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By Ronald Matsheta
Community Health and Service Infrastructure
South Africa
Sponsorship
Name of the Entity: Inveraan Youth and Community Foundation. Locality: Inveraan, Senwabarwana, Blouberg Municipality, Ward 9, Limpopo Province. Background History: IYCF is a mix farming project comprising of crops farming enterprises. The project owns a 6ha (1ha properly fenced for start up) land acquired through the local tribal office (PTO) The intention of the project is to produce mainly vegetables. The core business is holistic approach towards community development targeting vulnerable groups of our communities that is children, youth, women and the elderly: The group is comprised of a vibrant group of patriotic, committed young people who are united by a common aim and mission of making a difference in the lives of those in our immediate environment. The group’s belief is that poverty can only be efficiently and effectively tackled through the implementation of a holistic model that includes mainly literacy, up skilling and nutrition. Soup kitchens and food parcels, when implemented in isolation, only result in a culture of apathy and dependency. This, we believe is a self-defeating cycle. The project acquired start up resources for it to kick-start its operating and thus: Borehole , drip irrigation system, Solar panels and solar pump. For the project to expand it require some major resources and thus: Solar power back up system, Green house and initial cycle production inputs including seedlings, fertilizer, and chemicals etc.