Community Upliftment
Poverty Alleviation
Job Creation
The growth and development of the individual team members working on the project are arguably one of the project’s greatest successes – the examples below highlight some of these great success stories:
KATRIEN’S STORY (ONE OF MANY):
PUBLICITY AND MARKETING
Prior to the Jobs for Carbon Project, Katrien Opperman was a domestic worker in Vanwyksdorp. She applied to Jobs for Carbon as a planter and harvester (general worker). Through this process, she was given the opportunity to apply for the position of team supervisor. Despite little-to-no prior experience or qualification for the post, she was appointed to this position based on the potential she showed. Katrien has over the last four years grown from strength to strength, both on a personal as well as managerial level, and now leads her team with confidence, is able to speak in front of large international crowds about the project and her teams (in English, her second language) and has been very successful at marketing events for the project and the company.
The Jobs for Carbon team members have had various opportunities to represent the J4C and GCBR on public platforms, which gave them the opportunity to develop and build on their confidence. In this, they have excelled, and have truly mastered the skill of being ambassadors to their project, company, and the environment.
WORK ETHIC
Not only has the project added incredible value to the lives of its employees, but it has also demonstrated over time the incredible work ethic nurtured in the individuals – on numerous occasions members of the Jobs for Carbon team have prioritized the success of the project over their own desires, selflessly volunteering help in after-hours towards the project.
INTRINSIC VALUE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
The project has also developed and nurtured an inherent love and respect by the team members for the natural environment. This is evident not only in their work ethic but in their change of behaviour and response to the environment in which they live, and how they translate that ethic to their families and community.