About Us

MARRIAGE POWERHOUSE METWORK

What we do.

Marriage Powerhouse Network (MPN) (Registration number: NPC 2015/315271/08) is a duly registered Non-Profit Company in the Republic of South Africa. Its purpose is to advocate strong family values through whatever means available.
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MPN main objectives are:

  • Strengthening marriages
  • Strengthening families and relationships
  • Advising young people on life orientation programmes

How Will The Above Objectives Be Achieved?

  1. Through seminars and workshops.
  2. Use of personal experiences to assist couples and individuals in dealing with situations that they are going through.
  3. Sourcing of experts to assist families in distress.
  4. Assist where possible married and unmarried parents having children with advices that could assist in strengthening family life.
  5. Telephonic support of affected couples and individuals where possible.
  6. Sourcing of qualified counsellors to assist families in distress.
  7. Use of both print and electronic media to spread messages of how to strengthen families and marriages.

In order for MPN to actively assist families married and unmarried, the following will be organised on a quarterly basis where possible:

  • Seminars and workshops.
  • Sharing of experiences by families through social media or workshops, so families could learn from each other’s experiences.
  • Use of personal experiences to assist couples and individuals in dealing with situations that they are going through.
  • Sourcing of experts to assist families in distress.
  • Adopting families without father or mother figures
  • Assist where possible married and unmarried parents having children with advices that could assist in strengthening family life through workshops, seminars, sourcing of qualified Counsellors etc.
  • Telephonic support to affected couples and individuals where possible through a 24-hour helpline.
  • Using qualified counsellors in our database to assist families in distress.
  • Use of both print and electronic media to spread messages of how to strengthen families and marriages. A blog, Facebook and twitter accounts will be registered to electronically assist families and individuals seeking advice. A website is already in the process of being designed.

Practical Operationalisation

Sourcing of experts to assist families will be done as and when a request is made for assistance or the Board feels that a particular family is in such a situation that external assistance is required.

Use of personal experiences to assist other families will be done in a workshop environment if a family or individual agrees to use their experience to assist other families to deal with a situation threatening their family.

Telephonic support on families in distress will be throughout the year including the use of electronic and print media to advocate family values and practices. More resources will be needed however when an event such as a workshop is organised.

There will be two big seminars per year, however, mini-workshops will be organised on a more frequent basis e.g. quarterly. Collaboration with Government, Universities and other likeminded organisations will be seriously explored.

Collaboration with Community Radio Stations for Slots discussing family dynamics will be explored, including articles dealing with family issues to be published on National and Local Newspapers, including MPN Newsletter.

Partnership Model

Partnerships should aim to advance strategic objectives of MPN. So MPN will collaborate with institutions and organisations that share or support similar interests, mission, objectives and/or project outcomes.

In the document entitled “A Structured Approach to Effective Partnering”, a partnership strategy outlines goals for the partnership program and the steps necessary to achieve them. The plan should define the role of partners in the larger organisational strategy, shape selection criteria for partners, define engagement strategies, estimate program resources that will be required, and determine partnership success and evaluation criteria.

An assessment of organisational capabilities and external constraints serves as the basis for defining the role partners will fill and specific opportunities where value can be contributed.

Once specific opportunities for engaging partners are identified, the plan should define criteria that can be used to target specific partners. Desirable partner characteristics, such as infrastructure, brand value, existing relationships, or subject-matter expertise can be used for ranking purposes. In addition, willingness and ease of partnering can be assessed by reviewing program links and degrees of separation through a stakeholder map or network diagram.

MPN will endeavour to foster a mutual beneficial relationship between the organisation and its partners. These could include advertising on MPN events and programs. Some major donors may receive recognition/awards as further incentive for being part of the organisation.

Figure 1 (Source: CDC-A Structured Approach to Effective Partnering)

Operations

MPN operations will operate from Edendale (Gauteng), 27 Linksfield Road, Unit 2.

MPN Cost drivers will mainly be, Conference venues with its logistics, hosting experts and speakers, stationery for publicity and administration, travelling both domestic and internationally, telephone costs (cellphone and landline), ongoing training of directors and staff on family dynamics, counselling and support of families in distress.