. To support the development and empowerment of young people, in particular girls and young women to address their social disadvantages; strengthen and support community leaders to address the problems of their communities; especially those facing young people; develop partnership within and outside of the province to ensure that the local and provincial governments pay attention to the needs of poor rural communities; and ensure that the Valoyi communities under its first female traditional chief is successfully governed and considerable progress recorded.

The vision of the Valoyi Traditional Trust is to transform the poor communities under Valoyi Authority in communities where ordinary people enjoy a reasonable quality of life, and wellbeing through the education, development, empowerment and livelihoods and enterprise creation

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 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

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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