Seriti’s Community-led Farming Model Delivers Real Rural Change
A community-led agricultural model in Deelpan, North West, is
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11, 2025
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11, 2025
Seriti Transforms Smallholder Farmers Through Tech and Training
The two-year project, implemented between 2023 and 2025, funded by the Citi Foundation Innovation Challenge, resulted in the establishment of 50 new farming enterprises. It is supported with training, inputs, tools and infrastructure such as irrigation systems, shade nets, poultry houses, and storage facilities.
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09, 2025
Seriti Institute’s 3rd Annual Farmers’ Day 2025 Leaves a Lasting Impact in Standerton
On 18 September 2025, Standerton came alive with resilience and community pride as the Seriti Institute hosted its 3rd Annual Farmers’ Day at the local showgrounds. More than 500 people — including smallholder farmers, families, youth, and agricultural partners — came together for a day of inspiration, practical learning, and celebration.
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09, 2025
Agriculture meets innovation at Seriti’s 3rd Annual Farmers’ Day
Standerton came alive as Seriti Institute hosted its 3rd Annual Farmers’ Day, exploring drone tech, sustainable practices, and market-ready tools. With over 46 exhibitors and a strong focus on families and youth, the event showcased how collaboration drives transformation in agriculture.
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09, 2025
Redefining Youth Employment in South Africa: Seriti Institute and NYDA Opening Doors to Opportunities
With unemployment on the rise in South Africa, Seriti Institute (NPC), as an implementing partner of the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA), has been driving change at the ground level through the National Youth Service (NYS) Programme.
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08, 2025
Seriti’s Nursery Establishment Initiative
The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) reported in 2022 that smallholder and subsistence farming supports food security for approximately 2.5 million households. Yet, in 2024, nearly one in four South African households experienced hunger (Stats SA, 2024).
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08, 2025
Turning Curiosity into Careers Through STEM Exposure
Each year, National Science Week invites South Africans to reflect on the role of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in shaping the nation’s future. But as we celebrate innovation and inquiry, we must also reckon with the fact that many young people across the country still experience STEM as a distant concept.
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07, 2025
Fix the Foundation: Why Youth Mental Health Must Begin With the Parents and Caregivers Who Raise Them
Globally, youth mental health is in crisis. According to the World Health Organization, one in seven young people aged 10–19 lives with a mental disorder — making up 15% of the total disease burden for that age group. Millions of young people around the world are dealing with depression, anxiety, self-harm, and eating disorders — and many do not receive the help they need.
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06, 2025
When short-term jobs aren’t enough: Lessons from Komati’s Just Transition
Komati, Mpumalanga - The silence left by the shutdown of the local power station in 2022 is more than just a drop in electricity output. It is the quiet of a community struggling to rebuild after losing its economic heartbeat.
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05, 2025
Beyond Decommissioning: Reviving Komati Through Social Investment and a Just Energy Transition
Komati Power Station, which had operated since 1961, played a significant role in powering South Africa through coal-generated electricity. At its height, it supplied 121 megawatts to the national grid.
