AfriProcure, the recently-launched procurement agency for NGOs, Churches and charities, has secured a major contract for the supply of sugar beans and maize for refugees in Angola.

The contract, worth US$50 000, was awarded to AfriProcure by Canadian based Jesus Alive Ministries International (JAMI). As a result of working through AfriProcure, JAMI made a 15% saving on anticipated costs.

The shipment of 192 metric tons of maize and 21,5 metric tons of sugar beans left East London bound for Angola in mid-November. It is expected to arrive at its destination on 17 December.

AfriProcure has also been appointed preferred procurement agency by the United Nations High Commission on Refugees (UMHCR), Unicef, the International Red Cross, Red Crescent Societies and Geneva-based Action by Churches Together (ACT).

The company has also finalised a co-operation agreement with WEM in Germany, whereby it will handle procurement services on behalf of WEM for Africa south of Tanzania.

Chief Executive Wim du Plessis says that the JAMI contract and the agreements indicate how highly AfriProcure is regarded. ³For such prestigious and internationally-based organisations to be choosing
AfriProcure as preferred procurement agency is a vote of confidence in us. We look forward to many more such contracts,² he added.

AfriProcure provides professional procurement services to churches, charity organisations, NPOs, NGOs and small and medium enterprises.
The company uses the combined purchasing power of these
organisations to negotiate beneficial pricing and a supply structure with suppliers.

Membership of AfriProcure is open to: Church groupings whose membership of the South African Council of
Churches is up-to-date
Members of the South African NGO Coalition Registered charitable organisations.

AfriProcure already has standing agreements with a number of suppliers,
offering a variety of services and products.

The following are currently on offer:

Courier services;
VAT and corporate tax services;
Labour law and labour consultancy services;
Training and human resource development;
Financial services;
Short-term insurance;
Marketing communications;
Travel;
Office stationery;
Office furniture and fittings;
Computer hardware and software;
Printing Building materials;
Emergency food and other relief goods;
Low-cost housing; Medicines;
Motor vehicles; and
Communion wine.

For more details about membership, contact Wim du Plessis at
(011) 838-4840, e-mail [email protected], or visit the website at
http://www.quo-vadis.co.za and click onto the AfriProcure logo.