Children and Adult Education
The Rooipad and Tierkop both have créches for children from 3 months to 6 years old.
Children have access to after school care and receive additional schoolwork support with an after school program.
During December holiday we are also running a Children’s holiday program for all children between 7 and 18 years old in conjunction with the Department of Welfare.
Three children received scholarships to attend Augrabies Academy (private academy). One new Tierkop boy received scholarship to attend private pre-school in nearby Kakamas.
The aim is that they complete high school, study at a tertiary institution and qualify themselves to ensure a better future for them and their families.
In 2020 our first adult worker will go back to school to finish his matric, we will give him the scholarship and mentorship to complete this live long dream. Créche uprade at Rooipad 2019.
Sport
Sport plays an integral part in our community with soccer and netball enjoying the most support. An annual farm tournament takes place at the Rooipad sport grounds. Workers also have access to new gym facilities upgraded 2020 on the farm and new sport facilities at Oranjedal in 2019.
Choir Competition
We have an annual choir competition where 8 choirs from different units compete against each other.
Committee Acknowledgement and Team Building
As part of our team we have very dedicated committee members on the different farms – they are an integral part of the communication between the workers and the management team.
This year we held a team building day with all our community members acknowledging their dedication and hard work and also giving them the change to interact and learn from each other.
Aganang Needlework Project
The needlework project “Aganang” was initiated in 2015.
The dream is to teach these women a skill they can use to provide for themselves and to own an additional income.
They started by selling products to their co-workers and today selling products all over South Africa.
Last year they exhibited their products at the Amplify Africa Conference in Stellenbosch.
Second needlework project started at Tierkop in 2020.
Créches
Rooipad and Tierkop both have créches for children from 3 months to 6 years old. We run aftercare and holiday programmes. The aim is to allow children to complete highschool, study further and qualify themselves to ensure a better future for them and their families.
Rooipad Boerdery (Head office)
Telephone: +27 (54) 451 7007
Fax: +27 (86) 502 1323
Email: kantoor@rooipad.co.za
Rooipad Boerdery 1893
Straussburg Landgoed 1997
Alkara 2006
Tierkop 2016
Rooiduin 2020