The cooperatives and organisations that are funded by the NDA help toaddress development in communities. Many of them feed communitiesor fight gender-based violence in our societies,” says Bouwer The cooperatives that the NDA assists must have the potential to helpdevelop the local economy or promote food security. “We also support initiatives started by the unemployed, the young,women and people with disabilities.”

Based in Mthatha, UWSC creates a safe space for women and provides holistichealing interventions targeting physical, spiritual, psychological and fi nancialwellness. Established in 1999 as a centre for abused women, UWSC’s mission has beencommunity development where women placed in shelters are empowered withskills that can generate them an income.

The NDA’s Senior Manager of Grant Bouwer Funding and Research Mobilisation, Anthony Bouwer, says itfunds organisations that promote community development, including cooperatives, faith-based and non-profitorganisations “The cooperatives and organisations that are funded by the NDA help to address development incommunities. Many of them feed communities or fight Gender-Based Violence in our societies,” says Bouwer.

Minister Lindiwe Zulu to Deliver Keynote Address at The National Development Agency’s Public Dialogue - Covid-19 Responses and The Food and Nutrition Security of Vulnerable Population Groups in South Africa.

National Development Agency to Host Public Dialogue – The Role and Contribution of Co-Operatives Towards the South African Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan. The National Development Agency (NDA) will host a virtual Public Dialogue on Wednesday, 22 June 2022 with the theme: “The role and contribution of co-operatives towards the South African economic reconstruction and recovery plan.”

On Friday, 13 May 2022, In Pinetown Kwa-Zulu Natal, Minister of Social Development, Ms Lindiwe Zulu visited Silokotho Primary Cooperative in Pinetown as part of her Budget Vote 2022 activities. The Minister expressed her gratitude to the cooperative in being an example of the objective of government funding for sustainable programmes.

Please note that the NDA will NEVER request money for any tender.

North West - As part of her pre-Presidential Imbizo activities, Minister of Social Development, Ms Minister Lindiwe Zulu, visited Bogela Bontle in the Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality, on Friday 11 March 2022. She highlighted the need to ensure that local cooperatives such as Bogela Bontle Beadwork Cooperative are capacitated and receive the necessary funding to meet local market demands.

The National Development Agency (NDA) developed and submitted a project proposal to the National Treasury to access funding from the Presidential Employment Stimulus Package. The proposal focusses on the CSOs Volunteer Programme, which is a hallmark of NDA’s Covid-19 response plan aimed at combating the effects of Covid-19 on poor communities. The National Treasury approved the proposal and granted the NDA R30 million allocation to extend implementation of the CSOs Volunteer Programme until March 2022.