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"Arambe" Community Development Initiative

PROJECT CONTACT PERSON:

Nkosingiphile Dlamini

CONTACT DETAILS:

Ngwelezane Township
Empangeni
KwaZulu Natal

Tel: 035 792 7263

WHY WAS THE CLUB STARTED?

A group of young people in the Ngwelezane Community expressed a strong desire to impact positively on their community through the delivery of community projects. Khulisa then offered to provide them Ubuntu training as a way of assisting them to implement these community projects. The club is in the process of registering as an ...

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PROJECT CONTACT PERSON:

Nkosingiphile Dlamini

CONTACT DETAILS:

Ngwelezane Township
Empangeni
KwaZulu Natal

Tel: 035 792 7263

WHY WAS THE CLUB STARTED?

A group of young people in the Ngwelezane Community expressed a strong desire to impact positively on their community through the delivery of community projects. Khulisa then offered to provide them Ubuntu training as a way of assisting them to implement these community projects. The club is in the process of registering as an NPO so as to formalise the services they are rendering and to access funding for their projects.

KHULISA TRAINING INPUTS:

  • Ubuntu Club Facilitation
  • Breakthrough Life Skills Programme

CLUB ACTIVITIES:

The following projects were conducted in the community for the benefit of various members of the community:

  • Activities for youth to keep them away from criminal activities i.e. sport events
  • Awareness programmes for community members on starting their own businesses
  • Sourcing of education material for disadvantaged children
  • Promotion of animal vaccinations
  • Prison visits for youth to disuade them from criminal activities
  • Operation of soup kitchens at various schools
  • Running of a community creche

DATE CLUB COMMENCED:

5/1/2009

TARGET:

Members of the community with a focus on the youth

IMPACT:

Improved school results of those children benefiting from soup kitchens

BENEFICIARIES:

  • Youth attending sport events
  • Community members attending awareness programmes
  • Disadvantaged children benefiting from education material
  • Animals receiving vaccinations
  • Youth attended prison visits
  • Children benefiting from soup kitchens
  • Children attending creche

WHAT SUPPORT WE NEED:

Funding Needs

Other Needs

  • Books
  • Stationery
  • Food items i.e. soup, vegetables, bread
  • Cooking Items i.e. pots, utensils, plates,
  • Furniture i.e. chairs,
  • Other i.e. cribs, toys, sports equipment