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MARIKANA YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION

MARIKANA YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION (MYDO) was founded in the year of 2017 by a group of youth activists, who came together to improve the lives of ordinary community members particularly youth, women and children

VISION

  • to rekindle lost pride amongst all Historically disadvantaged groups and individuals
  • to alleviate poverty
  • to create a sense of fulfillment within the community
  • to rekindle lost pride amongst all Historically disadvantaged groups and individuals
  • to create a sustainable work environment between stakeholders and the community
  • to reduce unemployment
  • to reduce crime activities

MISSION

  • to be unbiased in our objectives at all levels
  • to build a strong and sustainable manageable cash-flow
  • to protect mining host communities
  • to create jobs for the community through involvement with stakeholders

VALUES

  • professionalism
  •  transparency
  • being sensitive to the community
  • compassion
  • integrity
  • transparency
  • accountability
  • valuing principles of social justice

The main objectives of the organisation

Assist youth

to assist youth with job placement in companies and mines around marikana and surrounding arrears

Skill Audit

To conduct skills audit and skills development for youth

Community

To create jobs through community youth projects

Rights

To protect women and children’s rights through awareness campaigns to the communities.

Promote and Plan

To promote and enforce implementation of social and labour plan (SLP) in all mining communities.

Social And Economic welfare

To promote employment and advance the social and economic welfare of mining
communities and the major labour sending arrears

Secondary objective

  • To work in collaboration with other organisations such as department of social development,  department of labour, department of mineral resources and civil society organisation.