The mission of the Mineworkers Development Agency is to create brighter futures. The agency measures progress by the number of new livelihoods it creates impoverished areas. The ultimate goal of every intervention is increase agency for individuals, build self-reliance and guarantee food security.
To maximise the impact of various interventions, the agency typically works in tandem with corporate CSI programmes, NGOs and foreign donors.
Initiatives include educational work and the creation of access to social grants for the very poor. In addition, permaculture gardening and community gardens for improved food security, targeted help for emerging farmers, assistance for micro-enterprises, capacity building among community organisations, TB testing and community level healthcare.
The MDA programmes are not limited to South Africa but also active in Lesotho and Swaziland.
