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E mpowering C ommunities T hrough T elecommunications I t works, I t’s S ustainable

E mpowering C ommunities T hrough T elecommunications I t works, I t’s S ustainable. Presented By N obuhle C honco W orkshop on E mpowering the P oor. 02/12/02. BACKGROUND. Community Services:  Came as a result of the National Telecommunications License obligations.

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E mpowering C ommunities T hrough T elecommunications I t works, I t’s S ustainable

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  1. Empowering Communities Through Telecommunications It works, It’s Sustainable Presented By Nobuhle Chonco Workshop on Empowering the Poor 02/12/02

  2. BACKGROUND Community Services: • Came as a result of the National Telecommunications License obligations. • To provide 22 000 affordable telephones in underserviced/rural areas. •  Empower disadvantaged communities and SMMEs. •  Create jobs. •  Facilitate training, skills transfer and career development.

  3. METHODS OF DEPLOYMENT Corporates: Transportable • These are deployed in institutions (e.g Fort Hare Univ) and NGOs- (e.g Hospice) •  They are like any other mobile phone (such as Nokias, Phillips, etc) • These will be completely phased out by July 2003

  4. PHONE SHOPS:SIGI PHONES These are deployed in phone shops and spaza shops or other non- containersied premises (e.g shebeens) A phone shop is a Vodacom branded 6m steel container which is fitted with 5 to 10 phone cubicles and a counter.

  5. COMMUNITY SERVICES Turnover and Commission (Sigis) for October 2002 ($1=R9.50)

  6. CREATED PLATFORM TO GROW We have a total of 4102 phone shops • Owned by 1635 entrepreneurs • 15% have expanded their businesses to include Vodashops • 5% have expanded to other businesses e.g tourism, guesthouse owners, etc. • 2% have expanded outside the Republic of South Africa.  124 000 000 minutes a month are generated by the phone shops. These generate more minutes than the entire Vodacom pre-paid commercial phones.

  7. PHONE SHOP It can hold 5 to 10 Sigi phones Phone shops are owned by independent community members who offer the service to the public The refurbished containers remain the property of Vodacom

  8. CREATING JOBS Job creation • Spin-offs from phone shops include small businesses around the phone shops. • Insert video clip • More than 20 000 jobs have been created as each phone shop employs 4 to 5 employees. • Those who have expanded their businesses employ more than 5 employees per establishment.

  9. VIDEO CLIP

  10. WHY IT WORKS Phone shops owned by community members. Technology is pre-paid Profit guaranteed Tariffs subsidised Excellent support system which comprises of:

  11. IT WORKS, IT’S SUSTAINABLE Support System Training entrepreneurs in Basic Financial Accounting concentrating on: • How to run a small business • To how to prepare a business plan • How to manage cash flow • Ho to interpret financial statements • To to decide on appropriate business structure e.g closes corporations, sole proprietorship, et • Basic labor legislation e.g. unemployment insurance fund and workmen’s compensation act. More than 500 entrepreneurs have been trained

  12. IT WORKS, IT’S SUSTAINABLE 1.2 Road Shows Promoting the use of phones by the public (Clip of video insert) 1.3 Communication through: Ringers Show picture of ringers (insert picture of Ringers Newsletter) SMS Quarterly meetings at regional and (Focus Group) national levels (Nitosa) 1.4 24 hour Community Services Helpline.

  13. ENKOSI!!

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