Our Services
MONAANA INSTITUTE is here to help companies and organisations develop their businesses and operations in line with the right legislation. MONAANA INSTITUTE provides consulting services for individuals, government departments, municipalities and businesses. MONAANA INSTITUTE can help people and SMMEs, Business, Government Departments, Municipalities and NGOs with the following:
- Registration of businesses
- Manufacturing of cleaning materials
- Development of Business plans
- Developing Codes of conduct and Job descriptions for employees
- Writing and Publishing services
- Drawing up Constitutions and policies for companies, schools and other organisations
- Conduct market research, general research, work-study services
- Mentoring of SMMEs, farmers, individuals and NGOs
- Offer hospitality services like catering and décor and events management
- Workshop, Indaba or Conference facilitation
- Offer personnel development and training services through workshops, conferences, seminars, meetings, etc.
We have the capability to improve business performance through a mentorship programme across organisational silos, across business processes and across technology platforms to ensure that businesses become independent and are able to sustain themselves.
MI Publishing House is a subsidiary of Monaana Institute (Pty) Ltd, which was established in 2005 as a consulting and training company and a close corporation. Monaana Institute got re-registered as a private company in 2013 and started a publishing house in 2017. We have helped develop many first-time authors to take a leap of faith and push the work they never thought they could have in the shelves of the book stores. MI Publishing House takes you through the process of putting together your materials, editing, proof reading, cover design together with final publishing! Contact us on miph@monaanainstitute.co.za or mipulishinghouse23@gmail.com if you have a book you want to publish or ask for a quotation!
Address: 28 Dardanella street, Swartruggens, 2835
Contact: +2771 592 4690
Authors produced by MI Publishing House
- Matthews S. Moyo: Mercy Seat
- Sylvia Leabile (the late): Oh! What a life!
- Lydia M Moeng: Over 60 books
- Khumo Rebecca Makgoana: Ga-Khunwana maloba
- Tsholofelo Joy Moeng: Thoughts of a troubled teenager
- Thuli Mazibuko-Karelse: When divorce lands
- Musa Bhebhe: Keys to healing the world
- Tshepo Gaerupe: Marapo a tlhogo
- Pinky Mosome: Costs of the anointing
- Obakeng J. Mosetlo: How happy are you?
- Joseph Sello Phalatshwane: Tears of disability
- Onthatile Kgotlagomang: Nuggets from a divine friend
- Junia Lephadi:
- Molebogeng and Resego Tladi: The language of the stars
- Tshiamo Moyo: The preacher’s kid’s journey
- Lydia Moeng & Semakaleng Precious Phege: It’s not my fault
- Evelyn Tebogo Molefe and Peter Pitso Matshana: Tread of a legend
- Mildred Williams (Namibia): The return of the Waterboers
- Nthathane Labius Khuduge: Demystifying death
- KokisaJohn Tladi & Lydia Moeng: Motsana wa Potwane
- Kgomotso Mafoko: Ithate ngwanaka
- Lydia Monaana Moeng, Kgaugelo Patricia Mabushe, Precious Semakaleng Phege, Kholofelo Sylvia Zondo, Santo Anna Mazibuko, Onthatile Senior Elize Kgotlagomang, Kgomotso Martha Montshiwa: Is he worth my hate?
- Batsile Virginia Pilane: The wisdom of God
- Kgomotso Mafoko: O e tšhotlhile
Books by Chief Editor – Lydia Moeng
The MD of Monaana Institute, also the Chief Editor of MI Publishing House has written 31 published books. New Voices Publishing published 24 of the books. MI Publishing House published the rest. The books are as follows:
- The Unmistaken Birth of a Great Person in You
- Arise and Shine in Your Season
- Remember! How Can You Forget!
- What’s in Your Name?
- Lifestyle
- Rare Breed
- The Mandate
- Inspirational Journal
- Business Destined for Success
- You are Royalty!
- From a Fiery Furnace of Troubles to a Glittering Diamond
- Proverbs 31 Woman! Can a Modern Man Handle Her?
- Wish I Had a Father! A Cry of a Fatherless Child
- Unleashing the Value Woman
- Knowledge: An Irreplaceable Commodity!
- Investing in Your Relationships!
- Nte ke go Lome Tsebe!
- Understanding the Character of Money
- Young, Powerful, Progressive and Unapologetic
- Leadership and Mentoring for Lasting Effect!
- Prosperity or Poverty – A Mental Choice!
- An Encounter
- Restoration Post Utter Destruction!
- Thari
- Human Rights – a divine agenda
- Mphang rre!
- What a rare breed!
- The reality of realities
- Working together – A kingdom agenda
- Nna ga se nna
- Broken pieces put together
- A chosen reject
- A letter to a child
- Arise and connect with your tested destiny
- Discover your purpose – Lead a contented life
- Inspired to inspire- Wisdom speaks
- Caught in a crossfire
- Cherishing singlehood
- Prayer – Indisputable power weapon
- Cease the waiting
- Go Ye!
- It’s complicated
- The costs of foolishness
- It’s not my fault
- Missions – A do or die assignment
- The under-tapped power of the Holy Spirit
- Imitating Jesus
- The mispresented power of the Trinity
- Botshelo tlhakantsuke
- Fix your thoughts
- Motsana wa Potwane
- Is he worth my hate?
- A trailblazer of note
- Time to cry! Tears power
- Tloga tloga e tloga gale
- Let’s journey together – My school companion
- Maru a se nang tladi
- Building generations of impact
- The unwavering faith
- Prepare for war
Categories
- Academic
- School books
- Adventure
- African languages
- Biography and Memoires
- Business
- Children
- Culture
- Diary
- Women
- Inspiration
- Youth
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
We are “Empowered to excel through knowledge”! We are proactive and wish to help organisations with information technology requirements of today. Technology is the only way to total organisational empowerment and development in the 21st century.
Monaana Institute offers training and education on a variety of hardware and software products such as:
- Computer competency,
- Software & Hardware,
- Microsoft office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access),
- Data processing and management,
- Connectivity and Internet
The purpose of this training is to increase the employability chances of especially previously disadvantaged communities. That is why we take training to them where possible. Based on our need to speed up the process of empowering young people and those in rural communities. We offer a 6 to 12 months Basic Computer Studies Certificate course. We also offer NQF level 5 Qualification.
Monaana Institute was awarded a tender by MTN to train about 40 centre managers in rural areas across the country in 8 provinces on Basic Computer Studies in 2006/2007 financial year working with Desto.
MOTIVATIONAL TALKS
Monaana Institute Provides motivational talks to the public, government and Business employees, individuals and organisations on:
- Unleashing potential
- Women in and into business and management
- Women empowerment
- Youth development
- Men living over the edge
- Making the most of time at one’s disposal
- Being the best employee/employer
Monaana Institute through the Managing Director (MD) and staff have offered motivational talks in the following ways:
- To SABC women on the 07 August 2005 to celebrate Women’s day in Mmabatho.
- Two of staff members were involved in the North West Department of Education’s motivational talks to 300 high schools across the province with the intention to improve on Matric results, and this project ended in June 2006. They worked with Tibane Consulting, our Technical partner, on the project.
- One staff member continued with the team now motivating learners in 300 schools from the 5th February 2007.
- The MD offers short messages or talks on Motsweding FM continuously on request.
- The MD offered motivational talk at the wedding in Lehurutshe as guest speaker in May 2008.
- From the 18th October 2008 the GM started to give motivational talks to listeners of Duma FM in Botswana. MD still offers talks in different radio stations like NW FM, and weekly on Village FM (Every Thursday morning- 2019)
- We offer motivational talk packages for schools at the reopening of each term. Presently supporting Thebe Ya Tlhajwa Secondary School in Bojanala region
- We offer motivation in weddings and parties as well
We offer mentoring programme for professionals like principals of schools. The programme runs for a 2 to 3 year period. The programme covers
- Administration
- Identifying work related problems and providing intervention
- Supporting the principals and motivating for service delivery
- Visiting school sites
- Guidance in quality management system improvement
- Development of school policies
- Conducting workshops on development of a constitution for governing bodies
- Human resource management programmes
Currently mentored over 11 school principals until the end of 2019.
This programme is offered according to the needs of the clients, and ranges from a once off specially designed support programme to a three-year support and mentoring programme packaged for the clients and may include but not limited to the following programmes:
- Needs analysis (Work study programme)
- Doing administration for the enterprise for a period of time
- Giving guidance on bookkeeping and general administration and management
- Policy development
- Training in specialised programmes like project management, financial management, basic computer training, marketing management, networking, office administration, management, leadership, etc
- Networking and marketing opportunities
- Support services (advice sessions)
- Seminars
- Workshops on specific field related areas
· Conferences, etc
The programme for the farming community encompasses support, business advising, ABET training, formal accredited training and career training. Programmes may include but not limited to the following fields:
- Needs analysis (Work study programme)
- Policy development
- Farm administration
- Contracts drafting
- Marketing of farm products
- Creating networks
- ABET training in Languages, Life-skills, Mathematical literacy, Entrepreneurship, Agricultural studies, Social Sciences, Economic and Management Sciences, etc
- Training in specialised programmes like project management, financial management, basic computer training, marketing management, networking, etc
- Support services (advice sessions)
- Conducting Conferences, Seminars and Workshops on specific field related areas
- Exposing farmers to international trading opportunities
Caregivers give a lot to the sick, vulnerable, neglected and the emotionally disturbed people. They need all the support possible to help them to cope with stressful situations, emotional drainage and mental fatigue. They will be offered among other things the following:
- Skills needs analysis
- Special training on specific fields: Substance abuse, Stress management, Violence prevention, First aid, HIV/Aids, etc
- Training in specialised programmes like project management, financial management, budgeting, fundraising, basic computer training, marketing, networking, etc
- Support services (advice and counselling sessions)
- Seminars
- Workshops on specific field related areas
- Conferences, etc
WORK STUDY PROGRAMMES COMPONENT
Monaana Institute’s reason for existence is to empower people and business as lack of empowerment in proper business management has been identified as one reason why people have a lot of working ideas but their businesses never grow or succeed. People need mentoring, support and continuous evaluation. We therefore offer the following services in terms of the work-study that we do in order to first discover what problems the Department, Municipality, Business or any organisation could have in order to further identify areas that need improvement so as to allow the organisation to function efficiently and effectively:
- Strategic Planning
- Developing a strategy
- Help create and implement the organisation’s strategic plan.
- Help create higher levels of motivation, commitment and continuously fuelling for higher levels of achievement.
- Repositioning
- We help organisations to see where their particular industry is headed.
- Help the organisation to implement policies and procedures
- Help organisations to properly align their policies with the policies of government.
- Problem-Solving Consultation
- Discuss operational deficiencies and cost control issues with managements.
- Use Monaana Institute’s problem-solving model to develop an operational plan to improve efficiency, client satisfaction and bottom-line profits or productivity of each organisation.
- Mobility with Impact
- Identify opportunities that can add significant value to each organisation’s bottom line or line function management.
- We develop mechanisms to keep the money inside the organisation and allow it to go out only if it enhances development
- We provide organisations with a wide range of services designed to improve profitability while creating operational excellence.
- Operational Analysis
- We analyse and identify areas of opportunity and improve operational efficiency, increase productivity and maximise profits.
- We conduct audit followed up with a detailed report and strategy session with the organisation’s management to outline goals, responsibilities, timetables and objectives.
- We provide hands on support in achieving objectives, as set out in the strategic and operational plans of the organisation.
Monaana Institute manufactures detergents through its arm called Charis Detergents. We produce among others the following: Bubble bath, dishwashing liquid, powder soap, ammonia cleaner and more. Some of our products are already SABS approved. We also train entrepreneurs to manufacture the products.
MUNICIPALITY EMPOWERMENT PROJECT SERVICES
MONAANA INSTITUTE would like to change municipalities into service delivery grounds. There are a variety of services that the company offers to municipalities that are geared towards empowering communities and reducing dependency on government funding and grants. That is why MONAANA INSTITUTE is excited to offer training to empower very important people who form part of the society of South Africa that is responsible to make the success of each company, municipality, department or organisation and even the country itself, which is the community.
Attention with regard to this training programme is paid to maximising the impact of the project, which seeks to train councilors, administrators, municipal management teams and the communities in the fields of Information, Communication and Technology, management, administration and governance.
MONAANA INSTITUTE concentrates on developing centres of excellence in multipurpose community centres found in Municipalities by starting computer training centres. We intend to provide each centre with about 21 computers, a printer, fax machine, photocopier and internet connection for training, internet access and access to typing and communication services. We also develop municipalities with skills in Municipal Finance Management Act; Municipal Systems Act and more.