1.0 INTRODUCTION

We at HEED have embraced a Mission statement that compels us to participate in activities that lead to prevention and/or alleviation of poverty and its’ offshoots in under-served communities such as those found in less developed countries. HEED is thus involved in forming viable partnerships with groupings from under-served communities in as far as commissioning and running development projects is concerned.

HEED has through surveys discovered that most, if not all development projects require machinery and equipment of one form or another. In most cases, availability of appropriate machinery and equipment for productive and operational purposes is critical to the success of mechanized development projects on a sustainable basis.

This realization compelled HEED to establish the Machinery and Equipment Mobilization Program. Under this program HEED assists needy organizations by facilitating the process of mobilization of financial resources for acquisition of project related machinery and equipment from donors. The said facilitation entails co-ordination of activities that are related to mobilization of financial aid. Where requested by donors, HEED will continuously monitor and evaluates progress and/or success levels of projects that receive funding for machinery and equipment from donors.

It must be emphasized that the Machinery and Equipment Mobilization Program is not intended for organisations that need financial aid to cover start-up costs, daily operational costs, costs of infrastructure construction and/or acquisition. For the latter reason, applications for this program must be supported by sound business plans that will inter alia indicate from where start-up costs, daily operational costs, costs of infrastructure construction and/or acquisition, will be obtained.

2.0 HOW TO PARTICIPATE

Potential beneficiaries of the Machinery and Equipment Mobilization Program are invited to forward applications to HEED. The applications must contain the following details :

(a) Name of the organization
(b) Postal address and Names of contact person(s) of the organization
(c) Telephone, Fax and e-mail address of organization (if any)
(d) Physical address of the organisation
(e) Registration status of organization (if registered, provide certificate of registration)
(f) Management structure of organisation (including all persons employed or involved in organization)
(g) Mission Statement of organisation or objectives of organization
(h) Name of bankers (if any)
(i) Financial statements of organization (if any) including details of funds obtained from other sources for acquisition of machinery and/or equipment (if any)
(j) Summary of how the machinery and/or equipment will be utilized (including a business plan, if available)
(k) Description of the machinery and/or equipment being applied for (Provide specifications of machinery and/or equipment, if available)
(l) Address, location, site or plot where you intend to install or permanently store the machinery and/or equipment being applied for
(m) Quotations related to the cost of purchase or lease of the machinery and/or equipment in question

Applications must be sent to rewico@heed.org.zaor REWICO OFFICE, HEED PO Box 1360 Johannesburg 1710

3.0 OTHER PROGRAMS THAT ARE RUN BY HEED

To view Extra Mural and other activities that Heedmorine Municipal Institute has scheduled to be commemorated this academic year, you are encouraged to download the list of Events

Note that, where necessary, HEED will use instruments contained in Empowerment and Development Programs to assist applicants with issues that are critical to the successful submission of their applications for financial assistance intended for acquisition of specialised labour resources, infrastructure, machinery and/or equipment. Empowerment and development enthusiasts are encouraged to read about the following  programs that are concurrently run by HEED and are found on the Home page:

• Academic Programs & Faculties
• Advocacy
• Bursary Applications Selection And Forwarding
• Community Awareness
• Conference Co-Ordination
• e-Study
• Evaluation and Benchmarking of Foreign Qualifications and Foreign Academic Credits
• Extra Mural Activities
• Fellowship, Internship, Bursaries, Scholarship & Studentship (FBSS)
• Infrastructure Resource Mobilization
• Intellectual Property Support
• Internet for All
• Machinery And Equipment Mobilization
• Non Profit And Community Based Organisation Support
• Research, Publications & Guest Lecturer Program
• Small, Medium & Micro Enterprise (SMME) Support
• Student Exchange
• Study Guides & Examination Results (Log-In)