History and Core Purpose

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MES started as a feeding programme in 1986 who handed out food parcels to the homeless and unemployed community of Hillbrow. In 1989 the project achieved Section 21 status with a Board of Directors. The organisation was started to address the pressing needs of the poor in the inner city of Johannesburg. Especially addressing the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual needs of the homeless and unemployed, challenging individuals to take responsibility for their lives and become sustainable. At the end of 2007 the CMR (Christian Social Council) of Johannesburg merged with MES. This means that the capacity for social services that MES provides increased dramatically.  In 2008 MES embarked on duplicating its services to Port Elizabeth and Cape Town and recently to Kempton Park.

 

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  • Poverty alleviation, spiritual  and community enrichment services
  • Education and skills development services
  • Professional health and social work services

 

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To build an organisation that will empower its staff, clients and generate the necessary donor support to ensure sustainability.

 

Sustainable Clients:

 The client will be able to:

  • Make use of or implement the tools that were provided and learned.
  • Take responsibility for their own lives
  • Make informed decisions
  • Uphold acceptable moral values
  • Inspire further development due to a positive self–awareness

 

Sustainable Human Resources

  • A contented staff
  • A staff that is living the core values of MES

 

Sustainable Donor support and investment

  • Long term strategic partnerships with donors
  • Donors understand, accept and support the MES Model
  • Enhancing a trust relationship between MES and its Donors

 

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  • To break the cycle of pervasive poverty by providing holistic, high quality developmental services that are implemented through the MES service model
  • To ensure that the organisation is professionally and sufficiently resourced
  • To uphold good corporate governance in all aspects of its business
  • To have a contented and motivated staff
  • To develop innovative and sustainable services based on identified community needs, research and networking.
  • To extend the footprint of MES in South Africa