WESSA Sishen Report for Anglo American

WESSA SISHEN

Vision: To be a progressive and state-of-the-art Education Centre in the Northern Cape, offering relevant, exciting and inclusive programmes to all resident’s of the Northern Cape.

Mission: To be an education facility for all communities and people living in the Northern Cape, where operational excellence is achieved, where education programmes and experiences are delivered to people of all ages, and where members from all local communities benefit through improvements in education, employment opportunities and the protection of the biodiversity of the local environment at the Sishen Nature Reserve. Objectives: ➢ Deliver excellent curriculum-based education programmes to primary and high school students ➢ Deliver teacher training and skills development programmes to schools in the local area. ➢ Use the education centre as a platform to introduce and upskill youth in preparation for 21st century skills and the 4th industrial revolution. ➢ Use the centre and nature reserve as a platform for scientific research and university studies. ➢ Deliver leadership, adventure, team-building and youth development programmes to local communities ➢ Create awareness of the importance of protecting local biodiversity, with a key focus on the Camel Thorn tree, through the Sishen Nature Reserve ➢ Create local employment opportunities through the operations of the education centre and nature reserve. ➢ Create awareness about the local industries and economies in the Northern Cape.