Monday, April 7, 2014
THE CLOVER MAMA AFRICA PROJECT
The Clover Mama
Afrika project received the Rural Development Award at the 2nd
Annual SA Premier Awards hosted by the Department of Trade and Industry
recently. The award aims to recognise and promote community projects that are
part of Government’s strategic interventions in poverty alleviation. Amongst
the attendees was President Jacob Zuma who personally congratulated all of the
winners.
Clover
Manager of Corporate Services and Clover Mama Afrika Trust, Professor Elain
Vlok with some of the 40 Clover Mama’s. The trust was recognised for their role
in uplifting communities across South
Africa at the recent 2nd Annual
SA Premier Award ceremony and walked away with the Rural Development Award. The awards target emerging co-operatives operating in any sector of
the economy within a rural community and focuses on the creation of sustainable job
opportunities. Over the past decade, Clover Mama Afrika has established a
reputation for being one of the country’s most innovative, effective and
sustainable corporate investment programmes, bringing tangible benefits to the
people it aims to uplift at grassroots level. The project also aims to empower
the mama’s with viable skills which they use to earn a sustainable income.
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