Ingonyama Trust over the years has uplifted the beneficiary communities through a variety of means. The organisation has offered study aid to the youth in traditional councils, facilitated support to traditional councils and assisted in agricutural projects.
In order for Ingonyama Trust Board to effectively deliver on the community benefits it uses the money collected through rentals from leases on Trust land. The leases range from the development of malls, service stations, cellphone masts, mines, government institutions and servitudes on Trust land.
The money collected through leases is collated per traditional council area and distributed as such through an approved policy of the Board.
As per the approved policy the money collected is allocated as follows:
- 75% allocated for community projects;
- 10% allocated to iNkosi;
- 5% allocated to iNgonyama; and,
- 10% allocated to the Ingonyama Trust Board.
Previously there was no policy in place to determine the disbursement of there funds until recently. During the time where there was no policy the Ingonyama Trust Board relied on the Ingonyama Administrative regulations to effect disbursements. These regulations stated that an amount not exceeding 10% may be used for the administrative requirements of the Board and the remaining 90% to be used for beneficiary disbursement.
The Ingonyama Trust Board in its efforts to uplift the beneficiary communities purchased tractors to assist the beneficiary communities in their agricultural efforts. These tractors were handed over during an Imbizo with amaKhosi in Ulundi and were distributed to beneficiary communities with interests in agriculture.
In order for communities to benefit from the funds collected by the Ingonyama Trust for their benefit they must contact the local iNkosi and present their proposal to the iNkosi and the Traditional Council. After consideration by this structure then the application will be forwarded to the Ingonyama Trust Board where the disbursement of the funds will take place. Members of the communities are urged not to contact Ingonyama Trust directly as their requests will not be entertained.
