The Cape Winelands is synonymous with beautiful vineyards, award-winning destinations and renowned for attracting world-famous restauranteurs and chefs to establish iconic cuisine experiences, contributing significantly to the local economy. However, in the wake of the post-pandemic era, building resilience against the backdrop of great losses to this sector has been essential. According to Deloitte,
Ending the month of June’s Youth Day celebrations, Stellenbosch-based non-governmental organisation (NGO) Bergzicht Training & Development celebrated the certification of its first Food Service Assistance (FSA) class of 2022 on Thursday, 29 June at the Chef’s Trainingand Innovation Academy (CTIA) campus in Devon Valley. Stellenbosch Municipality has awarded the three-year Mayoral Youth Skills Development
Thanks to corporate funder Remgro, Stellenbosch-based non-governmental organisation (NGO) Bergzicht Training & Development held a certificate ceremony at the Legacy Centre in Kayamandi on Thursday, 23 June to celebrate the completion of its first Community Child Care workshop group of 2022. Presented over four weeks, the four-day Community Child Care programme made a debut
Martha Willemse is a single mother of two from Wesbank, Kuilsriver. She was offered an opportunity by a retired couple, who kindly funded her registration fee and uniform to start a programme in Health and Frail Care. “Auntie Nina and Uncle Mike invited me in for a cup of coffee, asking me what I would
Pniel resident Kirstin Bengston is married and a mother of three. She used to work at an agricultural company. However, she felt like she wasn’t fulfilling her life goals. “It was a big step for me to believe that I will be accepted in the programme,” Bengston says. “I was amazed when I got the
Siphosethu Ngotyi is a single mother of one from Kayamandi, working part time as a waitress at the Amazink restaurant in her area. As an active community member, she also serves as the team leader of Her Voice, an organisation in Kayamandi that supports young single mothers in the Stellenbosch area. “I was sitting at
On 16 March 2022 Bergzicht Training & Development (BTD) celebrated its 30th birthday. Among key role players, its founding member Mrs Cecile Kotzé and long term funders were honoured in style and entertained with endearing humour. Reflecting on overcoming a number of challenges, staff, friends and beneficiaries gathered to rejoice over the success of empowering
Thanks to a generous donation from the Jannie Mouton Foundation, Bergzicht Training was able to establish a Campus Feeding Programme in March this year to provide beneficiaries with a light lunch each day after many of the organisation’s beneficiaries had fallen on hard times during the pandemic. “Bergzicht Training contacted the Jannie Mouton Foundation for
With the hospitality and tourism industry shedding jobs due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and a number of lockdowns on the South African economy, Bergzicht Training established the Street Food Vendor Programme to assist alumni in the industry that have lost their jobs to start micro businesses and diversify their hospitality skills. Post-pandemic
Seeing a need in communities to train individuals in early childhood development (ECD) to lay the foundation for the children they educate or take care of, Bergzicht Training developed a unique Child Care Community Project, which was presented to 17 individuals recently. According to Bergzicht Training’s Training Manager, Adrian Bezuidenhout, research has shown that the
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