MISSION
Our mission is to drive a new era of development, growth and productivity through enabling women and girls access to education, create an enabling environment for them to start their own businesses or establish cooperatives and provide them opportunities to fully participate in entrepreneurship programmes, entrepreneurial activities and economic development projects.
PLANNING AND PREPARATION AND/OR ULUMA6 AFRICAH STRATEGY
We work with (1) An individual: A woman influencing other women in her family i.e. grandmother, mother(s), sisters(s); (2) Women / Sisters / Mothers: Influencing their own families, households, relatives; (3) A group of women within the household: Influencing other women in the neighbourhoods; (4) Women in the neighbourhoods: Influencing others in the community / village / area; (5) Women in the village or area: Influencing women who will influence their families in a ward; (6) Women in the ward: Influencing other women and their families in other wards in the Local Municipality; (7) Women in the Local Municipality influencing others in other Local Municipalities and (8) Women with their Local Municipalities promoting synergy; cooperation; coordination; collaboration and service delivery. Individually and family-rooted change will enable ULUMA6 AFRICAH to deal with many of the issues the organisation seek to address which are entrenched within existing systems: Religion, Culture and Politics and also unjust structures within their own families and communities. ULUMA Satellite Offices are within family homes of women and families that have proved to be solutions providers and change drivers or makers with their minimal resources. They have proved their ability to tackle complex systems and deal with gatekeeping, abuse and oppression by these systems (Religion, Culture and Politics) existing within their families and communities. We seek to amplify their work or services, not to in the forefront, and we help them achieve their goals concerning their families, households and communities.
AIM
Our main aim is to advocate and engage traditional and religious institutions, Civil Society Organisations (CBOs, NGOs, NPOs, FBOs and NPCs), organs of state – Government departments and municipalities, the private sector, financial institutions, development financial institutions (DFIs), commodity organisations, institutions of higher learning and other stakeholders on behalf of vulnerable, poor, abused, oppressed and persecuted women and girls in rural communities of the Zululand, UMzinyathi, UMkhanyakude and King Cetshwayo Districts.
OBJECTIVES
- To promote orderly, caring, enabling and supportive environment which is sensitive to issues of diversity such as gender injustice, economic injustice, economic persecution of women, educational deprivation, inequality and Gender-based violence.
- To ensure innovative educational and economic environment that provides opportunities and enables women, girls, GBV victims, and survivors, survivor cooperatives or groups, and rural communities to grow academically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, financially and physically.
- To enable rural women and girls to realise their full potential to transform their own lives, their family lives, and their communities.
OUR ASPIRATIONS
Working to create value that is visible and concrete and earn trust and loyalty from vulnerable women and girls; rural communities where ULUMA Satellite Offices are established; partners e.g. Traditional Councils (as custodian of land) and other stakeholders by listening to them, anticipate their needs, include them in planning, implementation and monitoring of ULUMA Programmes and Projects
CORE VALUES
CORE VALUE 1: LEADERSHIP
Jesus Christ our Saviour is our one and ONLY KING and LEADER – the OVERSEER, SHEPHERD and ANCHOR of our souls; He not mortal man gives us power, renew and increase our strength when we are weak. (Gal 4:6, 1 Pet 2:25, Heb 6:19, Isa 40:31).
CORE VALUE 2: SERVITUDE
Serve don’t be served, be willing to follow Him and serve Him by living a discipleship life under His Kingship and Leadership. (Mat 20:28).
CORE VALUE 3: INCLUSION (DIVERSITY)
ULUMA6 AFRICAH focus on lived life or experiences, evidence based report or reality not marketed life and wishful thinking: We focus on characteristics that go well beyond the issue of tribe, ethnic group, race, nationality, gender, colour, political affiliation, academic qualifications, status, title etc. That is, we focus on inner-self, personal values, family values, upbringing or childhood background, community lived or living in, educational background, career aspirations, work experience, the people we have met and the books we have read.
CORE VALUE 4: WISDOM
Unselfish, enlightening, insightful, truth, understanding, uncommon common sense, creative interpretation of patterns or phenomenon and applying knowledge and information for the goodness of South Africa, African Continent and World at large.
CORE VALUE 5: ETHIC AND PROFESSIONALISM
- Ethics: Integrity, Fairness, Responsible citizenship, Accountability, Pursue of excellence, Diligence.
- Professionalism: Competence, Appearance, Demeanour, Reliability, Honesty, Loyalty.
