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info@etanya.org +27 76 158 7660 Get Involved

Our Mission: Food, Education, Medicine

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Etanya Empowerment services

Etanya Empowerment services was established 2016. “Etanya “is a Swahili name that means Place of Hope. This name is aligned to the organization’s vision (bringing hope to the hopeless).

In complete sync with the spirit of empowerment, since January 2016 we have observed around our communities that there is high rate of unemployment and a need to empower youth and communities with Psychosocial skills and economic empowerment skills to improve their livelihoods.

Our journey began with engaging people who were both unemployed and had started their own business but failed. We conducted focus group discussion to understand their challenges and the feedback indicated that they needed guidance and support (hand holding). The feedback also proved that they lack knowledge and skills in the field as well as financial help and life skills to start they business. The latter showed that there is need to teach and instill positive values at a younger stage so that they can be able to make informed decision when they are older.

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Our Objectives

To support youth and communities to improve health, literacy, and education.

To capacitate communities to provide safe environments for individuals and households.

To capacitate youth and communities to acquire education and entrepreneurial skills.

To empower youth and communities to enjoy health and psycho-social rights and exercise responsible action.

To empower youth and communities to build sustainable live hoods and resilience by providing skills training at different levels.

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Our Key to Success

  • Etanya over the years has built strategic partnerships with key stakeholders at National, provincial, district and community level.
  • Etanya has a well-established team to support the programme in all provinces.
  • Established Monitoring tools (including reporting templates and tracking templates)
  • A Comprehensive Financial system (include reporting and controls)
  • Effective training program for community capacity building programme
  • Successful implementation of community – based programme that had positive impact at different levels (individual, family, community, and environment/policy.)
  • Children’s programme that was co- founded and used child – participation approach.
  • Youth programmes focused on economic empowerment (Entrepreneurial skills, linkage to bursary and scholarship and employment opportunities.

Our Goal

Successful implementation of community-based programme

Our Achievement

Built partnerships with key stakeholders at all levels.

Our Missions

Effective training program for community capacity building programme

Our Dream

A well-established team to support the programme in all provinces

Our Company

Etanya Empowerment services

Reg no: 2021/417354/0
NPO No: 170-177
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Our Directors

The 3 directors of Etanya has over 10 years’ experience in the implementation of community-based programs, management of CBOs, SMMEs and medium NGOs.

They were both involved in the grants funded by international donors such as Global Fund, USAID, CDC/ PEPFA, Europen Unions, School of London, DFID and Wilde Gazen as well as management of the grants funded by south African government such as National Department of Health, Department of Social Development and Department of Basic Education in their previousorganisations.    

Etanya has also established reporting tools raging from financial grant management reports, Monitoring tools and program reporting tools. Etanya has policies and procedures in place.

In view of the above we will use an integrated model of empowering youth and communities in shaping their lives. We plan to offer a dynamic and constantly evolving program.

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Advisory Board

Etanya’s Board of Directors is comprised of experiences individuals in field of Development, Legal and Finance

Ms Nondumiso Khethwa

Ms Nondumiso Khethwa holds a diverse background and experience in Community development and Project Management. Her humble beginnings in developing disadvantaged communities started back in 2002 as a volunteer in a humanitarian organisation known as HPPSA to managing and directing various Community development and HIV Testing projects in Limpopo, Mpumalanga and Gauteng until 2018. In the areas of operation specifically in Limpopo Ms Nondumiso Khethwa maintained a remarkable stakeholder relations that acquired resources in benefitting various programmes aimed at skills development, health promotion , early childhood , activation and support of youth Clubs, food security and evironmental awareness activities. Currently pursuing and furthering her studies in Governance, administration and development, She is trained in Project Management, Health and Safety, HIV Testing, Archives and records management and a host of other skills.

Ms Mpumelelo Mhlongo

Is a final year student with UNISA, completing her Degree in Psychology, majoring in Community Psychology and Social Science Research. She has extensive experience in advocacy for equity for marginalised populations, training and capacity building, programme implementation, life-coaching and mentoring, and monitoring and evaluation. She has worked for numerous programmes funded by the Centre for Disease Control (CDC), Department of Social Development, and the European Union. She works for Soul City Institute for Social Justice, where she has extensive experience in programme management of the programmatic implementation and coordination of their programs such Soul Buddyz Club Program, Rise Young Women’s Club, and the Raising Voices for Young Womxn and Girls project. Other experiences include Technical, Administrative, Financial, and Logistical support for Project Planning. She also has a Monitoring & Evaluation qualification (Data Quality and Integrity management). Throughout her ten years in the civil society field and organisation, she has acquired a deep passion and appreciation for health and development programs that ensure optimal and substantive equality development for communities, by providing adequate evidence-based Sexuality Education and HIV Prevention programs to communities.