Two years ago, Kodisang Moikanyane started a business advisory company called Palibe, with the knowledge he gained from training through through Ngwana Koko Foundation. Palibe offers business analysis and other solutions.“The course taught me about investment, running an efficient business and having financial security for a rainy day, “he said.
“We also create software that businesses can use in their day-to-day operations. I recently created software for a private college, which works as an attendance register for students. It also records when a student arrives and leaves school,” said Moikanyane.
Funded by the Department of Social Development, the Ngwana Koko Foundation offers a financial literacy and information and communication technology (ICT) skills development programme, accredited by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA). The training is done by a financial advisor.
The NGO also facilitates ICT training through an online IBM course in coding, software, app development and data analytics and assists the elderly in need. Upon completion of the IBM programme, participants receive a certificate.
The organization assists with cleaning, donating food and helping them to get their medication prescriptions refilled. “There are a lot of elderly people who live alone and we felt that it was important to assist them. The support we give them shows that they are also cared for. We, as a society, must show them love,” said Karabo Mthimkhulu, founder of The Ngwana Koko Foundation.
Mthimkhulu said together with his partners, they started the financial literacy and information and communication technology (ICT) skills development programme to assist unemployed youth in Tshwane. He said those young people who have completed the programme have been able to secure jobs or start their own businesses.
“The financial literacy programme helps young people learn the importance of saving and how to live within one’s means. The training is done by a financial advisor, accredited by the FSCA.The course taught me about investment, running an efficient business and having financial security for a rainy day,” he added.
