Programmes

The Hope Factory celebrated the successful delivery of the ASISA Foundation’s Financial Literacy and Micro Enterprise (FLAME) Programme in Qonce (also known as King William’s Town) in the Eastern Cape at the end of October 2021. As the programme’s implementation partner, The Hope Factory, which is part of the Learning and Development division of the […]

Written by Kelly Sin Hidge, The Hope Factory “If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.” – Henry Ford The spirit of collaboration and strategic partnerships in business is a powerful tool for success and something that is a vital building block to achieve better collaborative initiatives and national goals such

Festival of Ideas: Do you have a business idea that addresses a social or environmental problem? We’re giving away R35 000 in cash prizes! Do you think you have what it takes to pitch to a panel of experts and an audience? We want to hear from you! The GIBS Entrepreneurship Development Academy (EDA), in

Recent research indicates that women’s involvement in the construction industry has increased, suggesting a gender-positive environment that advances the role of women in this traditionally male-dominated industry. But participation rates for women contractors remains low, the failure rate remains high and women in construction are still facing career progression challenges due to factors like limited

Education is one of the most important aspects for the overall economic, cultural, social, and technical development of a country. Unfortunately, the educational opportunities for the underprivileged are often repressed and are of low quality. Years of isolation and marginalization of these communities in the past has led them to be isolated from the mainstream

Source: mrpfoundation.org Youth Development is essential to helping the youth of South Africa prosper in life. There are far more prospective workers than there are jobs available for them, and many youth are not able to afford to study further and become more specialised. This is where youth development programmes come in. Offering young people work readiness programmes,