Jambo Arts Centre

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Jambo Arts Centre
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History

• Formed in 1996 at Sobantu township in Msunduzi
  Municipality
• Formed the following local artists
• Jabulile Dlamini- traditional African costumes
  and beads
• Jabulani Mhlabini- African ceramics and pottery
• Mtuseni Ntombela- wheel turner and potter
• Bhekise Ngcobo- painting and portraits
• Currently registered as a non profit organisation
• Jambo at present is Jabu Dlamini in association
  with Izwi lama Crafters
• Izwi lama Crafters is an association of /-300
  crafters within the Midlands region
• Jambo works with 50 women from Izwi lama crafters
  divided into 4 groups

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History (continued)

• The groups pay an annual fee R100.00 per year
  towards administration costs
• the groups source work from different avenues
  (including Jambo) for their own benefit

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Organisational structure

• Prof. J Armstrong
• (chairperson)
• Pam Zulu Jabu Dlamini
• (Treasurer) (Director)
• Morgan Pillay Prof. C Gardner
• (Secretary) (Speaker Msunduzi)
• Toba Poyo Thandi Matiwane
• (Legal advisor) Prov. Parliament
• E Cele V Leigh D Mkhabela R Folker M
  Veness
• (Izwi lama Crafters) UNP KZN
  Wildlife Community PMB Tourism

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Vision

• To promote African culture by marketing the skill
  of craft in KZN province

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Projects from 1994 to 2004

• 1996 training partially blind people from New
  Horizon School for the blind to make craft
  products out of waste/ redundant material e.g.
  isisgubhu, isicholo and ubuhlalu
• 1997 training neighbourhood women on the above
  craft skills
• 1999 training youth and school leavers on above
  craft skills and project management
• the marketing outlet was the Tatham Art Gallery-
  Ngezandla Zethu Exhibition
• 2001-2002 prisoners training programme in craft
  under NICRO
• 2002-2003 Department of Labour skills training
  programme for the unemployed
• 2000-2004 comrades marathon (amabeadi-beadi)

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Projects from 1996 to 2004 (contd.)

• 2000-2003 selling customised products such as
• beaded Christmas tree decorations
• beaded name tags for conferences
• 2004 beaded and embroided wall hanger on quilt

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Where is Jambo going

• Reregister Jambo as a commercial entity (Jambo
  Arts CC)
• Jambo Arts CC will market 9 locally and
  internationally) African arts and craft work
• Jambo Arts CC forms a joint venture with Izwi
  lama crafters to market amabeadi-beadi to other
  major events such as
• Two oceans
• Midmar mile
• Dusi marathon
• 2010 world cup

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Challenges

• Marketing and branding Amabeadi-beadi as flagship
  project for beading industry
• Protect the intellectual property of
  Amabeadi-beadi
• Administration of Amabeadi-beadi business

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Conclusion

• My major intention is to bring sustainability
  into the work of Amabeadi-beadi so that there
  would be income for the women

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• End
• Thank you