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Our VISION
To be the leading institution that promotes the integration of
communities into natural resources and the preservation of heritage
and culture through capacity building, enterprise development and
strategic partnerships.
We VALUE
Time Trust Integrity Excellence Benefits sharing and
Transparency
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Block A, 2nd Floor676 Gallagher AvenueMidrand, Gauteng
About MARU
Maru is registered in South Africa as not for Profit Company
under section 21 of the companies act. Maru was established to
respond to social development needs and environmental challenges
that are faced by the majority of the South Africans. Maru Focuses
on community development through the implementation of various
programmes to alleviate poverty, create jobs, develop enterprises,
preserve natural resources and bring about social cohesion and
nation building.
Maru believes that through partnerships with local communities,
government and civil society organisations tangible, sustainable
and equitable social-economic benefits shall be realised.
Our GOALS
Maru’s goal is for a sustained improvement in the quality of
life of the previously disadvantaged South African communities.
Together with our strategic partners and donors, we deliver
programmes of action that encapsulates initiatives on a local,
regional, national and international level, to support the rights
and aspirations of rural and disadvantaged communities to start and
manage their own businesses, manage natural resources and actively
participate in the South African economy.
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OUR OPERATIONAL NETWORKMaru Ciberconnect has its head office in
Gauteng but does work in all the nine provinces. Where possible and
necessary satellite offices are setup so as to make it easy for the
implementation of the various programs. Maru has established very
good relationship and track record over the past 7 years with
different communities, private and public companies as well as
civil society organisations.
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Promoting the Preservation of Arts, Heritage and Culture leading
to social cohension and nation building.
Empowering women and youth in food security and farming through
designed tools and programmes that can be used to develop small
holder farmers to run their farms in a sustainable way there by
generating the much needed economic benefits and creating jobs for
the unemployed.
Project and programme management: Our highly qualified project
managers oversee the overall running of projects and programmes in
the areas where we operate in different sectors
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Our SERVICE OFFERING
Mobilising and Facilitating better collaboration between
communities and government instructions
Enterprise and Business Development training in Accredited and
non-accredited areas as follows: New Venture Creation Corporate and
Cooperative Governance Financial Management & Costing
Principles of Business Management Conflict Management Project
Management & Implementation Presentation & Public Speaking
Skills Small Business Management programme Community Based Natural
Recourse Management End User Computing Business Mentorship
Communication and fostering Awareness on environmental
management through Community outreach meetings and imbizos with
rural communities and other stakeholders.
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Enterprise Development for SMMEs Participating on Jozi@work
programme
Jozi@Work is a co-production programme by the City of
Johannesburg. It was launched on the 30th of September 2014 with
work packages valued at just over R1 billion. The programme was
designed to create an opportunity for communities to partner with
the City in the delivery of municipal services in their own
neighbourhoods. It was also aimed at shifting mind-sets by turning
job seekers into job creators. This was in a bid to aid
socio-economic transformation that would reduce poverty, inequality
and unemployment in the seven regions across the City of
Johannesburg.
Maru was sub contracted to developed tools and methodologies
that were used to assess the level of readiness of SMMEs to conduct
business with the city and develop and implement raining programmes
to upskill participating beneficiaries.
Designed and participated in the Implementation of the Pfunanani
Enterprise Development Programme for communities living adjacent
Sabi Sand Game Reserve and Kruger National Park as a Programme
Manager:
The Pfunanani Enterprise Development programme was designed to
capacitate communities living around Sabi Sand Game Reserve and
Kruger National Park and link them to business opportunities within
the protected areas. In partnership with Sabi Sand Game Reserve,
and University of Johannesburg, we raised R18, 000, 000 (Eighteen
Million Rands) from the Jobs Fund for this purpose. The
implementation of the project run for two years, i.e August 2014 –
August 2016.
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Our PROJECTS
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Research, design and implementation of Arts, Heritage and
Culture programmes focusing on: Documentation of Khoisan Heritage
and Culture as told by the Khoi and San communities through photo
stories Research on Eastern Cape Traditional Heritage and culture
Promotion of Social Cohesion and Nation building through the
teaching of the word of God to stop xenophobic attacks Hosted a
national event to celebrate 100 Years of Nelson Mandela through
arts, heritage and cultural activities. This event brought together
national leaders to share their memories of Nelson Mandela. The
young and old captured photos and wrote short stories about the
Mandela Heritage and these have been compiled into a book.
Implementation of ICTs for Development for Communities living
adjacent Kruger National Park:
In partnership with Resource Africa and Southern Africa Wildlife
College, we raised over R14, 000, 000 (Fourteen Million Rands) for
Enterprise Development for communities around Kruger National Park.
Our role was to design and implement ICTs for development to these
communities. This involved training and issuing of computers to
Enterprises developed under this program. The program ran for two
years i.e. 2012 to 2014
Our PROJECTS
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Block A, 2nd Floor676 Gallagher AvenueMidrand, Gauteng
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Research on Community Perspectives on Rhino Poaching:
Maru was sub contracted by Resource Africa and funded by WWF to
conduct a research on Community Perspectives on Rhino Poaching for
communities living adjacent Kruger National Park from the Northern
Part to the Southern Park of Kruger.
Our PROJECTS
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+27[0]11 100 7144 | +27[0]71 021 3270 The Link Office Park,
Block A, 2nd Floor676 Gallagher AvenueMidrand, Gauteng
www.maruciberconnect.org
