Mr. Solly Fourie (Head of Economic Development and Tourism) Ms. Nonceba Siyobi (Winner from Ukwakana Workshop) Minister Alan Winde The social enterprise business plan competition ran for the second time in November 2010. The...
When candidates walk into the DWDE office for the first time an assessment is done which includes an application form, basic maths literacy, and basic verbal reasoning. This assessment helps to see on which level...
The CYDiSA programme has been able to successfully recruit candidates into learner-ship opportunities, and place others in genuine employment. The experiences show that there is a large need for the services provided by CYDiSA both from the candidates’...
The Career Fairs drew youth from schools and other disability organizations in the Metro and others traveled from as far as Worcester and the Overberg. Others were drawn to the event through the publicity...
In March 2012 DWDE partnered with the Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda) and organized a daylong seminar for entrepreneurs with disabilities. The Seminar boosted entrepreneurship in the disability sector by creating partnerships between the...
The Cooperative was established in October 2009 by five women from Gugulethu. Some of the women have previously had their own small businesses but they came together because they thought that putting their resources...
There are few things that can lay claim to being truly and uniquely South African. Wire art, the sculpting, and crafting of works of art using wire, beads, tin cans and other recycled goods...
The second-hand clothing store for Vukuhambe in Gugulethu was opened during November 2009 and aims to support the workshop and its members financially. This clothing store caters only for females. The workshop activities put people and...
The second-hand clothing store was opened during February 2010 in Khayelitsha. This clothing store is unique as it caters for both men and women. The clothing is of high quality and very cost effective....