PHETHAHATSO Community Development

Phethahatso is a non profit organization which was born of a need to create a sustainable impact in the field of rural development. Our presence in the communities brings a socio economic action that innovates new programs, implements and complements all well crafted rural development policies. We bring with us a portfolio of skills and y ears of experience that South Africa and the development world need. Founders of Phethahatso were rural bred and raised. They gained a niche in rural development profession; they remain passionate and committed to the profession to date.

Phethahatso is a comprehensive community development NPO [not for profit organization] which has a strong emphasis on “POVERTY ERADICATION” though its scope of vision and operation transcends poverty eradication. Our final product (an agro entrepreneur) is equipped to take a stage in the world agro trade.

Our entry point is to address the short term interventions such as teaching households to establish food gardens in their backyards but we go ways beyond this stage.  We were registered as an NPO in 2009 even though we started operating in 2008. Our registration number is NPO # 068-448. We are also registered as a   public benefit organization with a PBO number of 930 036 042.

Phethahatso Community Development herein after only referred to as Phethahatso is a comprehensive community development [none profit organization] which has a heavy emphasis on “FOOD SECURITY” to the disadvantaged even though its scope of vision and operation transcends food security. Our entry point is to address the short term interventions such as feeding the vulnerable people including the orphans. 

Our organization  seeks to find an integrated socioeconomic community development strategy which will positively address  the  socioeconomic  challenges of our communities without  losing sight of  the non  economic factors that comprehensively  improve the  quality of life .

We believe there is a lot to be gained from approaching poverty eradication from a wider perspective in our situation where malnutrition and HIV/AIDs are so interlinked. All components of good quality of life get attention when related problems are tackled concurrently. Of particular economic importance we can mention increased income, employment creation, productivity gains, access to markets, distribution of income etc. Of the special social importance, we can mention environmental impacts, time savings, education enrolment, capacity building, increased information, skills development, health (access, reduced costs) gender impacts and so on. This suggests that development is a much broader concept than simply income growth and other economic indicators