Environment

Local interest

Earthchild Nandipha explains how a worm-farm works

IMPUMRLRLO organic garden – organic classroom program

Freshlyground supports Earth Hour 2009

General interest

A Dutch NPO, Water Footprint – calculate your water comspution and see what you can do to reduce it.

Real Cool Futures – Read and discover about people helping the environment trough their jobs

Safe and cheap cooking methods

Fireless cooking- learn how to cook without using electricity!

Hot box cooking- insulation cooking method

Keeping your house warm using bubble wrap!

Learn about Bubble Wrap Window insulation and watch the video

Internet training

Free Online Internet Training- Learn computer and Internet basics online!

Legal issues

Local interest

Woman’s Legal Centre - Learn about relationships rights, violence against women, health and many other issues.

The Big Issue – The Change is in your pocket. Learn about this NPO helping unemployed people in Cape Town.

General interest

Global online advocacy community – AVAAZ

Health education

General interest

AVERT – Learn about prevention, transmission and treatment of HIV and AIDS

Local interest

SmartCape – Explanations and tips about a healthy lifestyle and also specifically about women’s health

Business strategy

Local interest

Look at CIPROs website (Companies and Intellectual Property Registration Office)

and specifically this: http://www.cipro.gov.za/products_services/co_registration.asp

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SARS Small Businesses

This SME Toolkit may be useful as it provides information on how to start a small micro enterprise.

This website can help you creating a business plan.

General interest

10 minute workshop for Micro Businesses and Home Based Businesses

Schooling

Local interest

List of student loans and bursaries (government information)

Find a school in the Western Cape

List of libraries in the Cape Town area

Skills training and job creation

Local interest

Learn to Earn – Lots of different training programs offered in Khayelitsha as well as a Business Resource Centre helping with job creation.

Khayelitsha cookies – See how this organisation trains and recruits ladies for their amazing bakery!