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HAPPY 20TH ANNIVERSARY TO US! 💃🕺

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Merry Christmas to those who celebrate! Happy holidays to all our members, funders and partners.

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Happy holidays!🎁🎀

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SaveAct held its year-end lunch yesterday, bringing an end to a busy but productive year. It was a time to acknowledge the efforts and contributions of all our staff. A special thanks to Angela Pillay for planning the occasion, and to Kathy Pitout for the decor. ✨

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Check out the ‘Discussions’ playlist for in-depth talks with our savings group members on YouTube! Through the videos on the ‘Plant Nurseries’ playlist viewers can track the progress of each plant nursery recipient. Catch up on our videos, and don’t forget to subscribe!

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we shared details of a study on a significant Duzi-uMngeni Conservation Trust (DUCT) project which showed how young people are hungry for financial education. Our November article was also about youth, focusing on farmers & entrepreneurs.

Walk down memory lane with us!

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#Flashback to this year’s collection of articles highlighting key aspects of our work with us. As the year draws to a close, we recommend you take this month to catch up on any articles you might have missed! https://t.co/K1Y60dc6W3

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During the year, we also spoke to Prudence Mgasheni and Themi Mzindle about the ups and down of being entrepreneurs, and how being part of SaveAct helped to propel their enterprises forward. Lindelwa Ndwalane told us about her journey towards becoming debt free via saving, and

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Our youth members are among the most successful when it comes to starting and running businesses, and tend to save the highest amounts in savings groups. Read about their success in agriculture and agroecology in our study on our website! Link here: https://t.co/nRm21T33bd

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sex worker participants (SWP) across six provinces. A total of 640 SWPs will have received skills and tools to help them plan their future and take active steps towards achieving their goals at the end of the project. (2/2)

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One of our latest projects is with the AIDS Foundation of South Africa (AFSA). In conjunction with the Ubunye Foundation and Choice Trust - SaveAct and AFSA has embarked on four days of life skills training and a two-day financial education training session for (1/2)

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To this end, we welcome Mfaniseni Mdlalose, Nonhlanhla Zungu, Sibongile Yaka and Nontobeko Mabaso as community-based promoters (CBPs), who join Field Officers Zinhle Ncwane, Simbongile Duba, Siyabonga Msani – all of whom will be involved in implementing this new phase.

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We have started the second phase of our Women and Youth in Sustainable Enterprise (WAYSE 2) project aimed at continuing to build sustainable livelihoods and empowering women and youth. Our focus is not only on the creation of new savings groups,

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but on working with the community to develop an ecosystem that supports and expands their opportunities. The project will track all businesses established in savings groups during the first three years of implementation.

With a new project, comes new work opportunities...

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You can now watch the 27th Tipping Points webinar on the @OppGenRC YouTube page, where our panellists discussed how savings groups stimulate entrepreneurship and how they promote a green economy by embracing agroecology and nature conservation here - https://t.co/ME8cGPQDYL

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and some of the achievements of our implementation partner Kruger to Canyon. Read the full article here: https://t.co/vpTW7BB51e

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Just in case you missed last week’s insightful and comprehensive coverage by the Daily Maverick Tipping Points webinar which profiles the progress of SaveAct-led savings groups in Namaqualand in building resilience in a rapidly changing environment –

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#climateadaptation #justtransition #WomenEmpowement #YouthEmpowerment

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Don’t miss this week’s insightful coverage by the Daily Maverick of the latest Tipping Points webinar which profiles SaveAct-promoted savings groups in building resilience to climate shocks.
https://t.co/vpTW7BB51e