COVID-19

Bergzicht Training and Development Campus Feeding Programme ensuring study success for beneficiaries

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

New Street Food Vendor Programme upskills former and seasonal hospitality industry employees

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

Bergzicht Training and Development’s team leaves no one behind

On 23 March 2020, when President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a hard lockdown of 21 days that would start three days later, the staff at Bergzicht Training immediately sprang into action to counter the impact that the temporary shutdown of the campus would have on its beneficiaries. Thanks to this early intervention, of the 50 students

Denise succeeds despite another obstacle along the way

After overcoming many obstacles to get to where she is today, Denise Windvogel (photo) is determined to deal with another – the dangers and challenges posed by COVID-19 to those working in the health care profession and on the frontline to save lives. “At the beginning, one felt helpless because you knew so little about

“There is nothing in the world that can come in my way”

In 2017, after finishing matric, Sisanda Hayizani (photo) from Kayamandi took the December holidays to mull over what she wanted to study the following year. She had grown up being taught by her grandmother how to cook, from cabbage to pap and everything else. It was therefore no surprise that she set her mind on

Lungelwa works as pastry chef at Jardine’s Wine and Food Bar

While lockdown in South Africa led to many restaurants having to close shop for months and others having to close shop permanently, LungelwaBooysen (photo) did not only take on the responsibilities of a pastry chef at the restaurant where she works, but the restaurant itself underwent a transformation to offer customers even more delectable choices.

Taking care of children is in Yolanda’s genes

Taking care of children it seems is in Yolanda Kiewiets(photo) genes. After completing the Child Care Programme at Bergzicht Training in 2019, 35-year old Yolanda now works as a child carer at the Sonstraaltjie Educare Centre in her neighbourhood of Eerste River. Yolanda has however been taking care of children for much longer than the

Not even COVID-19 can stop Lauren’s study goals

Lauren Baadties(photo) has faced many challenges. In 2013, while she was only in Grade 10, her mom passed away. Seven years later, she is having to adjust her plans slightly as she faces new setbacks to complete her studies during the COVID-19 pandemic. In spite of it all, Lauren is using her loss and setbacks

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