Corporate Social Review Magazine 1st Quarter 2013 | Page 47

Message from the Chairperson of the National House of Traditional Leaders, Kgosi P P Maubane on the partnership agreement with the National Lotteries Board The National House of Traditional Leaders (NHTL) is a statutory body of traditional leadership at a national level. It has been established in terms of the National House of Traditional Leaders Act No. 22 of 2009. The NHTL consists of a total of 23 members, three from each of the 7 Provinces, who are senior traditional leaders elected by each provincial house. Two traditional leaders serving in the NHTL are from Gauteng Province. The NHTL operates in terms of Committees. It has a total of seven committees, namely, Executive Committee (EXCO), Committee of Chairpersons (COCHA), Gender, Youth, Children, People with Disabilities Committee (GYCPDC), Internal Arrangement Committee (IAC), Land Affairs and Agriculture Committee (LAAC), Tradition, Customs and Culture Committee (TCCC), Social Development Committee (SDC). Amongst its powers and duties, the House promotes socio economic development and service delivery and the social well-being and welfare of communities, in particular, rural communities. National Government constantly consult with the NHTL on development programmes that affect rural communities whilst in return, the NHTL complement and support the work of Government at national level. It is bestowed upon the NHTL to form cooperative relations and partnerships with government at national level on socioeconomic development and service delivery, to participate in national and international programmes geared towards the development of rural communities. In giving effect to this mandate, the House is proud to have entered into a cooperative and collaborative agreement with the National Lotteries Board mainly intended to develop the capabilities and capacity of civil society organisations to effectively design, implement and manage their organisations so that they can access and utilize resources to assist them to achieve self-reliance and better livelihood as and for the beneficiaries. Of paramount importance to the NHTL, is the interest and the intend to provide support to rural communities to access the NLB funding, the effective and efficient utilization of resources provided, extended monitoring and evaluation of the usage on behalf of the NLB and for the Traditional Councils in rural communities to serve as NLB service points for rural communities. Contacts: Secretary of the NHTL: Dr Wilson Makgalancheche National House of Traditional Leaders (NHTL) Cnr Pretorius and Beatrix Streets 509 Pencardia 1 Building PRETORIA 0083 Private Bag X 804 PRETORIA 0001 012-336 5853 [email protected] It is upon this background that the NHTL is impressed with the partnership it has with the NLB. Together, the NHTL and the NLB and other critical partners such as the Black Lawyers Association, we say ?? ??W"6?????&V?Vf?6?&?W2v????WfW"&RF?P?6?^( ???V?????4?%?$DR4?4??$Ud?Up??v???Rf??????FBCP??CP?#2?r?#??Cb??