Education Initiatives

An important part of the process of redressing social ills and past imbalances is an ongoing focus on education, spearheaded by various trusts and initiatives, from pre-school through to tertiary education and skills transfer for adults.

1 000 SPARKLING FACES
The Cap Classique Association strives to generate profits at their generic Cap Classique Festivals and donate all profit made towards this project 

AGRI’S GOT TALENT 
This singing competition for fruit and wine workers has a focus on skills development.  The Cap Classique Association strives to generate profits at their generic Cap Classique Festivals and donate all profit made towards this project

AITSA! AFTER CARE CENTRES
Improving the quality of life of schoolchildren living in the Dwarsriver Valley and Kylemore area by providing them with a safe, stimulating and nurturing environment in the afternoons after school

APEIROGON YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY
A new platform for skills development in the wine and hospitality industry 

APWASI WINE EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
The Asia Pacific Wine and Spirit Institute (APWASI) fully funded the APWASI Wine Education Scholarship programme in partnership with the Black Cellar Club (BLACC)

ANNA FOUNDATION
The primary objective of the foundation is to address the educational and social needs of rural children

BABBEL AND KRABBEL CRÉCHE
Profits raised by the sale of the Paul Roos wines go to this créche, established by the Roos family on Rust and Vrede near Stellenbosch

BOSCHENDAL LEARNING HUB
An inclusive space for learning that embodies the collaborative vision of this working wine farm

BOTRIVER EDUCATION FUND
Promoting educational excellence in the Bot River community

CALLING EDUCATION
Providing high-quality education to learners from low-income communities 

CAPE WINEMAKERS GUILD PROTÉGÉ PROGRAMME
Cultivating and nurturing winemakers from disadvantaged groups to become winemakers of excellence

CECILIA FOUNDATION
Supporting marginalised individuals through music

CLICK LEARNING
An NGO that helps underserviced primary schools improve foundational literacy, numeracy and digital skills through the deployment of relevant online programmes

COMMUNITY KEEPERS
A non-profit company providing psychological and social services to learners at schools

DROSTDY HOF GRADUATE PROGRAMME
This annual initiative was conceived as part of the brand’s wider social and eco-sustainability drive 

EDUVATE 
Support for intensified teacher coaching for 21st century education at schools across the Stellenbosch district

ELANA AFRIKA-BREDENKAMP & DE GRENDEL SOMMELIER BURSARY  
Renowned media personality and entrepreneur Elana Afrika-Bredenkamp, in collaboration with De Grendel, launched Annabelle Shiraz to raise funds for sommelier training

FRANSCHHOEK HOSPITALITY ACADEMY & LEARNING CENTRE 
Groundbreaking skills development centre in the Robertson valley

FOR AFRICA'S CHILDREN EVERY TIME (FACET)
Graff Diamonds’ charitable initiative 

GIVE ME A CHANCE CHILDREN’S FOUNDATION
Alluvia Boutique Winery & Guesthouse’s trust supports promising students from nearby Kylemore

iBHODI TRUST
Scaling high-quality education through technology

INDABA FOUNDATION
Invested in education in South Africa since 2015, the foundation is primed to address the needs of the region's most vulnerable children by investing in Early Childhood Development initiatives, ground-breaking  partnerships and world-class research programmes

INDABA INSTITUTE
The Indaba Institute trains teachers in world-class Early Childhood Montessori Education

JAKES GERWEL TECHNICAL SCHOOL
A modern, two-stream technical school in Bonnievale that serves the local community

KLEINOOD COMMUNITY PROJECT
Kleinood’s partnership with the Weber Gedenk Primary School in the Blaauwklippen Valley

KUNYE
A wine brand channelling all profits from wine sales into a scholarship fund to help people from previously disadvantaged backgrounds in South Africa to further their wine studies

LIVING SOILS COMMUNITY LEARNING FARM
Based at Spier, this learning and deomstration farm produces nutaritious food using eco-friendly regenerative farming methods while empowering a new generation of farmers

LOVE TO GIVE 
Creating a caring community and providing skills training in Kayamandi on the outskirts of Stellenbosch 

LUNCHBOX FUND
Transforming a child’s education, one meal at a time

LYNEDOCH CHILDREN'S HOUSE
The Lynedoch Children’s House provides integrated and ecologically focused Montessori-based learning and nature-based play for children from the local farming community

LYNEDOCH YOUTH PROGRAMME
This programme support and inspires high school and school-leaving youth to choose positive life paths and discover their full potential

MARANATHA TRUST
A public benefit organisation that facilitates community projects focused on education in the Swartland

MASIKHULE
A non-profit organisation based in the Helderberg that trains women from marginalised communities in early childhood development

NEDBANK CAPE WINEMAKERS GUILD DEVELOPMENT TRUST
Established in association with Nedbank to support social development through further education in wineland communities

PARTNERS FOR POSSIBILITY
A co-action, co-learning partnership between school principals and business leaders, enabling social cohesion through partnerships, and empowering principals to become change leaders in their schools and communities

PEBBLES PROJECT
Enabling children and young adults from agricultural communities to reach their full potential through education, health and nutrition services

PINOTAGE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY
Developing the capacity of young, disadvantaged South Africans to prepare them for employment within the wine industry and related sectors such as hospitality and tourism

RADIO KC
The Communication Initiative Network’s community radio station

REALLY GOOD LIBRARY
Robertson Winery launched the much-needed Really Good Library at Nkqubela Primary School in Robertson in March 2021. On Mandela Day in 2022, the winery also donated 50 tablets to learners at the school 

SKILLOGICAL
Winetech People Development has developed an online platform with the aim of offering top quality training to people from across the wine industry value-chain in a simple and accessible format

SP(I)EEL
A collective that develops and implements focused applied arts and arts therapy programmes in identified communities

SON OF THE SOIL LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION
Equipping young people to become active citizens and authentic leaders through relationship building and support

SOUTH AFRICAN WINE INDUSTRY PROFESSIONAL BODY
A voluntary self-regulated professional body that is mandated to grow the competency base of the industry’s workers 

TAYLOR'S PORT GOLDEN VINES® DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP, INTERNSHIP & MENTORSHIP PROGRAMME
This programme for aspiring black and ethnic minority students wishing to undertake the Masters of Wine (MW) and Master Sommelier (MS) programmes is open to candidates from all over the world

THE CAPE WINE AUCTION
Raising significant funds to support education in the winelands of South Africa

THE HEADSTART TRUST
Providing and promoting education and outreach programmes for educational enrichment, academic support and supplementary tuition to poor and needy children in the Overberg

THE LAND OF HOPE TRUST
Long-term social upliftment through the gift of high quality education, skills development and the power of developing knowledge

THE KUSASA PROJECT
An early learning centre that provides a critical educational foundation to underprivileged children of colour in the Franschhoek Valley 

THEMBALITSHA FOUNDATION
Educational projects serving poor communities in the Western Cape

THE PERRON X INTRODUCTORY SOMMELIER CERTIFICATE
The South African Sommeliers Association and Apeirogon Youth Development Academy have partnered to provide interprovincial sommelier training across South Africa

THUNDERCHILD
Thunderchild is a quality red blend that raises fund for the children of Die Herberg, an orphanage in Robertson

ULUTSHU WINE PROJECT
The uLutshu (an isiXhosa word for ‘the youth’) wine brand is the culmination of a learning project that saw Delheim Wines partner with the Pinotage Youth Development Academy

WINE TRAINING SOUTH AFRICA 
A non-profit organisation that offers an extensive training programme to cellar workers in the South African Wine Industry

Email Addresses

Bouchard Finlayson WSET Scholarship
karen@bouchardfinlayson.co.za

Thuthukile Skweyiya Western Cape-Burgundy Wine Exchange Programme (Ministry of Agriculture: Western Cape)
maritjiec@elsenburg.com

Vineyard Academy (Learnerships in Viticulture & Cellar Technology)
vineyardacademy@live.co.za

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