. One way to do this was to introduce a competition to encourage planet-saving behaviours. The 10-week decarb challenge resulted in 10 winners, one a week for each behaviour-changing challenge. Our 10 winners were Sibusiso Mathebula and Samukelo Zungu from Matla, Neo Tlagadi, Stan Katabua and Chris Sengane from Grootegeluk, Sibusiso Tshabangu from Leeuwpan, Nokulunga Mtimunye and Noella Molefe from the conneXXion and Gridah Mohlala from Belfast.

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CEO, Dr Nombasa Tsengwa, Mongezi Veti, Chief Sustainable Impact Officer, and Dr Lerato Khumalo, Manager Environment, invited the winners to a lunch to celebrate their successful contributions.

Seen here are four of the competition winners, Sibusiso Tshabangu from Leeuwpan, Noella Molefe from the conneXXion, and Sibusiso Mathebula and Samukelo Zungu from Matla, proudly displaying their well-earned prizes.

CENNERGI EMPOWERS UNEMPLOYED

YOUTH TO DRIVE LITERACY IN CLARKSON

Cennergi, through the Tsitsikamma Wind Farm Trust (TWFT), is creating jobs and changing lives in the community of Clarkson. Recognising that youth unemployment and child literacy are two of the biggest challenges facing its communities, the TWFT joined forces with Masinyusane Development in 2023 to train and hire previously unemployed youth to teach local children to read and write.

Did you know?

81%

of Grade 4 children are unable to read and write.

Did you know?

The Tsitsikamma Wind Farm Trust (TWFT) forms part of Cennergi-Exxaro’s 100% owned renewable energy business – and aims to create a brighter future for young learners and foster socio-economic development in the regions it operates.

Clarkson is the first community to benefit from this transformational programme. To date, 16 unemployed youth have been trained and employed to teach 170 local children.

The programme operates from the Clarkson Primary School and two neighbouring Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres, with plans to expand into two more community centers and reach 250 children by the end of 2023.

The project team renovated two unused classrooms at Clarkson Primary School, repainting them and providing books and educational games. The team also built a mini-literacy centre specifically for ECD learners and launched a chess club. Two additional mini-centres are planned for the Kamvelihle and Vukani day-care centres.

The programme has been designed to ensure that:

  • Every child hears 1 000 stories before the age of 6.
  • Every child, from the age of four, receives customised one-on-two literacy sessions,taught at their level through a structured ECD curriculum.

The impact on the community is far reaching. Not only do the unemployed youth receive sought after skills and vital work experience in ECD, but they also receive a steady income and play an active role in shaping every child’s future.

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