• +2712 023 1534
  • commupprojects@gmail.com
  • Cnr kumnandi & mamohla street, Stinkwater ext 04, 0400

Our Story

Company History

Community Upliftment Projects is a community-based organisation that serves to the social challenges faced by our community and the surrounding areas. We have a prevention programme that empowers young people to make informed decisions about pregnancy, the abuse of alcohol; and substances, and managing their relationships.

CommUp Projects is a newly established 100% black management organisation with the sole aim of providing skills and other developmental equipment that is only found in urban areas.

This organisation was established by well-motivated individuals, which shares the same principles of Ba tho-Pele and distribute its services to members of the community and different schools which doesn’t offer these skills.

NPO number: 202-484

What we do​

We have four pillars that govern our projects and they are;

  • Information advice and referrals,
  • Skills development
  • Social change programme and
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Cashier training
  • Nail and Beauty training

 

Information, Advice and Referrals

  • Information on government services, referrals, newspapers for job search, leadership
  • Pamphlets hand out or display mainly by private institutions, the department of labour, justice
  • Assistance with applications, or referrals to the Department of home affairs ID, Birth Certificates and
  • Assistance with applications or referrals to the Department of Social Development for Social Services grants applications
  • Road Accident Funds application and or

Skills development​

We provide skills development to young people, old people looking for an up- skill in their career, and children in the areas of sports activities that the schools don’t provide, we allow parents to come with their children and spend the day crafting or producing their talent together. We do computer literacy and web- designing.

  • Life skills (compulsory)
  • Safety and Security skills (grades E;D;C)
  • Agriculture skills
  • Computerised cashier

 

Social change and social relief programmes

  • Distribution of food parcels and clothing to needy families
  • Encourage and ensure that young people obtain a matric certificate and equivalent qualification
  • Social Awareness Programmes which includes and is not limited to
    • drug and substance abuse;
    • HIV and Aids;
    • teenage pregnancy
    • unemployment and
  • Community dialogue to address and discuss social illnesses that affect the young and old (inter-generational programme)

Entrepreneurship

  • Assistance with business Development training and business start up
  • Financial Support – help with applications
  • Entity Registration with relevant departments for compliance
  • Mentor-ship programme to ensure business sustenance

 

Outcome

The desired outcome of the above stated pillars is:-

  • To produce empowered young people/children and adults who are able to realize their full potential and understand their roles and responsibilities in making meaningful contribution to the development and prosperity of a non-racial prosperous South
  • To bring the essential governmental and private institution information and services within the community

 

Vision statement

We aspire to associate ourselves with companies that have been there already and have the know-how on the areas of trading as well as skills development.

Mission statement

To be an entity that practices what we preach, form the basic foundation of human life which is family interaction through workshops and various games that requires team work.

Our Values

Individuals

We Respect Other Individual’s Diversity, Empathize and Respond to Their Needs and Achievements

PASSION

We Display Enthusiasm and Are Passionately Committed To serving the community

AUTHENTICITY

We are genuine, honest and humble in interaction with people in all different walks of life.

INNOVATION

We Are Innovative – We Do the Usual In an Unusual Way

FUN

We Enjoy What We Do

QUALITY

We Do Not Compromise On delivering market related skills, Holistic Development of participants and offering quality walk in service.

Keys to success

We will approach clients guided by our ethical considerations, good cooperate governance practices and wonderful statutes among-st other good ethics requirement.

Our success will be based on trained/skilled staff members who are motivated to never fear facing challenges and turning them into opportunities because we believe that we are the answer to the problems we face.

Commup’s other key goals & objectives

The main goal for CommUp projects is to provide a space of growth and development not only academically but through exposure to different sport activities that blacks are rarely exposed to.

To reduce the effect made by global warming by proving solar powered electronics that people love to use, and ensure that our mentality shifts from traditional power to natural energy, saving the environment in the meantime.

Growth strategy

Our strategy for growth is somewhat bigger; we plan to in future create a fun fair area which will  allow parent child interaction, through our games and various boot camp activities that aims to produce grounded valued individuals who will have respect to their fellow human beings.

Swot Analysis

Strengths

  • Good Communication and management skills
  • Good working relationships between clients and administration
  • Making room for the growth and development of staff and management
  • Good previous experience in our area of expertise

Weaknesses

  • Lack of internet connection and other IT equipment (fax; office phone)
  • We lack funding to buy all the relevant skills development equipment for our day and aftercare
  • Lack of water supply in our community

Opportunities

  • Sharing of knowledge with everyone in
  • Advising and referral to the relevant department or institution

Threats

  • Natural disaster
  • Theft of equipment
  • Sickness or death of director/s (visionaries)