Field office for unemployed men in South Africa
SummaryThis project creates a safe, reliable and visible field office / collection point for 100 unemployed day labourers (men) who wait on the side of the road for work.
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
We work with unemployed men who gather in groups at the side of the road, waiting hopefully for anyone who can offer them a job. Historically, one of the problems associated with employing men who stand on the side of the road is that going to a site to find a worker can be a chaotic and intimidating experience. This experience often prevented the public from making use of the men's services.
Activities
We create a temporary office at each collection point for day labourers by: (1) setting up a tent,(2) flying banners to mark the location, and (3) attaching posters on nearby street poles.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $0
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $23,170
Total Funding Goal: $23,170
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
The project will create a platform for 100 day labourers to interact with the general public and hopefully find work. It builds credibility with potential employers and improves the employability of men as we are able to market their services.
Project Message
"We unlock doors of hope for the hopeless by matching reliable and skilled people with available jobs, free of charge."
- Felicitas Maphutha, Regional Manager
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Peter Kratz
Director
Men on the Side of the Road
PO Box 8348
Roggebaai, Western Cape 8012
South Africa
+27-21-4489000
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Project Sponsor
Organization
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
Men on the Side of the Road's Current Projects on GlobalGiving
 Skills training for 20 unskilled South African men |
Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
South Africa
and can also be found under 
Economic Development.
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 November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on October 9, 2009
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