Mthente and the Evian Group have a shared dedication to the promotion of a balanced, fair and equitable global social and economic order. Our partnership with the Evian Group, based on an enduring relationship, has reinforced Mthente’s determination to make a difference in society and to contribute, albeit in small way, towards advancing human progress and tackling the scourges of poverty, inequality, underdevelopment, injustice and intolerance that plague our societies. In particular, Mthente and the Evian Group are committed to promoting dialogue and understanding across nations, cultures and religious faiths, and to creating social and economic opportunities for young people through education and entrepreneurship.
Mthente has partnered with Quest Research Services on several national surveys to increase the scope of its fieldwork capabilities and contribute to the empowerment of local fieldworkers and field supervisors. Quest is a 100% black-owned BEE company with 20% female ownership. The company is owned, controlled and managed by people from previously disadvantaged backgrounds. The management and staff have brought together their accumulated experiences and expertise in marketing and business strategy in order to undertake over 100 commissioned research projects since Quest’s inception in 2003.
Through their membership with the Pan African Media Organisation (PAMRO), Quest has fieldworkers all over Southern Africa and in Central, Eastern and Western Africa. All their fieldworkers are SAMRA accredited. Quest is based in Gauteng but has field offices in Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth and East London. In other provinces they have field supervisors who have teams which have worked for them for a number of years and they are accustomed to Quest’s quality control protocols.
Mthente is part of the Phuhlisani consortium that has been accredited by the Department of Land Affairs as a strategic partner to support land reform projects. This will be achieved by:
Coordinating, providing settlement and implementing support to the beneficiaries of land reform projects to build their technical and managerial capacity
Bringing on board private sector resources, capital and capacity in partnership arrangements which share project risk
Promoting Black Economic Empowerment through the structuring of business enterprises in the Agricultural sector
