Skills training for 17 unskilled South African men

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Summary

This project provides 17 unemployed men the opportunity of attending training to learn technical skills such as gardening, painting, bricklaying, carpentry so that they may find work. progress reportread updates from the field

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Unemployed men standing on the side of the road in South Africa's urban centres are low skilled, and often do not have work references. Many cannot take advantage of training that is offered as they lack funds for transport to and from the training, and they also need to seek work daily to feed their families. Richard Ryan, national training co-ordinator believes that "Our training provides these men the opportunity of learning a skill that will allow them to enter the open labour market."

Activities

Training is provided to unemployed men in skills such as bricklaying, construction, carpentry, plastering, tiling, painting, decorating and plumbing. Training is focused on skills needed by the labour market to ensure success in finding work.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $6,568
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $18,082
Total Funding Goal: $24,650

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

This training project will benefit 17 unemployed men by equipping them with a new skill required by the labour market. Their newly acquired skill makes these men more confident in their ability to find work and to earn an income for their family.

Project Message

"I was suffering and the gardening training helped me a lot. I am the head of the family in my home - the only man with seven sisters! Now I can support them and my own family as well."
- Vuyisile Dyolotana, Project beneficiary

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Charles Maisel,
Director
PO Box 8348, Roggebaai, 8012
66 Albert Road Woodstock
Cape Town, Western Cape 8012
South Africa
27 21 4484833
Email:

Project Sponsor

Ashoka Innovators for the Public

Organization

Men on the Side of the Road Logo Men on the Side of the Road
66 Albert Road
Woodstock
Cape Town, Western Cape 8012
South Africa
+27 21 4489000
http://www.employmen.co.za

Learn more about Men on the Side of the Road and the project team.



Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in South Africa and can also be found under Education.

For more information about South Africa, read the Human Development Report on South Africa or the Wikipedia entry for South Africa.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on August 05, 2008.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on July 21, 2004.

Latest Update from the Field

2007 Annual Report

By Jo-Anne Prins - Fundraiser, August 05, 2008 07:12 PM


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