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ABOUT
The Palabora Foundation is a non-profit organisation, an independent educational trust and a National Skills Fund accredited provider. Our work is about developing people’s potential and supporting their dreams, by providing them with the skills and opportunities required to succeed.
MISSION
The enabler of economic and community development to facilitate prosperity within the areas it operates.
VISION
To be the preferred provider of innovative and dynamic solutions of economic development.
CONTACT DETAILS
Contact Person: Khangale Phillip Mutshena Telephone Number: +27 (0)15 769 5000
Email address : Phillip.Mutshena@pafound.co.za Corner Calvin Ngobeni and Tambo Streets.
Namakgale, 1391, Limpopo, South AfricaPO Box 1263, Phalaborwa, 1390, Limpopo, South Africa
Fax number: +27 (0)15 769 5000
OUR SUCCESSFUL STORIES
CHILD-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
We have succeeded in helping Kedibone and her two younger siblings, Kedibone* is 12 years old and looks after her two younger siblings instead of attending school. Their mother died from tuberculosis last year and their father disappeared years ago. Kedibone and her siblings scavenged the local rubbish dump for food and clothing until recently, when the Palabora Foundation came to their village and identified them as a child-headed household in need of financial and other help.
Kedibone’s two younger siblings had no birth certificates and therefore they were not entitled to receive a social grant. The Palabora Foundation organised help for Kedibone to register their births and to apply for the grants they needed. In the meantime they were taken to a drop-in centre that could provide them with food every day. The three children have been registered to start school again.
•All names have been changed. Photographs are representational.
EARLY LEARNING CENTERS
Bongi* is three years old and loves anything with wheels. He has one small, metal car with rubber wheels, which he carries everywhere he goes. Bongi’s mother, Flora, works at a clothes shop in town and she drops Bongi off at one of the Palabora Foundation’s early learning centres on her way to work each morning. Flora used to leave Bongi with her grandmother, but a friend introduced her to the idea of a crèche.
Bongi benefits from having more educational toys, supplied by the Palabora Foundation’s visiting toy library. The staff at the crèche have had training in how to use the toys to teach young children basic skills such as sorting, naming colours, counting and other skills that will help them make the transition to Grade R. Bongi loves “school” and shows off his counting skills to his family whenever he gets the chance.
•All names have been changed. Photographs are representational.
HIV AND AIDS
When Sophie* began to suspect that she had HIV, she avoided being tested because she knew she would be shunned by her community if they found out. When the ravages of her disease became apparent to her husband, he left her even though he was the most likely source of her HIV infection. Sophie died when she was only 36 years old, leaving behind four children with no one to care for them.Things have changed since Sophie first suspected she had HIV; the Palabora Foundation’s peer group educators have been visiting taverns, schools and churches in the area to teach the community about how HIV need not be a death sentence any more; that getting an HIV test can save your life; that knowing your status helps you protect your loved ones. The community’s views are changing, and so is their behaviour.
Sophie’s eldest daughter, Sewela*, became a peer group educator as Sophie’s illness progressed. Sewela is not infected with HIV and intends to stay that way by practising what she preaches. As a peer group educator she has attended regular workshops to learn about living with HIV and also how best to avoid both HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, which are also common in her community. She proudly wears her yellow t-shirt proclaiming, “I know my status” even when she is not officially on duty. Sheela hopes to train as a nurse when she is no longer supporting her younger siblings.
•Names are changed. All photos are representational.
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
Thabang*, 20, is unemployed. He dreams of running his own company but has no idea how to go about it. Thabang wants to learn carpentry, as he already has some skill in the basics of making furniture. He hopes he can start a small business and marry his girlfriend Maria, whose family is concerned about his lack of income.
Thabang stands a good chance of achieving his dream with the help of the Palabora Foundation. He can register for a six-month course in Carpentry at the Foundation’s Skills Development department. With the support of his family he can afford the minimal course fees that the Foundation charges to ensure that the trainees are committed to learning.
Once he has learnt the skills he needs with the help of qualified trainers and assessors, Thabang can take the optional business development training course to get him started on the road to entrepreneurial success. He can then obtain further training and mentoring from the Business Development team at the foundation to help sustain and grow his business.In five years’ time, Thabang could start employing other people from his area.
•All names have been changed. Photographs are representational.
PRESS RELEASE
SCIENCE FAIR WEEK
PRESS RELEASE
DESERVE SHABANGU
PALABORA FOUNDATION
TO : ALL MEDIA
015 769 5000
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CORNER CALVIN NGOBENI AND TAMBO STREETS deserve.pafound@gmail.com
Investing in the future of our children to better their lives.
Phalaborwa, SA : Today, Palabora Foundation a non profit organization specializing in enabling economic and community development to facilitate prosperity within the Ba-Phalaborwa municipality has announced that registrations for the science fair week are now open for the 2023 academic year. The Palabora Foundation which has been established in 1986 will host its 10th science fair week and will be giving away prizes, in first place the winner will be offered a scholarship to go and study at the university of their choice once they pass their grade 12, in second place the winner will be awarded with R10 000 cash in prize, and in last place the winner will be awarded R5000 in cash prize.
During the 2022 academic year, more than 100 learners from 15 different schools were registered to partake in the science fair day. “At Palabora Foundation we pride ourselves through the success of our children” said Emmanuel Mashaba, spokesperson of the Palabora Foundation . “This is our investment in building a high-performing workforce and in fostering sustainable socio-economic development to the benefit of the country as a whole.High performing Physical Sciences and Mathematics learners currently in grade 8 to grade 12 are invited to register for the science fair week which will commence from the 20th of March 2023 till the 25th of March 2023. More information can be accessed on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090514364623 registrations will close on the 15th of March 2023.
About Palabora Foundation : Palabora Foundation is a non profit organization based in Phalaborwa, it was founded in 1986and has been operating in local communities since then. The foundation is the sustainable development arm of Palabora mining company and its corporate social investment programmes are directly aligned with the core business of mine.
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FUN WALK
PRESS RELEASE
DESERVE SHABANGU
PALABORA FOUNDATION
TO : ALL MEDIA
015 769 5000
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CORNER CALVIN NGOBENI AND TAMBO STREETS
Deserve.pafounda@gmail.com
Fun walk event for children living with HIV & AIDS to raise awareness.
Phalaborwa, SA: Today, Palabora Foundation a non-profit organization specializing in enabling economic and community development to facilitate prosperity within the Ba-Phalaborwa municipality has announced that it will host its third fun walk event for children living with HIV and aids to create awareness in the community as well as to raise funds for their chosen charities.
Their beneficiaries are the Lekakgape orphanage center, the home base care center and prosperity charity center. “In 2021 there were 150 participants who were part of the walk and R26 000 was raised, last year 250 participants were part of the walk and R80 000 was raised, This year we are expecting more participants and our target is R250 000”. Said Nsovo Ngobeni the assistance director at the Palabora Foundation, “every year, from the money we raise we split it equally among the beneficiaries to help children living with HIV and Aids.
Interested people living in the Ba-Phalaborwa municipality and surrounding areas are invited to participate in our fun walk for children living with HIV and aids. The event will be held on the 25th of April 2023 at Phalaborwa town from 8:00 am till 12:00 in the afternoon. More information can be accessed on our Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090514364623 . The walk covers three distances of 2km, 5km and 7.9km.
About Palabora Foundation : Palabora Foundation is a non profit organization based in Phalaborwa which was founded in 1986 and has been operating in local communities since then. The foundation is the sustainable development arm of Palabora mining company and its corporate social investment programmes are directly aligned with the core business of the mine.
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OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES
Youtube Links For Two Beneficiary Interviews
https://youtube.com/shorts/2-4eNynifOo?feature=share
https://youtube.com/shorts/q1Qkehr0Zoo?feature=share
YouTube Links For Two Donor's Interviews
https://youtu.be/hQXvr6av28g
https://youtube.com/shorts/PMT0r0Ep9Z4?feature=share
Links Containing Content From Our Social media pages
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091328316408
https://www.instagram.com/palabora_foundation/
https://twitter.com/palabora_found?t=ksH9a7Q2-d7MFV64dceISA&s=09
2023 ANNUAL EVENTS
RUNNING FOR TRANSFORMATION
Venue : Phalaborwa, Lulekani, Rixile Education centre
Event Date : 16 Jun 2023
Start Time : 08:00
Race Fees : R100-R150 Race Options 10km and 5km
DETAILS : Do you want to help make an impact in your local Ba-Phalaborwa community? Look no further, The Palabora Foundation is hosting its annual fundraiser, ‘Running for Transformation’. Join us for a morning of fun and family as you choose between a 5km, 10km road race. There will be coffee, food, and fun kids’ activities to appeal to the individual, friends, or families.This event is an opportunity for Youth in Ba-Phalaborwa to fundraise for their various youth-based projects.
SPELLING BEES
Venue : Phalaborwa, Phalaborwa Town, City Hall
Event Date : 18 September 2023
Start Time : 08:00 to 12:00
DETAILS : As part of the Feedyour brain Campaign, the Palabora Foundation will host the Palabora Spelling Bee and promote the love of reading through the promotion of reading clubs in schools, annually. A spelling bee is a game or competition in which the participants compete in spelling words orally. The Provincial spelling bee championship which targets learners in Grade 4 to 6 is aimed at improving learners’ performance in languages.
HAVE A BLANKIE
Venue : Phalaborwa, Namakgale, Leboneng education center
Event Date : 29 May 2023
Time :08:00
DETAILS : The Palabora Foundation is appealing to people to donate to its annual winter drive by assisting the needy with winter hampers and blankets. As we approach winter, thousands of people and animals endure the bitterly cold months without much warmth.
HELP A SISTER IN NEED
Venue : Phalaborwa (various schools) Event Date : 7 August 2023
Time : 08:00
DETAILS : The lack of access to sanitary wear and adequate sanitation facilities can affect a girl’s attendance at school by 25% per year. That is one week every month, which is a massive set back in their school careers. We are delighted to announce that we will host this event on women’s month we hope to portray a message to all women and young girls that their lives are precious. They should keep on fighting for what they long for which is freedom and power.
OUR HIV/AIDS POLICY
The Palabora Foundation is invested in the health of people living in and around Phalaborwa. We help more than 1000 people per month from all communities in the Ba-Phalaborwa Municipality to access health services.
Phalaborwa, with an estimated population of 150 000, has close to 9066 people that are on ARVs. This is only a fraction of people living with HIV and who have not started treatment. Given the burden of HIV in RSA and the fact that Phalaborwa is a mining area with many migrant labours, the number of clients on ARVs is too small. Nobody can prosper economically unless their primary health care needs are taken care of, which is why the Palabora Foundation is invested in the health of people living in and around Phalaborwa. In fact, the Palabora Foundation supports an average of 1300 people per month from all communities in the Ba-Phalaborwa municipality to access health services. Our flagship programs are:
Outreach services at schools and TVET colleges
Household visitsCondom distribution
Youth dialogue
HIV remains a key global public health issue and in South Africa about 7 million people are living with the virus. Phalaborwa, with an estimated population of 150 000, has close to 9066 people that are on ARVs. This is only a fraction of people living with HIV and who are not yet on treatment. Our intended outcome is to reduce the local rate of infection by aligning ourselves with the newly diversified Five Year Government Strategy for HIV and AIDs commencing in 2017.
OUR ONLINE REPUTATION MANAGEMENT STRATEGY
The day-to-day management of the Palabora Foundation is carried out by the Foundation’s director, assisted by the management team and their staff. Corporate governance at the foundation is ensured by a Board of Trustees, audit committee, external Auditors A2A Kopano Inc. and internal auditors BIG.
SOCIAL MEDIA: To increase the engagement and awareness of the Palabora Foundation NGO through social media channels we have developed and executed social media channels by developing and executing a socialMedia strategy that leverages Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
WEBSITE: we've developed a website that serves as a hub for information and resources for our learners. This will include educationalResources, application guides, and how-to videos, and contactInformation for volunteers and donors.
PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATIONS: We've developed partnerships with surrounding schools, corrates, and other non-profit organizations to Increase the Palabora Foundation reach and impact.
As part of an ongoing process of strategic management engagement, the Foundation participates in local government Integrated Development Planning (IDP) forums, and interacts with and reports to community structures on its current development programmes to ensure continued relevance. The Ba-Phalaborwa community has five Traditional Royal Councils and the Foundation Is a member of a community development forum where local Magoshi can receive and report feedback on community development programmes, and the sharing of any mutual developmental challenges in their respective communities This interactive participation ensures that the Foundation is up to speed with the needs as articulated by people on the ground through their respective leaders.
OUR INTERGRATED BRAND MARKETING PLAN
The Palabora Foundation’s business model is its system of transforming inputs, through its activities, into outputs and outcomes that aim to fulfil the organisation’s strategic purposes and create value over the short, medium and long term. Primarily, it has done this by working with people through business development, skills development, education and community health programmes. In doing so, we fulfill our strategic purpose to enable economic and community development and create value and prosperity within the areas we operate by developing human capital.
Long-term value generation, or true prosperity as articulated in our mission, requires a market for the skills provided. As a result, we continue to shy away from addressing classically perceived business and community needs to delivering relevant, demand-based programmes, cognisant of the social and business environment we operate in, and linked to national imperatives.
In addition, to continue to fulfil our mission, we realise the strategic imperative towards sustainability means changing how we enable economic and community development. It also means registering a profit-making business to sustain the Foundation’s work and decrease our reliance on returns from invested assets in order to keep serving our community.