2018/2019

http://www.amcare.org.za

NPO No.: 016-772

BBBEE

Level 1

135% Black Economic Procurement Recognition

Annual Report

CONTENTS

Organisational change Amcare Brand

Ambassador 1

Reports General Manager

Chairperson of the Board 2

Acknowledgements Cash Donations

Donations in Kind 3

Progammes that Empower Amcare Services

Glossary 4

Programmes HIV/AIDS Programme 5

Victim Empowerment Programme 6

Elderly Care Programme 7

Heart Strings Success Stories 8

Income Generation Shop ‘n Doodle

Skills Development

Fundraising 9

Resources & Financial Management Audited Financial Report 10-13

Directing the Organisation Board of Management

Amcare Management 14

Additional Information 15

2018/2019Annual Report

Organisational Change

Survey results on Amcare original brand

• Brand identity51% did not identify48% identified when name was attached1% identified

• Brand character23% identified with services77% did not related to or identify service

http://www.amcare.org.za

Amcare’s Journey

Creating a brand that

empowers and

impacts the

community of

Alberton

Organisational change is both the process in which an organisation changes its structure, strategies, operational methods, technologies, or organisational culture to affect change within the organisation and

the effects of these changes on the organisation. Organisational change can be continuous or occur for distinct periods of time.

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Amcare’s Brand

Amcare Brand Launch – 23rd October 2018Amcare Reaching the most Vulnerable.

Amcare Journey and brand launch was a crucial turning point in terms of Amcare's service delivery. It gave Amcare an opportunity to engage with the community and provide a brand that could be related to. The concept behind the brand is that it reflected the service delivery awareness colours of the organisation. Red being for HIV/AIDS care and relief, orange represents gender based violence, green shows the role Amcare plays in Child Protection and white is for the care of the elderly.It is through the concept of the new brand that Amcare strives towards holistically improving the lives of the most vulnerable in the community.

Visit our new website @ http://www.amcare.org.zaFollow us on facebook: @AmcareAlberton

Mission

In 5-10 years from now, Amcare will be a self-sustainable organization, well-known in the community, focused on empowering and supporting all those that knock on our doors with hope, knowledge, counselling and skills-training which in turn will better the lives of the communities we serve.

VisionAmcare is a client-orientated organization that renders social work services and skills training using specialised resources to holistically improve the wellbeing of individuals, groups and communities.

Journey Partners

True Brand Ambassador

Road Map

Values

• Client Centered• Integrity• Accountability• Consistency• Sustainability• Growth / Development• Excellence vs Efficiency

Employee of the year

Eric ChiloaneMaintenance Officer

A Vision statement is an organisation’s road map, indicating

what the organisation wants to become by setting a defined

direction for the organisation's growth.

A Mission statement is a short statement of why an organisation exists,

what its overall goal is, identifying the goal of its operations.

Organisational values describe the core ethics or principles which the

organisation will abide by, no matter what.

I just want to start by saying, I am very ecstatic and blessed to work as an employee for Amcare. Amcare has been a home where I was loved and accepted for who I am without being judged.

From 2002 , I started off working as a gardener, and began growing a passion for plants. A few years later I was promoted to be a Driver, transporting food to townships and clients to hospital. Mid-year I was then promoted to be a Maintenance manager. I’ve managed to excel and do well whereby I even won the

2018 Employee of the year.

I respect and love my job and also enjoy working under pressure. About the brand, I am positive that Amcare will continue to grow and help people who are in need.

When I talk about the brand, I’m positive and believe that Amcare is growing, especially if you look at Amcare, where it started and the huge difference today. My vision is, I would like to see Amcare becoming a well-known charity organization in South Africa and around the world, and become self-sustainable.

General Manager

Marihet Infantino

Chairperson

Dr. Vernon van Wyk

It was an honour to serve as the Chairperson of the Management Board of AMCARE for the past financial year.

Amcare is a Non-Profit organization (NPO# 016-772) that is dedicated to assisting the most vulnerable in society. We render specific and specialisedclient-orientated social work, health-care services and skills training in the Alberton Magisterial District in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, which includes the communities of Alberton, Eden Park, Greenfields, Phola Park, and Thokoza. The profile of our beneficiary community is approximately 95% African, 4% Coloured and 1% White. Amcare is accredited on a B-BEEE Level 1, 135% Procurement.

As I glance back over the activities of the last year as highlighted in this Annual Report, I am mindful of the many persons who have benefited from the essential social and health care services of AMCARE. With the assistance of managers, administrative staff, social workers, social auxiliary workers, nurses, caregivers, skills trainers and shelter staff we are making a large impact in holistically improving the wellbeing of individuals, groups and communities in Greater Alberton and beyond our borders. Without the staff and volunteers dedicated to the task of assisting destitute people we would not have been able to achieve all that we did.

Social Work forms the core of our service delivery package rendered within the mandate given by the Department of Social Development and the Amcare Constitution (as amended 2012). We strive to deliver social work programmes that are aimed at the poorest of the poor, vulnerable women and children impacted by domestic violence and HIV/AIDS, as well as the elderly above 60 years of age.

As previously reported, we terminated our circumcision services at Injabulo Clinic, due to changing funding requirements of PEPFAR and our inability to source alternate funding. The termination of this service has however enabled us to accommodate our Social Work professionals in a better environment. We however continue with our original HAST services in the form of being a Down-referral ARV site for Germiston Hospital, HIV/AIDS testing, life-style counselling, adherence management for clients infected and affected by HIV/AIDS.

Good governance is essential when working in an Organisation. I would like to thank all of our Board members for work well done. The drive to ensure consistent good governance is bearing fruit. I wish to thank those Board Members who have performed an active oversight function, advising and assisting staff, whilst not taking over the operational functions. We can only grow our services on such a sound footing.

Compliance to financial controls continue to enjoy attention, with the Board taking their fiduciary responsibility seriously. Financial reports are rigorously perused during Board meetings and areas of over – or underspending are interrogated. With our auditing firm reporting at our monthly meetings and with the internal financial controls instituted by our finance team and Treasurer, it is so much easier to comply with statutory requirements and principles of good governance. Nevertheless, in order to improve our accounting practices, the Board has requested that an appropriate electronic financial package, to meet the changing requirements of our environment, be purchased and implemented in the 2019/2020 financial year. The Board was also active in the compilation of budgets for the 2019/2020 financial year.

Funding remains a major challenge at AMCARE and the organization needs to get to a position where it does not function month to month from hand to mouth and to that end, we need to be able to have at least three months reserve funds. This places a large challenge on the fundraising- and marketing team. We acknowledge the continued financial support given to AMCARE by Joy Global, Atlas Copco, Widney, Formula 1 and numerous other companies and individuals. The continued partnering and funding by the Gauteng Department of Social Development enabled us to provide social services to our communities. Donations in kind by the community, which is sold in our Shop-n-Doodle is a welcome source of much needed funding. (I wish to place on record the efforts of our Deputy Chairperson in turning this venture into a viable income-generating project).

As always it is a struggle to find volunteers to serve on our committees and I would like to invite more people with fund-raising, financial, legal and human resource management skills to join us at AMCARE.

AMCARE is privileged to host CANCER SA and Stepping Stone Hospice on our premises. Both these organizations complement our services to the most vulnerable in their specialized fields. We look forward to the extensions to Stepping Stone Hospice to provide more palliative care beds. We are also going to benefit from the soon to be established Centre for Palliative Learning which will fill a gap in our original skills development vision to provide training for care givers in our community.

Lastly, I wish to express my gratitude to the Lord Jesus Christ who allowed us to grow AMCARE into an organization that is widely acclaimed and recognized by the Methodist Church, government and civil society as a model of good practice;

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Every year, during this time, I have to reflect on what took place in the previous

financial year and every year I am amazed by the fact that we have survived

another year – survived despite a down turn in the economy, despite a high

unemployment rate, despite the deceleration of the Rand, despite increased

poverty, Amcare, as a NPO, made it for yet another year. A great deal of our

survival I can attribute to staff or donors or sponsors, but ultimately only God is

the Provider and in Him we trust. And this provision, He has proven over and

over to the staff and beneficiaries of this organization.

One huge light of opportunity, was the fact that we were able to launch our new

brand for the organization and in this way welcome a new era of change. A great

deal of research and effort was put into renewing the face of Amcare and to align

our efforts and services with the real needs of people in the communities we

serve.

I would like to thank each and every member of our society that made a

contribution to the success and survival of the organization, be it the

Department of Social Development or old stalwarts like Joy global SA

Foundation, MACSTEEL or individuals like Dr. F. Diesel, G. Henry and B.

Armitage. Without your understanding of “Reaching the most vulnerable”, we

will not have been able to reach as many beneficiaries as we did. A special

thank you to the Senior Staff whom have to work together under sometimes

very stressful circumstances, as well as the Supervisory/Co-ordinatory staff who

support their efforts.

This Annual Report is a celebration of the efforts and services of all the staff on

our property and the lives of the beneficiaries they changed in the process. We

believe that through impacting one person in the community, a whole

community can be changed for the better

Acknowledgements

Benefits of Donating to Amcare:

• Section 18A Certificate towards Tax deductions

• BBBEE Level 1, 135% procurement recognition

• Link on our website as a partner• Branding opportunities

Growth Towards Sustainability

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Thank you for making a contribution towards Amcare’s services delivery and sustainability.

On behalf of our beneficiaries and staff, Amcare thanks you for supportin allowing us to empower and build a positive community. The effectsof the economy in 2018 had an effect on service delivery andcontinues to affect the finances and our reach.We continue to make the pennies stretch in the best interest of thewell-being of our beneficiaries. We welcome all financial support.

Cash donations

Anne Van Rensburg Autobox P Mortimer Amanda -Johnson New South Motors

ABC Loots J.H Blue GingerProvincial Grand Lodge Of East Rand Bennett Family CDI Brokers

AJ Johnson Investec PB Clinton Venter Don R Joubert-Classen CK Connectors Cc. Rand Air

B Erasmus Jika Communication & Training R Von Rischbieude PPG Coating Titleist

Bev Van Zyl L Pietersen Rotary ESDA Shawn Wilsnach

Brackenhurst Methodist Church M Heroldt Royal Order Fran Diesel Beartech

C Clur M Heydenrych M Ronzanski Komatsu Malcolm Moriarty

Christene Morton Mapei SA Russel Julie Hristov Quadrent Elevators

Class Inn Cc N Dauman S Jones Macsteel AMC

Coleen N Goodwin Simone Benne OCSA Tysica Steel

Compu Clearing Pty Ltd Vedd Moffat St Declan's School For Boys Prominent Paints Formula 1

DMBS Accounting Venture Plastics Tammy Ready To Send Niell McEwan

D De Wet Yvette Gory Van Der Merwe Family Xl Turners Travel Total Funeral Logistics

Dukathole Primary School JG Smook Vernon Van Wyk Turnkey Hydraulics (Pty) Ltd Razel Insurance

Elmarie Stemmet JL Shopfitting Womens Manyano, Thokoza Tirisano Trust /Atlas Copco Ron Stephenson

Equality J Wepener Bridge Church Widney Transport Components Andre Wessels

Flsmidth-Krebs - Willie Van Wyk Lots Meals CC Van Coller Blind Designs Marius Ferreira

PEPFAR Lorna Neave G &T Hendry Masiconic Ophirton Lodge Peter Robinson

Grace Trinity Leigh Rylance Hoerbiger SA Orin 2018 94.7 cyclists

Grand Charity M E Drake Klinger (PTY) Ltd Pam Golding New Vaal South Motors

HCLS Methodist Church Thokoza Wispeco Aluminium (PTY) Ltd P Bedser 2018 Golf Enthusiasts

HW Steyn New Concept Projects CMH Toyota Alberton Jene Kymdell B Armitage

J Cloete NG KERK Brackenhurst Copy 2 Print John Philda

J Van Der Merwe NJR Steel Springbok Pharmacy JP Armitage

Jen Swart Nu Pay Pepfar Community Grants SA

Donations in Kind

Love Buckets / Food Donation of Services Goods in Kind Goods in kind Scholars community hours (Learners)

Unibase Solutions Tiso Blackstar Group Mango Head Office Tara Pharmaceuticals Marias Viljoen

New Market BP Bidvest Steiner Jet Edcon Group Nutriseed Alberton High

Allerton Methodist Congregation Members

B & W Productions Events, Manufacture, Digital

MACSTEEL Kyron Laboratories Denamika

Brackenhurst Methodist Congregation Members

3G Mobile Pty Ltd Golden Catering Supplies Genop Healthcare UNISA social work students

Bidvest – Blue Marine Macsteel Services Alberton High – Wheel chair Alura Pharma Bracken High

Checkers - Glenvista Yellow Collar (Pty) Ltd Pam Golding Clippa Sales Grace Trinity

Pick ‘n Pay Lemon Tree MSC college Smitty’s Clothing Innovative Healthcare Solutions

Macy Spar Busy Little Angles Masonic Services Bespoke Amenities Co

Fresh Earth Cresco Chrèch L Sequera Zayla Biltong

Checkers – Mall Of The South Strike Technologies Bravacious MTN

Ok Bazaars Besnapped Alberton Agriculture Union Donation of time

Methodist Church Tokoza Bidvest Cornerstone Church P Bedser

Flour & Faith Frans Electrical Strike Technologies V Rozanski

Verwoerdpark Fruit And Veg Flour & Faith Alberton SAPS L Marais – Mrs. Africa Classic

Alberton Meat Market Modern Air Christ Church Hellen

New Leaf Brands Mario Infantino Soul City S Coetzer

Eksom Great Occasions Vodacom C Stanton

Makro Alberton Central Cash Register BP New Market C Stenri

OK Franchise Northern Division Metropolitan, Germiston Glenvista Virgin Active Fuchs Electrical

Woolworths Camerapress Alberton Library Columbus Consulting

Division of Libstar Operations (PTY) Ltd

Imperial Logistics H van NiekerkBesnapped

Golden Catering supplies Dare 2 Care

Nutrigo Power Foods Sha-mani Lodge

South Ocean Electric Wire Company

Doxa Deo Church

Food lovers market, Alberton Pam Golding

Air Liquide

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Professional Services – Social Work Programmes

Amcare continues to offer professional social work services tothe most vulnerable in the community. These services continueas the effects of Gender Based Violence, HIV/Aids and theneglect on the Elderly has an increasing effect on thecommunity wellbeing and economy.

These service are offered under the following programmes• HIV/AIDS Care and Food Relief

• HAST down referral programme• Victim Empowerment• Elderly Care and Food Relief

ABUSE To be treated with cruelty or violence, especially regularly or repeatedly, assault either

physically, emotionally or sexually.

ARV Antiretroviral drugs

BENEFICARIES A person who derives advantage from something or a service

CAMPAIGN A campaign is a planned set of activities that people carry out over a period of time in order

to achieve something such as social or political change.

CLIENTS A person or organization using the services

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Is violence or other abuse by one person against another in a domestic setting, such as

in marriage or cohabitation.

ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT Is the capacity of women and men to participate in, contribute to and benefit from growth

processes in ways that recognize the value of their contributions, respect their dignity and

make it possible to negotiate a fairer distribution of the benefits of growth.

GENDER BASED VIOLENCE (GBV) Gender-based violence involves men and women, derived from unequal power relationships

between men and women. It includes, but is not limited to, physical, sexual, and

psychological harm.

GRANT Agree to give or allow (something requested) to

HAST HIV/AIDS, Sexually Transmitted Infections and TB services

HBC Home Based Care

HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

NGO Non-Governmental Organisation

NPO Non-Profit Organisation

OVC Orphan and Vulnerable children

SKILLS DEVELOPMENT Skill Development means developing yourself and your skill sets to add value for the

organization and for your own career development.

STEREOTYPE A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or

thing.

SUSTAINABILITY Is the process of maintaining change in a balanced fashion, in which the exploitation of

resources, the direction of investments, the orientation of technological development and

institutional change are all in harmony and enhance both current and future potential to

meet human needs and aspirations.

VCT Voluntary Counselling and Testing

VULNERABLE Someone who is vulnerable, is weak and without protection, with the result that they are

easily hurt physically or emotionally. Vulnerability in this context can be defined as the

diminished capacity of an individual or group to anticipate, cope with, resist and recover from

the impact of a natural or man-made hazard.

Definitions taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

Amcare Services

Programmes that empowerThe term empowerment refers to measures designed to increase the degree of autonomy and self-determination in people and in communities in order to enable them to represent their interests in a responsible and self-determined way, acting on their own authority. It is the process of becoming stronger and more confident, especially in controlling one's life and claiming one's rights. Empowerment as action refers both to the process of self-empowerment and to professional support of people, which enables them to overcome their sense of powerlessness and lack of influence, and to recognize and use their resources.

Income Generation

These programmes assist Amcare in creating a small foundationon which we are able to build sustainability.

• Shop ‘n Doodle• Amcare Catering Services

• Skills Development• Fundraising

Glossary

HIV/AIDS Programme

Overall Impact through Awareness

Awareness Campaigns are mandatory in terms of educationand prevention. Amcare focuses on the focus areas in relationto service delivered. Through knowledge individuals are morelikely to make more informed decisions, take positive stepstowards healthier lifestyle and consult with professionalsconcerning their wellbeing.

Topics that are discussed with the community members duringa door to door campaign include the following:

Health Awareness, Child protection, Substance Abuse, Mentalillness, Rights of Women, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, CancerAwareness, Diabetes, Health life style, Sexually transmitteddiseases, Tuberculosis.12 campaigns were conducted reaching 1593 individuals in thecommunities.

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Adults Infected with HIV/AIDSReceived services

Gender Ratio

Reporting periodApril 2018 – March 2019

Amcare’s HIV/AIDS Programme focuses on both adults and children. Theservices continue to be rendered to individuals who are infected or affected byHIV/AIDS and who find themselves in vulnerable situations. Clients who areidentified to be in need are referred to the social Auxiliary workers (SAW) forfurther assessment. The programme is especially extended to OVC (orphanedand vulnerable children) between the ages of 0-18 years of age. Thisprogramme offers various support programmes that holistically address theneeds of a household. Some of these services included therapeutic groups,support groups, feeding scheme and caregiving services in Phola Park, EdenPark and Greenfields.

For this reporting period Amcare was able to assist the community and our beneficiaries through various donations that make a significant impact;

• Enabling Girls to Dream Project funded by PEPFAR and launched with a weekend camp for 20 adolescent girls (13 – 18 years) followed by weekly support and mentorship June awareness targeted 124 Youth between 18 –35 years on substance abuse, and referrals.

• 42 pairs of school shoes were donated by Dare 2 Care foundation of Bridge Church and issued to OVC 30 OVC received school stationery

• 30 school jerseys, beanies and blankets distributed • Santa Shoe Box Pledged 341 gifts donated by the community to our OVC’s

Donate R10.00

towards feeding a family.

Professional Reach

299

1100

Food Parcels Delivered

Loaves of

Breaddistributed

4Therapeutic & Support groups Adult Beneficiaries Targeted

Large Vegetable Garden established Benefitting Households

1

1447

425

231

451

489

Quarter 1

Quarter 2

Quarter 3

Quarter 4

OVC Impact

358OVC registered who received Psycho social, home visits, food and referred

155

Benefitted from

Amcare’s HAST down referral programme

5Support groups 4 month eachNumber OVC’s targeted

Impact Summary

69

• HIV prevalence among adults aged 15 to 49 years in South Africa is 20.6%; 26.3 percent among females and 14.8 percent among males.

• HIV prevalence among 20 to 24 year olds, is three times higher among females (15.6%) than males (4.8%).

•Attainment of the 90-90-90 targets

168

OVC Gender Ratio

190

B G

217 82

20Adolescent girlsParticipated in the PEPFAR, Enabling girls to dream project

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Reporting periodApril 2018 – March 2019

Victim Empowerment Programme

For this reporting period Amcare’s Victim support services rendered the necessary safety and psychosocial services to the most vulnerable in the community from 1st April 2018 to 31st March 2019.

• Amcare services reached 57 women and their children through providing short to medium term care.

• 99 out based clients received the necessary psychosocial support in order to re-establish their lives.

• 3 protection orders were granted by the magistrates court.• 27 clients were referred to local clinics for medical checkups.• The children in the shelter were treated to a number of activities;

– Lunch at burger king– Visit to JHB zoo– Holiday programme– Pancake evening– AYM camp out

The shelter received a welcomerenovation in this financial year;

• Showers have been retiled andwater-proofed. Products suppliedby Mapei.

• Widney Transport Componentsgave lounge and dining room awelcome transformation.

• Bedrooms were brightened up withnewly painted walls along withbrightly coloured bedding. Amazingcontribution of time and resourceby Jet Edcon Group.

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57 Individuals ShelteredReporting period April 2018 – March 2019

women and children sheltered

Impact Summary

Ladies who received food support when exiting

VEP Emergency Line:

065 813 3340

065 811 7266

Overall Impact Through Awareness

Professional Reach

99Out based clientsAssisted with nutritional support, information and referred

348

219

392

206

Community Doorto doorSchools

Court

Clinics

Empowering a community through information and educationincreases awareness and assists in the prevention in genderbased violence. 2018 /2019 focused awareness on campaigns forcommunity, schools, court and clinics.

The aim was to empower the community and individuals througheducation.

Skill Development

20

6 Clients attended a

self-defence class

10

Clients attended a basic computer course

16

Clients involved in sewing and beading

Clients involved in Vegetable Gardening

Clients assisted in finding employment

29

28

12

10Children placed in crèches

8 steps you can take to help stop domestic violence in your community.

• Know the signs. ...• Don't ignore it. ...• Lend an ear. ...• Be available. ...

Individuals reached 16 Days of activism against women and children

Children placed in local schools

352Individual counselling

sessions

30Group sessions

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• Know the number to a nearby shelter. ...

• Check in regularly. ...• Be a resource. ...• Write it down.

Ladies attended Amcare’s catering course

• Children’s play room receivedsome well-deserved attentionand a splash of care fromWidney Transport Components.

Amcare’s Victim Empowerment programme renders psycho social support services to

victims of Gender Based Violence.

The services rendered to clients includes the following:

Sheltering - provision of accommodation for individuals and families; Involvement in

Skills Development Programme; Assistance with application for social assistance –

SASSA; Assistance in applying for legal documentation; Placement of children to local

schools and crèche; Assistance in searching for employment; Support in court case

attendance (emotional and transport); Individual and group counselling take place on

a weekly basis.

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Elderly Care Programme

Overall Impact of Awareness Campaigns

A core part of the elderly programme is educating and informingthe community on various social issues around the elderly.

As illustrated in the pie chart 250 community members wereeducated on the effects of elderly abuse.

The following topics where covered in the Campaigns over thereporting period;

• HBC Services, personal and environmental hygiene• Health care• Elderly abuse• Emotional support• Stigma against Dementia• Linking client to services.

The aim of the programmewill continue workingtowards advocating forelderly rights and allowingour elderly to age withdignity.

#Adopt

209Elderly 60+Received services

Gender Ratio

Breaking the Loneliness

36Elderly received HBC services monthly

Food Parcels Distributed 189

Reached in the Community awareness

866

• 37 Elderly beneficiaries attended a Mandela Dayfunction hosted by Amcare

• 2 Elderly Beneficiaries received wheel chairs sponsoredby Alberton High Welfare and Alexia Nightingale

• 27 clients from Silwerkroon and Alberton station. wereblessed with food hampers for Christmas.

• An Active Aging group was established to benefit 18elderly clients in Phola Park.

• Elderly are assisted in accessing grants for themselvesor their grandchildren residing with them

Professional Reach

Reporting period April 2018 – March 2019

30ElderlyTransported

17

42

492

75

024

90

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Quarter 2

Quarter 3

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GOGO /

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Impact Summary

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1 in 3 Elderly are affected by loneliness

What can one do to break the cycle of Loneliness.• Teaching a hobby or something new• Spending time getting them interested in Technology

Accessories and other resources that could make theirlives easier

• Adopting a pet• Introduce to family and friends

HEAL – Help Elder Abuse Line0800 00 30 81

Loaves of

Bread distributed

12Elderly households benefit from food parcels weekly

Rights of the Elderly

• Right to Dignity• Right to Freedom from Abuse,

Neglect, or Exploitation• Right to Freedom from

Discrimination• Right to Adequate Healthcare• Right to Maintenance• Right to Material Assistance• Right to Property• Right to Participation in Society• Right to Work

Amcare’s Elderly programme as subsidised by the Department of SocialDevelopment, focuses on delivering services to all elderly individuals 60+, who are inneed of home based care, transport to hospitals and psycho social support. Theseservices are rendered around the Greater Alberton area including communities ofPhola Park, Eden Park and Alberton informal settlement.

The aim of this programme is to ensure that the bedridden/frail and vulnerableelderly receive quality Home Base Care (HBC) services within the environment oftheir families and support systems.

5Elderly households using growth pods as vegetable gardens

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someone’s life line.

Heart StringsWe may not all be directly affected by the vulnerability, violence, illness or poverty that Amcare’s

Beneficiaries face on a daily basis. For many of us we may find it difficult to comprehend what individuals may experience at the violent hand of a loved one. It may be hard to imagine how poverty robs individuals of their dignity. For many of Amcare’s beneficiaries they experience much of what is

described here on a daily basis. For the communities in which Amcare render services, individuals find hope, comfort and strength through the services offered.

Amcare is privileged to share a few of our beneficiaries stories. We hope that they will pull on your heart strings. As you read the stories find encouragement in knowing that through your financial

support, time and resources Amcare can be your hands and feet reaching the most vulnerable in the communities.

What pulls at your heart;

A community filled by

vulnerable individuals should

remain a community

responsibility to restore and

give hope.

Spirit to Survive

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I would like to thank the staff of Amcare in totality as all of them have played important different roles in my life. They

gave me hope in life and today I am optimistic about my future. I got a place that I have started a new life in on my

own and I am grateful to Amcare for giving me a chance to re-write my life.

Enabling Girls to Dream

Amcare can only

continue reaching the

vulnerable with services

through the support of

the community.

Firstly, I appreciate everything this group has done for me, and

all it has brought into my life. I appreciate it a lot because it

brought a lot of change. Since the first day I joined the group I

felt comfortable and I enjoyed myself. The group taught me a

lot of things like how can I protect myself from HIV, rape and

human trafficking, etc.

Since I was a part of Amcare I have changed a lot, I see things

in a different way than before. I have changed emotionally and

physically. Secondly, I enjoyed the camp a lot because the

exciting part of it was my birthday.

I cannot begin to tell you about where I come from and how much I was hurt.

However I can tell you about how much I have healed and got courage to live life

again because of Amcare. I am a proud mother to my children today because

Amcare helped me a lot emotionally, physically and spiritually.

I was working as a domestic worker and couldn’t see what I was working for at

the same time being abused by a boyfriend that I was living with. I felt useless to

my children because I had nothing and couldn’t fight for myself. At Amcare I was

reminded of how special I am as woman, and I regained self-love.

I attended a catering course that I got certificated for, I got a job through Amcare,

I was taught how to save and budget. I found myself while staying in the shelter

and I realised that I am a good mother because I fled an abusive relationship.

I am proud to say enough is enough and I am no longer scared to make it into the

abuse free future. I have identified my mistakes and correcting them as I am facing

the future.

A word of advice to other people who have endured abuse physically and

emotionally like me is, there are places like Amcare where you can get help without

being judged. Make use of such places.

Thank you Amcare for everything you have done for me.

This was my first time I enjoyed celebrating by birthday. I so wish I can always enjoy my birthday. I learned a lot at the

camp, enjoyed the games and also swimming. The fun part was the fun of swimming but I can’t swim well and I also

enjoyed dancing.

I learned a lot like in life things are tough. We do face challenges but you should always be strong in life, talk with

people you trust and you should ask other people. I also enjoyed the graduation I felt so special and I am fun of

taking pictures. My life now is happy, free and I no longer cry like before, I’m always happy at all times. Bye, bye

thanks

Thank you all may God bless you.

I’m writing this letter to thank Amcare and Pepfar for giving me this opportunity

to learn about matters relating to teenage girls. When the groups started I was

so shy and I could not speak in front of people, but as the sessions continued I

learned to communicate with my peers and how to express my feelings.

I also learned a lot about communication with my parents as I could not tell

them the way I felt. Due to my background I had this fear of not believing in

myself but our facilitators taught me to overcome my fear. I know that I will

never let my background define who I am. I believe that having a dream is very

important.

Thank you

I am so grateful for writing this letter thanking you for

the opportunity you gave me. I learnt so many things

like the consequences we face in life like teenage

pregnancy, peer pressure etc. Now I can communicate

with my parents. I don’t play until 8 pm at night any

more so thank you.

You are the best. The best for giving me strength, self-

esteem, self-motivation, self-love and being selfless.

I’ve been selfish thinking just only for myself. In any

conflict we get me and my parents we find a way to fix

it. You also helped me to choose the right path which

is helping my community.

Non-disclosure of children’s

personal details as set out in the

Children’s Act 38 of 2005

Income GenerationBuilding Sustainability

Households donated various

pre loved items

1104Daily meals purchasedPeriod fromOct 2018 – March 2019

Shop ‘n Doodle

5 May 2018Grand Opening

Amcare’s vision of having our own charity shop came torealization on the 5th May 2018. Shop ‘n Doodle has been anexciting addition towards Amcare’s sustainability plans.Through the support, hard work and vision of a number ofvolunteers Shop ‘n Doodle operates from Amcare’s premisesin New Market, Alberton.

Pre-loved items come in all shapes and sizes. Donationsreceived range from clothing, toys and furniture. Thank youfor your generosity and kindness towards Amcare’s servicedelivery.

Amcare’s shop serves 3 purposes in terms of servicedelivery;• Income Generation for Amcare• Disaster Management• Economic empowerment

The support received through shoppingenables Amcare to reach the mostVulnerable and adds to much neededincome for operational expenses. R573 480.00

Income made through

Shop ‘n Doodle

219

Number of shoppers/ supporters

Catering Kitchen

52Individuals attended catering skills

Amcare’s Catering Kitchen offers catering servicesto corporates and individuals. The vision of offeringa comprehensive skills training in catering to buildself-reliance in Individuals, remains high priority.

Some highlights from the reporting period March2018 – April 2019;• Donation of catering equipment received from

Fly Mango.• Catered for Mapei’s Christmas lunch• OCSA training company made use of Amcare’s

Catering services.• Turnkey Hydraulics purchases fruit weekly for

their staff wellness programme.• Christmas cakes were made to order.• Amcare catered monthly at Rotary South

meetings.• Catered for 450 individuals at a TEE college

function.

Amcare catering kitchen launched the daily mealsprogramme at a cost of R40.00 per plate. Why cookif you can purchase nourishing meals for yourfamily from Amcare’s catering kitchen.

Thank you for supporting Amcare Catering Service.

Fundraising

Amcare offers skills

training at a minimal cost

2830

BarnyardOctober 2018

Tickets sold : 107

R27 920.00

Amcare Golf DayAugust 2018

R84 460.00

BarnyardMarch 2019

Tickets sold : 37

R11 500.00

Graduation Skills Development

Training

Tree of lightsDec 2018

R3 465.00

Telkom 947 cycle

challengeNov 2018

Cyclists : 38

R56 345.00

An organisation such as Amcare that render services to the vulnerableindividuals in the community relies on the support and involvement of

community members in fundraising events. A big thank you to everyperson and company that made 2018 /2019 a successful year.

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Audited Financial Report

Amcare Annual General Meeting - September 2019.

Treasurers report

Income

Income for the year decreased by10% to R8.8m. This drop can be attributed to the general state of the economy and the fact that no funds were received from the National lottery, whilst the Chaps activities and funding were terminated.

Expenditure

Every effort was made to curtail expenditure and the R9.8m reported represents a half percent rise compared to 2018. This resulted in a deficit of R1.1m for the year.

Clearly this is not sustainable and we have taken the following steps to ensure the future of Amcare:

I. The 2019 Lotto application has been submitted and we expect cash flow from this source by December.

2. We have employed an additional marketing executive to enable us to reach a wider donor base in the greater Alberton area.

3. We are working well with our traditional sponsors to ensure that we do not lose this valuable funding source.

4. The kitchen has been identified as a focus area for training students as well as to generate income by providing catering services to clients-both corporate and individuals-in our surrounding areas.

5. All expenses remain under scrutiny and we believe our actions listed above will ensure that

Amcare continues to do God’s work here in Alberton.

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Directing the Organisation

The principles underlying our Board of Management

Gender Ratio

11

Transformation

2 African

9 Whites

Number of Board Members

29

BOARD OF MANAGEMENT

Chairperson Dc. Dr. Vernon van Wyk

Vice Chairperson Andrea Wiehan

Secretary Zukiswa Rotile

Treasurer Derrick St Clair Bradley

Member Eric McKechnie

Member Ian Armitage

Member Rev. Stephanus (Faan) Myburgh

Member Les Kirkland

Member Dan Serumola

Designated Minister from AMC Rev. Jeff van der Spuy

Designated Circuit Steward Peter Nancarrow

Left: Vice Chairperson, Andrea Wiehan.

Chairperson, Dc. Dr. Vernon van Wyk

Amcare’s Board of Management

Amcare’s Management Component

Number of Managers

11Gender Ratio

38

Transformation

7 African

4 Whites

SENIOR MANAGERS

General Manager Marihet Infantino

Operations Manager Gavin Lewis

Human Resource Manger Dharmeta Makan

Financial Manager Marlene Engelbrecht

Marketing & Fundraising Manager Nadine Mason

Catering & Skills Manager Ntsakisi Tlakula

Social Work Manager Delisile Dube

SUPERVISORY STAFF

Maintenance Coordinator Eric Chilonane

Fleet Coordinator Bongani Mhlogno

Finance Assistant / Admin Hlengiwe Mabaso

Social Work Supervisor Ruth Ntuli

http://www.amcare.org.za

• Commitment to the mission of the organization• Understanding of the board’s governance roles

• Active involvement in board activities, committees.• Thinking and acting strategically

• Abiding by the duties of Care, Loyalty and Honesty• Supporting the organization both financially and advocacy

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NPO Reg. number NPO NO: 016-772

PBO Reg. Number PBO NR. 930 010 181

Certification Section 18A Registration

BBBEE Score BBBEE Level 1, 135% procurement recognition

Business Address 15 Heidelberg RoadNew MarketAlberton1450

Postal Address P.O. Box 17847Randhart1449

Contact Details: 011 907 4220 / 011 869 5856info@amcare.org.zahttp://www.amcare.org.za

Bank Details: AmcareABSA AlbertonCheque AccountAccount No. 4054 832 338Branch Code: 631142Swift Address: ABSAZAJJ

Additional Information

Make an Impact

Every Penny Matters

Some of the ways in which you can support Amcare financially;

Amcare Volunteers’ Needed

Not everyone can make a financial contribution. We all have time and skills that can be used at Amcare to enable services to reach the most vulnerable.

Amcare needs volunteers in these three areas:• Shop ‘n Doodle• Fundraising• Marketing

For more information contact Amcare’s Marketing Departmentfundraising@amcare.org.za011 869 5856

• Register for a my school card and swipe it at every opportunity

• Make a monthly donation• Rent advertising space for your company• Sign a monthly debit order / make a monthly donation• Pledge to pay the monthly bread bill for Amcare• Adopt a car: petrol and maintenance• Project funding

Start today, become a partner. Email marketing@amcare.org.za for more information.

http://www.amcare.org.za

15 Heidelberg rd. c/o Ascot Avenue, New Market, Alberton

26° 17' 24.22'' E 28° 8' 24.83'‘

011 869 5856marketing@amcare.org.za