Dear Vuk’uzenzele
My name is Kroti Azola. I am from Mthatha in the Eastern Cape. I love cooking, especially baking. I need assistance with equipment such as stoves and pots to start my business. I am unemployed and I live with my blind grandfather.
Warm regards, Kroti Azola
REPLY
Dear Kroti,
Thanks for your letter, your love for cooking and baking is inspiring.
Here are some contact numbers of government initiatives that can help you achieve your dream:
The National Youth Development Agency (NYDA)
National office: Switchboard: 087 158 6345 / 5738
Customer Service: 0800 58 58 58
WhatsApp Line: 064 758 5058 Email: info@nyda.gov.za
NYDA Mthatha office: Wonkemntu Craft Centre Nelson Mandela Drive (Next to Shell Garage) Mthatha, 5100
Contact Details: 087 086 9599
Email: Umthatha@nyda.gov.za
The Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA)
Tel: 012 441 1000
National Information Centre: 0860 103 703.
Email: info@seda.org.za
Website: www.seda.org.za
The National Empowerment Fund (NEF)
Tel: 011 305 8000
Call Centre: 0861 843 633 / 0861.
Email: applications@nefcorp.co.za (Funding)
info@nefcorp.co.za (General Enquiries).
The Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA)
Tel: 012 748 9600.
Email: helpline@sefa.org.za
Link to funding programmes on the SEFA website: https://sefa.finfind.co.za/quiz/disclaimer?origin=SEFA&loginorreg=reg Industrial
Development Corporation (IDC)
Call Centre: 086 069 3888
E-mail: callcentre@idc.co.za
The Department of Small Business Development
Tel: 0861 843 384.
E-mail: info@dsbd.gov.za
Website: www.dsbd.gov.za
For a list of funding programmes visit https://www.dsbd.gov.za/sites/default/files/2024-06/DSBD-PROGRAMMES%28F…
The Department of Trade and Industry
Customer Contact Centre: 0861 843 384
E-mail: contactus@thedti.gov.za
Kind regards,
Vuk'uzenzele Team
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