1. Locally-designed tested
Isihlangu Health and
Development Agency
The Ishilangu Health and Development Agency
is a local, non-profit organization with a
commitment to the young people and women
improving
interventions the
of KwaZulu Natal. Our mission is to deliver
high-quality, locally designed and tested,
socio-economic status
culturally-appropriate interventions that reproductive
improve the lives of young people and women.
health
...Connect with IHDA
By phone: 27 (0)835657378
By email: isihlanguhda@gmail.com accredited training
By mail: 417 Anton Lembede (Smith) Street
1114 Sangro House
Durban, 4001 vulnerable
Improving lives
the of
Online:
Isihlangu.blogspot.com
www.facebook.com/pages/Isihlangu-Health-and-Development-Agency
marginalized people
young
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South Africa
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2. Isihlangu Health and Development Agency (CK2007/085151/23) is an equal partnership company that was formed in 2007 to contribute to the development of young people
Who we are Our objectives are Trainings offered:
Mr. Emmanuel Mbatha has vast experience in community
development, in particular to provide programme To deliver high quality locally designed and Facilitation
intervention that contributes to the socio-economic and tested interventions that contribute to Understanding life-skills
health development of vulnerable, rural young people and improving socio-economic and reproductive Developing skills for effective facilitation
women. He has worked in the welfare field for over 15 years, health capabilities of young people. Essential communication skills : reading, writing, and
and has developed extensive skills in networking and building presentation
links and associations with different sectors, and stakeholders To participate in and contribute to research Fundamental group processes and ethics
in communities. that aims to improve the socio-economic Community needs assessments
Ms. Kasthuri Govender is a professionally qualified and situation, and reproductive health status of Participatory community development
registered social worker with the SA Council for Social young people.
Service Professions (registration number 10-00707). She has
worked with and managed several welfare, and development To provide nationally accredited training to
programmes in KwaZulu Natal targeting orphans and vulnerable and marginalised young people in
vulnerable children, rural women and young people, and HIV order to enhance their employability skills
and AIDS counsellors in rural hospitals. She is a registered
assessor with the HWSETA (HW591AR1001239)
What we do
Partnership IHDA develops module content in
IHDA partnered with the Department of
accordance with specifications set by the Lifeskills
Education and the Population Council to
develop, deliver and evaluate the Siyakha Health Workers and Training Sector Community Mapping
Nentsha programme, which provides context Communicating
Education and Training Author,
specific strategies to the enhance financial and Knowing yourself
economic skills, HIV and AIDS and (HWSETA). The HWSETA has approved STIs, HIV and AIDS
reproductive health knowledge, social support, Rights and responsibilities
the content material and training methods
and future life options of young people in KZN Reproductive rights
who face high risk of HIV infection, teenage of IHDA’s programme. Training modules Gender training
pregnancy, school drop-out, absence of specific Social capital
can be bundled for specific needs and
job related skills, and unemployment.
Accessing identity documents and social grants
Siyakha Nentsha has proven to be a positive environments.
Stress
force in young people’s lives. The programme
evaluation showed changes in participants’
lives, including safer sexual behaviours, better Financial literacy
financial skills, access to social grants, and Using math and statistics for everyday situations
more social inclusion. Programmes like this Collecting, recording and interpreting data
one can give young people useable skills that Managing personal finance
reduce their possibilities of getting HIV, and Essentials Business Skills
also increase their financial empowerment and Job search skills
their ability to cope with the stresses of Social grants
growing up in a challenging environment.
CV/resume preparation
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