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About the project

Cape Town Society for the Blind (CTSB) is a non-profit organisation founded in 1929 by a group of women to address the need for training and employment opportunities for blind and visually impaired people within a secure and supportive environment. It has remained true to its mission and vision for over 90 years, becoming a beacon of hope to blind and visually impaired individuals who need to navigate the complex world without sight. Today, CTSB offers a wide range of training in the arts and crafts as well as computer, braille and career training. A low vision clinic was recently added to the range of services available.

A valuable partner in this project is Hannover Re South Africa, one of the world's largest reinsurance groups. Hannover Re SA already made a R1m capital expenditure donation to this project, which deepens the economic and energy security benefits for CTSB, making this among our most impactful solar projects yet.

Impact and benefits

By purchasing solar cells in this project, you will supply an established institution that has supported Cape Town’s blind and visually impaired community for almost 100 years with clean, reliable and affordable electricity. The battery system will provide complete backup power to the entire campus, which is essential as South Africa is facing an energy crisis with near-daily scheduled power cuts.

Your purchase will help reduce CTSB’s energy bills, with immediate savings from year 1 and an estimated ZAR 2.2 million in savings over the solar project lifespan.

It will also ensure reliable electricity supply to secure CTSB’s income stream, which is self-funded through the sale of products manufactured by blind and visually impaired artisans, sold from their onsite shop. In turn, this will provide income resilience to the artisans who run their own businesses from within CTSB.

Reliable electricity also means that training facilities, computer labs and the low vision clinic can continue operating during power cuts.

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