On the 21 of October 2008, Civil Society Organisations in the Temba area gathered in their numbers to attend another of The Forum’s workshops on applying for funding from the (NLDTF). The workshop was the third in the nationwide series. The workshop was organised with the help of Smangaliso Mthimunye the Community Liaison Officer in the area. Over 95 participants attended the workshops, and they were taken through the different forms and all the pitfalls in completing them. In this community most of the discussions focussed on the possibilities of partnerships. Many of the organisations were new organisations and sought to comprehend the process of partnering with established organisations.

The 4th workshop on applying for funding to NLDTF was held at the Embalenhle Hall in Secunda in Mpumalanga where the workshop was rolled out. The workshop was hosted by the Emabalenhle Home for the Aged with the help of long standing member of The Forum; Mrs Gulube. 50 participants attended the workshop coming from various areas around Secunda. This workshop was probably the most difficult with an almost 50:50 split between organisations that had all the supporting documents and those that had none. It was wonderful to observe as the organisations sorted themselves into groups and consented to another meeting to help each other apply. This reflected the spirit of the workshops, which extended beyond the mere dissemination of information and into the actual networking and collaboration between members of The Forum.
Prepared by Tselane Moleba.

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