Introduction

The Eskom Development Foundation handles all Eskom's community development initiatives.

Education support

• Training of early childhood development teachers, enabling them to acquire formal qualifications
• Training of primary and secondary school teachers who are unqualified or under-qualified especially in mathematics, science and technology as well as training in health, environmental, enterprise education, art, craft and culture, tourism and language
• School management, administration and life skills training.
• Supply of equipment to schools such as
• Early childhood development equipment and material
• Teaching aids for primary and secondary schools
• Resource centre material and equipment

Skills development

• Technical skills training for subsistence level community projects such as brick-making, bread-making and welding
• Business management, administration and life skills training such as health, environmental education, art and crafts
• Adult literacy and numeracy training as an integral part of the technical skills training.
• Supplying equipment and materials for the application of skills, such as: Brick-making, cement, ovens, flour, welding machines and welding rods.