260 food parcels were distributed by Meals on Wheels Food Security and Development Agency in partnership with Provincial Social Development in Loskop (Tatane) as part of disaster relief and poverty alleviation for destitute communities. Many thanks to the MEC Weziwe Thusi and honourable Cllr Phindile Stradom Mayor of Imbabazane local Municipality for the support extended.
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Community Development
Childhood Development
In line with the National Department of Basic Education strategy, the purpose of the Early Childhood Development (ECD) project is to manage the development, evaluation and maintenance of policy, programmes and systems for early childhood development.
MOWFSDA aims to increase access to and quality of early childhood care and education. Through mentorship, training and infrastructural upgrades, we empower principals and staff to develop under-resourced edu-care centres into sustainable education providers. The programme currently partners with a number of centres within the boundaries of ...
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Girls Club
Meals on Wheels Food Security & Development Agency, the local drop-in centre, female teachers and a counterpart, will help female leaders in grades 8-12 be identified. These girls will get the opportunity to submit an application to be in the Good home Girls Club. The application will consist of questions about their leadership qualities and why they would like to be a part of the Girls Club. The applications will be reviewed by Meals on Wheels staff and 30 girls will be chosen. At the completion of each club, this process will be repeated, selecting new girls. In addition, a few girls fro...
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Income Generation Programmes
Sustainability: - Our goal is to establish community projects that will help generate an income as part of its self-sustainable goals and objective. One of NACS's on-going activities is that of conducting research in the area of self-sustainable income generation projects targeting its rural constituencies.
Herewith are some of MOWFSDA income generation projects.
Community Bakery
Agricultural project (in partnership with the Department of Agriculture /yellow maize project)
The communities are encouraged to be self-reliant by doing project that will generate income to earn living. Thi...
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Youth Empowerment & Development
Meals on Wheels Food Security & Development Agency (MOWFSDA) Youth and Empowerment activities is geared to emphasize that the youth and women of today have become vulnerable members of our society and thus are required to make the necessary choices for a healthy lifestyle. In addition the values of shared responsibility and positive sexuality are promoted.
The behavioral goals of 'delay', 'reduce' and 'protect' are further embedded in our awareness programme activities. The outcome or impact analysis of our youth and women empowerment programme has proven to be successful sexual and hea...
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Community Developmental Programmes
Working with stakeholders, local government and businesses to renew and revitalise their community life and explore and expand their livelihood and economic possibilities. The programme will develop a multi-stakeholder approach, held within a strong participatory action research process, to surface and strengthen the resourcefulness of the community and support the imagining and implementation of a different future.
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