Uluntu Community Foundation
11 Coghlan Avenue, Kumalo
Post Office Box 3055
Bulawayo, 263
Zimbabwe
Mission
To facilitate sustainable community development through partnerships in order to alleviate poverty and hunger in the targeted communities
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Most Meaningful Change
Our foundation believes that development is collaborative and thus calls for the collective efforts of everyone who is part of the community. We have worked with the communities of Sinkukwe and Zhokwe (Matabeleland South) in uplifting themselves through local initiatives such as market gardening. These garden projects provide fresh vegetables not only for local families but also for sale to surrounding communities. Using the extra income they sometimes manage to purchase livestock such as goats and chickens. Neighboring communities have been inspired by their success and have now undertaken backyard market gardening. In our youth civic engagement project, we have successfully engaged young people through the formation of a youth committee in which they work hand in glove with the foundation in addressing the issues that affect them and in coming up with possible solutions. Recently, the foundation has managed to support two youth-led projects, one related to arts and culture and the other a multimedia project.
2008 Year Founded
4 Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalent)
$145,000 Total Annual Grantmaking
Organization | Uluntu Community Foundation |
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Address 1 | 11 Coghlan Avenue, Kumalo |
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Address 2 | Post Office Box 3055 |
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City / Town | Bulawayo |
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State / Region | Did not answer |
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ZIP / Postal Code | 263 |
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Country | Zimbabwe |
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Continent | Africa |
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Map Address (If Different) | 11 Coghlan Avenue, Kumalo |
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Map City / Town (If Different) | Bulawayo |
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Map State / Region (If Different) | |
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Map Zip / Postal Code (If Different) | 263 |
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Map Country (If Different) | Zimbabwe |
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Phone | 263 9 242920 |
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Email | inviolattamoyo@yahoo.com |
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Website | www.uluntu.org |
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Organization Leader (Name, Title) | Inviolatta Mpuli-Moyo, Executive Director |
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Primary Contact’s Name | Inviolatta Mpuli-Moyo |
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Primary Contact’s Position | Executive Director |
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Year Founded | 2008 |
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Mission Statement | To facilitate sustainable community development through partnerships in order to alleviate poverty and hunger in the targeted communities |
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Organization Description | Community Foundation |
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Other Description | Did not answer |
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Approximate Size of the Population Serviced | 1,500,000 |
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Total Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | 4 |
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Total Unpaid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | Did not answer |
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Total Board Members | 7 |
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Organization’s Total Income in Last Fiscal Year | $57,678 |
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Organization’s Gifts Income in Last Fiscal Year | Did not answer |
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Organization’s Total Expenditures in Last Fiscal Year | $44,532 |
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Organization’s Grantmaking Budget in Last Fiscal Year | $145,000 |
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Does Organization Have an Endowment | No but intend to build one |
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Value of Endowment (or Financial Reserves) as of the End of Last Fiscal Year | Did not answer |
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Change in Financial Status Over Last Three Years | A little improvement |
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Factors that Played a Role in the Origins of Your Organization |
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Community leadership | Played a centrally important role |
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Philanthropic gifts | Played an important role |
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Grassroots activism | Played a centrally important role |
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Inadequate government services | Played a centrally important role |
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Changes in the political environment | Played an important role |
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Changes in the economic environment | Played a centrally important role |
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Government initiative funding | Played an important role |
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Foundation initiative funding | Played a centrally important role |
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Bilateral or multilateral initiative funding | Played an important role |
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Favorable legal or fiscal policies | Played an important role |
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Time Spent Working in Following Areas |
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Neighborhood | Lots of time |
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Locally | Lots of time |
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Regionally | None |
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Nationally | Very little time |
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Internationally | None |
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Rate Importance of the Following Functions |
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Grantmaking | Centrally important |
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Having local people as leaders in the organization | Centrally important |
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Seeking local donations | Important but not central |
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Having a gender balance in the organization | Centrally important |
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Board reflective of community diversity | Centrally important |
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Building an endowment | Important but not central |
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Serving donor needs | Centrally important |
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Acting as a fiscal intermediary for the community | Centrally important |
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Building inclusion and trust in the community | Centrally important |
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Pursuing equity | Centrally important |
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Accountability to local people | Centrally important |
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Raising money for grantmaking annually | Important but not central |
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Community development | Centrally important |
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In the Last Year, Extent to Which Programming and/or Grantmaking Involved Work in the Following Areas |
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Arts and culture | Fair amount |
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Education | Lot |
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Environment | Lot |
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Health | Lot |
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Human and social services | Fair amount |
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Human rights | Lot |
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International relations | Fair amount |
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Religion | Little |
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Economic development | Lot |
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Conflict resolution/bridging different parts of the community | Fair amount |
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Information technology | Little |
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Strengthening local or regional government | Fair amount |
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Housing | Not at all |
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Children | Little |
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Water | Fair amount |
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Alternative energy | Not at all |
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Disaster relief | Little |
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Advocacy with authorities | Little |
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Job training | Little |
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Nongrantmaking Services Offered to Community in Recent Years |
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Convening for issues of local concern | Occasionally |
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Promote collaboration between grantees | Often |
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Promote understanding of public policy | Rarely |
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Training/capacity-building for local organizations | Rarely |
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Advocacy | Often |
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Loaned staff | Never |
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Research | Occasionally |
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Community needs assessment | Occasionally |
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Leadership development | Occasionally |
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Internships | Occasionally |
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Providing space for local organizations | Occasionally |
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Access to information technology | Rarely |
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Publishing/knowledge sharing | Often |
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Main Trends Over the Past Year in Geographic Area Served |
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Poverty | Getting better |
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Crime | Did not answer |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Getting much better |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Getting much better |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Getting much better |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Getting better |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Getting better |
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Value of community assets | Getting much better |
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Quality of the environment | Getting better |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Getting much better |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Getting better |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Getting much better |
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Gender equity | Getting better |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Getting much better |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Getting much better |
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Extent to Which Organization Can Claim Tangible and Measurable Achievements in the Past Three Years |
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Poverty | Some important achievements |
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Crime | Do not work in this sphere |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Some important achievements |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | A few small achievements |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Some important achievements |
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Responsiveness of authorities | A few small achievements |
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Appropriateness of public policies | A few small achievements |
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Value of community assets | Some important achievements |
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Quality of the environment | Some important achievements |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Some important achievements |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Some important achievements |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | A few small achievements |
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Gender equity | A few small achievements |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Some important achievements |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Some important achievements |
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Active Partnerships |
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Formal community associations and groups | Lot |
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Informal associations of citizens | Lot |
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Non-governmental organizations | Lot |
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Local government | Lot |
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National government | Little |
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Universities | Little |
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Schools | Lot |
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Businesses | Little |
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Other Institutions Helpful to Our Work |
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National association of grantmakers | Helpful |
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Regional association of grantmakers | Helpful |
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Global Fund for Community Foundations | Very helpful |
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Particular foundation | Helpful |
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Other organization | Helpful |
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Involvement of Local People |
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Regularly survey local people about our programs | Yes |
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Local people are engaged in the delivery of our work | Yes |
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Local people control what our organization does | Yes |
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Have local people represented on our board | Yes |
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Have regular sessions where local people advise us what our programs should do | Yes |
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Actively engage local people as volunteers | Yes |
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All of our board is composed of local people | Yes |
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Account to local people about our successes and failures each year | Yes |
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Assistance in Overcoming Main Difficulties Faced in Developing Organization Further |
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Increased funding | Very important |
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Better legal or fiscal environment | Very important |
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More volunteers | Important |
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Access to advice or technical assistance | Very important |
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Better local culture of giving | Very important |
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Stronger civil society | Very important |
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More responsive authorities | Very important |
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Other | Did not answer |
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Most Meaningful Change that Organization Has Helped to Bring About in the Last Three Years | Our foundation believes that development is collaborative and thus calls for the collective efforts of everyone who is part of the community. We have worked with the communities of Sinkukwe and Zhokwe (Matabeleland South) in uplifting themselves through local initiatives such as market gardening. These garden projects provide fresh vegetables not only for local families but also for sale to surrounding communities. Using the extra income they sometimes manage to purchase livestock such as goats and chickens. Neighboring communities have been inspired by their success and have now undertaken backyard market gardening. In our youth civic engagement project, we have successfully engaged young people through the formation of a youth committee in which they work hand in glove with the foundation in addressing the issues that affect them and in coming up with possible solutions. Recently, the foundation has managed to support two youth-led projects, one related to arts and culture and the other a multimedia project. |
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