by WOF Editorial Team | 12 Sep, 2017 | Profiles, WoFire News
Working on Fire in the Eastern Cape, in partnership with various stakeholders, marched against the abuse and killing of women to mark Women’s Day. According to WOF Provincial Social Development Practitioner, Siphokazi Jack, this march was aimed at raising...
by WOF Editorial Team | 12 Sep, 2017 | Profiles, WoFire News
Working on Fire prides itself in providing unemployed youth from disadvantaged communities with skills that improve their employability. The success of the programme is proven by the regular numbers of former WOF participants who land jobs either in...
by WOF Editorial Team | 6 Sep, 2017 | Profiles, WoFire News
The recent devastating fires experienced in Knysna, Portugal, Las Vegas and Australia send a clear message – climate change is a reality and should be taken seriously. These fires damaged and destroyed properties, scarred the environment and claimed lives. They...
by WOF Editorial Team | 5 Sep, 2017 | Profiles, WoFire News
Shane Christian, the newly appointed Working on Fire National General Manager recently visited the Working on Fire Free State Provincial Staff to engage, train and provide additional information to the staff members about the Working on Fire programme. The 3 days...
by WOF Editorial Team | 5 Sep, 2017 | Profiles, WoFire News
Working on Fire (WOF) in Mpumalanga partnered with the Mpumalanga Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA ) and the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) to launch the official opening of the winter fire season on 30 June...
by WOF Editorial Team | 5 Sep, 2017 | Profiles, WoFire News
The Working on Fire programme in the Eastern Cape welcomed back 21 Crew Leaders who recently completed the Type 2 Crew Leader course. The young men and women left the province to attend the Type 2 Crew Leader course which ran from 24 May to 14 July. Ground Operations...