Kayamandi Development Services

This has been achieved by focusing on the firm's internal policy as well as through its shareholding with 70% ownership of historically disadvantaged individuals. Kayamandi supports any form of Affirmative Action and has achieved this by utilising disenfranchised persons/institutions on all multidimensional projects and by seeking opportunities for... capacity building and undertaking employment programmes as an integral part of the projects the firm is involved in. Employment opportunities are considered on merit while providing opportunities for individuals from the disadvantaged communities in South Africa. Kayamandi currently employs a staff of 10 of which 30% are female and 90% are historically disadvantaged individuals. Kayamandi actively practices a policy of community involvement and empowerment through participative processes. The most successful; is the recruitment and training of community members to undertake fieldwork as part of primary data gathering exercise. Kayamandi has also established an extensive networking system with disenfranchised consultants and persons, utilising their services on an ongoing basis. The project team fully ascribes to capacity building and empowerment of Historically Disadvantaged Individuals through the application of Affirmative Action principles, i.e.: Actively implementing Affirmative Action strategy within each team member. Assigning HDIs to the project as far as possible. Applying counterpart training as part of the project. Utilising fieldworkers (HDIS) in the surveys where possible. Skills and technology transfer throughout the project. Production of training products as an integral part of the project. Social responsibility endeavoursRead More