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• RFP – HEALTH CARE FLAGSHIP PROGRAMME!

  Cookhouse Wind Farm (RF) (Pty) Ltd (hereinafter referred to as “the Client”) invites suitably qualified and experienced service providers to submit proposals for the execution of a comprehensive, independent impact evaluation of its Health Care Flagship Programme. Since commencement in 2020, the Health Care Flagship Programme has constituted a... Read more
• Issue 2 NEWSLETTER 2025

  Discover the latest highlights in our community newsletter: Growing Local Talent Through Our Internship Programme Supplier Development Empowers Local Businesses Click below to view the full newsletter: Xhosa English Read more
• INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME EMPOWERS YOUTH

  November 2025. Kwakhanya Mnconywa, from Bedford, is currently gaining hands-on experience through the Social Performance Internship Programme, an 18-month opportunity designed to equip local Eastern Cape youth with practical skills and work experience in community development. Funded by Cookhouse Wind Farm, the programme aims to nurture young professionals who... Read more
• WONDERLAND ECD CENTRE TRANSFORMED

  September 2025. Representatives from the Department of Social Development, and other community organisations joined the children, parents, and community members to celebrate the reopening of Wonderland creche in Adelaide, Cookhouse. Recognising the need for a safe and accessible early childhood development centre for children, Wonderland Early Childhood Development (ECD)... Read more
• Issue 1 NEWSLETTER 2025

  Our Newsletter has interesting news to share, including: Three New Students Awarded Scholarships Celebrating New Wind Turbine Service Training Programme Graduates Click below to view the full newsletter: Xhosa English Read more
• STUDENTS AWARDED FULL SCHOLARSHIPS

  May 2025. Three students from within the local communities surrounding Cookhouse, Eastern Cape, have been awarded full scholarships for the 2025 academic year. Funded through the Cookhouse Wind Farm Scholarship Programme, which has been supporting local youth since its launch in 2015, the scholarship funds tertiary education for youth... Read more
• INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY: TECHNICAL SERVICES INTERN

  Development opportunity for a local resident to receive training and support in the field of Technical Services 18-Month Contract APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN Closing Date: Friday, 21 April 2025 OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE: Wants to be part of the impact changes in their community Can commit to the 18-month training and... Read more
• INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY: SOCIAL PERFORMANCE INTERN

  Development opportunity for a local resident to receive training and support in the field of Social Performance 18-Month Contract APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN Closing Date: Friday, 21 April 2025 OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE: Wants to be part of the impact changes in their community Can commit to the 18-month training and... Read more
• 2025 Calendar

  Our 2025 Calendar is now available for viewing and downloading. English Read more
• Issue 2 NEWSLETTER 2024

  Our Newsletter has interesting news to share, including: DONATION OF NEW MOBILE HEALTH CLINIC NEW ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT LAUNCHED COLUMBA LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME EMPOWERS LEARNERS Click below to view the full newsletter: Xhosa English Read more
• STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE

  September 2024. To enhance healthcare access for farm workers and vulnerable communities, a new mobile health clinic vehicle has been donated to the Bedford and Adelaide communities. This initiative, funded by Cookhouse Wind Farm in partnership with the Department of Health (DOH) and the Cookhouse Wind Farm Community Trust,... Read more
• LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

  September 2024. In today’s evolving world, fostering leadership skills in young learners is crucial for both personal and community growth. Recognising this need, learners and educators from Sipho Camagu High School and Johnson Nqonqoza High School recently participated in a transformative residential academy through the Columba Leadership Programme. Funded... Read more
• INVESTING IN ENGINEERING FUTURES

  June 2024. Investing in education, particularly in engineering fields, is crucial for the growth and prosperity of rural communities in the Eastern Cape, where resources and opportunities are frequently scarce. It is for this reason that Cookhouse Wind Farm is funding Emihle Nzandza, a promising young student from Adelaide,... Read more
• LOCAL YOUTHS PROPEL FORWARD

  April 2024. Seven local youths from the Eastern Cape have become the latest graduates of the specialised Wind Turbine Service Training programme, bringing the total to close to twenty beneficiaries since its inception in 2021. A recent graduation ceremony celebrated these young individuals who have completed the intensive seven-month... Read more
• Q4 NEWSLETTER 2024

  Our Newsletter has interesting news to share, including: World AIDS Day Commemoration Scholarship Recipient Achieves Medical Dream Click below to view the full newsletter: Xhosa English Read more
• Q3 NEWSLETTER 2023

  Our Newsletter has interesting news to share, including: Sports Support ECD Funding Support Programme Career Awareness Project Celebrating Five Years at CHWF Click below to view the full newsletter: Xhosa English Read more
• LOCAL RUGBY CLUB CELEBRATES 110 YEARS

  October 2023. A celebratory occasion marking 110 years of a local rugby club in the Eastern Cape’s community of Adelaide, was recently hosted. This significant milestone for the Lily White Rugby Football Club, drew the attention of the country’s Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, who sent best wishes... Read more
• Q2 NEWSLETTER 2023

  Our Newsletter has interesting news to share, including: Celebrating Success Empowering Small Businesses Career Guidance Practitioners Training Youth Empowerment Click below to view the full newsletter: Xhosa English Read more
• YOUTH AT THE FOREFRONT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE

  June 2023. A group of four young dynamic people from the small town of Cookhouse, in the Eastern Cape, are stepping up to make a difference in their communities. Through their newly formed non-profit organisation (NPO), the team aims to create a positive impact on both the environment and... Read more
• Q1 NEWSLETTER 2023

  Our Newsletter has interesting news to share, including: Matric Excellence Awards Mobile Clinic Supervisor Bursary Programme – New Intake Sanitary Vending Machine Project Click below to view the full newsletter: Xhosa English Read more
• SUPPORTING YOUNG GIRL’S HEALTH AND WELL-BEING

  April 2023. To provide free sanitary products to thousands of young girl learners each month, outlying Eastern Cape schools are benefiting from a programme, aimed to end period-poverty through the installation of Sanitary Pad Vending Machines. Funded by Cookhouse Wind Farm in collaboration with the MENstruation Foundation, this initiative... Read more
• LOCAL STUDENT REAPS THE BENEFITS OF HARD WORK

  March 2023. Seven years of hard work, resilience and dedication has paid off for Somerset East’s Shakeilah Williams, who is on track to complete her Degree in Medicine (MB, ChB) at Stellenbosch University this year. This Cookhouse Wind Farm’s bursary programme recipient, who comes from this historic small town... Read more
• TECHNICAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

  February 2023. Xabiso Mfabana, from the Eastern Cape’s Cookhouse community, is part of a cohort of young graduates from the Wind Turbine Service Technician (WTST) programme. He has also recently taken up employment with Suzlon, Cookhouse Wind Farm’s Operations and Maintenance Contractor, and partner, in this joint development initiative... Read more
• Q4 NEWSLETTER 2022:

  Our Newsletter has interesting news to share, including: Early Childhood Development Support Meet the Team Gender-Based Violence Awareness Event Bursary Programme Recipient: Shakeila Williams Click below to view the full newsletter: Xhosa English Read more
• Q3 2022 NEWSLETTER

  Our Newsletter has interesting news to share, including: Successful Career Exhibition Skills Development Wind Turbine Service Technician Programme – Amanda Shayi Meet Our Scholarship Recipient: Oyama Mangali Click below to view the full newsletter: Xhosa English Read more
• SAFETY AND SECURITY FOR YOUNG CHILDREN

  October 2022. To help ensure the safety and security of children in Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres, a local wind farm is funding an infrastructure project that will benefit more than 1 000 children across nine ECD centres within their four host communities in the Cookhouse region, through maintenance,... Read more
• SMME PROGRAMME FOR YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS

  November 2022. A business support programme targeting 16 SMMEs from four Eastern Cape communities was launched in the second half of 2021, after research indicated that youth-owned businesses are under-represented in procurement opportunities within this area. These entities are benefiting from business training and coaching through this supplier development... Read more
• Q2 2022 NEWSLETTER

  Our Newsletter has interesting news to share, including: Successful Career Exhibition Skills Development Wind Turbine Service Technician Programme – Amanda Shayi Meet Our Scholarship Recipient: Oyama Mangali Click below to view the full newsletter: Xhosa English   Read more
• YOUNG WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS

  August 2022. The trio of young women who make up Zinothando Bakery are amongst a group of entrepreneurs who are receiving training and mentorship. This programme aims to stimulate local employment and SMME development, in a response to high levels of unemployment within the Sarah Baartman District in Municipality.... Read more
• LOCAL ECD CENTRE SET TO LEAVE A LASTING LEGACY

  June 2022. Siyafunda Day Care Centre has received numerous accolades for its hard work and many achievements over the years. As a result, children who attend this centre receive preference when enrolling for Grade R at local schools. “We are very proud of our successes and grateful for the... Read more
• Q1 NEWSLETTER

  Our Newsletter has interesting news to share, including: Scholarship Programme Primary Healthcare Support Programme Youth Training Programme Early Childhood Development Click below to view the full newsletter: Xhosa English Read more
• LOCAL YOUTH BENEFIT FROM TRAINING PROGRAMME

  April 2022. Levandre Loots, based in the rural Eastern Cape community of Cookhouse, is one of the eight young graduates who have benefitted from a Wind Turbine Service Training programme, as part of a youth development technical training initiative. During the seven-month long course, the youth were trained under... Read more
• GRADUATION BLISS FOR ECD PRACTITIONERS

  March 2022. Thembisa Ndlela is one of 14 Early Childhood Development (ECD) practitioners that successfully graduated with a NQF certification and has started this year feeling more confident in the classroom. “Studying for the NQF Level 4 was a great journey. Although difficult at times, it has helped me... Read more
• Q4 NEWSLETTER

  Our Newsletter has interesting news to share, including: Campaign launched Youth Development Programme Home-based care training ECD graduation Click below to view the full newsletter: Xhosa English Read more
• Q3 NEWSLETTER

  Our Newsletter has interesting news to share, including: Career development project SMME programme E C D structure improvement Mandela Day Click below to view the full newsletter: Xhosa English Read more
• HOME-BASED HEALTHCARE TREATS VULNERABLE PATIENTS

  October 2021. Cookhouse Wind Farm’s Primary Healthcare Programme now incorporates ‘Home-Based Care and Home Management’, which provides services for bedridden patients and the most vulnerable community members in the Adelaide and Bedford area. Rina Constable is one of the dedicated three team members, who have received special home-based care... Read more
• ENERGYDRIVE ARRIVES IN THE EASTERN CAPE

  September 2021. The custom-built EnergyDRIVE truck is visiting the Eastern Cape and will engage with hundreds of high school learners, across eight different communities, to teach them about the benefits of renewable energy technologies. Cookhouse Wind Farm is one of the wind farms that have funded this road show,... Read more
• NEWSLETTER AUGUST 2021

  Our Newsletter has interesting news to share, including: Dedicated to home based care Studying with a scholarship Early Childhood Development Technician training programme Click below to view the full newsletter: Xhosa English Read more
• YOUNG WOMEN GET TRAINED TO SERVICE WIND TURBINES

  August 2021. Esethu Mabena, (25 years) from the Eastern Cape’s Cookhouse community, is one of the two young women selected to participate in a Wind Turbine Service Training programme, as part of a youth development joint technical training initiative between Cookhouse Wind Farm and Suzlon, its Operations and Maintenance... Read more
• MOBILE HEALTH UNIT DELIVERS ESSENTIAL CARE

  June 2021. The mobile healthcare unit, which traverses rural farming areas in the Eastern Cape, is staffed by two remarkable healthcare workers. Together they provide primary health services to the isolated farms in Bedford and Adelaide, caring for workers across over 60 farms, totaling over 1000 patients each quarter.... Read more
• NEWSLETTER APRIL 2021

  Our Newsletter has interesting news to share, including: ECD infrastructure improvement project Early Flagship Initiative Q&A with Scholarship Recipient: Chuma Gxoyiya Primary Health Care Champions Click here to view the full newsletter in English and here for Xhosa. Read more
• ADELAIDE COMMUNITY RECEIVES AN UPGRADED ECD FACILITY

  May 2021. Phakamisani Educare Centre in Adelaide, recently reopened its doors, following an extensive upgrade and expansion that has addressed overcrowding, in addition to other essential changes. This is the latest centre to benefit from Cookhouse Wind Farm’s ECD Infrastructure Initiative, a flagship programme in the wind farm’s socio-economic... Read more
• COLLABORATION TO EQUIP PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL AMIDST PANDEMIC

  February 2021. Much-needed medical equipment has been funded and handed over to the Andries Vosloo Hospital, a Provincial government funded hospital for the Blue Crane Route Local Municipality area, in Somerset East, Eastern Cape. Funded by two of the areas wind farms, namely Cookhouse Wind Farm and Golden Valley... Read more
• NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 2021

  Our Newsletter has interesting news to share, including: Water tanks for Adelaide NQF Level 4 Practitioner training Medical Equipment handover Meet our new ED Manager Click here to view the full newsletter in English and here for Xhosa. Read more
• RURAL COMMUNITY RECEIVES WATER

  February 2021. Isolated communities that are cut off from a source of clean water, are especially vulnerable in the fight against Covid-19. Realising this truth, Cookhouse Wind Farm has partnered with ‘Gift of the Givers’ to provide relief in the form of access to drinking water, to the town... Read more
• COOKHOUSE WIND FARM NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2020

  Cookhouse Wind Farm’s November 2020 newsletter has interesting news to share, including: Extra Help for Siyanakekela Supporting ECD Amidst COVID Scholarship Beneficiary to Graduate Upgrading Primary Health Care Facilities Click here to view the full newsletter in English and here for Xhosa. Read more
• SIYANAKEKELA GETS EXTRA HELP TO KEEP DIFFERENTLY ABLED CHILDREN SAFE DURING COVID

  Siyanakakela Disability Centre, in Adelaide, whose relationship with Cookhouse Wind Farm stretches back many years, has received additional support to help the facility stay COVID-19 free. Funding has been provided to help the Centre comply with the conditions laid out by government during the pandemic, which included fumigation of... Read more
• SAFETY MEASURES FOR ECD CENTRES THAT ARE TO REOPEN AMIDST COVID

  It is reported that Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres have been severely impacted by COVID-19, from a social, developmental and financial perspective. Many young children have been removed from these centres by their parents, and will not be returning until 2021, despite the Department of Basic Education’s gazette regulation... Read more
• COOKHOUSE WIND FARM NEWSLETTER AUGUST 2020

  Cookhouse Wind Farm’s August 2020 newsletter has interesting news to share, including: Covid-19 Food Relief for Local Communities Mentor Moms Find New Ways to Support Families ECD Practitioners Move Ahead with Qualifications Primary Health Care Project on the Frontline Spend for Q2 2020 Click here to view the full... Read more
• ECD PRACTITIONERS FORGING AHEAD WITH QUALIFICATIONS DESPITE COVID

  Fifteen Early Childhood Development (ECD) Practitioners from rural Eastern Cape, are forging ahead with their ECD Level 4 Training Programme, with the help of innovation, so that they can successfully graduate. This is despite reports that many childhood development centres are struggling during this time and are threatened with... Read more
• FOOD RELIEF FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES

  COVID-19 relief has been provided to vulnerable communities in the rural Eastern Cape towns of Adelaide and Somerset East, delivering house-to-house. Working in collaboration with the Department of Social Development, the Raymond Mhlaba and Blue Crane Route Municipalities, as well as the Department of Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and... Read more
• COOKHOUSE WIND FARM NEWSLETTER APRIL 2020

  Cookhouse Wind Farm’s April 2020 newsletter has interesting news to share, including: Collie Koeberg Day Care Relaunch Local Student Soon To Be Scientist Mentor Moms Register As Non-Profit Organisation ECD Practitioners Receive Further Training Spend for Q1 2020 Click here to view the full newsletter in English and here... Read more
• ECD FACILITY RELAUNCHES IN BEDFORD

  Collie Koeberg Day Care Centre in Bedford, was the place of celebrations, following the launch of the newly built Day Care Centre undertaken as part of Cookhouse Wind Farm’s ECD Infrastructure Support Programme. 6 March 2020: Bedford, Eastern Cape Members of this small Eastern Cape community, parents and local... Read more
• COOKHOUSE WIND FARM NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 2020

  Cookhouse Wind Farm’s February 2020 newsletter has interesting news to share, including: Scholarship Recipient to Graduate Mentor Moms Continue to Grow ECD Centres Benefitting from Infrastructure Support Positive Impact on Children and Education Quarterly Breakdown Click here to view the full newsletter in English and here for Xhosa. Read more
• MARITIME STUDENT AIMS TO BREAK GENDER BIAS

  The specialist field of Maritime Studies doesn’t reflect our current world where we are striving for gender equality. With fewer than ten percent of students being women in this field of studies, it is even more surprising to find a young girl from landlocked Somerset East at the helm.... Read more
• COOKHOUSE WIND FARM NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 2019

  Cookhouse Wind Farm’s October 2019 newsletter has interesting news to share, including: Mentor Moms Programme Continues To Grow Primary Healthcare Gets New Support ECD Centres Receive Infrastructure Support Quarterly Breakdown Click here to view the full newsletter in English and here for Xhosa. Read more
• Scholarships Offer Youth the Opportunity to Follow Childhood Dreams

  Inspired by her two educator parents, Chuma Gxoyiya knew that she would choose Social Development as her life work, from the age of eight. From the small town of Cookhouse, in the Eastern Cape, Chuma is in her first year, studying towards a Bachelor of Arts degree, at the... Read more
• COOKHOUSE WIND FARM NEWSLETTER JULY 2019

  Cookhouse Wind Farm’s July 2019 newsletter has interesting news to share, including: Improving ECD infrastructure Supporting Schools in need of support Equipping scholarship students Improving healthcare services Quarterly Breakdown Funding Spent On Economic Development Click here to view the full newsletter in English and here for Xhosa. Read more
• INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMME TO BENEFIT CHILDREN IN SOMERSET EAST AND SURROUNDS

  Members of the Somerset East community and officials gathered at Mini Marvel Day Care Centre, in Somerset East, to celebrate the launch of the Early Childhood Development (ECD) infrastructure programme. This marks the first of three ECD new build and renovation initiatives that Cookhouse Wind Farm is about to... Read more
• EQUIPPING STUDENTS FOR 21ST CENTURY LEARNING

  Sesona Mjuleni, who received a scholarship in 2018 from Cookhouse Wind Farm, is now a second year student at Cape Peninsula University of Technology, studying towards a National Diploma in Maritime Studies (Navigation). She recently attended a workshop in Johannesburg, with fellow scholarship recipients, to prepare for the next... Read more
• MOBILE HEALTH UNIT SERVES RURAL FARMING COMMUNITIES

  Cookhouse Wind Farm’s Primary Healthcare Flagship Initiative, a public-private partnership with the Department of Health, is staffing up a mobile clinic, to bring essential healthcare services to the rural farming communities in Bedford and Adelaide. Since the mobile unit came into operation in June 2018, a total of 46... Read more
• COOKHOUSE WIND FARM NEWSLETTER MAY 2019

  Cookhouse Wind Farm’s May 2019 newsletter has interesting news to share, including: Education Initiative Boosts Early Childhood Development Scholarships Lift Financial Burden Mobile Clinic Enhance Access To Healthcare Equipment Donation Boosts Local Clinics 2019 Upcoming Community Meeting Quarterly Breakdown Funding Spent On Economic Development Click here to view the... Read more
• SCHOOLS NEED SUPPORT FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO ASSIST WITH FUNDING

  Following an extended period in which Templeton High School was without a single mathematics teacher, Cookhouse Wind Farm lent a hand to fund this crucial teaching post. Three years later, the school has three mathematics teachers and is excited about the increased uptake of this essential subject. “After not... Read more
• PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS DELIVER ON EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT

  Partnering with Government to strengthen the knowledge base, and develop the skills within Early Childhood Development Centres is important to ensure that quality learning and teaching takes place. Whilst it is the mandate of the Department of Social Development to respond to the needs of Early Childhood Development Centres,... Read more
• COOKHOUSE WIND FARM NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 2019

  Cookhouse Wind Farm’s February 2019 newsletter has interesting news to share, including: Supporting Community Health: Department Of Health’s Community Programme ECD Practitioners Celebrate Graduation Improving ECD Infrastructure New Scholarships 2019 Upcoming Community Meeting Quarter 4/ 2018 Funding Spent On Economic Development Click here to view the full newsletter in... Read more
• COOKHOUSE WIND FARM NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 2018

  Cookhouse Wind Farm’s October 2018 newsletter has interesting news to share, including: Changing Young Lives Through Scholarship; Welcome To Our New CLO; ECD Infrastructure Support Programme; Parent Training Graduation; 2018 Cumulative Spend By Sector. Click here to view the full newsletter in English and here for Xhosa. Read more
• PARENTS GRADUATE FROM EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT TRAINING WORKSHOPS

  Around 200 parents from local communities in Adelaide, Bedford, Somerset East and Cookhouse were recently awarded certificates, having completed a series of hands-on school readiness training and mentoring workshops, aimed to provide them with the skills to prepare their young children for formal schooling. In South Africa, many children... Read more
• NEW COMMUNITY OPERATIONS OFFICER APPOINTED FOR COOKHOUSE WIND FARM

  Local Cookhouse resident Lifa Baskiti, has taken on the key role of Community Operations Officer (COO), for Cookhouse Wind Farm. The primary role of the COO is to form a bridge between the wind farm and the surrounding beneficiary communities of Cookhouse, Bedford, Adelaide and Somerset East. “I’d like... Read more
• SCHOLARSHIPS OFFER NATIONAL STUDY OPPORTUITIES AND CHANGE YOUNG LIVES

  The opportunity to attain a tertiary bursary is often the only option available for young people to fulfil their dreams of studying and broadening their horizons. Shakeilah Williams, from Somerset East, in the Eastern Cape, is one such student. She received a scholarship that offered her the chance to... Read more
• COOKHOUSE WIND FARM NEWSLETTER JULY 2018

  Cookhouse Wind Farm’s July 2018 newsletter has interesting news to share, including: Bursary Road Show Encourages Scholarship Applications; Mentor Moms Upskill Parents; Cookhouse Primary School Joins The Global Wind Day Celebrations; Q2/2018 – Funding Spent. Click  here to view the full newsletter in English and here for Xhosa. Read more
• LOCAL SCHOLARSHIPS OPPORTUNITIES FOR GRADE 12-LEARNERS

  Learners from local high schools in Somerset East, Cookhouse, Bedford and Adelaide once again have the chance to apply for Cookhouse Wind Farm funded scholarships, which now offers scholarships to Public Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Colleges, should learners wish to complete an occupational or skills development programme.... Read more
• COOKHOUSE WIND FARM BOOSTS PRIMARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES

  Cookhouse Wind Farm has announced the appointment of new healthcare workers, who will be assisting in the operation of the Department of Health’s mobile clinic, in a public-private partnership that aims to support and strengthen Primary Healthcare in the farming communities of Bedford and Adelaide. As part of the... Read more
• COOKHOUSE LEARNERS GET CREATIVE FOR WIND POWER AND WIND PRIZE

  Cookhouse Primary learners joined the world’s clean wind energy celebration by putting their creative skills to work in a schools art competition, initiated and sponsored by Cookhouse Wind Farm. The young learners in Grade 4 to Grade 7 partook in a creative arts poster competition to celebrate Global Wind... Read more
• Cookhouse Wind Farm Newsletter May 2018

  Here are some of the headlines from the May 2018 issue of the Cookhouse Wind Farm newsletter: Bidding Farewell To Our Community Operations Officer; New Healthcare Workers Employed; Learners Are Invited To Apply For Scholarships; The Next Phase In Early Childhood Development Begins; Quaterly Spend By Sector. Click here... Read more
• QUALIFIED ECD PRACTITIONERS SUPPORT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

  Young children across Somerset East, Cookhouse, Bedford and Adelaide are being better prepared for primary school, in line with our country’s legislation and national policies, which are just one of the reasons why Cookhouse Wind Farm decided to prioritize Early Childhood Development within the Education sector. Forty-seven Early Childhood... Read more
• Cookhouse Wind Farm newsletter – Quarter 1 2018

  Here are some of the headlines from the Quarter 1 – 2018 issue of the Cookhouse Wind Farm newsletter: Cookhouse Wind Farm Scholarship Programme; Healthcare Programme Helps Community Clinics; Celebrating ECD Practitioner’s Graduation; 2018 Community Meetings; Q4 / 2017 – Funding Spent On Economic Development. Click here to view... Read more
• DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME BOOSTS PRIMARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES

  Cookhouse Wind Farm has begun rolling out the first phase of its Healthcare Flagship Initiative, aimed at strengthening Primary Healthcare in the communities of Bedford, Cookhouse, Somerset East and Adelaide. This three-year high impact initiative, which will see a R2, 000, 000 investment in the first year, in the... Read more
• COOKHOUSE WIND FARM NEWSLETTER – NOVEMBER 2017

  Here are some of the headlines from the November issue of the Cookhouse Wind Farm newsletter: Bringing Parents To The Education Table; Energydrive Arrives To Teach Local Schools; School Visits To The Wind Farm; Cookhouse Wind Farm Scholarship 2018; Q3/2017 – Funding Spent on Economic Development. Click here to view. Read more
• ENERGYDRIVE ARRIVES IN THE EASTERN CAPE TO TEACH LEARNERS ABOUT RENEWABLE POWER

  The custom-built EnergyDRIVE truck, a first of its kind in Africa, arrived in the Eastern Cape this week to teach learners about the benefits and uses of renewable energy technologies and is expected to engage with thousands of high school learners located close to wind farms. Cookhouse Wind Farm... Read more
• LOCAL LEARNERS REACH FOR SCHOLARSHIPS TO OPEN DOORS TO THE FUTURE

  Learners from local high schools in Somerset East, Cookhouse, Bedford and Adelaide have the opportunity to apply for scholarships and to follow in the footsteps of their predecessors who are fulfilling their dreams at universities around the country. “Even though many of our learners do well in their studies,... Read more
• Cookhouse Wind Farm newsletter – September 2017

  Cookhouse Wind Farm’s September 2017 newsletter has interesting news to share, including: Proud Supporters Of Siyanakekela Special Needs Day Care Centre; Wind Turbine Technician Programme Takes On Local Students; Cookhouse Wind Farm Scholarship 2018; Cookhouse Wind Farm Healthcare Flagship Initiative; Q2 / 2017 – Funding Spent On Economic Development.... Read more
• LOCAL LEARNERS REACH FOR SCHOLARSHIPS TO OPEN DOORS TO THE FUTURE

  Learners from local high schools in Somerset East, Cookhouse, Bedford and Adelaide have the opportunity to apply for scholarships and to follow in the footsteps of their predecessors who are fulfilling their dreams at universities around the country. “Even though many of our learners do well in their studies,... Read more
• Early childhood development is supported by Cookhouse Wind Farm and mentors

  Cookhouse Wind Farm’s Early Childhood Development (ECD) Project is helping to improve the current level of ECD centres in the surrounding local area, with the objective of providing quality childcare and education for children up to age 6.  This flagship project enables Practitioners to achieve a formal qualification and... Read more
• Cookhouse Wind Farm newsletter – May 2017

  Please take a moment to read Cookhouse Wind Farm’s latest newsletter, headlines include: Socio-economic Development Projects Uplift Local Communities; Projects Designed To Achieve Sustainable Impact; Apply For A Bursary Now; Q1 / 2017 -Funding Spent On Economic Development. Click here to view. Read more
• SIYANAKEKELA CENTRE BRINGS HOPE TO DIFFERENTLY ABLED CHILDREN IN ADELAIDE

  Siyanakekela Disability Special Day Care Centre, which provides special care to differently abled children, is the only such community centre for children with severe mental and physical disabilities in Adelaide, Eastern Cape. This is one of the reasons that Cookhouse Wind Farm has been supporting this very special Day... Read more
• RYAN HAMMOND TAKES THE LEAD IN MANAGING 287MW RENEWABLE ENERGY PORTFOLIO

  Ryan Hammond has been appointed CEO of Cookhouse Wind Farm, Umoya Energy- Hopefield Wind Farm and REISA Solar PV, a renewable energy portfolio totaling 287 MW. He takes on the responsibility of managing the facilities’ operations, finance and community operations, with effect from 01 February 2017. Ryan is well... Read more