Amandla Resources

AMANDLA RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

1.0 VISION:

To be the preferred provider of sustainable local economic

development in Southern Africa, addressing job creation, food production

and renewable energy  - through project development & implementation, skills transfer and intensive mentorship.

 

2.0  MISSION:

To provide excellence in sustainable development and service

provision for Project owner-clients,  Investor partners, participating

communities and beneficiaries, using sound management techniques

in a cost effective and environmentally-friendly manner.

 

3.0 OBJECTIVES:

• Provide support for Sustainable Development in Southern Africa by focusing on the development of previously disadvantaged communities through promoting a symbiotic relationship with established commercial activities.
  
  
• To ensure that skills are transferred to the local community through an intensive, practical hands-on and ongoing in-job education, training and mentorship approach.
  
  

•  Provide accredited training and skills development.
  
  

•  Develop rural communities; to enable them to utilise available resources and skills to provide an income and increase economic growth for their region or country.
  
  

•  Promote the development of entrepreneurs and SMME participants.
  
  

 

4.0 BACKGROUND AND APPROACH:

 

4.1 BACKGROUND:

 

Much of ARD’s experience in agriculture, tourism, conservation,

forestry and renewable energy has been hard earned at the “coal

face” through ARD’s implementation of and participation in

conservation and environmentally friendly projects.

 

Typically this has involved the establishment of SMME’s project

management of and training for community driven projects.

 

Where appropriate project planning provides for cutting edge

solutions in respect of renewable energy, waste management,

recycling and environmental rehabilitation, through established

linkages with leading research and educational institutions.

 

ARD combines the skills of professionals, who are all experts in their

respective fields, to ensure that the appropriate mix of skills and

experience is made available to the client.

ARD is an equal opportunities company, which aims to transfer real
capacity to members of the previously disadvantaged communities.

ARD is totally committed to building long term business relationships

with its clients on the basis of providing a professional and efficient

service. 

ARD prides itself on its client base which includes national and

provincial  government departments, international agencies,

foreign government support funds,local financial institutions, state

agencies and institutions, environmental companies, public

foundations,research councils, trusts and major private sector

companies.

 

4.2 APPROACH:

ARD through its associate ZCSD (Zululand Centre for Sustainable

Development) has a fully functional Community and Educational

Development Centre with various demonstration systems including:

• Permaculture and organic farming

• Integrated waste management systems

• Craft from waste

• Growing of traditional medicinal plants and herbs

• Aquaculture and Aquaponics

• Food processing

• Micro manufacturing and service industries

• Renewable Energies and appropriate technology
  
  

4.3 THE TRAINING CENTRE.

Courses are registered with the Department of Labour and are

certified through the Durban  Institute of Technology

(formerly the Technikon Natal). 

Against the above background ZCSD is currently offering certified

courses in the following:

• Basic Business Skills
  
• Bookkeeping,
  
• Office management, 
• Business types,
  
• Shareholding,
  
• Accounting,
  
• Corporate governance

• Permaculture

• Integrated Waste Management

• Alien Weed Eradication

• Eco-tourism

• Forestry

• Craft development from waste

• Micro Enterprises
• Aquaculture and Aquaponics.

5.0 GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS OF WORK:
     

 

 

 KEY MANAGEMENT  [TEAM & OUT-SOURCING]: