Stars of Tomorrow Project Report & Proposal for 2020/21 - Saneliso Khumalo

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FACILITATORS DUMISANI “SCOTCH” MADHLOPHE Entrepreneurship Facilitator Dumisani Moses Madhlophe held several leadership position in private sectors from being an Executive Committee + board member of Katlehong Resource Center 1989 – 2002. He was also a coordinator (Wilderness/Eco Therapy) for National Peace Accord Trust on healing of ex-soldiers (as a former ex-soldier himself). From there with the assistance and guidance of 2 Psychologist G. Robertson and Steven De Kiewit he got involved in the development, presentation and application of this program with youth/Ex-soldiers from different countries such as Rwanda, Ireland, Germany and USA. Not to forget the mentorship of Baba Credo Mutwa (the foreteller, Prophet, Histo- rian and Sanusi) who contributed immensely in the development of the program espe- cially in balancing the western and African way of psychology. His enthusiasm for change of mind-set for the betterment of youth and community development led him to partner with other institutions in giving training in New Venture Creation for disadvan- taged youth in townships this marks the 4th year in this project and has achieved to assist youth start their own businesses. As a Catalyst Agency member, he is also pres- ently been given 10 township schools to do a piloting project on 4IR education, Perma- culture and Fish Farming. Dumisani “Scotch” Madhlophe Followed by research on the history of Kathorus – Germiston many journeys were explored and it gave birth to Indwe Life/Tours Solutions. He is presently the General Secretary of ETTA (Ekurhuleni Travel and Tourism) and Chairperson of KKT (Kathorus Kgotso Tourism). In education holds certification in Conflict and Diversity Management, Social Auxiliary Work, Assessor and Moderator, Tourist Guiding, Tour Operator, Perma- 7 culture, Empretec (UNCTAC) and Project Management. EDNA GUSS Self-Mastery, Career Deevelopment and Employability Skills Facilitator Edna Guss is a certified Life Coach and NLP Practitioner specializing in Life, Health & Business coaching. She is the Founder and Business Development Director of Africa’s Lead- ing Ladies Business Hub which has a business group that provides business advisory support to approximately 80 Women in business. She successfully hosted the Access to Fuel & Finance Business Seminar where over 50 Women participated and the guest speak- ers sharing knowledge with the Women in business was Sasol Group and ABSA Fuel Franchise Division, Women gained knowledge on how to access the Petroleum Industry which is a sector many Women in business are not playing an active role in and she is in the process of hosting many other seminars that will enable women to gain access to sectors where women are not participating enough. She has a few years of experience working in the transportation industry and experience as a broker in the property and commodity industry. She is studying towards a diploma in Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) with the AAA School of Advertising and aspires to study towards an MBA (Master In Business Admin- istration) with a leading institution in South Africa. She has had the opportunity to study several entrepreneurial and business management courses with the Richard Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship where she had the opportu- nity to be mentored by many other successful entrepreneurs in South Africa and interna- tionally. The knowledge she gained while being a part of the centre enables her to run a Edna Guss successful and profitable business and allow her to build on this knowledge and share business knowledge and skills with others. She has 4-years working experience in the financial sector with Standard Bank as a Sales consultant, Change and Communication consultant, Mentor and Coach, Customer care consultant and Administration clerk and this background has helped shape her experience with working in the Customer Service industry, working in a team and gaining knowledge of the Financial industry. 8 THE COMPETITION CAMPAIGN From the 1st of August to the 30th of September 2019 the competition was open to all Gauteng youth between the ages of 16 to 35 years old. Below is the design of the poster and flyers, procured from a 100% black female youth owned business called Belsias Communications. The posters were distributed on social media namely Facebook, WhatApp, Twitter and Instagram. The team from Stars of Tomorrow Youth Development and voluteers posted the posters in Katlehong, Thokoza, Vosloorus, Sebokeng, Evaton, Randfontein, Kagiso and Daveyton. 100 posters and 1000 flyers were dissemated in the above townships. 9 t e d t he o r m a tion. tli s in f t shor mographic I S T S elo p m e th Dev 0 with their n de F IN AL T o w Y o u morro tlisted top 2 P 2 0 m rs o f of Sta ow is the sh o r �on T O s e n t t h e t e ries bootcamp a . 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With the help of two voluteering facilitators and one facilitator from the project management team of the organisation the bootcamp was a success. The bootcamp also had several individuals volunteering their skills and time from runners, videographers, photographers, cooks and judges. Several topics were covered during the bootcamp and below is a list of covered topics: BASIC BUSINESS SKILLS 1. Entrepreneurship 2. Marketing 3. Business Planning 4. HP LIFE eLearning INTERPERSONAL AND GROUP SKILLS 1. Conflict Resolution 2. Working in Teams 3. Active Listening Skills 4. Family Relationships SELF-DEVELOPMENT SKILLS 1. Time Management 2. Motivation and Goal Setting 3. Self-Image and Assertiveness 4. Obtaining employment 5. Basic presentation skills FAMILY HEALTH AND SAFETY SKILLS 1. Stress, Trauma and Depression 11 2. HIV/AIDS and Sexuality THE BOOTCAMP ACTIVITIES The bootcamp was used to ensure that the finalists rediscover themselves and work on becoming the best versions of themselves. Learning was an ongoing activity in a formal and informal manner. The finalists were encouraged to utlise their skills and talents to demonstrate how they will live produc- tive lives in society. Below are imagines of some of the activities that took place during the bootcamp. Self-Mastery presentation Group presentation Group presentation on business skills on business skills ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES Fun Fun Morning exercises lead by Mbali Ngema 12 THE BOOTCAMP PITCHES Day 4 of the bootcamp was on the 11th of October 2019 where the top 20 finalists were pitching to a panel of judges. To ensure fairness and transparency external judges were invited to rate the pitches. Faith Njilo (SM Tax) Rebo Nhleko PITCHING SESSIONS PITCHING SESSIONS Phuti Mojela (NYDA) 13 THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF WINNERS All the top 20 finalists received certificates for attending the bootcamp and being part of the top 20 finalists. The top 3 winners were also announced where the second place runner up received a cash prize of R2500 towards their passion and a laptop donated by HP South Africa to the value of R6000, the first place runner up received a cash prize of R5000 towards their passion and a laptop donated by HP South Africa to the value of R14000 and the overall winner received a cash prize of R10000 towards their passion and a laptop donated by HP South Africa to the value of R14000. The top 3 also got a chance to write their own cheques as this is an experience of projecting the future, they were also given two copies each of one of the members of Stars of Tomorrow’s books. WINNERS WINNERS 14 CURRENT PROJECT COSTS Stars of Tomorrow Youth Development utilised the grant received from Silicon Valley Community Foundation in the most efficient manner. The money recived was R75 600 and thanks to other organisations such as Pentagon Productions, Petra Lodge, Ghettowood Films, Africa’s Leading Ladies and HP South Africa they were able to donate and volunteer skills, knowledge, time, equipments, money, catering, accommodation and other resources. PROJECT ITEMS GRANT VALUE ADDED PROJECT VALUE Project Management R 25 500 R 72 000 R 97 500 Advertising R 3 581 R 200 R 3 781 Facilitators R0 R 20 000 R 20 000 Bank Charges R 1 209 R0 R 1 009 Petty Cash R 4 800 R0 R 5 000 Support Organisations R 600 R 70 000 R 70 600 Prize Money R 17 500 R 38 000 R 55 500 Telephone Internet R 1 680 R0 R 1 680 Awards & Certificates R 75 R 8 000 R 8 075 Printing R 160 R 450 R 610 Catering R 7 945 R 7 000 R 14 945 Accommodation R 10 000 R 30 000 R 40 000 Transport R 2 550 R 3 500 R 6 050 TOTAL R 75 600 R 249 150 R 324 750 15 TESTIMONIES 8 October 2019 was one of the best day of my life this is the day where it all started the beginning of the boot camp ok I arrived at the guest house I meet the other candidates and got to know some of them and the facilitators, the filming crew it was one of the best moments when I was then asked to say what happened in order for me to be part of this competition #BestVersionSA ok after some 10 video recording trying to then sell myself in 30 seconds but then it did put me in the top 20 , I got to heal an spoke a lot about my father how I grew up and my fears my hopes and my journey in general this opened that closet that I always kept myself inside it I got to learn how to forgive my father I got to learn how to move on with my life and not using him as an excuse not to achieve my goals I got to set goals and understand my internal and external strength and weaknesses this is where I learned how to do my affirmations how to listen motivational talks I even met Sad Guru where we then listened to him and we under- stand the whole stress system how does it come about I understand the law of attrac- tion and I also understand that it's very important for me to look at the individuals that I am attracting in my life if those individuals or whatever things that I'm doing they're not building me I then need to move on and leave those things off I need to then surround myself with individuals that will build me and bring the best out of myself I got to learn that I need to love and appreciate others in this world without me being rude and boasting having to be part of Top 20 best version 2019 it works really gave me an opportunity to learn different personalities and different perspective of individuals it gave me an opportunity to then look at life in a different way that I didn't know or notice having to wake up next to someone that you've never seen in your life and you need to do tasks with them and you need to then listen to them without you judging them having to meet individuals who come from different backgrounds and they tell you their stories you get to be motivated by their stories you get to want to do more using your own story this is the best initiatives that I've ever seen in my life that has so much impact and I think that it's going to contribute and lots in others as well (Phumzile Mthembu). 16 Phumzile Mthembu TESTIMONIES This is the day that the Lord has made we will rejoice and be glad on it. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, I will like to thank the opportunity that you gave me to write about the experience I had at the camp. The experience that I had at the camp it was the best lessons that nobody had gave me or had adviced me. Firstly, I will kindly like to thank you for the opportunity to make it to the ‘’TOP 20’’ many sent the videos but they didn’t qualify, with God’s grace I made it to the Top 20. Secondly, The Youth generation that was there at the camp they really blessed me, they made me believe in myself. Let I break the ice, Entering the competition I was trying my luck, I was doing it for my little sister and my future in the next years to come. First day at the bootcamp, I saw new faces , New minds, New versionery people, talented youth and etc. I was afraid to say anything because I thought I was going to be judged only to find out that I already counted the chickens before they laid, I was wrong. When our facilitator Edna Guss started to make us feel the same, make us to think the is no one who is better than any, I started to open up and feeled welcomed. The experience I had is that in life you need to make the right choices, meaning you need to focus on the company that you keep, are they going the same path with you or they only want to destroy you. And how to gain confidence in yourself: Gaining confidence it means we need to start believing in ourselves that we can do this, Start telling yourself that you are not a failure, Success it’s our league. In each and every day we need to thank the Lord our God who makes us alive each and everyday, the are people who still wished to see the another day but unfortunately they didn’t. So thanking him first before doing anything it’s a show of a wake up call. And the other thing is every morning we need to say positive things, make confessions that will work for you and for the business, or we should watch the motivational speakers to keep us positive. Again about the steps to follow when you have a business or when you want to open your own business: How to be a good young entrepreneur. The steps we should follow when you decide deign your own logo or brand or the name of the company. The best I can say experience I had is when we were pitching, it taught me that whether I’m one or we are many I can still do this, and I should try to focus on the questions that judges asked me in order for me to have a successful business, it even taught me that each and everything that I think of it can be a business idea, And I can make it happen. And most of all things is that the we need to start talking to someone you trust about what you face, there at the camp I have noticed that we all have problems and we need to come with the solutions to solve them. Mpho Mkwanazi 17 TESTIMONIES From the day I received an sms that says I am one of the top 20 finalists, you guys made me feel like a winner, till today. Day1 in the boot camp was like day20, every- one was very open to tell his/her personal story without fear or shame due to the way the facilitators teaching and skills made us felt at home. I learned a lot about myself and entrepreneurship which makes me feel like I can conquer the world and become the best version of myself. Simphiwe Molefe 18 TESTIMONIES I wrote this letter to thank you, for the boot camp (best version of myself) that was held at Petra Lodge on 8-11 October 2019. This was the best thing to have happened to me in a long time. Being on the camp has helped me tremendously because it has shaped the cause of my destiny and it has also helped me to align myself in terms of my views in business and how I related to myself and other's Xolani Saliso 19 TESTIMONIES 20 REQUEST FOR NEXT COMPETITION The Best Version Youth Competition will be rolled out twice a year over a period of 6 months where a minimum of 200 young people (with emphasis on black, females and disabled) between the ages of 16 to 35 will be targeted from all 9 provinces of South Africa. Stars of Tomorrow will host 9 provincial bootcamps of 20 young people and from there there will be a national bootcamp consisting of 2 winners from each province with 2 exceptional number 3s. The below table is an ambitious request for funding/ sponsorship to touch 420 lives ultimately about 2100 dependants if on average each person has 5 dependants. We aim to reduce the level of illiteracy, unemployment as well as the uneconomically active youth in our country. We want to build self-confident and self-sustaining adults and ultimately Stars of Tomorrow. We request that any individual or organisation interested in partially or fully sponsoring us contact us for discussions. Our programme aims to create an environment that is positive, supportive and fun. A B C No. of Item No. of Total No participants/ Rate/month Description months/ hrs Amount targeted Pricing Stars of Tomorrow Youth Development Schedule P1 Best Version Youth Competition for 12 Months P1.1 Project 6 Members Management 12 Months R57 000 R684 000 P1.2 Marketing 2 Month 400 People R30 000 R60 000 P1.3 Transport 12 Months 420 People R10 000 R120 000 P1.4 Accommodation 20 bootcamps 420 People R40 000 R400 000 P1. 5 Catering 20 bootcamps 420 People R60 000 R600 000 P1. 6 Other Project 406 People Costs 12 Months R20 000 R240 000 P1. 7 2 Awards 6 People Prizes ceremonies R35 000 R70 000 GRAND-TOTAL FOR ALL COSTS R2 174 000 Note: We welcome partial sponsorship and we are open to other forms of sponsorship 22 Stars of Tomorrow @seneliso BestVersionSA Saneliso Khumalo