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| March 6, 2008 - New Staff! | |||
| Written by Audrey Matimelo | |||
| I am so happy to announce that we have added two new community facilitators to our Self Help / Savings Group program. We have been looking for additional community facilitators as an increasing demand for new SHG / savings groups was pushing to workload of our current staff past capacity. What I love about our organization and our staff is that Zimele not only helps our participants 'stand on their own two feet', but our staff as well. For many of our full time and part time staff, Zimele is their primary source of income. But more than just financial benefits, Zimele offers them a means to grow in so many different areas, such as in their heart for their community, learning how to become a community leader, or pursuing their dream as a social worker. This is clearly evident in the lives of our two new staff members Nonku and Nonhlahla. Meet Nonkululeko Ndlovu Nonkululeko, whose nickname is Nonku, is a young woman of 22 years. In her family she has 3 brothers and siste... (984 more chars) | |||
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| January 28, 2008 - Vukuzenzele Egg Business | |||
| Written by Audrey Matimelo | |||
| I heard the most amazing story from one of our savings coordinator, which I immediately wanted to share with you. Stories like these remind me of why I went back to school so I could devote my life to serving the 'vulnerable' The fourteen women of the Vukuzenzele self help / savings group pooled their individual savings together to start a group business venture. They collectively borrowed R300 to start an egg selling business. With the initial group savings they purchased 18 trays of eggs and distributed among the women in the group to sell. Which they were able to sell for R600! From the sales, they were able to pay back the R300 loan and still have R300 remaining to invest back into the business. There plan is to buy another 18 trays of eggs, sell the eggs, double their purchase capacity, and go from there. The recent success of the group is even more encouraging given that when the group first launched, one of the members borrowed from the group and then disappeared wi... (416 more chars) | |||
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