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Christian oriented NGO formed
09 Jan 2017 at 14:21hrs | Views
WHAT IS TROVOCO?
It is a christian oriented Organization. It exists to save and serve the less privileged kids (destitute children, the homeless, orphans and the disabled amongst others). Its primary aim is to alleviate their plight by means of providing a better living, creation of self help projects and identifying God given talents as well as seeking sponsorships for them.
*What does TROVOCO mean?*
TROVOCO is an abbreviation of *THEE ROOTS VOLUNTARY CHARITY ORG*, legally registered as *THEE ROOTS CHARITY Trust*.Thus *TROVOCO* is an official brand of the *TRUST*.
*WHEN DID TROVOCO COME INTO BEING AND WHO IS THE BRAINS BEHIND IT?*
*TROVOCO* is a people's organisation, owing its growth to the general populace from different spheres, however like any other initiatives arround the globe there is a founder or founders. *TROVOCO* or the idea there of came from a young man by the name Mthulisi Ndlovu in December 2014 who then discussed and developed the idea with his best friend Bhekinkosi Nkomo when they were doing their Lower six at *AMHLOPHE HIGH SCHOOL* in Pumula Bulawayo.Mthulisi Ndlovu is the founder of the organisation whilst Bhekinkosi Nkomo is regarded as the co-founder respectively. Formal visits and execution of duty commenced in April 2016, formal org structures were set up in August in the very same year in our First Annual General Meeting. In December 2016 the initiative was officially registered as a Trust in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
*IS TROVOCO A CHURCH OR ATTACHED TO ANY PARTICULAR CHURCH?*
*NO*; *TROVOCO* is absolutely not a church nor by any chance attached to any religious denomination.Rather it is a christian oriented organization consisting of members from diverse Christian denominations bound by our inspirational verse ( *James 1:27*) to carry out the practical Gospel.
*HOW DO YOU FUNCTION?*
To fairly execute our duties, the Organisation has set up administrative structures and departments.After the outreach to the streets , homes and hostels *TROVOCO* has departments that diversify our scope.These include;
*Agri Dep*
*Education Dep*
*Sports Dep*
*Arts Dep*
*Health Dep* and
*Chaplin Dep*
All these highly respective departments were diplomatically designed to further our course and effective execution of the day to day running of the Organisation.
*IS THERE A HIERARCHY IN YOUR ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURES?*
Indeed there is!. We have the executive Board, which is the supreme governing body.It consist of the five org Hnr Trustees, the Hnr Patrons, the elected Hnr Chairperson, the Hnr Secretary and the Hnr Treasurer.
Second to it is the *BORD OF DIRECTORS*
This is the body responsible for the day to day running of the Organisation. It consist of annually elected officials.
Then *THE TEAM*
This is the most crucial and very important body of the Organisation. It consist of each and every registered ally(s) or individuals from different spheres. It forms the support base, the beneficiaries and all *TROVOCO VOLUNTEERS*
*What do you hope to achieve through this initiative?*
By God's grace we wish to achieve a lot, amongst a host;
-To find better solutions of eradicating the problems being faced by Destitute children and to successfully reduce their masses in the street corners.
-To see a better and decent life in orphanages,
-To cultivate the spirit of voluntarism amongst the youths around the globe.
-To create self reliant individuals through the creation of various projects to counter poverty and idleness.
-To identify God given talents amongst the less privileged and the disabled and offer them opportunities to give the world their best.
-To take education to the world of the underprivileged at 0 cost.
-To preach/spread the practical Gospel to the world.
*Is TROVOCO's work at National level yet?*
For now we can safely say we are currently at a provincial level, as we are only operational in Bulawayo, though it is our dream to extend to other towns and cities around the country and the world at large if resources permit.
*What are some of the projects that the organisation is involved in?*
We have launched an Agric project and currently we working hand in hand with the visually impaired children at Jairos Jiri Pumula East hostel through gardening trying to increase their agric outputs to sustain themselves. We are,in the verge of securing another piece of land with a local private school for another Agric project, of which we believe a lot of our targeted groups will benefit from it.
Since August under our Education department we have been able to offer free tutorial services to at least 9 students,6 of whom wrote their exams this year November 2016.Others are still in the org's hands (exam fees and all costs) about 2 so far have been identified to qualify for a need based beneficiary under Education Wing.
Other projects like Sports and Arts are at advanced stages of drafting.
*What have been the major Highlights so far?*
The public response in terms of moral support is awesome, the media as well seems to be phenomenal in terms of getting TEAM TROVOCO known to the public.
*What is the one vital thing that you think is necessary in making your work and mission easier?*
LOVE is the primary factor in TROVOCO.I can't imagine where we would be by now without this ancient doctrine (LOVE) which we believe is binding us together hence fueling team work and massive progress.
*If you had the power to change anything on earth, what would it be..... and why?*
Pride, l would destroy it because it is the mother of all blunders as it hinders progress, destroys team work and success,disregards humility, makes one look down upon the less privileged and last but not least it is the root cause of divisions and squabbles.This result in differences amongst team members and inequalities in various aspects of the communities and the world at large.
*What is your appeal to Zimbabwe and the world at large?*
Our message is clear; come lets have 'A closer walk with them'. To the Christian world l would share James 1:27 which happens to be our inspirational verse. Join us in this venture as we engage in the practicality of the gospel🙏🏿.
*TROVOCO* ‘A closer walk with them'
#Creating_a_landmark
*CONTACTS*
*Mthulisi Ndlovu (founder)*:-0778481481
*Bhekinkosi Nkomo (co-founder)*:-
0777403986
*Org Patroness*:-0772937477
Or trovocoorg@gmail.com
Twitter:-@ TEAM TROVOCO
FB:- TROVOCO
It is a christian oriented Organization. It exists to save and serve the less privileged kids (destitute children, the homeless, orphans and the disabled amongst others). Its primary aim is to alleviate their plight by means of providing a better living, creation of self help projects and identifying God given talents as well as seeking sponsorships for them.
*What does TROVOCO mean?*
TROVOCO is an abbreviation of *THEE ROOTS VOLUNTARY CHARITY ORG*, legally registered as *THEE ROOTS CHARITY Trust*.Thus *TROVOCO* is an official brand of the *TRUST*.
*WHEN DID TROVOCO COME INTO BEING AND WHO IS THE BRAINS BEHIND IT?*
*TROVOCO* is a people's organisation, owing its growth to the general populace from different spheres, however like any other initiatives arround the globe there is a founder or founders. *TROVOCO* or the idea there of came from a young man by the name Mthulisi Ndlovu in December 2014 who then discussed and developed the idea with his best friend Bhekinkosi Nkomo when they were doing their Lower six at *AMHLOPHE HIGH SCHOOL* in Pumula Bulawayo.Mthulisi Ndlovu is the founder of the organisation whilst Bhekinkosi Nkomo is regarded as the co-founder respectively. Formal visits and execution of duty commenced in April 2016, formal org structures were set up in August in the very same year in our First Annual General Meeting. In December 2016 the initiative was officially registered as a Trust in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
*IS TROVOCO A CHURCH OR ATTACHED TO ANY PARTICULAR CHURCH?*
*NO*; *TROVOCO* is absolutely not a church nor by any chance attached to any religious denomination.Rather it is a christian oriented organization consisting of members from diverse Christian denominations bound by our inspirational verse ( *James 1:27*) to carry out the practical Gospel.
*HOW DO YOU FUNCTION?*
To fairly execute our duties, the Organisation has set up administrative structures and departments.After the outreach to the streets , homes and hostels *TROVOCO* has departments that diversify our scope.These include;
*Agri Dep*
*Education Dep*
*Sports Dep*
*Arts Dep*
*Health Dep* and
*Chaplin Dep*
All these highly respective departments were diplomatically designed to further our course and effective execution of the day to day running of the Organisation.
*IS THERE A HIERARCHY IN YOUR ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURES?*
Indeed there is!. We have the executive Board, which is the supreme governing body.It consist of the five org Hnr Trustees, the Hnr Patrons, the elected Hnr Chairperson, the Hnr Secretary and the Hnr Treasurer.
Second to it is the *BORD OF DIRECTORS*
This is the body responsible for the day to day running of the Organisation. It consist of annually elected officials.
Then *THE TEAM*
This is the most crucial and very important body of the Organisation. It consist of each and every registered ally(s) or individuals from different spheres. It forms the support base, the beneficiaries and all *TROVOCO VOLUNTEERS*
*What do you hope to achieve through this initiative?*
By God's grace we wish to achieve a lot, amongst a host;
-To find better solutions of eradicating the problems being faced by Destitute children and to successfully reduce their masses in the street corners.
-To see a better and decent life in orphanages,
-To create self reliant individuals through the creation of various projects to counter poverty and idleness.
-To identify God given talents amongst the less privileged and the disabled and offer them opportunities to give the world their best.
-To take education to the world of the underprivileged at 0 cost.
-To preach/spread the practical Gospel to the world.
*Is TROVOCO's work at National level yet?*
For now we can safely say we are currently at a provincial level, as we are only operational in Bulawayo, though it is our dream to extend to other towns and cities around the country and the world at large if resources permit.
*What are some of the projects that the organisation is involved in?*
We have launched an Agric project and currently we working hand in hand with the visually impaired children at Jairos Jiri Pumula East hostel through gardening trying to increase their agric outputs to sustain themselves. We are,in the verge of securing another piece of land with a local private school for another Agric project, of which we believe a lot of our targeted groups will benefit from it.
Since August under our Education department we have been able to offer free tutorial services to at least 9 students,6 of whom wrote their exams this year November 2016.Others are still in the org's hands (exam fees and all costs) about 2 so far have been identified to qualify for a need based beneficiary under Education Wing.
Other projects like Sports and Arts are at advanced stages of drafting.
*What have been the major Highlights so far?*
The public response in terms of moral support is awesome, the media as well seems to be phenomenal in terms of getting TEAM TROVOCO known to the public.
*What is the one vital thing that you think is necessary in making your work and mission easier?*
LOVE is the primary factor in TROVOCO.I can't imagine where we would be by now without this ancient doctrine (LOVE) which we believe is binding us together hence fueling team work and massive progress.
*If you had the power to change anything on earth, what would it be..... and why?*
Pride, l would destroy it because it is the mother of all blunders as it hinders progress, destroys team work and success,disregards humility, makes one look down upon the less privileged and last but not least it is the root cause of divisions and squabbles.This result in differences amongst team members and inequalities in various aspects of the communities and the world at large.
*What is your appeal to Zimbabwe and the world at large?*
Our message is clear; come lets have 'A closer walk with them'. To the Christian world l would share James 1:27 which happens to be our inspirational verse. Join us in this venture as we engage in the practicality of the gospel🙏🏿.
*TROVOCO* ‘A closer walk with them'
#Creating_a_landmark
*CONTACTS*
*Mthulisi Ndlovu (founder)*:-0778481481
*Bhekinkosi Nkomo (co-founder)*:-
0777403986
*Org Patroness*:-0772937477
Or trovocoorg@gmail.com
Twitter:-@ TEAM TROVOCO
FB:- TROVOCO
Source - Bhekinkosi Nkomo
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