Valoyi Traditional Authority Trust
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The Fit for Life, Fit for Work program will be adapted to fit a rural setting, Nwamitwa near Tzaneen. It is envisaged that the ‘Fit for Life’ part of the program would provide a critical strategy to empowering young rural women in particular to enable them make healthy life choices. As such, the current life skills curriculum used by Etafeni Trust will form the basis for this component. Young women and men with Grade 12 would, after the Fit for Life training, be directed towards English, computer skills, driving lessons, catering, training for the hospitality industry, etc – skills to help them find work in the commercial sector.

Those with Grade 10 and girls that have dropped out of school as a result of teenage pregnancy would be directed towards work skills training or to return to complete high school if they have not done so. The key focus for this subgroup will also be to prepare them to start small businesses of their own, enter into the informal work sector, or return to school to complete matric. Work skills for Grade 10s therefore, would initially consist of block and brick making, bricklaying, plastering, painting, carpentry, plumbing, food gardening, community caring skills (counseling, home care, etc), educare, administrative skills and craft or other income-generating skills (sewing, beading, embroidery, etc).

 


Mission and Vision

Our Mission

The goal of the project is to reduce the vulnerability of young people
(especially girls and young women) by providing them with information and
support and equipping them with relevant life and work skills and income and
employment opportunities to enable them make and take life choices that will
better protect their reproductive health and reduce their risk of HIV
infection.

Our Vision

Combining the interest of replication, and need to respond to the social, cultural and economic barriers facing young people, the objectives of the project are as follows:

1. Replicate the Etafeni Trust - Fit for Life, Fit for Work model in a rural setting in Tzaneen district and evaluate its viability and success.

2. Train approximately 120 youths (70% of them female) in life and work skills annually

3. Develop local capacity to implement and monitor the Fit for Life, Fit for Work project in Tzaneen district.

4. Facilitate the placement of trained youths in a variety of economic activities, or provide opportunities for further education.

5. Assess and document lessons in replication the Fit for Life, Fit for Work model in a rural setting.

6. assess the results of the pilot project in a rural setting and share lessons with the Etafeni project and stakeholders, including the local and provincial governments

7. Mobilize additional resources to strengthen the project and leverage resources from the Ford Foundation.

 

Legal Documentation

Legal name of organization:        The Valoyi Traditional Authority Trust

  1. Registration number:                    IT 8238/04

  2. Year organization was founded:  2004

  3. Total amount of the organization’s current annual budget : $200,000


Key Trustees and Contact People 
Chairperson of the Valoyi Traditional Authority Trust:
     Hosi Tinyiko Nwamitwa
     Email: hosinwamitwa@nwamitwa.org.za
     Phone:   +27 15 312 0011
     Mobile:   +27 83 440 5112
     Fax:       +27 15 312 0011

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  2. Trustee with financial management portfolio:

Machechisi Ben Shipalana
Email: nukus@telkomsa.net
     Phone: +27 15 303 0745
     Mobile: +27 76 2978719
     Fax:     +27 15 3030745

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  3. Advisor

Stephanie Kilroe, Development Manager, Etafeni Trust
Email: stephanie@intermail.co.za
Phone: +27 21 689 6971
Mobile: +27 82 4621082
Fax:     +27 21 685 6690

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  2. Auditor:

D’Arcy-Herrman & Co Chartered Accountants,
Tzaneen
Email:    mail@dah.co.za
Phone:  +27 15 307 1161
Fax:      +27 86 624 7002

 

BOARD OF TRUSTEES: VALOYI TRADITIONAL AUTHORITY TRUST


Tinyiko Nwamitwa

Chairperson

Hosi

Hlamalani Nelly Manzini

Deputy Chair

Director General, Limpopo

Beatrice Tsakani Nkambule

Secretary

Business woman

Machechisi Ben Shipalana

Treasurer

Chairperson, Royal Council

Mahwahwa Crown Nwamitwa

Member

Induna

Matthews Tinyiko Nwamitwa

Member

Councillor

Mbizana Walter Mbhalati

Member

Deputy Hosi

Sayina Bassie Ngobeni

Member

Community leader

Stone Giya Ngobeni

Member

Councillor

Gaza Edney Ntimbane

Member

Community leader

Fanisa Guster Risaba

Member

Royal family member

Muswazi Lunch Maweni

Member

Induna

John Khambomuni Ngobeni

Member

Civic Association member

Solly Samson Nwamwitwa

Member

Chief induna

 

 

 

Diversity

Brief

 
The members of the Trustees of the Valoyi Traditional Authority Trust are
Tsonga-speaking Black South Africans, and five of the 14 member are women,
including the Chair and Deputy Chair of the Board of Trustees. All that
staff members will be drawn from the local community, and where appropriate will
include young people. The proposed community outreach manager is a young
woman.

There are no appointed staff members on the Board as yet. In terms of
diversity regarding the implementation of the proposed project, the main challenges
include those of gender and age. The serious problem of teenage pregnancy
and mothers necessitates ensuring that they are given attention, and provided
with options to support themselves and children, as well as continue with their
education. There is also the need to promote a strong community response to
discourage teenage pregnancy, a problem which the communities tend to
condone.

There is also the need to pay particular attention to young people who are
HIV positive and address the stigma they may face. These Nwamitwa communities
also experience a problem with orphans and disabled people who often face
additional challenges.

The project will seek to accommodate their needs. Education on
sexuality in traditional and conservative environment may face initial
resistance because from religious leaders as well as a clash with perceived
cultural values. The intention to involve community, including religious
leaders and traditional leaders will help to address this potential
challenge.


 

Programmes

Fit for Life & Fit for work


Skills Training for Matric (Unseccussful Students)  
Hiv Aids Treatment (ARV's Distributions)  
Orphans Bursuries  

 

Contact Us

Telfax: +27 - 15 - 312 0039
Mobile: +27 - 83 440 5112
After Hours: +27 - 83 440 5112
 
E-mail: hosinwamitwa@nwamitwa.org.za
 
Address: PO Box 1, Nwamitwa 0871, Limpopo Province, South Africa