Tcoe
Hosting in Cape Town

TCOE works the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Limpopo and the Northern Cape in several rural areas and fisher communities, and focus on supporting rural livelihoods and helps emerging farmers to use land in a meaningful way, as well as assisting the impoverished communities to access natural resources for sustainable livelihoods.

i. TCOE is a national organisation that operates mainly in the rural areas of South Africa. TCOE has six affiliates and these regional operations have their own governance structures and regional support staff. The main work and experience of the organisation in the past ten years has been to stimulate the building of local organisations, local leadership and assist these associations to access land and productive assets to improve their livelihoods. We seek to contribute to the transformation of the countryside through the building of an independent movement of the rural poor (small farmers, land rights forums, producer co-operatives, small stock-holders, rural women’s groups) that are capable of articulating their own interests\. Through undertaking community action research(PAR) develop advocacy strategies for new policies and practice in relation to land and agrarian reform addressed to the relevant level of government\. Work with small holders to ensure greater levels of food sovereignty, awareness of the environment and a keen sense of alternatives to the dominant commercial agricultural models; and. Join TCOEs sustainability fund and assist us in our efforts to support the rural poor. Your involvement and participation will make a difference to the struggles of the rural poor for a life of dignity. He has been associated with the regional office in CALA in the former Transkei and has many years of NGO experience. Male Prof. Hendricks is the Dean at the Rhodes University and has many years of experience in working with communities. She is a current Board member of Masifunde and a member of the National Board of Trustees for the last 8 years. He has been the previous Regional Manager of Masifunde. He is a member on the National Board of Trustees for the past 8 years. She has been on the National Board of Trustees for 5 years. G. Bongo Male Mr Bongo is a founder member of Masifundise and is involved with the organisation since its inception. With its more than six million people, the Eastern Cape has the third-largest provincial population, living on about 169 600km² of land. This makes Limpopo the 4th most populated province in the country. 43% of the province's population is under the age of 55% of the population is functionally urbanised but only a third live in official towns. Sekhukune (where Maruleng municipality is situated) represents one of the most densely populated but poor rural areas of Limpopo. Why we are occupying Suurbraak By Reinette Heunis It's been more than three months now that a handful of activists took over Rossouw Plein along the Main Road in Suurbraak, erecting temporary structures and refusing to move in protest against the systematic marginalisation of their community. Following the recent cabinet re-shuffle by President Jacob Zuma, and in light of numerous public pronouncements on the land question, Mercia Andrews takes aim at the government and makes clear where Inyanda National Land Movement stands on the land reform programme. These past few weeks have seen a flurry of public statements from people in government, not least of all our President, around land reform and the implementation of this in South Africa. The CSAAWU representatives were invited by the farm workers as they wanted to know more about their rights and the importance of joining the union.