Help S. African women build income & HIV awareness
Income for women in Africa
Summary
Rural women need skills and leadership training to participate successfully in local markets. This project allows women to acquire the appropriate skills to sell their products in a female-run market.
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Though South Africa has great wealth, the majority of the population still lives in poverty. Those most affected are rural women and their families. Economic apartheid still exists and is now exacerbated by the HIV crisis, and most rural women are unaware of their rights under the new constitution. They need skills and leadership training to successfully position themselves within their family in a way that encourages open dialogue about HIV, and brings in money for basic goods.
Activities
Hlomelikusasa provides skills training to women for sewing projects, catering, vegetable gardens, and livestock raising they then bring to the market. They train women to be community leaders, advocate for women’s rights and work to end HIV stigma.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $1,340
Funding Information
This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.
Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $1,340 . The original project funding goal was $7,220.
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
By providing skills training and a physical market run by rural women, the women of KwaZulu-Natal will open many doors to further empowerment and access to their rights. They will finally become successful citizens of the New South Africa.
Project Message
One member of Hlomelikusasa ran for and won a seat for her regional council: “I don’t speak for only one person now. I learned to speak for many, many people.”
- Virgina Zwane, Member of Executive Committee
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Sarah Dotlich
IDEX Africa Program Director
IDEX
827 Valencia Street, Suite 101
San Francisco, CA 94110
United States
415-824-8384
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
Hlomelikusasa Rural Women Development Network
503 Denor House 356 Smith St.
Durban,
4001
South Africa
United States
415-824-8384
http://www.idex.org/hllomelikususa.html
Hlomelikusasa Rural Women Development Network's Current Projects on GlobalGiving
 Empower Rural Women & Build Skills, South Africa |
Hlomelikusasa Rural Women Development Network's Funded Projects on GlobalGiving
 Create Training Opportunities For S. African Women |
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 August 16, 2007
Latest Update from the Field
June 2008 Update
By Katherine Zavala - Coordinator of Programs, IDEX, June 04, 2008 09:53 PM
Hlomelikusasa provides training in capacity building, which includes finding local resources to support community members’ projects. In addition, Hlomelikusasa offers training in skills development such as basic business and accounting skills to ensure a successful outcome for its trainees. Hlomelikusasa interviewed one of their trainees, Ms. Ngule, who spoke about their positive experience with Hlomelikusasa’s trainings. Due to her extensive experience with Hlomelikusasa, she was voted to become one of 5 women to represent her community in Hlomelikusasa’s executive committee.
This success story, told by Ms. B. Ngule, demonstrates how Hlomelikusasa supported her with training so she can start her own project: running drop-in centers.
“The first time I heard about Hlomelikusasa was during a meeting with Philippina Mabuntana (former Chairperson) in Mount Frere. She asked me how I was coping with my training programs. (Ms. Ngule trains local community members in HIV prevention) I told her I was still training people but I was struggling to get financial support from donors. She invited me to a Hlomelikusasa meeting where I was amazed to meet strong and confident rural women. They shared with me their progress and challenges they are facing in their projects.
Hlomelikusasa then announced that an external facilitator would facilitate a proposal-writing training. I became interested to join the organization and so, I attended the training. The information I got from the training was helpful, and as a result I applied to some funding organizations. Fortunately I received funding that would support HIV/AIDS orphans and vulnerable children in my community. We got funding to open two drop-in centers. The project is currently running and children are able to go schools with their new uniforms. When they come after school they pass by the drop-in centers for meals. Now, once a month they are receiving food parcels to take to their homes.”
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