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A m o v e m e n t o f m e n t o p r e s e r v e t h e m a l e s e e d a n d p r o m o t e t h e w e l l b e i n g o f f a m i l i e , s o c i e t i e s a n d t h e n a t i o n .

MANHOOD

SPOUSEHOOD

FATHERHOOD

…and Beyond South Africa Eastern Cape East London

MOAM 134-848 NPO

Established 2014 March

MAN ON A MISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2016

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CONTENT

1. Table of Content 1

2. Background 2

3. Vision, Mission & Values 2

4. MOAM Contact Details 2

5. Pillars and Activities of MOAM 3

6. MOAM Executive Team 4

7. MOAM Activities for 2016 4

8. Successes of MOAM 5

9. Affiliation with other Organizations 5

10. Annexures A (MOAM Board Members) 6-8

11. Annexure B (Photos of MOAM Work) 9-10

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2. Background

Man on a Mission (MOAM), is a non-profit organization (134-848-NPO) which was

formally established in March 2014 on the premise of addressing the ills of our society

through transformation of men. It is based on a biblical scripture in Genesis 3v9

“…Then the Lord called to the man, where are you?” Men have shifted from their

position. We believe that the rise and fall of any community or nation lies with men

and things can only improve once men take their position, shun the wrong and do

the right. Men have been endowed with special responsibility to be Protectors,

Providers and Loving Leaders for their families and communities but the opposite is

taking place. Issues of absent fathers, abuse against women and children, HIV/AIDS,

high crime and violence rates, drugs and alcohol abuse and high divorce rates are

what informed the establishment of this organization.

As men we are taking a stand to say there are good men out there, who want to

see a positive change in our society. It’s time for men of integrity to take their

position and be relevant in the society. This organization is open to all men from all

walks of life, who want to make a positive difference in our nation and be the

change they want to see. It is said that “All that is needed for evil to advance is for

good people to do nothing”

3. MOAM Vision, Mission & Values

Vision

Transformed men of integrity taking their position and responsibility in society

Mission

To mentor and empower men to be the greatest they can be as men, fathers and

husbands.

Values

• Integrity

• Self-Discipline

• Love

• Caring

• Responsibility

• Fear of God

4. MOAM Contact Details

Address Contact Details

Physical: 17 Idyllway Crescent

Nahoon Valley Park

East London, 5247

Postal: PO Box 12683

Amalinda

East London, 5252

Contact Person: Thabo Mkhencele

Phone: 084 6032830/084 4079208

Email: info.manonamission@gmail.com

Fax: 086 2121036

Facebook page: Man On A Mission

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5. Pillars and Activities of Man on a Mission

MOAM operates on three pillars namely; Manhood, Spouse-hood and Fatherhood as

explained below:

Manhood

This pillar is about building

men of integrity who play a

positive role in their families

and society. Men who

know who they are and

have self-respect and

respect for others. Men who

don’t abuse women or

children or commit crime to

any member of society.

Responsible men who play

a positive role in society.

To address this pillar the following activities are done:

Visit schools and talk to young man on character

building and avoiding risky behaviour such as

smoking, alcohol and drug abuse, unprotected sex,

violence, etc.

Provide pre and post circumcision/initiation

counselling and mentorship on manhood

Engage with men in the communities by providing

ongoing education on life issues, mentorship and

support

Educate young men on how to treat women in or out

of marriage

Host men’s seminars to address men’s issues and

encourage positive behaviour

Spouse-hood

Addresses men in marriage,

to be husbands that treat

their wives with utmost love

and respect. Husbands who

are not abusive but

protective to their wives.

We do the following activities to address this pillar:

Host marriage seminars to educate and mentor

couples on how to live in marriage

Provide marriage counselling including pre-marriage

counselling

Host bi-monthly ongoing couples gatherings to equip

couples on marriage

Host parenting sessions and mentorship to strengthen

families

Fatherhood

This is the core of the three

pillars because most of the

problems we see in men

can be traced back to the

issue of absent fathers.

Most african men grew up

without a positive male role

model and this affects their

identity on manhood, which

subsequently negatively

affects their role as

husbands and fathers and

society members in general.

With this pillar we seek to

break the cycle of absent

fathers as we mentor men

on how to be loving fathers

who are fully involved in the

lives of their children

To address this pillar we do the following activities:

We educate young men on the importance of

having children in marriage, and encourage those

who already have children to be fully involved in the

lives of their children

We support single moms who are raising boys alone

by providing one on one mentorship and guidance

to the boys

We facilitate reconciliation and reconnecting of

fathers to their children, to encourage them to be

involved in their children’s lives

We provide group mentorship sessions for young men

and deal with issues of identity and their life purpose

We run a children’s church in Duncan Village every

Sunday morning where kids are taught the word of

God and given a cooked meal

We take kids from disadvantaged homes and

orphanages for outings to the zoo, to give them the

experience of going out with fathers.

We encourage the adopt a child campaign where

men are encouraged not only to father their own

biological children but others who don’t have fathers.

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6. MOAM Executive Team

Thabo Mkhencele Executive Director

Luyanda Finini Operations Officer

Lwazi Dekeda Communications Officer

Siko Tshayingca Financial Officer

*See Annexure A for Board of Directors

7. MOAM Activities for 2016

Activities How beneficiaries benefitted

Visited 5 High Schools and 3 Primary Schools

to conduct dialogue sessions with boys from

grade 6&7 (Primary) and grades 8-12 in High

Schools. Each school was visited at least

twice and others more, in the period

between February and August. The purpose

of these sessions is to educate young

people, especially boys, on issues of life,

raise awareness of risky behaviours and how

these can negatively affect their future.

The learners were equipped on social skills;

they enjoyed the sessions as they could freely

interact with the MOAM mentors and ask

questions. They expressed that they would

now make wiser choices in life because of

these sessions. The teachers were also very

appreciative of these sessions as it

contributed to the work they do of impacting

the lives of young people.

Organised Street Soccer games for young

boys between 9 – 15 years as part of our

mentoring strategies to engage them to

encourage good behaviour

Boys from different areas of Duncan Village

Squatter Camps enjoyed the session of

playing soccer, interacting with each other

and learning good behaviour

Visited 2 Orphanage Homes to encourage

boys living there on issues of identity and

self-worth, encourage them on life issues

Many of the boys grew up with absent fathers

as a result they have anger and identity

issues, they were helped on how to deal with

their emotions and focus on their life

Hosted 2 Men’s Breakfast sessions (May &

September) to equip men on issues of

manhood, fatherhood and spouse hood. A

total of about 500 men from all over East

London and Port Elizabeth attended.

This is a platform for men to discuss their

issues, share their frustrations, learn from each

other and support each other. They enjoyed

these sessions as they were able to speak

freely without fear of being judged.

Hosted a WHY (Women Have Yearned) for

answers Conference. Where a panel of

speakers addressed issues of living life as a

single person married or divorced. This was a

follow up of last year’s WHY Con which was

also a huge success and targeted women.

The target group for the conference was

both women and men to be equipped with

the issues of life and relationships. There was a

time for questions and answers to allow

attendees to interact with the speakers.

Organised and led a Provincial Men’s

March against Women and Child Abuse in

November 2016. During this march men

were also removing illegal abortion stickers

that are making our city dirty.

Men took a stand to say NO to women &

child abuse and crime. About 200 men from

different organizations and churches joined

the march in Oxford Street. A memorandum

was handed over to the Mayor at City Hall

Hosted a Christmas Party for underprivileged

children in Duncan Village in December

2016. Also handed out gifts and party packs

Children enjoyed this party and were

delighted to receive the gifts.

Served in the LOGOS Christian Ship as

Ambassadors in May, joining many others

from different countries.

People who attended the ship enjoyed the

different activities provided such as learning

about the ship and other countries

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Additionally to the above Man on a Mission hold ongoing one on one

mentorship sessions with men, young and old, single and married; to help

them deal with issues they are struggling with.

MOAM took young men from Duncan Village to the Karoo Mighty Men

Conference. Most of these guys are ex-convicts and drug dealers, one of

them still serving a sentence on parole. We have programs to mentor these

men and we have seen their lives being transformed.

We saw that it would benefit them to visit the Karoo Mighty Men Conference

to interact with other men and strengthen their faith in God.

Radio talks and interview sessions were held throughout the year with various

Radio Stations such as Umhlobo Wenene FM, Link FM, TRU FM, Izwi Lethemba,

with focus on addressing men’s issues. Following these numerous phone calls

were received from throughout the Eastern Cape and other provinces such

as Northern Cape, Western Cape, North West and Gauteng. Men needed

consultation and advice on issues affecting them and their families. They

were also expressing a need for MOAM to be established in those areas.

8. Successes of Man on a Mission

MOAM received the Daily Dispatch/Johnson & Johnson Local Heroes Award

(2016) for the work that we do in society

The Provincial men’s March was covered by the Daily Dispatch and

marketing was sponsored by Buffalo City Metro

Through the mentorship program, we see success stories of men’s lives that

have been transformed. One of the men was a drug dealer and gang leader

and is now a changed man who is employed through MOAM contacts and is

starting a family. He is now active in educating his community on dangers of

Drugs and Crime

Established a children’s church in Duncan Village Squatter camp where

children are taught the word of God and also fed and helped with

homework during the week

9. Affiliation with other Organizations

MOAM is a member of the Eastern Cape NGO Coalition and throughout the year

has worked with the following organisations:

ARESTA (Organization that takes care of refuges and asylum seekers

A21 (Organization that fights human trafficking)

Salvation Army (Takes care of the homeless people)

The World Needs A Father Foundation (Develops & Mentors Men)

9. Important Organization Meetings held in 2016

During this year we held 4 Board Meetings and numerous Executive Team Meetings.

At times when we planned an event we met more frequently as needed.

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Annexure A

MOAM BOARD MEMBERS

Mrs. Nontando Mkhencele (Chairperson)

A qualified health practitioner with a

Masters Degree in Nursing Science. She

works as a Provincial Advisor for an

International NGO that provides

Technical Support on HIV programs to

the ECDOH. She has a passion for

mentoring of young girls to reach their

destiny as well as building strong

marriages and families. She loves

interacting with people and is passionate

about life. She is married to Thabo, they

are blessed with three children. Above all

she is a born again Christian serving in

the Kingdom of God alongside her

husband.

Dr. Pinki Mbambisa (Deputy Chair)

A Medical Doctor, married for 42 years

to Zweli, a gynecologist in Mthatha.

Blessed with 3 children and 3

grandchildren. Founder and president of

Woman of Virtue, a women's mentoring

organisation. Also co-founder of Woman

Alive, a Soul Healing Ministry. Board

member of various professional and

community organisations. Active

member of local Business Woman's

Association and previous recipient of its

Best Award in the Professional Category

2011 and serves on their mentoring team.

Also involved with her husband in

mentoring program of Christian medical

students at WSU helping them to hold on

to their faith in a rapidly changing world.

Executive member of SAMA (Transkei

branch). Provincial coordinator for

MWASA, Medical Women Association of

S.A. Passionate about family issues,

women issues, leadership, preventative

health and community development .

Loves the Lord with all her heart.

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Pastor Simphiwe Nojoko (Secretary) was

born and raised in Grahamstown, he

spent most of his youth days in

Phakamisa, near King Williamstown, and

Bhisho to finish his high school education.

He later went back to Grahamstown to

study at Rhodes University. He is married

to Asanda, they are blessed with three

girls, Buhlebenkosi, Linamandla and

Blessing. Simphiwe is the founder and

Senior Pastor of Faith Alive Bible Church

and a Director in the Eastern Cape

Department of Human Settlements. He

has a passion for strengthening

administration and governance issues

within the Kingdom of God.

Mr. Wisdom Mushohwe (Treasurer) is a

Chartered Accountant through the South

African Institute of Chartered

Accountants (SAICA). He is also a

Certified Public Accountant (CPA), a

qualification obtained through the

California Board of Accountancy in the

United States of America. Wisdom comes

with broad experience in finance,

auditing and taxation spanning over 10

years. Mr Mushohwe acquired most of his

experience in finance and auditing

environments at Deloitte & Touche, one

of the big four accounting firms in the

world. With a balanced exposure to both

the private and public sectors, Wisdom

has serviced a number of Municipalities,

Departments, State Owned Companies

and private companies within South

Africa under both the GRAP and IFRS

legislation. He also comes with

international exposure from Dubai,

United States of America and Germany.

Wisdom is passionate about seeing

growth and success of communities

through Non-governmental

Organisations (NGOs), public sector, and

SMEs. Currently, Wisdom is pursuing his

Master’s in Business Administration (MBA)

through the Nelson Mandela

Metropolitan University

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Mr. Xolile Lawrence Kwayiba (Deputy

Secretary) born in Noupoort (Northern

Cape) He is married and blessed with

three sons. Obtained B.A (Honours),

Education (Honours) Diploma in

Linguistics, Higher Diploma in Education,

Public Administration (Post Graduate

Diploma) and Masters in Education all

obtained from the University of Fort Hare.

Currently, he is completing a Doctor in

Philosophy: Education degree. A teacher

by profession, since 1991 to date; he

served the Department of Basic

Education for many years as the

examiner for English both at National and

Provincial Level. He also served the

Buffalo City community as the

Chairperson for Buffalo City Christian

Couples Fellowship for many years. He is

President for schools Basketball (East

London Education District) and

Chairperson for East London Education

District English Association.

Mr. Siyabulela Dukashe (Organiser) was

born and raised in Duncan Village, E.L.

He is a born again Christian, married with

three children. He’s a qualified

professional nurse with a post grad

diploma in Clinical Nursing Science. He is

a an evangelist, travels around E.L

preaching the Word of God and has also

established prayer points for Health

Professionals in Hospitals and Health

Centers around E.L. He is currently

working for the Eastern Cape

Department of Health as a Primary

Health Care Nurse and a specialist in

Medical Male Circumcision . He is a

member of the BCM Circumcision

Advisory Committee where stakeholders

from different departments meet and

discuss policies, SOP' and processes to be

followed to ensure that no initiates are

neglected during the initiation season.

He also leads the circumcision team

visiting the initiates to prevent mortality

and morbidity related to the tradition.

He joined Man on a Mission in 2014 when

it started and now has an opportunity to

serve in the board.

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Annexure B

MOAM Work Pictures

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