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The Jakes Gerwel Foundation

  • About the Foundation
    • Objectives
    • Who we are
    • Projects
    • Paulet house
    • Writers
    • Annual reports
    • Partners and Donors
    • Contact us
  • About Jakes Gerwel
    • Who was Jakes Gerwel?
    • Articles
    • In memoriam
  • Paulet House Stories
  • In the news
  • English
    • Afrikaans
    • Xhosa

About the Foundation

The Foundation was founded to further the legacy of Gert Johannes Gerwel, a holistic individual who distinguished himself as educator, liberator, patron of the arts, business leader and family man.

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Projects

The Jakes Gerwel Foundation has a variety of projects and programmes on offer during 2022. The residency programmes are presented in our writers’ house, Paulet House, in Somerset East in the Eastern ...

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Objectives

Objectives The objectives of the Jakes Gerwel Foundation are to celebrate the legacy of the late Professor Jakes Gerwel through a variety of programmes that are aimed at the development of the talents ...

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Contact us

Contact us Your Name (required) Your Email (required) Subject Your Message Contact information Theo Kemp The Jakes Gerwel Foundation Paulet House 49 Paulet ...

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NATi Jong Sterre/Rising Stars Project: 2022 programme

NATi, the Jakes Gerwel Foundation, Suidoosterfees and Artscape invest in […]

Mentorship for Emerging Songwriters

Budding singers and songwriters, this is your chance to get […]

Jakes Gerwel-gesprekke by die Suidoosterfees 2022: Video’s en foto’s

Die Jakes Gerwel-gespreksreeks, wat by die afgelope Suidoosterfees in die […]

NATi Jong Sterre / Rising Stars Programme for Upcoming Playwrights

The Jakes Gerwel Foundation (JGF) invites aspiring playwrights to apply […]

Nati Rising Stars Programme at 2022 Suidoosterfees

Supported by NATi, the Jakes Gerwel Foundation, DCAS and Artscape […]

Suidoosterfees 2022: Jakes Gerwel Discussions

SUIDOOSTERFEES 2022 27 APRIL – 1 MAY ARTSCAPE THEATRE, CAPE […]

The Writers’ Residency of the Jakes Gerwel Foundation and PEN Afrikaans is expanding

Members of PEN Afrikaans, PEN Nederland and PEN South Africa […]

Video: Jakes Gerwel Commemoration 2021

Mandla Langa, acclaimed author, delivered the 2021 Jakes Gerwel Lecture. […]

5 NATi Jong Sterre-produksies: Suidoosterfees 2022

NATi Jong Sterre is ’n samewerkingsprojek van Suidoosterfees, die Jakes […]

Mentoring Programme for Upcoming Writers of Fiction and Non-fiction: the participants for 2022

This programme we are undertaking in partnership with NB Publishers […]

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Die Jakes Gerwel Stigting, in vennootskap met NATi, die Suidoosterfees en Artscape, kondig met trots aan die vyf opkomende dramaturge wat vanjaar deel is van die NATi Jong Sterre-mentorskapsprogram: Curtley Pitt, Moniq Gouws, Roland du Preez, Tiffany Saterdaght en Zack Mtombeni. Die mentor van hierdie drie weke lange teksontwikkelingsprojek wat in die Stigting se skrywershuis in Somerset-Oos sal plaasvind, is Lee-Ann van Rooi.
Na afloop van die residensieprogram, sal die tekste op die planke gebring word by die Suidoosterfees in 2023.
Lees meer oor die kandidate op ons webwerf www.jgf.org.za
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Budding songwriters, this is your shot at a two-week mentorship of a lifetime with renowned mentors and musicians - Frazer Barry of Tribal Echo and Zolani Mahola of Freshly Ground fame.

What?
The Jakes Gerwel Foundation (JGF) and Suidoosterfees host a mentorship programme for singers and songwriters who create original songs in Afrikaans and dialects, English or isiXhosa.

Where?
JGF's Paulet House, the writers' house in Somerset East, Eastern Cape. All expenses are fully covered from travel, accommodation, catering to tuition.

When?
12 – 26 September 2022

How?
Candidates are invited to submit at least three samples of their compositions, plus a short letter of motivation and their CV to theo@jgf.org,za by 15 July 2022.
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The Jakes Gerwel Foundation proudly welcomes you to Paulet House and the stories conjured by writers and mentors past and present who for a brief spell benefitted from living in a gracious homely environment dedicated to giving words wings.
Ons is eindeloos trots op die groeiende lys van skrywers wat by Paulet Huis aan hulle stories kom werk het. Dankie Bronwyn Davids vir die wonderlike idee van 'n blog; dankie Naomi Bruwer vir die mooi ontwerp.
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The Jakes Gerwel Foundation is proud of the growing list of writers who benefited so far from our various projects, offered at Paulet House.
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Thank you Tony Jackman for your insightful article about Paulet House and our programme for emerging writers, presented in partnership with NB Publishers.
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  • Mentorship for Emerging Songwriters
  • Jakes Gerwel-gesprekke by die Suidoosterfees 2022: Video’s en foto’s
  • NATi Jong Sterre / Rising Stars Programme for Upcoming Playwrights
  • Nati Rising Stars Programme at 2022 Suidoosterfees
  • Suidoosterfees 2022: Jakes Gerwel Discussions

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