NEWS
Silvermine and Rondevlei attend MEP trainingTue, 15th December '09JASA (Junior Achievement South Africa) is a non profit organisation which was formed in 1979 to offer mini business skills to unskilled workforce. Junior achievement mini-enterprise is an educational programme which offers participants the opportunity to participate in the running of a company. It is an experiential programme which simulates a real business. This unique experience provides a realistic view of the world of business, and demonstrates practically how wealth creation occurs and how this benefits society.
With the help of funds received form MTN, Silvermine and Rondevlei have been lucky to attend one of the JASA programmes. Elana Meyer had the opportunity to interact with fire fighters for over the 8 weeks when 45 participants were placed in mini-companies comprising of 15 company members each. They were then required to work through every phase of a real business. Finance was raised through the sale of shares, the taking of loans and a two week credit agreement with JA bank cheque accounts was operated for each mini-company.
The company members fulfilled three roles within each company namely an administrative/management role, a production role and sales. Each participant indicated where their interests lie and they were placed in management positions which will give them the greatest exposure to their talents, interests and skills. The concept of multi-skilling is practised in each company. Positions such as administration find it hard to get a suitable candidate and some of those mini enterprises went through 8 administrators in a period of 8 weeks Market research together with pricing and costing was carried out before a product is selected by each company. Each business wrote a sketchy business plan prior to the start of the manufacturing phase. Planning and control became the baseline of the companies to ensure progress towards company targets.
All company members were required to sell the products which their company manufactures. The stock keepers were kept on toes to make sure that there was not stock that were issued unrecordedCompany meetings were held weekly in which all company members participate. All managers were expected to provide comprehensive feedback with regards the progress of their division. Business plans were reviewed continually.
Each company went into voluntary liquidation in the second last week. All creditors and fixed costs were paid up. Wages and commission on sales was calculated for all company members.
• Subject to profits being made, share capital is returned and dividends are distributed to shareholders.
• The Company must decide on their own social responsibility policy, draw up an ethics statement, adopt their own HR policy and have a clear marketing strategy.
• A company report is compiled by each company.
Dept Water Affairs
2010 Budget Vote DayThu, 29th April '10Thursday the 15th of April was the Parliament Budget Vote for the Department of Water Affairs (DWA). Projects falling under the DWA were invited to exhibit their material with the aim of interacting with Parliamentarians and officials, showcasing their work and how the funds extended to them are being put to good use relevant to conserving and protecting our natural resources whilst uplifting the lives in poorer communities.... [Read More...]
Free State Farm community receives basic fire fighting trainingWed, 13th January '10Farm communities in the Free State are benefitting from wildland firefighters sharing information on preventing and fighting wild fires with their local communities.
WoF State veldfire fighters identified farms communities close to their respective bases, with the aim of raising fire awareness, and providing basic fire fighting training to school learners, teachers and parents.... [Read More...]
First fire fighting training for Fire Wise Community in the Free State Wed, 13th January '10Thirty Thaba Nchu Fire Wise Community committee members successfully completed a two day basic fire fighting skills training course. The training course, held at the local library on November 26 and 27, was presented by by Working on Fire (WoF) wildland fighters from the Zastron Team and Fire Wise Trainer, Goodness Motloung. rom the 26th till the 27th November 2009.... [Read More...]
Update of KwaMemela Firewise Community Video ReleasedWed, 18th November '09Firewise South Africa has produced a new video outlining the effects the Firewise Community has had on the community of KwaMemela, in Kwa-Zulu Natal. You can watch the two-part video below:... [Read More...]
F.S Advocacy Funded Team Fire Awareness Events - Rolled out!Thu, 27th August '09Four Free State teams :Zastron, Golden ; Eagles & Undertaker Hot Shots kick started with their events at their respective adopted schools from last month, Zastron event was held on the 27th, Golden Gate the 31st July ; Senekal-Eagles Hot Shot on the 07th August & Harrismith – Undertaker Hot Shot one on the 14th August. These events were all facilitated successfully as planned, and the main aim was to raise fire awareness in various activities to school learners.... [Read More...]
Mparel and Nkau Communities become FireWiseFri, 7th August '09Two communities were trained on basic fire fighting and on FireWise for communities. The two communities were Mparel and Nkau communities.... [Read More...]
Impendle Fire Awareness DayTue, 4th August '09On the 25th July 2009, the WoF Underberg team held a fire awareness event.
The event was held at the Impendle Sports ground. Impendle is a rural community near Underberg.... [Read More...]
Silvermine Team introduces WOF to WC Life Orientation TeachersMon, 6th July '09Life orientation is a mixture of the subjects that were known as; Guidance, Physical teaching or education and Religious studies. Teachers are meant to be knowledgeable about the various characteristic of these old subjects and so it is advantageous, if guests come and enrich these teachers’ minds with further knowledge.... [Read More...]
DWAE Budget Vote 2009/10Mon, 29th June '09Congratulations to WOF team for pulling together and being able to participate to ensure this was a fantastic event that saw WOF receiving fantastic exposure both at the exhibition stand and having 30 plus people in the gallery of the Old Assembly Hall during the DWAE Budget Vote 2009/10.... [Read More...]
Prevention is better than cureWed, 10th June '09In the firm belief that prevention is better than a cure, Working on Fire has been partnering with community orientated based projects initiated by timber growers SAPPI and MONDI to bring the benefits of Firewise teachings to local communities:... [Read More...]
Agricultural Information DayFri, 8th May '09On the 6th May 2009, the Department of Agriculture at Lindely – Free State Province, held an Information day meeting at Kalaagte Farm situated between Bethlehem and Lindely towns. The theme of the event was the “Bethlehem".... [Read More...]
Working on Fire Senekal Veld Fire Fighter Annual EventThu, 28th August '08The Matwabeng community in Setsoto Municipality were treated to a Fire Awareness Clean Up campaign by Working on Fire's Senekal Veld Fire Fighters Team on Tuesday, 26 August 2008. The purpose of the event was to raise Fire Awareness & Education for the community.... [Read More...]
Operation Firewatch activates aerial water bombing campaignThu, 14th December '06Operation Firewatch, which successfully pioneered the deployment of camera monitoring and aerial water bombing to curb the destruction wrought by runaway shack fires in the Cape Peninsula, has been expanded to include additional cameras to watch over more informal settlements during the fire season this summer.... [Read More...]
Working to improve life in the communitySun, 29th October '06Apart from fighting forest and veld fires, the WoF fire fighters are trained to work within their own communities, to teach rural people about fire prevention and to contribute to the improvement of the overall living conditions in these communities.... [Read More...]
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