This project, funded by a National Lotteries Commission grant, focused on the introduction of a structured Early Childhood Development training program into selected pre-primary schools in two disadvantaged townships in the Western Cape of South Africa. The project aimed to provide a “blueprint” for further initiatives throughout South Africa in support of the South African […]
Cence enrolled 59 candidates for a bursary programme – Higher Certificate in Management (120 Credit Qualification registered on the NQF at level 5). This programme was funded by Services SETA. The Higher Certificate in Management is an entry level management qualification aimed at line managers. The flexible structure of the qualification enables candidates to select […]
Cence acted as host employer for a Skills Programme funded by Services SETA. 257 Candidates were trained in Financial Management for Small Businesses (NQF Level 4) with the following focus areas: • Viability and Feasibility Research • Marketing • Financial Management • Tendering Training commenced in January 2016 and combined the implementation of individual development […]
Cence believes in the power of entrepreneurship and an entrepreneurial spirit to tackle challenges in our communities, create jobs and to stimulate economic growth. In this spirit, we regularly motivate and support upcoming entrepreneurs in attending various courses, such as the Amandla! Project – training to equip them with basic business skills through business training. […]
ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMME WITH SOUTHERN AND EASTERN AFRICA PRE-FEASIBILITY: ETHANOL PRODUCTION FROM SWEET SORGHUM TO SUPPORT THE COMPREHENSIVE RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IN SOUTH AFRICA [EEP SA 334] This programme was jointly funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland (lead donor), The Austrian Development Agency (ADA) and the UK’s Department for International […]
An information and consultative meeting regarding a sustainable, multi-facetted enablement centre planned for farm worker communities in the Swartland was held in Malmesbury. The envisaged enablement centre was the result of collaborative thinking and action by development practitioners from Cence and U-Grow Rural Development/Landelike Ontwikkeling. The meeting, themed Reconciliation and Hope through Collaboration, was attended […]
Cence was appointed by the Mitchells Plain Skills Centre NPC and Mitchells Plain Education Forum to implement a food garden project in Mitchells Plain. Project Deliverables: Identify 100 people to participate in the household food garden project; Identify and train 10 people as group leaders; Train the 100 candidates and 10 group leaders in the […]
Cence signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Sinokuzenzela Community Development NPC and King Zwelonke Sigcawu from the Willowvale District in the Eastern Cape on 5 October 2013. In terms of this agreement, Cence were to establish projects that would be able to offer the following opportunities in job and wealth creation for communities in the […]
The MTN Kgwebo ya Batsha / Young Entrepreneurs Project was launched in June 2009 and implemented for 4 years with the exit phase scheduled for the end of 2012. MTN Foundation together with CENCE identified and registered 15 schools per
The Agri-Entrepreneur project in Mitchell’s Plain, aims to address nutritional needs of school students in the area. Our motivation is the ideal that if children are not hungry, they are better able to learn and stay in school and ultimately will be able to access development opportunities which will contribute their economic well-being – and […]
