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Helping CBOs to access NLDTF Funding Print E-mail

Members at the workshop in Zwide  On 3 October The Forum held the first in a series of workshops for Community Based Organisations (CBOs) to assist them with responding to the call for proposals from the National Lotteries Distribution Trust Fund (NLDTF).

A common concern amongst CBOs is the lack of adequate and sustainable sources of funding for their work. The NLDTF call for proposals issued earlier in September, is an ideal opportunity for CBOs to access local funding, as the requirements for NLDTF funding are generally not as onerous as for other donors.

Workshop participant - Brenda LalelaThe Forum is hosting this series of workshops as part of its Capacity Building programme and the key focus is to help CBOs understand how to apply for NLDTF funding using the current application forms and application guidelines.

The Forum is also recording the details of CBOs that do not have the required documentation to apply for funding in this cycle and will invite these organisations to particpate in the Capacity Building programme over a two year period to ensure that they meet all the critera for future funding calls.


Workshop facilitator – Tselane Moleba  The series kicked off with in the Zwide community in Port Elizabeth with 29 member orgnisations of the Eastern Cape Forum. The response from particpants was positive with Brenda Lalela of Sophakama Community Based Development Care and Support Programme saying “ this workshop has been helpful for me to understand how to prepare the forms…”
On 14th of October, civil society organisations in the Phomolong area near Kroonstad turned out in numbers for The Forum’s workshop on applying for funding from the (NLDTF). The workshop was the first in the Free State and the second in the country in the series. The workshop was organised with the help of Rev Maloka and Ms Mamakgale, from the local NG Church in Phomolong. The 50 participants were taken through the various forms and typical pitfalls in completing them. Again, most of the discussion focussed on the issues of the supporting documentation required for the application.
Other scheduled workshops are as follows:
•    21 October in Temba, Hammanskraal, North West
•    23 October in Secunda, Mpumalanga
•    28 October in Vryheid, KZN
•    29 October in Empangeni, KZN
•    4 & 6 November in Limpopo (Tzaneen & Seshego – To be confirmed)
•    6 November in Umtata
•    7 November in East London
All workshops are free of charge and participants will also receive copies of the application forms.
To attend a workshop, please call Mrs Thato Modise on 011 4031915.
To attend workshops in the Eastern Cape, please call Ivan Siyila on 073 310 7591 or John Allen on 082 200 3731

See also: The call for proposals by the NLDTF

See also:  Financing the sector



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