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STAFF Voices
SCAT owes its success to a small dedicated team who are committed to serving the local development agencies both in terms of funding and capacity building. The Team is divided into two key areas, Administration and Finance managed by Finance Manager Hishaam Nordien and the Programme Officers, formerly known as field workers, managed by Programme Director Seth Tladi. Here are the voices of the team who work on the ground to make SCATs vision and mission a reality.
ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE TEAM
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I started working at SCAT in 2014 as a temp and was soon hired in a full time capacity as an administrative assistant. I ensure the efficient day to day operation of our office. The part of my work which evokes the most passion is working with people from diverse cultures which are based in the rural areas. I find it humbling being of assistance and witnessing LDAs work with such passion. SCAT has taken me to many rural villages which I would never have thought of visiting and I have participated in workshops and discussions which has brought about change. My work within SCAT has given me great opportunities and makes me feel that I can have a meaningful impact for the good of society.
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I would have been an engineer today if it was not for my physics teacher who teased me about my dark skin colour, calling me Nongoloza Omnyama (Black prisoner). I did not want to be known as Nongoloza Omnyama forever so I left physics for accounting. I’m glad I changed because I love accounting and I am good with numbers and maths. I come from the rural village of Mount Fletcher, where I lived with my grandmother. I moved to the Western Cape to live with my parents and attend High School at Kayamandi High School in Stellenbosch. After attaining a diploma in internal auditing at Peninsula Technicon, I worked at CMDS from 2008 to 2015 doing bookkeeping for a number of NGos. There I developed a love of organisations that make a positive difference in the lives of communities.
I joined SCAT in July 2018 and coming from a rural area I like what SCAT is doing to change people’s lives and make the voices of people heard. I love that my position means that I am part of funding community organisations and that local communities are encouraged not to be dependent on donors but to also raise funds for themselves. In this way LDAs are able to bring about transformation in the communities where they work.
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RuRal Voice ii: 35 stories for 35 years