{"id":46593,"date":"2023-08-03T10:34:32","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T08:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/taking-up-the-reigns-of-community-development-20230802\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T15:58:10","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T13:58:10","slug":"taking-up-the-reigns-of-community-development-20230802","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/taking-up-the-reigns-of-community-development-20230802\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking up the reigns of community development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jeffreys\u00a0Bay Wind Farm has welcomed Nonini Makhothe to its team. In her role as economic development specialist Makhothe acts as the bridge between the wind farm and its many surrounding beneficiary communities, within the Kouga region.<\/p>\n<p>Her primary role incorporates overseeing the implementation and management of the economic development programmes which directly benefits the communities of Hankey, Patensie, Ocean View, Jeffreys Bay and Humansdorp.<\/p>\n<p>Nonini Makhothe said,\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Blockquote\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_3261ffc1\">\n<div class=\"text\">I am passionate about spaces that offer development opportunities to people. I believe in empowering people instead of creating dependence. This can include activities like providing young people with opportunities to access tertiary education through bursaries. This opens up a window of possibilities for people, especially those coming from impoverished backgrounds. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_6c911d45\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/8969\/bbdb3fbaffdc40a1b5ef1da8c3304cef.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/aa13bfbe4b824a98bb89740d19bfebe4.jpg\" title=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\">Photo: Supplied<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Nonini brings her passion and experience in both development and the renewable energy sector to this role, and has already started engaging with programme beneficiaries in order to better understand the social and economic dynamics of priority communities in and around the wind farm.<\/p>\n<p>It is not coincidental that she has chosen to work within the wind power sector, as she is an advocate for sustainability.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe that renewable energy is the future. 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