Gansbaai Youth Gain Valuable Workplace Skills
This is the group of young people from Gansbaai who completed 3 days of Employability Training this week to prepare them for work.
Both these incredible entrepreneurs were previously funded and mentored by Grootbos Foundation’s Enterprise team. Sinalo even received her training from another entrepreneur who was also supported by the Foundation, a beautiful cycle of empowerment in action!

It’s inspiring to see these women in business grow into confident experts who now share their skills and knowledge with others.
Pictured: Paulina, whose baking business continues to rise! With her first tranche of seed funding, she received a new stove, and with her second, additional baking equipment and stock to boost her business. By reaching her own targets, she unlocked her second tranche. Well done, Paulina!

Grootbos Foundation is a registered non-profit organisation in Gansbaai dedicated to conserving the Cape Floral Kingdom while uplifting the communities that call it home. The foundation protects over 22,200 hectares of fynbos and biodiversity across Grootbos Private Nature Reserve and the Walker Bay...
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