Practical CBO Development Solutions NPC (PracSol)
Thohoyandou, South Africa
Joined August 2024
Based in rural SA, our mission to build capacity of NPOs to sustainably address social ills and effectively advocate for implementation of laws and policies and the rights of victims
Presence in:
South Africa
Focus: Children's Rights, Criminal Justice, Disability Rights, Gender-based violence, Governance, Accountability & Transparency, LGBTQI+ Rights
Our Mission:
“To enhance the capacity, agency and sustainability of Community Based Non-Profit Organisations operating in the Vhembe District of Limpopo so as to align and strengthen their response to the health, safety and skills development needs and challenges of the communities they serve”.
Specific Objectives:
- To provide Vhembe-based CBOs with a range of hands-on training and mentoring services aimed at building their capacity to provide holistic and sustainable services in the Cultural (Arts, Crafts & Heritage), Health (HIV, Gender-based Violence & Femicide), Environment (water and waste management), and Community Safety (Police & Community relationship building) Sectors.
- To build the agency of CBOs to address social ills such as corruption, non-delivery of services and failure to implement laws and policies, and to effectively hold transgressors to account.
- To assist CBOs to conceptualise and develop innovative solutions to the challenges experienced by their communities
- When indicated, to aid the CBO to complete and submit funding applications for the projects they have conceptualised, and
- To ensure that implementation of such projects is monitored, evaluated and documented for potential upscaling if warranted.