Skills training for 20 unskilled South African men

Summary

This project provides 20 unemployed men the opportunity of attending training to learn technical skills such as gardening, painting, bricklaying, carpentry so that they may find work. progress report read updates from the field

More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Unemployed men standing on the side of the road in South Africa's urban centres are low skilled, and often do not have work references. Many cannot take advantage of training that is offered as they lack funds for transport to and from the training, and they also need to seek work daily to feed their families. Richard Ryan, national training co-ordinator believes that "Our training provides these men the opportunity of learning a skill that will allow them to enter the open labour market."

Activities

Training is provided to unemployed men in skills such as bricklaying, construction, carpentry, plastering, tiling, painting, decorating and plumbing. Training is focused on skills needed by the labour market to ensure success in finding work.

Funding Information

This project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

Resources

Project's External Homepage (http://www.employmen.co.za)

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

This training project will benefit 20 unemployed day laborers by equipping them with a new skill required by the labour market. This training makes these men more confident in their ability to find work and to earn an income for their families.

Project Message

"I was suffering and the gardening training helped me a lot. I am the head of the family in my home - the only man with seven sisters! Now I can support them and my own family as well."
- Vuyisile Dyolotana, Project beneficiary

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Peter Kratz,
Director
PO Box 8348, Roggebaai, 8012
66 Albert Road Woodstock
Cape Town, Western Cape 8012
South Africa
27 21 4484000
Email:

Project Sponsor

Ashoka Innovators for the Public (nominal)

Organisation

FUNDI
94a Klipfontein Rd, Mowbray, Cape Town
Cape Town, Western Cape 8001
South Africa
+27 0861 967537
http://www.msr.co.za

Learn more about FUNDI and the project team.

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in South Africa and can also be found under Education.

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 July 14, 2010.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on July 21, 2004.

Latest Update from the Field

2009 Training update

By Peter Kratz - Director, January 25, 2010 09:28 AM

For some years now we have seen training as a vital but secondary objective of MSR. Our target for 2009 was to facilitate training for 1,000 members.

We managed to provide training for 760 members in the year. Much of the training was facilitated by MSR and funded by other parties. We have developed relationships over the years with Builders Warehouse (local builders merchant) and the expanded public works programme which contributed most of these training opportunities.

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