Orania: Nowhere Else
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People with the sense of values take pride in what is theirs
In themselves, in their language, traditions, culture
Expectations of the future
The choice of opportunities for their children
The legacy for their offspring
In short - their identity and what it stands for
That is what Orania offers Afrikaners who have decided
where and how they want to live their lives
Orania is not just a place
it is also the embodiment of an idea
The idea of freedom to meet your own expectations and ideals
We are purpose driven
It informs our intellectual grounding
We offer the extraordinary,
rather than the mediocre
That which is ours is worth more than that many other promises
And it happens only here
Here in Orania
These are worthy and high ideals
All very attractive
But people will ask would it work?
And what would it achieve and with what?
Are your plans sufficient?
What is the story of Orania?
In the sixties Orania was home to workers at the Orange river scheme
In the eighties
it was vacated and left to the mercy of vandals and increasing decay
In 1991 we bought Orania
What other people saw as a burden
was for us as a future of our own thinking and doing
Orania is an idea that grew into a movement
A dream with a viable future
People often ask us in short:
What have you achieved over the years?
The short answer is:
We bought Orania for 1,6 million rands (ZAR)
and our investment is now worth more than
500 million rands
We started off with about 500 hectares
We are now working on 8000 hectares
Further expansion is still part of our strategy
In Orania people choose how they want to live
Steel frame
Old cape
Ultra modern
In the orchards along the river,
over against the hills or
in the town itself
Personal choice
More than a thousand people live and work here
From beginners to
those who have retired
We meet all infrastructure needs
Here every day takes its normal course
Whether it is shopping
Something to eat at the restaurant
Browsing in the giftshop
Or something that needs fixing
Orania has practised their Christian faith according to their persuasion
Our schools offer a variety of learning methods
One is a self driven model where children set their own goals and progress
And that is supported by computer technology
And the other is where people are thought
in traditional learning environment
with good discipline and professional teachers
Orania´s CVO-school also focuses on being a regional school
with a large number of learners from the environments
and even other provinces
Folkskool Orania hosts a distance learning product
to children outside Orania
Since 1991 our local learners in great 12
have achieved a 100% pass rate
Many of them go on to study at the university of their choice
Orania is justifiably proud of its infrastructure
that offers services to its residents and investors
sustainably and in full accordance with the international industry standards
One of our drivers is economic growth
Our industrial area can handle any operational activity
We lie on the main routes connecting our region
Bloemfontein, Kimberley and Beaufort West
We are the center point between Johannesburg and Capetown
In a time when food security has become
an urgent point on the agenda worldwide
Orania makes a positive contribution
We lie on the banks of the sustainable Orange river
We have water rights, fertile soil and our own water network
We grow pecans,
lucerne
maize
almonds and olives and also farm with livestock
Another great agricultural opportunity
is the production of fruits, vegetables and flowers
through greenhouse technology
In Orania we are increasingly following
ecologically friendly agricultural practises
Orania is where the pioneer and entrepreneur
can stake his or her claim
There are many examples of people,
who have made the economic possibilities of Orania their own
by establishing new businesses
Technology shrinks distances
so your intellectual property can work for you
not only with clients in South Africa but also around the world
People talk about green
we DO green
How?
We separate our waste
use solar power
and other alternative sources of energy
The whole of Orania is a conservancy
a place with plants and animals are protected
We are grounded in a green consciousness
It is to everyone´s benefit
and everyone profits
Every holiday season Orania is fully booked
by holidaymakers
This is because its a homecoming for our people
It is safe, it is friendly
There are many activities
All choices
All preferences
But people say:
Can the carpet not be pulled
from underneath you any day?
Our right to self determination
is grounded in international human rights
and is also guaranteed by the South African constitution
This gives us the confidence to continue
to perform better
This is a growing and contagious dynamic
This ensures a sustainable future for our views and
for the future of our people
So when we speak of Orania what do we say?
It means we are independent,
because we have our own land,
own institutions,
own workforce
and our own thinking
All this ensures a life for our spaced
on our own point of view
grounded in freedom and a fulfillment of our ideals
Orania:
Nowhere else