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Informal
market

Pick n Pay

4 schools

After completion of the project’s Ramothosi (informal market in
first phase, the cooperative has Sharpeville), Pick n Pay Vanderbijl
achieved its objective of accessing Park, as well as to schools, old age
markets and providing good homes and community members
quality, affordable produce to from the Koppies area.
surrounding communities. This
is evident in the cooperative’s
regular supply to customers,
including SPAR Sharpeville, Mr

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Koppies Greenhouse Highlights

36 25 local
temporary community

jobs jobs

R480 000 R960 000
invested by Randwater
Foundation
IDC

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PROJECT 6 LEAP
Entrepreneurial
Development

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LEAP Entrepreneurial Development
Consumer Education Programme

Entrepreneurial activity in corporation’s new consumer
South Africa is lagging behind education strategy. Grant
when compared to that of funding of close to R1 million
other developing countries was approved in support of
and is in dire need of all forms LEAP’s Improve Your Business
of intervention. IDC recognises programme, targeting a total of
this challenge and realizes that 180 SMMEs from the Eastern Cape,
the small business sector is Free State and Mpumalanga.
fundamental to the achievement The beneficiary base was
of a healthy economy. In 2019, structured to equally reach
the corporation’s CSI department beneficiaries in each province,
focused on formulating a new with a specific objective of
consumer education strategy improving their Business
with the intended outcome of management skills and Business
developing individual and small operations. The programme
business consumers’ knowledge consists of various modules that
and understanding of the financial are best aligned to the typical
sector and its products and financial challenges experiences
services. The development of this by early stage SMMEs.
strategy was aimed at aligning the The systematic approach used by
IDC’s CSI activities to its mandate LEAP, introduced specific tools
of entrepreneurship, as well as and methods for SMMEs to help
SMME development. improve their business operations
Through acknowledging the and financial management
importance of proactive small expertise, while enabling them to
business development, LEAP optimize their profitability over
Entrepreneurial Development the short, medium and long term.
was identified as a reputable
and experienced partner for
the implementation of the

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LEAP Highlights

60 SMMEs
in Eastern Cape

60 SMMEs R945 000
in Free State investment

60 SMMEs
in Mpumalanga

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7 Food
Forward
SA

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Food Forward SA Youth
Internship Programme

Food Forward SA was established youth in the logistics and
in 2009 to address widespread warehousing sector.
hunger in South Africa. The Food Forward found that
organisation connects a world obtaining a certificate, degree, or
of excess with those in need by diploma in warehousing, supply
recovering quality edible surplus chain management, logistics,
food from the consumer goods or stock management can be
supply chain and distributing unattainable for disadvantaged
it to organisations that serve youth because of the cost
communities needing food. In involved. This programme aims to
partnership with supply chain open opportunities within supply
stakeholders such as retailers, chain management to individuals
manufacturers, wholesalers who would otherwise not have
and farmers, Food Forward SA’s had this opportunity.
model promotes sustainable The organisation approached
communities and cities. the IDC as a partner to assist in
While the food recovery process strengthening its programme.
addresses the most basic of The corporation approved grant
human needs, the IDC has funding of close to R740 000
partnering with Food Forward to towards YIP in support of 15
develop their recently initiated unemployed youth from five
youth job creation programme. provinces across the country.
In 2018, Food Forward saw an The internship programme takes
opportunity to expand their place over a six-month period and
offering to youth by making use includes both practical and theory-
of their existing infrastructure based training with a 70% ratio
and expertise to contribute on-the-job training in warehouses,
towards skills development and and 30% academic support.
employability for youth. The Youth The workplace learning requires
Internship Programme (YIP) is an mentoring and coaching to ensure
accredited skills development successful work integration, while
internship programme targeting

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the skills programme is credit that contributes towards youth
bearing and carries the value of development and job creation
120 module credits. for communities from previously
From May 2019 to August disadvantaged backgrounds. The
2020, three cohorts of interns corporation’s CSI department’s
have successfully completing community development and
the programme. The project entrepreneurship focus area
is aligned to IDC’s objective of targets projects aligned to some
supporting community projects of the Sustainable Development
Goals objectives.

Food Forward SA Highlights

R740 000
investment

15 5
internships provinces

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4 The Team

Front row from left to right: Tebogo Molefe, Solomon Kgonyane and Luana Malan
Back row from left to right: Charlotte Mekgwe, Thandekile Sibeko and Chantelle Gribble

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