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• 29 Sept. until 2 Oct. YES Simama Ranta 2008

  YES Adult Advisor of the Year

  The YES Adult Advisor (Voluntary Teacher) is being selected from amongst all the Advisors operating within YES societies. The Local Partnership (LP) executive nominates an Advisor from its area of operation. The nomination is based upon the Advisors commitment and contributions to the effective operations of the team (Pioneer, Champion or Entrepreneur) as well as the YES society that the Advisor is responsible for. These criteria include amongst others: number of business/entrepreneurial competencies gained by the YES members that the Advisor is responsible for, income generating business ventures initiated by the Advisor=s YES members, participation and progress in Advisor training courses, attendance rates, leadership roles, etc. The final selection is being done by a panel during the YES SIMAMA RANTA.              

   

  YES Member of the Year

  The YES member of the year is being selected from amongst all the YES members. The YES Adult Advisors nominate candidates from their own society (based upon a set of criteria that includes: business/entrepreneurial competencies gained during the year, active participation and attendance of meetings and society projects, involvement in an income generating business venture, academic progress at school, leadership roles in YES, etc.) to their LP. The LP executive select the best candidate from its area and nominates the candidate with the Education With Enterprise Trust (EWET). EWET involves a panel of adjudicators at the YES SIMAMA RANTA to make the final selection.

   

  Team of the Year (Pioneer, Champion or Entrepreneur YES team)

  YES Adult Advisors nominates the best team (15 members) from their society to their LP.  The criteria for this selection consist of: number of competencies covered by the team, attendance rates (YES members as well as advisors), number and success of income generating business ventures launched by the YES members, team projects initiated, etc. The LP select the best team from its area of operations and nominates the team to EWET. EWET, assisted by a panel work through the nominations and select the best team, during the SIMAMA RANTA.

   

  YES Society of the Year

  The LP nominates the best YES society (45 members and their advisors) from its area of operations. A number of criteria are being utilised based upon: number of competencies covered by the society, attendance rates (YES members as well as advisors), number and success of income generating business ventures launched by the YES members, joint society projects initiated, achievements of the society=s members at the SIMAMA RANTA, etc. A panel assess the nominations and select the best society, during the SIMAMA RANTA.

   

  LP of the year - assessed with its YES societies

   Number of business competencies completed by the LP=s YES members; Attendance rate of LP=s Members, YES Members and YES Advisors; Number and success of Income Generating Ventures by YES Members; Average Academic achievement of YES Members; Success and number of YES Promotional Projects by LP and its YES Societies; Efficiency of LP=s YES Project Office; Membership size of LP, its YES Societies and number of YES Societies; Frequency of LP and its YES Society=s meetings; Achievements of LP=s YES Societies at the SIMAMA RANTA; Effective Tracking of YES Alumni/Graduates; Success of mini (qualifying) competitive SIMAMA RANTAs organised by the LP.

Images

• SABC TV2 produce insert on YES This photograph was taken when a television crew made an insert for the Kaelo program for national broadcasting....

• EWET Logo Government, business and civil society joined hands in 1992 to work towards finding a solution to this challenge and created a trust that they named the Education With Enterprise Trust (EWET). In 1994...

• Zini Mchunu - Chief Executive Officer of EWET Zini started with EWET in 1994 as Project Manager from which position she was promoted to CEO in 2003. Previously, she served as Field Social Worker with the QwaQwa Government (1988 – 1990), Regiona...

• Mamahase Mosheshe - EWET's Project Manager Mamahase was appointed to EWET as Project Manager in 1995 after she served as a youth organiser, first with the South African Catholic Bishop’s Conference (1987 – 1989) Bethlehem Diocese and then ...

• Tshenolo Thuntsi - EWET's Office Manager (Acting) Tshenolo started with EWET in 1997 after she worked for the South African Clothing Textile Workers’ Union (1995 – 1997); Old Mutual (1993 – 1995); Agricultural Corporation of Bophuthatswana (198...

• Arie Bouwer - EWET's Product, Fund & Development Planning Manager Arie started with EWET in April 1992, initially as co-ordinator until the EWET Board appointed him as CEO. He served in this position until 2003 when Zini became CEO with him appointed to the PFDP pos...

• Theresiya Motloung - EWET's General Assistant Theresiya joined EWET in 1996 after she worked as a weaver first at Harris cotton mills (1977 – 1987) and then Standard woollen mills (1988 – 1990). She completed Grade 6 at Intabazwe secondary sc...

• Xolani Siyongwana Xolani was appointed to EWET in 2002 in the position of project manager. He worked for the Department of Education in Adult Basic Education as an educator after he served also as an educator at Gxulu ...

• Youth Enterprise Society (YES) members in action One of the business ventures run by YES members in 2007...

• YES Simama Ranta logo “YES Simama Ranta” translates into pure English as “the youth uplifting (Simama) the South African economy (ranta) through their entrepreneurial activity within YES. YES Simama Ranta brings alon...

Documents

• YES Simama Ranta 2006 report This is a report on YES Simama Ranta national...

• External Evaluation Report 2008 Impact Assessment's Report for the Umsobomvu Youth Fund...

• Executive Summary of EWET's Business Plan A short, two page document that show where EWET's focus is with identification of areas where support is needed....

Discussion

• YES Simama Ranta 2010 We had a team meeting yesterday and looked at the following matters as part of the debriefing of YES Simama Ranta 2008: (1) Planning meeting / communication; (2) Portfolio of Evidence; (3) Business ve...