Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO CONFRONT THE ROOT CAUSES OF POVERTY IN RURAL SOUTH AFRICA BY EMPOWERING WOMEN WITH FINANCIAL LITERACY, SMALL BUSINESS TRAINING, AND LIFE SKILLS TO SUSTAIN NOT ONLY THEMSELVES, BUT THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES.
TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO THE POOR, DISTRESSED, AND UNDERPRIVILEGED IN THE KWA-ZULU NATAL REGION OF SOUTH AFRICA.ZIMELE USA WILL SEEK TO TRANSFORM THE RURAL COMMUNITIES OF KWA-ZULU NATAL BY PARTNERING WITH INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS TO INSTILL THE VALUES OF SELF-RELIANCE AND SELF-SUSTAINABILITY WITHIN ITS COMMUNITIES.
TO ACHIEVE OUR MISSION, OUR APPROACH INVOLVES AN INTENSIVE PROCESS THAT SECURES A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR HEALTHY GROWTH ENABLING WOMEN TO RISE ABOVE POVERTY. WE PROVIDE FUNDING FOR TRAINING WORKSHOPS IN BUSINESS SKILLS SUCH AS PRODUCT DESIGN, MARKETING, BOOKKEEPING AND BASIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. BY BUILDING THESE ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS, COMMUNITIES WILL BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN INDEPENDENT BUSINESSES. MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE PROGRAMS THAT WE FUND RAISE UP WOMEN LEADERS WHO MAKE KEY DECISIONS FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES ADVOCATING WITHIN LOCAL GOVERNING BODIES. CHANGE AND SOCIAL REFORMS SUCH AS ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, BETTER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES POSITIVELY AFFECT THE LIVES OF THEIR COMMUNITIES. OUR MAIN FOCUS IS TO EMPOWER AND BUILD UP WOMEN TO BECOME SELF-RELIANT THROUGH SELF-HELP GROUPS, CLUSTER LEVEL ASSOCIATIONS AND FEDERATIONS. BY WORKING IN COMMUNITY WITH OTHER WOMEN, THEY ALSO RECEIVE VITAL SUPPORT IN IMPROVING THEIR LIVES. TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS, ZIMELE USA FUNDRAISED THROUGH VARIOUS ACTIVITIES INCLUDING: 1) FOR THE 2019 GALA, WE SOLD FULL PRICED AND EARLY BIRD DISCOUNTED PRICE TICKETS, FOUND SPONSORS TO SUPPORT THIS SPECIFIC EVENT AND WE COLLECTED DONATED ITEMS AND DONATED SERVICES THAT WERE AUCTIONED AT THE GALA. WE PROVIDED THE VENUE, FOOD, BEVERAGES AND ENTERTAINMENT TO HOST THIS EVENT. 2) IN FEBRUARY, ZIMELE USA HELD A VIRTUAL BAKE SALE CALLED BAKED WITH LOVE. LOCAL AREA BAKERS DONATED BAKED GOODS WHICH WERE PRE-ORDERED AND PROCEEDS WERE DONATED TO ZIMELE USA. THIS FUNDRAISER WAS ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ZIMELE USA TO SHARE ABOUT THE SOUTH AFRICAN WOMEN WHO HAVE STARTED THEIR OWN BAKING BUSINESSES. 3) THE DOLLS PROGRAM CONSISTS OF PURCHASING DOLLS FROM SOUTH AFRICA AT A FAIR TRADE PRICE. THE DOLLS ARE SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES. THIS PROGRAM RUNS ALL YEAR AND IS PROMOTED AT OTHER ZIMELE FUNDRAISERS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. 4) IN JUNE, ZIMELE USA ORGANIZED A 250 MILE BIKE RIDE CALLED "RIDE FOR ZIMELE" IN WHICH A TEAM OF 5 CYCLISTS RODE THEIR BIKES FROM FORT LEE, NJ TO BOSTON, MA OVER 4 DAYS TO FUNDRAISE FOR ZIMELE PROGRAMS. 5) IN DECEMBER, WE HELD A ZIMELE "POP-UP" HOLIDAY TABLE SELLING ZIMELE CRAFTS FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON. THESE CRAFTS ARE IN OUR INVENTORY ALREADY.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Angela Yu Bae | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $50,600 |
| Renee Karibi-Whyte | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jairo Paredes | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Christine Anderson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Taylor Lee | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Heather Ziegler | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Margaret Chan | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Neil Lynch | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Peter Ahn | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
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