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Masincedane Community Service (MCS) is a registered Non-Profit Organisation 004-464 which has initiated various developmental programmes, in order to alleviate poverty and address economic development of the unemployed in the City of Cape Town, Helderberg Area.
The organisation sees its function as that of facilitator in the process of the upliftment of the poorer developing communities in the Helderberg. This is made possible by running employable skills training, matching unemployed work seekers with potential employers, running a free / affordable home care service for the sick and dying and fighting ignorance through targeted information and education activities.
The organisation also has a job creation function and at present has 4 professional nurses coordinating 101 Home Based Carers in a Community Health Care service
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LIFEGUARDS VISIT US!
Créche staff play an important role in the fight to improve the health of our children
First Aid was presented to 16 créche workers from Lwandle/Nomzamo and surrounding area at Masincedane Training Centre on the 5 and 6 March 2012. Part of the course involved resuscitati.... |
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LEARNERS FIND WORK
Armed with a Masincedane Certificate and confidence Bongisa Tomsana and Siphendulwe found work for themselves
When Bongisa Tomsana registered with Masincedane she wanted to do Home Based Care. She completed Hygiene and Cleaning 12 - 20 May 2011 and Food Preparation 6 - 2.... |
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ADVANCED CRECHE COURSE
Masikule supported by Masincedane ran an advanced ECD course for Creche Workers in August and September 2011
The course was run one day a week over six weeks so the learners could have time off from their Creche for study. One of the learners was Jeanette Arnolds who w.... |
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ABSA BANK PARTNER
ABSA Trust Fund signs sponsorship with Masincedane for 2012
The relationship between Masincedane and ABSA Bank goes back to 2005 when they first gave us funding for our Health and HIV/AIDS project. Since that time the relationship has grown and ABSA is now sponsoring our s.... |
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ADVANCED CRECHE COURSE
Masikule supported by Masincedane ran an advanced ECD course for Creche Workers in August and September 2011
The course was run one day a week over six weeks so the learners could have time off from their Creche for study.
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WORLD AIDS DAY HIV TESTING
On December 1 World Aids Day Masincedane Community Service together with Philippi Trust provided free counselling and HIV testing at Lwandle Methodist Church.
Also tested for free was Blood Pressure and Glucose Levels. Testing continued until December 9th as part .... |
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ROLLING CONDOMS OUT IN THE COMMUNITY
In the fight against HIV/AIDS, Masincedane is helping the health authorities with the distribution of free Male Condoms.
Our Home Based Carers are dropping off boxes of Condoms in Sheebeens, Spazas, Container Public Phones, Container Barber Shops and eve.... |
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DURALINE PAINT GIVES MASINCEDANE A FACE LIFT!
Duraline Paint is sponsoring the repainting of the outside of our historic premises. Built in 1905 as the Market Building in Strand it was converted in 1965 into the Fire Station. Then in 1995 Masincedane secured a lease with the City of Cape Town..... |
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CRÉCHE STAFF FIRST AID COURSE
Créche staff play an important role in the fight to improve the health of our children
First Aid was presented to 16 créche workers from Lwandle/Nomzamo and surrounding area at Masincedane Training Centre on the 15 and 16 August 2011. It is so important that the.... |
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ABSA CSI SHOWCASE
Masincedane was proud to be invited to the ABSA Community Social Investment (CSI) event held on 3 June 2011 in the Cape Sun Hotel
ABSA Foundation recently showcased the support they give to community groups in the Cape Sun Hotel. Masincedane put on an exhibition and receive.... |
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YOUTH DAY "Fun Walk"
“Virgin Active sponsored a fun walk in Broadlands Park on National Youth Day"
The June 16 Youth Day commemorates the young people who lost their lives in the 1976 Soweto Uprising against apartheid. In the Helderberg the CIty of Cape Town Health together with NGOs rememb.... |
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KAELO - STORIES OF HOPE
"Masincedane featured on KAELO STORIES OF HOPE on ETV at 1730 on 14 June 2011"
Siphiwe Hlabangane the popular TV presenter of Kaelo - Stories of Hope visited Masincedane with a camera crew for filming in October 2010.
The program included shots of training taking.... |
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"AN APPLE A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY"
Brigitte Le Clerq is a final year dietetics student (honors) at Stellenbosch University who is going to be doing her year of community service next year as a dietician.
Brigitte has sourced a a fruit farm close to Stellenbosch that has fruit which does .... |
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NEW HOME BASED CARERS!
Twelve Home Based Carers completed their introductory course on 1 April 2011
The course which lasts 6 weeks includes 4 weeks of Theory and 2 weeks practical experience working in local health facilities and in the community.
We were pleased that 10 of the above H.... |
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TESTING AT NOMZAMO TO PROMOTE HEALTH
“TIME TO SAY bye to TB“ was the slogan for this year's World TB Day on Thursday, 24 March 2011.
The City of Cape Town's Health Department in association with the MultiSectoral Action Team (MSAT) held a TB and HIV testing day at Nomzamo Community Hall on W.... |
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MACASSAR HOME BASED CARERS TEAM BUILD
Macassar care workers together with their Coordinator SN Rachel Breda enjoyed a lunch at Spur on Monday 26 March
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