SIBANYE RUSTENBURG MINE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST APPROVES MULTI-YEAR GRANT TOWARDS COMMUNITY UPLIFTMENT PROGRAMMES FOR RFP1

The Sibanye Rustenburg Community Development Trust (SRMCDT) issued a Call for Funding Proposals in 2022, inviting Non-governmental (NGOs), Community-based Organisations (CBOs), Small Medium Micro Enterprises (SMMEs), Qualifying Small Enterprises (QSE)and organisations that provide  incubator support and training to hopeful entrepreneurs based in and working  around the Rustenburg’s Local Municipality to submit proposals on projects that satisfy the following areas of interest of the Trust:

  • Education – Provision of skills training and bursaries particularly for mining careers and associated industries.
  • Sustainable health and social development programmes for the community and its beneficiaries.
  • Rehabilitation of the natural environment of the community through cooperation with the Rustenburg Operations rehabilitation Programme.
  • Entrepreneurship in the community through skills programmes and empowerment projects and sustainable development programmes in the community and Upliftment of vulnerable groups especially women, youth, and people with disabilities in the community.

After careful consideration, review, and assessment of RFP1 submissions, the SRMCDT approved a total of R4 395,249.00 towards two organisations namely, Kitso Ke Lesedi and Khulisa Social Services. Programmes provided by these two organisations fall under the upliftment programmes focus area of the SRMCDT.

KHULISA SOCIAL SOLUTIONS

The SRMCDT appointed Khulisa Social Solutions, a non-profit company that empowers and assists vulnerable children, youth, and communities by unlocking   their potential through developing skills towards a positive future. They will deliver a three-year intervention on crime prevention targeting children, youth, and ex-offenders. Khulisa believes that a person’s past and circumstances should not determine the future and potential of an individual. The organisation has been giving change services for almost two decades and offers various interventions, two of which are accredited. The programme targets children, youth and ex-offenders for early intervention and crime prevention.

The Khulisa Programme looks to address the effects of crime on the youth, provide legal services for children and adults that are at risk and in conflict with the law. Their accredited programmes: “Silence the Violence “, a behaviour change programme and “Positively Cool”, a life skills programme is facilitated by Social Workers.

The “Break Through Life Skills” Programme which offers developmental opportunities for marginalised, socially excluded, and traumatised adults in conflict with the law, offers an opportunity that enables them to turn their lives around to become productive, responsible citizens and role models in their communities.

PROGRAMME ACTIVITIES

Khulisa has delivered change and early intervention activities over a 10-week period, and these are on-going. Once a group completes the programme, referring agents such as schools and others, receive reports and updates on the beneficiaries’ progress. Four sessions of Early Intervention have also been conducted.

Social Psychosocial Support Services’ Auxiliary Workers started nine early intervention previous quarter. Three groups have already completed four sessions of the early intervention programme.

Six of the nine groups are continuing with the programme. Khulisa will facilitate a post-intervention impact study on the complete roll-out of the intervention. To ensure that accurate records are kept, detailed client files have been prepared for every beneficiary.

PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS

It is satisfying that Khulisa has thus far reached 699 beneficiaries in Quarter 1 and 824 in quarter 2. A total of 1523 beneficiaries were touched since the programme started. Three hundred and eight (308) children have also benefitted from the interventions.

SRPM Operations Area beneficiaries that have been reached include Thembelani /Khuseleka, Batho Pele/ UG 2 Concentrator, Siphumelele/UG 2 concentrator / WLTR Platinum Mile (Freedom Park, Tlhabane West, Paardekraal, Lekgalong, Marikana, Seraleng, Thekwane, Mfidikoe, Geelhout Park, Rustenburg Noord and Kroondal)

Adults who took part in the programmes have reported visible changes in their understanding of their actions, they can now control and manage their emotions better. Beneficiaries have also reported that there is an improvement in the way they see themselves amongst their peers and are enjoying improved self-esteems and restored family relationships. Educators and parents continue to request Khulisa services and interventions due to noticeable improvement in those that have gone through the programmes.

KITSO-KE-LESEDI SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Kitso- Ke- Lesedi Social Development is charged with the implementation of a two-pronged Gender Based Violence (GBV) intervention; Community Outreach and Advocacy Programme that is aimed at educating the community on GBV related issues and an Employability/Skills Development project.

 Kitso-Ke-Lesedi Social Development is an organisation specialising in psychosocial, prevention and vocational programmes to primary victims and secondary victims of Gender Based Violence including Femicide in and around the Rustenburg Local Municipality mining areas.

The programme is being implemented in response to the common masculine beliefs, attitudes and high levels of poverty and unemployment. The programme includes community outreach and advocacy interventions aimed at educating the community on GBV-related issues (this includes the provision of psychosocial support services to victims of GBV) and increasing the employability of GBV victims, by giving them access to opportunities.

PROGRAMME ACTIVITIES

Programme activities that have been conducted include counselling sessions and referrals, vocational training for victims of gender-based violence, aimed at breaking the cycle of abuse by helping survivors obtain learner driver licenses. Psychosocial empowerment of women and girls to recognise early signs of abuse by breaking the cycle through workshops. The participants received training on Nail Techniques and Hair Dressing which was completed successfully. Sixteen of the seventeen participants passed their Learners License and training is ongoing. The Entrepreneurship programme is currently in progress.

The interventions are in demand as Kitso-Ke-Lesedi continues to receive referrals from other organisations. Marikana Police Stations referred 43 participants and all 43 were appropriately attended to.  This is a sign of progress and confidence in the overall effectiveness of the programme in reducing incidences of abuse and gender-based violence.

The organisation held workshops and hosted crime diversion awareness drives, including a 16 Days of Activism Against Women and Children Abuse programme that entailed awareness and outreach initiatives meant to shift patriarchy mindsets and violent tendencies to decrease the rate of abuse. Thus far, 120 direct beneficiaries have been touched through events and workshops.

All beneficiaries who were trained in Employability/Skills Development, have found part-time employment following the training intervention.

PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS

A total of 172 direct beneficiaries were reached in quarter 1- 84 females, and 88 males.  In quarter 2, 344 beneficiaries participated in the activities. Activities that the participants engaged in include Men’s Parliament Dialogue, Hair Dressing training and Men’s Dialogue. The following SRPM Operations Areas were serviced through these interventions. Thembelani /Khuseleka, Batho Pele/ UG 2 Concentrator, Siphumelele/UG 2 concentrator / WLTR Platinum Mile (Boitekong, Sunrise, Zinniaville, Paardekraal, Lesung, Rustenburg, Nkaneng, Kanana, Rankelenyane and Sondela, Marikana, Boschfontein and Tlhabane)

2022 REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS - RFP 2 PROJECT APPROVALS

ALL PROJECTS ARE CONDUCTED WITHIN THE SRMCDT DOORSTEP MINE COMMUNITIES AND BOJANALA PLATINUM DISTRICT

The Trust is collaborating and partnering with Sibanye-Stillwater and other partner organisations in key development projects. The projects names and costs are listed below:

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