OXFAM AUSTRALIA

Oxfam International, through the Joint Oxfam HIV and AIDS Program in South Africa (JOHAP), and Oxfam Australia (managing Oxfam affiliate for JOHAP) have had the pleasure of working with ON PAR. ON PAR’swork is of a high quality and is carried out in a professional, consultative, creative and informed way. A recent workbook developed for JOHAP by ON PAR has received exceptionally high levels of praise by NGOs, CBOs and donors linked to JOHAP. This is testimony to the excellent work produced by ON PAR.

(Colin Collett van Rooyen, Country Representative-South Africa, Oxfam Australia)
ELECTORAL INSTITUTE OF SOUTH AFRICA (EISA)

Thank you so much for the very constructive workshop. I have chatted informally with some of our staff who found it extremely interesting and fun and challenging.

(Ilona Tip, regarding the gender mainstreaming workshop which ON PAR facilitated with EISA)
SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE FORCE

I will never forget the great work ON PAR has done on the Child labour programme, as well as your commitment and patience

(Supt Leon Du Toit, National SAPS)
TECL PROGRAME ILO

It was great working with the On Par team conceptualising and designing a training manual on child labour for use by mainly government departments engaged in addressing the elimination of child labour inSouth Africa. Quite challenging tasks - collating all the relevant material, engaging with a range of government departments ensuring alignment with departmental training, the piloting material and the drafting of a training and facilitators manual in a user friendly but well resourced manner within a very short timeframe - and a task well completed by this hardworking, creative and professional team!

(Elna Hirschfeld, National Programme Co-ordinator of the TECL PROGRAME ILO)
NATIONAL PROSECUTING AUTHORITY (NPA)

As part of the sexual offences training program in relation to the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 32/2007, the NPA were obligated to include social context in our program. Based on their credentials and expertise we contracted On Par Development to develop a prosecutorial specific training module on social context. They also participated in our training program as trainers in 13 decentralised sessions countrywide, in which a total of 406 experienced prosecutors were trained. Not only did they deliver an excellent quality product, which reflects their in-depth knowledge of a sensitive topic, but it was also presented with professionalism tailored with a good understanding of the prosecution-dynamics re sexual offences.

(Adv Pierre Smith, Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions: SOCA unit, National Prosecuting Authority)
ABOUT US

ON PAR is a South African consultancy based in Cape Town which was started in 2005. We focus on social, political and economic issues and provides the following services:

The team comprises two full-time project staff members, a part-time support staff member and a host of associates located in several provinces across South Africa. The ON PAR team is highly qualified and has extensive expertise in a range of analytical frameworks, research methods, facilitation styles, participatory training methods as well as materials development which is appropriately pitched to suit the target audience.

Penny Parenzee who leads the ON PAR team is a recipient of the prestigious Fulbright Scholarship. Over a two year period, Penny completed two Masters programmes at Bryn Mawr College in Philadelphia, USA. Penny holds a Masters degree in Clinical Social Work and a Masters degree in Law and Social Policy.

Sultana Mapker, the project officer has an undergraduate degree in Political Science and honours degree in Gender and Transformation from the University of Cape Town. Sultana has worked on programmes within South Africa, Africa as well as other international contexts.