Mqanduli Advice Office

LED BY: Clarence Mtutuzeli Xiniwe

MAIN CHALLENGES FACED BY THE COMMUNITY: unemployment, late birth registrations, gender based violence, lack of political education and power struggles.

MAIN ACTIVITIES: Labour rights and learnership programmes for ex-mine workers; counselling; paralegal support; youth development ,promoting women and children’s rights; lobbying of stakeholders; assisting in the establishment of income generating projects such as early childhood development centres, poultry projects, vegetable and crop growing projects; assisting the community with access to social grants and community outreach on human rights and taking parliament to the people.

The Mqanduli Advice Office was initially started to assist retiring mine workers access their pension funds. Their success in assisting mine workers has resulted in funding support from the Department of Labour. The Advice Office deals with cases related to late birth certificate registrations, injury on duty, conflict resolution, consumer rights, service delivery issues such access to roads, water and electricity problems.