Slide 1 - SANACO.COOP

3. The co-operative then organized a small group of women and youth also with disabled people which mostly did poverty alleviation, co-operatives such as sewing clothes, selling clothes, food garden work and so on.

4. In 2006, the co-operatives board of directors met Mme Jackie Ntshingila, the Provincial manager of Small Enterprise Development Agencies (SEDA) of the Free state, after several meeting then they reached an agreement that SEDA would provide training for Joint Women National Cooperative co-op members in the starting of their businesses.

5. GROWTH The idea became so popular that a few months later the membership grew to a staggering eleven groups of ten each, by then now the co-operatives has 300 primary co-operatives. The structure was formalized and registered on the 18th of july 2006 and has members in five provinces.

6. It was also agreed that SEDA will assist with registering groups and JWDN Co-ops into formalized businesses. SEDA then seconded four members of their staff George Mmutle and Theresa Breytenbach, customer specialist from their head office in Tshwane , Ben Montshioa and Harvey Marole, business advisors of LEJWELEPUTSWA and Bloemfontein

7. George and Theresa helped with the registrations, while Ben and Harvey did the trainings. To date 14 groups have been formally trained for their own small businesses. They were all awarded with completion certificates by SEDA during a long week in QWA-QWA conference in 2006. Approximately 257, Registered co-operatives. Total number of JWDN Co-ops is 300 Primary co-ops in different sectors now in 2009.

8. MISSION STATEMENT Joint Women Development National Co-operative Ltd will be a co-operative focused on training and development organizations recognized for providing superior and development interiority, commited and Empowerment will be Hallmark of our operation�s culture.

9. STRATEGY STATEMENT We are determined to serve the community with the dignity and appropriate training and development that will meet and add value to our life and businesses. As the spearhead with the provinve and the identified need for people skills, the co-operative has positioned itself to assisting the Government in providing training and development to its community.

10. SUCCESSFUL ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CO-OPERATIVE South Africa�s experiencing a high level of illiteracy and unemployment. The co-operative has positioned itself to assist Government in training and developing the local, regional and provincial community. Apart from life skills, the co-operative will train how to start, operate, manage and maintain a small business. Our operation will be transparent at all times as we strive to enable our members to better equipped to make use of our opportunities around us.

11. The main focus of our activities will include Training business skills and developing appropriate programs Business counseling and after care Mobilizing and organizing savings groups and clubs Capacity building within the community Coaching ,mentoring and motivating

12. The nature and history of co-operatives in South Africa is such that very few people fully understand their structure and operational qualities, this includes Skills development training, other corporate structures, government and the public in general. Due to this misunderstanding, registered co-operatives, self help organizations and groups are currently facing challenges such as: Lack of sustainable and affordable capital or finance

13. Lack of exposure/expertise to information and skills No entrepreneurial skills to run a business No linkages to the commercial sector, so marketing the product/service is a problem Higher prices for trading commodities Lack of support to produce reliable financial statement due to poor record keeping of financial document

14. OUR MAIN OBJECTIVES ARE TO: Promote self-organization,self-help,self-administration and self-responsibility through Co-operatives and cooperative structures. Strengthen community social networks. Have member based,locally rooted organizations and network of such organizations. Encourage and promote local development with local resources for local benefit(LED)

15. To create an environment where we can reach out to disadvantaged communities. To empower our women to become economically independent. To bring the local government closer to the people who were previously marginalized.

16. To become a leader in training women,youth and disable people to become business owners and compete successfully in the economy.To educate members about the effects of HIV/Aids on the economy and in their own environment.To build,enhance and motivate community to focus on developing and empowering each other.

17. CHALLENGES FACED BY CO-OPS IN SOUTH AFRICA Limited Access To Technology In a technology driven global village Lack of entrepreneurial trainings Poor understanding of the concept of Co-operatives. Lack of access to finance Poor product quality (skills Development)

18. Training in productivity(PRODUCTION CUALITY) Poor financial management skills Poor operating systems. In effective boards Founder syndrome. Lack of communicating

19. WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE IN SOUTH AFRICA IN CO-OPS Training in Co-operative Act 2005 Training in their Constitutios. Training in Co-operative admimstration and governance. Effective product development and financing. Greatest challenges Low income groups

20. Rural woman producers of food in developing Countries. Yet have access to a fraction of the land.

21. Todays presentation is all about the implementation and way forward towards responding the 2006 presentation for 2011-2014

22. Addressing challenges in training of coops Before forming the cooperative academy let us focus on primary and secondary training centers in each province including adult based education (ABET) because most of the co-ops are lead by elders who have never been in schools before and also the drop out students In Government schools

23. Teachers must start to identify slow learners and take them to co-operative training centers for skills development and the technical skills trainings and train them on how to start their own businesses. Establishment of Co-operative Bank/Village Banks With Isivande Womens Fund We have Applied for the funding of 30 Million rand, in 2009 the funding was approved by the IDC.

24. As women in this sector have struggled without a cent, and have walk along with women towards a better future and surviving of affiliations from primary coops and renewal till now, we have been moving slowly even though we have the approval of the IDC for the funding, but nothing has yet been done to provide us with the funds so that we can be empowered to be able to empower our nation.

25. Under skills development and technical skills training Amalgamation of primary coops per sectors who has resources from the CIS to increase power in building factories and train new start up coops. Mobilization of Savings working together with : SAMAF KHULA IDC We have already started with the exercise of the pyramid savings institution and where by members come in individually with the registration fee of R360.00

26. Enterprises per sector

27. Number of enterprises per town

28. JOINT WOMEN ACHIEVEMENTS 2006 National Co-operative registered in July 2006 Basic business skills training in close collaboration with seda Free State Development of national organogram to run organisation efficiently and effectively Development of a marketing strategy to recruit members nationally Recognition by most municipal councils as partners in fighting poverty and unemployment Improved identification of business opportunities for members Development of bankable business plans to enable members to access funding 90 Co-operative registration applications with CIPRO

29. Proposed SEDA interventions Do technical analysis at new branches Assist enterprises to register co-ops and do business plans (in conjunction with CIPRO and seda branches) Assist enterprises to access finance Assist with provision of training [business, marketing, technical] Participation in National JW Co-op Seminar on 15 � 17 May 2007 Introduce private sector, local govt and municipalities to identified enterprises Full training of newly elected leaders of affiliated groups in business management Implementation of proper accounting systems on all levels Mentorship and hand holding

30. Proposed Government interventions Access to finance Business office space, transport Technical and management training Conference sponsorship JW report back to parliament � 22, 23 Aug 07 Small business development support Small business incentives Social upliftment projects support (HIV/Aids, old age care, orphanage, day care) Emerging farmers support LED commitment to JW from Municipalities Inclusion in local tenders Assistance provided, must be provided to all members and not only certain branches to avoid infighting and favoritism and to ensure uniform development

31. Way forward Questions Discussion Way forward Possible joint ventures and PPPs

32. CONTACT DETAILS Office : 18 Leslie Str Nevada Bldg 4th Floor Vereeniging Tel: 016 422 9632

33. AVHIEVEMENT OF 2008 The Co-operative was invited to Presidenciac Guest House for exhibitino was selected for a share of the isivande women�s fund in Partnership with the dti and old mutual. Also the co-op was taking part presenting in a Commission of women,youth and disable people when the dti was building the foundation of the re-building of South Afrcan Apex Co-operative movement.Pretona show grount.

34. ACHIEVEMENT OF 2009 15-Co-operative in different sestors has successfully funded for Eguipment from the (CIS)co-operative incentie scheame and got thenders of school unifornis from Social Development. Joint to become one of the co-ops that form�SANACO. IN 2010 2 Members from shoe�s co-operative went to China and India for exhibit their Product.

35. Growing rich has little to do with money, but a lot with growing to be better all the time. Thank you