The Mhani Gingi model promotes social entrepreneurship amongst women and youth, so that they can improve not only their livelihoods but also those of their families and communities. In this way they can move away from being providers of labour and consumers of goods and services to become creators of wealth – own their own [...]
Mhani Gingi has taken a conscious decision to support three specific target areas as the organization’s social responsibility: Educare The Elderly Vulnerable children To read more on each of these target groups, scroll along the menu bar under activities, social responsibility. With the growing number of orphans and vulnerable children in the Southern African region [...]
Our Flagship programme supports environmental awareness and provides a platform that encourages both young and old to learn more about organic farming and permaculture. The programme is divided into three distinct focus areas: The Nursery at TSIBA, Community Gardens, The Plant Tissue Laboratory To read more about these individual focus areas, scroll along the menu [...]
On the 9th of August 1956, 20 000 brave women marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to protest against the pass laws that was introduced under the Apartheid system. This march was one of the biggest demontrations in the history of South Africa and the National Women’s Day is celebrated yearly in memory of [...]
Read moreLillian was featured on the Children’s Radio Foundation’s Woman’s Day program – listen to her sharing her experiences! She reminds us that South Africa’s freedom was nursed by a generation of women who stood united. Listen to Lillian at the Children’s Radio Foundation’s Woman’s Day Program here.
Read moreKicking off the Women’s month in South Africa, Lillian was invited to speak at the first breakfast in the series of many more to come arranged by South African Black Economic Forum (SABEF). This will be a monthly event where women will get the opportunity to get inspiration and to empower themselves. The first theme [...]
Read moreIn June Mhani Gingi got three new interns for the summer. Nathan Dubeaux (21) is a French business student who is staying til the end of July and work in the organization as a part of his undergraduate degree. Margrete Laland (24) and Bente Faugli (24) are two Norwegian students with backgrounds from Economics and [...]
Read moreMhani Gingi is finally on Twitter. Are you intersted in our every day work, projects and social entreprenurship- Please follow us here: https://twitter.com/#!/mhanigingi
Read moreThe UPliftment Programme (UP), a not-for-profit organisation based in South Africa, recently did an interview with Lillian and some of the women in the Mhani Gingi network, now featured in their latest episode of “The UP.” The UP is an organisation bringing joy to the children and adults of Southern Africa with their online show [...]
Read moreThe social Enterprise World Forum (SEWF) was founded to promote social enterprise development throughout the world. The first event was conducted in Scotland in 2008 and this year, the conference was hosted by the city of Johannesburg, South Africa. As part of the Forum, case study trips were arranged both before and after the convention. [...]
Read moreMhani Gingi is updating its data-base. New forms have been created to add information about current members and retrieve information about new members. So far, two data-base sessions have bben conducted and another one will be organized this week in Philippi. The information will be organized both in a physical data-base in addition to a [...]
Read moreTwo Norwegian volunteers are now working with Mhani Gingi in Cape Town. One of the volunteers did an internship with Mhani Gingi last year and has now returned to continue her work. Their backgrounds both derive from a Norwegian business school and they will take part in administration, updating of social media and assist in [...]
Read moreSEWF-visitors This month we are also planning a visit from a group of participants from the the annual Social Enterprise World Forum (SEWF) in April, that will take place in Johannesburg this year. This international gathering of social enterprises, non-profit organizations, private businesses, students and speakers will this year form a debate around the theme [...]
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