How Matomani Aims To Empower Communities In Rural Limpopo
How Matomani Aims To Empower Communities In Rural Limpopo. Matomani is a proudly South African company using mopani worms to provide clients with a sustainable, low-impact, organic, healthy and protein rich addition to their diet. Not only are the company’s products great for a diet, but it also supports rural communities and preserves the environment.
Matomani aims to invest a portion of its profit back into developing of the communities in rural Limpopo. The company believes that by educating and upskilling youth in Limpopo, it can enable them not to depend on picking and selling of mopane worms as major source of income.
The very essence of what the company is about is encapsulated in the South African provenance of the Mopani Worm. The company is proud of the diverse cultures and filled with optimism for the future of the country. Its Mopani worms are organic and full of natural goodness, the company is unapologetically real and authentic in its business and in how it welcomes people into a new way of thinking about food and health. Matomani believes that its business can be sustainable and ever growing while giving back to its partner communities. It believes in preserving the environment for the future generations.
Wendy Vesela-Ntimbani is the South African entrepreneur behind Matomani. Raised in a small Limpopo village, Mopani worms were an integral part of the founder’s childhood. She learned the art of harvesting as she accompanied her parents deep into the Mopani forests and the science and love that goes into preparing traditional Mopani-based meals.
Inspired by her Tsonga roots, Wendy aims to establish a vigorous relationship between the Mopani worms and the cultivating communities with the environmental and health-conscious society around the world. And so Matomani was born, with traditional Tsonga Mopani worms at its core. Using skills passed through generations, Wendy aspires to work closely with local communities to allow them to continue their legacy with the skills of their forefathers.
Matomani cares about the local communities where the Mopani worms are sourced. This is why it partners with local communities to create opportunities and improve their well-being. The company aspires to improve the lives by creating employment and trade opportunities that focus on poverty alleviation and more secure livelihoods for the local community.
