What we do
Our community initiatives focus on three key areas: education, enterprise development and skills development. Through partnerships with local organisations, we support early childhood development, environmental education, digital learning, entrepreneurship and vocational training programmes, including the Singita Community Culinary School.
By investing in people and opportunity, we aim to strengthen local livelihoods, support resilient communities and foster a future where both people and nature can thrive.
The SLT has two flagship Community Partnership Projects:
- The Holistic Early Childhood Development Support Programme (ECD) for children aged 0–5, supporting their physical, nutritional, developmental, and health and safety related needs. Through this comprehensive, structured support programme, ECD centres receive hands-on guidance and the necessary resources for good practice.
- The Singita Community Culinary School (SCCS) offers young people from neighbouring local villages the opportunity to become professional chefs with a full scholarship. This is an intensive year-long culinary course, followed by a six-month work internship. Singita proudly partners with the globally renowned Prue Leith Culinary Institute, a leading academic quality assurance and accreditation provider.
Graduates of the SCCS earn a highly acclaimed, internationally recognised City & Guilds Level 2 Diploma in Professional Cookery, complemented by WSET Level 1 Wine certification and essential Fire Safety and First Aid qualifications. Key community partnership projects:
- We have a long-standing commitment to digital literacy through a partnership with the Good Work Foundation, an independent NGO, which operates world-class digital learning campuses in the region. Since 2018, the SLT has been the key sponsor of the Justicia Digital Learning Campus.
- The Hustle Economy programme, led by Wild Impact and supported by the Singita Lowveld Trust, equips entrepreneurs with skills, mentorship, and access to funding to grow sustainable businesses. By strengthening small enterprises and informal economies, the programme supports income generation, resilient livelihoods, and greater economic participation across neighbouring communities.
The SLT’s community partnership programmes have seen many success stories unfold over the years. To read more about these inspiring projects, click here.
