Empowering rural based SMEs & Co-operatives in South Africa.
Level 1 BBBEE Contributor
We are a 100% black female management team.
Rural & Township
Focusing on the youth, women and the disabled.
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About Us.
A village at a Time NPC is a non-profit organization that helps to improve the quality of life for marginalized township and rural communities. It achieves this by:
A Village at a Time offerings supports the following United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):
What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others.
- Nelson Mandela -
Our Work.
A village at a Time NPC, through its network of community-based programs, the organization offers a range of support including enterprise development, agriculture and food security, healthcare training, and recycling.
Mentorship & Coaching
Our experienced mentors and coaches provide guidance, advice, and support to help mentees navigate challenges, make informed decisions, and unlock their full potential. Through personalized mentoring relationships, we foster an environment of continuous learning and growth, enabling mentees to develop the necessary skills and mindset for long-term success.
Entrepreneur Training
We offer a diverse range of training programs and bootcamps tailored to the specific needs of entrepreneurs and SMEs. Our training modules cover a wide range of topics, including business planning, financial management, marketing strategies, supply chain optimization, and digital transformation. Delivered by industry experts and seasoned professionals, our training programs equip participants with practical tools and techniques to enhance their business acumen and drive sustainable growth.
Program Management
We manage all types of community upliftment programs including: Enterprise and Supplier Development, CSI and Socio-Economic Development.
First Aid Training in Township and Rural Areas
First aid can make a difference between pain and comfort, disability and recovery, and life and death. However, in South Africa not everyone has access to first aid training, equipment, or services, especially in townships and rural areas where hospitals and clinics are located far away. This is where A Village At A Time rural development agency bridges the gap. Services offered include:
- First Aid Training for local unemployed youth.
- Providing stipends for the trained youth.
- Providing the trained youth with First Aid tools and Cellphones so that they can be a point of contact for any emergency situation needing First Aid.
- Spearheading Community awareness campaigns regarding the services.
Snake Bite Awareness and Training
South Africa has around 250 poisonous snakes and Snakebites can be serious and sometimes life-threatening and require swift and appropriate treatment. Snakebite poisoning is a potentially life threatening condition that results from venom being injected through bite or sprayed into the eyes by spitting snakes. Snakebite poisoning is particularly an important health problem in rural areas of the country where communities depend on agriculture for survival. In remote rural areas; health centers are normally far with limited transportation and poor networks for communication. Training:
- Spider Bite and Scorpion Sting First Aid Treatment
- Snake Identification
- Prevention of Snakebite
- First Aid for Snakebite
Based on the 1996 World Food Summit, food security is defined when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.
The aim of the ‘Village Garden Fresh’ program is to promote and improve nutrition and health of rural women and family backyard and subsistence farming. Through the program; Rural and township women are trained on new farming and agro-processing techniques and methods and mentored to enhance their knowledge and maximize their produce. The backyard farmers are provided with a ‘farming starter pack’ consisting of a wheelbarrow, farming tools, PPE, Seeds and other inputs.
The women are encouraged to cultivate seasonal crops throughout the year for consumption, exchange and selling on behalf of the beneficiaries. SME farmers are supported in Compliance, Funding and Market Access.
- Climate Smart Agriculture Training
- Compliance, Mentoring & Coaching
- Farming Starter Packs
- Access to Funding
- Access to Markets
South Africa is facing a plastic pollution problem, with a significant amount of plastic ending up in the country’s waterways and oceans.
We endeavour develop and implement community and school education program around subjects of plastic recycling. The program entails the following:
- Recycling Awareness in both Rural and Township communities
- Recruiting unemployed youth to collect and deliver plastic bottles to the recycling workshop where they are paid per weight of product.
- Crushing the plastic bottles to produce plastic pellets that are used to produce plastic items such as plastic cups, hangers and other plastic products.
- Plastic Recycling
- Recycling School Education
- Youth Employment
Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.
- Mother Teresa -
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