64th Annual Report : 2012 by Sheila McCallum

African Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Feeding Scheme

Contents C hairman’s Review ..................................................................................................................... 3 Executive Director’s Report ...................................................................................................... 4 ACFS Governing Body ..................................................................................................... 32 D onations .................................................................................................................................... 33 ACFS List of V olunteers ..................................................................................................... 34 Audited F inancial S tatements .............................................................................................. 36

African Children’s Feeding Scheme 64th Annual Report 2012

C hairmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s R eview Another successful, if not difficult, year is reviewed in the 64th annual report of the African Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Feeding Scheme (ACFS). The effect of the ongoing global downturn are still being widely felt with high costs of food and transport as well as there being little growth in donor income. Despite these adverse conditions, the ACFS has managed to sustain activities and feed 31 000 under-nourished children each day. Many of the children who are fed by the scheme have shown improvement in their health as well as performance at school due to the nourishment they receive. There is unfortunately a downside to the level of activity that the ACFS maintained. There was deficit of R4.3 million (2011: R1.98 million) and income increased by R1.15 million when compared to 2011. The budget for the year ended 31 March 2013 provides for a deficit, which I would rather not quantify at this stage. There will however be a concerted effort to increase funding in the next financial year to negate this deficit rather than decrease the number of children who benefit from feeding provided by the ACFS. I would like to thank Ms Phindile Hlalele (Executive Director) and her entire team as well as members of the Governing Body for their efforts and dedication in ensuring the success of the scheme despite the difficult external factors they have had to contend with. I would like to thank all our donors and partners for their continued and generous contributions which ensure the sustainability and success of the ACFS and ensure that the communities benefit from the services given by ACFS. Please read through the accompanying Executive Directorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s report and audited financial statements for information regarding the activities of ACFS.

Lwazi Bam Chairman

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E xecutive D irector’s R eport 2011/2012 Vision To address malnutrition, HIV/Aids, poverty, hunger and play a leading role in empowering disadvantaged communities with skills that lead to self-reliance and independence.

Objectives The organisation’s main objectives are: • To provide food to the malnourished, underprivileged, orphans, HIV/AIDS infected and affected children. • To educate beneficiaries and communities on health related issues and diseases. • To empower disadvantaged communities with skills and knowledge that will eventually make them financially independent. • To ensure the ongoing sustainability of feeding centres by establishing food gardens and skills development projects.

Introduction “Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural... and overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the protection of a fundamental human right, the right to dignity and decent life.”  Nelson Mandela – Former South African President ACFS pursues seven separate, but inter-related activity streams, namely: •

Feeding

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Health Education

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Food Gardening

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Malnutrition Rehabilitation Programme

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Skills Development

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Love-thy-neighbour “Ubuntu Campaign” (Which is HIV/AIDS awareness programme)

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Care-for-children’s programme

Operational Areas The ACFS operates in the whole of Soweto including informal settlements around Soweto, Alexandra, and Thembisa in the NorthEast Rand, Daveyton, Kwa-Thema and Tsakane in the East Rand, Braamfisher, Dobsonville, Doornkop, Kagiso and Tshepisong in the West Rand. All these areas are in the Gauteng Region.

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Services Rendered 1. Feeding This is our main programme that addresses the objectives of the organisation, through providing food to the malnourished children, orphans, children heading families, HIV/AIDS infected and affected as well as the children that are from poverty stricken families. I am pleased to report that this year we were able to provide 1 meal per day to 31 000 children around Gauteng. The meal consist of peanut butter sandwich and milk while in other areas bread is served with cheese. This year ACFS managed to provide peanut butter sandwiches and milk to 31 000 children per day for 257 days. These are the number of week days excluding weekends and public holidays. In addition to the 31 000 children, 1 650 children per day receive hot meals that are served at schools. The other category of children that we provide with meals is the pre-primary children. We admitted 95 severely malnourished children to the Malnutrition Rehabilitation programme and they are served with nutritious meals twice a day, and a midday snack. The two meals are breakfast and lunch.

The daily peanut butter sandwich and milk feeding.

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5 tricycles

13 Feeding Centres

Preparation & Delivery Points

 D - Disabled

 C - Coloured

 B - Black

 Meals per year based on 257 days

Total meals per year excluding weekends & Public holidays Total meals per year excluding weekends & public holidays

6 mobile vans that distribute food from point to point Total meals per year excluding weekends & public holidays Cooked meals Malnutrition Rehabilitation breakfast & lunch centres Zola and Alexandra Total meals per year excluding weekends & public holidays School cooked Dobsonville, Pimville & Emndeni meals

Peanut butter sandwich & milk

Project

672

440

12 790

Males D

973

25 700

4 550 185

17 705

Total

4 825 946

3 613 934

516

250 061

970

17 132

Females

173 989

677

23 130

3 416 815

13 295

Total

Meals served per year

8 439 880

424 050

48 830

7 967 000

31 000

Grand Total

Feeding at the Malnutrition Rehabilitation Centre. Alexandra Centre

Providing cooked-meals to learners. Meals served at school. ACFS 64th Annual Report 2012

Impact made by feeding •

The following is feedback reported by different schools:  It has been proven that improving the availability of nutritious meals to a child has a positive effect on the cognitive and spatial memory capacity, thus increasing a learner’s potential to process and retain academic information.  The whole process has a positive impact in improving the school attendance and performance.  The feeding also boosts the children’s self-esteem and confidence.

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Impact noticed by ACFS during monitoring and evaluation sessions:  Through our monthly weighing of the children at the Malnutrition Rehabilitation Centre, we have noticed a great improvement on weight and the physical appearance of the children.  The primary school learners are weighed quarterly and an improvement is generally noticed.  Those on Antiretroviral medication are able to take their medication on a full stomach and that will prolong their life span where they can still contribute to the community and economy.  Through feeding we notice fewer visits to the clinics.

Nutritional surveys and growth monitoring is seen as critical to the correction of problems of malnutrition and ACFS works closely with nutrition sections of our local clinics to ensure that these, together with basic nutrition education are done. I would like to commend all the staff members and volunteers who are responsible for preparing food for the children. Their time, love and commitment are highly valued and appreciated by the organisation. My heartfelt gratitude also goes to all the corporate companies and individuals that enabled us to provide food. Special mention must be made of Tiger Brands who is a great supporter of this programme from the peanut butter sandwich to the monthly food parcels that are distributed to the families. 2.

Health Education Despite the challenges we face, ACFS remains committed to providing preventative services. We support the call from the Minister of Health, Dr. A Motsoaledi who emphasizes the role played by community health workers. He pointed out that primary health care is very important because it educates in order to prevent rather than to cure. ACFS educates 800 – 900 adults a week on communicable and non communicable diseases. That is done at all our feeding centres once a week.

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This education covers communicable and non communicable diseases. ACFS is also proud to report that health education is also conducted at primary and high schools. At school level, we also include life skills topics such as substance abuse, teenage pregnancy, hygiene etc. It is through this programme that we distribute toiletries and sanitary towels to childheaded households as well as the children from the poverty stricken families. Our sincere thanks to Dis-Chem Foundation for supplying these essential items to ACFS. 3.

Malnutrition Rehabilitation Programme / ECD The future of any country lies with the children and investing in children will benefit our country. ACFS runs two such centres where we admit severely malnourished children from the age of two to six years. This serves as a day care centre with the main objective of reversing malnutrition. This is done through nutritious meals that are provided to the children. ACFS also looks at the academic aspect of the children at these centres. Children are prepared for school through Early Childhood Development (ECD programmes). This year we admitted 95 children at Alexandra and Zola. Out of the 95 children 54 of them were ready to start grade 1 in primary schools, while the remaining 45 are still too young to go to school. Appreciation also goes to the loving care-givers who monitor the administration of the treatment and feed those who need to be assisted. In the morning they bring to school those who have no one to bring them to the centre and then take them back home in the afternoon. Here I see community serving humanity. The ACFS is blessed to have such people who work beyond the call of duty and who are passionate about what they do.

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Skills Development The ACFS emphasis is on empowering the communities with skills that will eventually make them independent. Through this programme beneficiaries are trained on different skills that will enable them to put a plate of food on the table. The programme serves as an exit strategy for the organisation. Those who have grasped the skill are encouraged to develop in that skill and make good benefit out of it. Positive Outcomes ď ś Twenty ladies were trained in the sewing of different items, such as linen, curtains and dressmaking. At the conclusion of this training, the ladies were able to produce school uniforms for 130 needy families, the project continues. ď ś Ten families were discharged from our programme because they are now self sustainable. ď ś Two ladies have started their business of sewing clothes for different cultures. Their business has opened job opportunities for ten other women who are assisting them.

Beadwork as one of the skills development activity at Jabavu Feeding centre

Working together making bed covers out of material off-cuts

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Shwe-Shwe Poppis This is a group of ladies that were beneficiaries at Zola Feeding centre and were identified by Sue Smirin who is very passionate with the activities of the ACFS. They are making dolls that are even exported to other countries. I am happy that their project is benefiting the Zola community. It is with pride to report that this year the Shwe-Shwe Poppis project was approached by German Vogue to partner with them for German Fashion week by making Shwe-Shwe Poppis from off-cut fabrics of German Fashion designers. This was a fantastic challenge and belief in the ability of this project. German Fashion week will donate the proceeds back to the project and the ACFS.

Food Gardening With the high rate of poverty and unemployment, this service is needed more than ever before. ACFS is pleased to report that we have food gardens at all our feeding centres. This is an ongoing project.

Number of food garden patches at the feeding centres 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total

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Area Pimville Jabavu Meadowlands Zola Emndeni Naledi Kagiso Kwa-Thema Daveyton Tsakane Thembisa Alexandra

2010 / 2011 170 235 155 115 60 180 175 126 144 150 130 1 640

2011 / 2012 180 236 198 159 84 209 212 176 144 165 186 86 container gardens 2 035

Tyre / Container Gardens

ACFS has set an example of how to use tyre / container gardens in all the feeding centres where vegetables are grown. ACFS collected a number of tyres and these were given to home gardeners to establish their own gardens. These types of gardens are mainly used in areas where we have limited space for food gardening, especially at the squatter camps where we operate.

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Schools and Clinic Gardens The ACFS works closely with the local institutions like the ones mentioned above regarding the food gardening project. This exercise is of great benefit to the following families and children.

Number of families benefiting

Number of individuals benefiting

Schools Enkolweni Primary Dobsonville Tshebedisano Primary Pimville Mc Dowell Crèche

45 families 70 families 45 families

169 284 182

Clinics Daveyton Clinic Kwa-Thema Clinic

36 families 36 families

152 106

Total

232 families

893

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Training ACFS facilitated food gardening training to beneficiaries from all the feeding centres. We selected a few people from each centre. Forty adults were trained and requested to disseminate the information to the rest of the beneficiaries at their respective centres. Through this training the beneficiaries are able to:  Do pest control  Prepare liquid manure  Establish tower gardens  Use herbs from their gardens I would be failing if I did not state the appreciation for the support we receive from WesBank. This has resulted in significant development in our food gardening project.

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Food gardens at the Feeding Centre

Home gardens.

Food gardens at the Malnutrition Rehabilitation Centre, Alexandra

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Love-thy-neighbour “Ubuntu” Campaign” Through this programme ACFS addresses the issues of HIV/AIDS and its management. The programme started in 1999 and ever since it started ACFS strives not to address the subject in isolation, but to deal with all the challenges faced by the infected and affected holistically. All our beneficiaries under this programme are part of the beneficiaries that are also involved with skills development and food gardening. They are encouraged to be positive about life and to try to live a normal life-style. Services Rendered  ACFS conducts support groups that meet once a week  Food is provided to 200 infected persons.  In each centre we have 15 – 20 people who attended these sessions  ACFS visited 68 primary schools and 24 high schools to give talks on the subject.  Eight communities were addressed on World AIDS day i.e.: Daveyton, Kagiso, Alexandra, Pimville, Kwa-Thema, Thembisa, Meadowlands and Jabavu.  10 000 AIDS badges for World AIDS day were produced. ACFS appreciates the support we received from companies and individuals who purchased these badges.

Care-for-Children’s Programme This programme caters for orphaned, vulnerable and child headed households. We assist these children holistically, i.e. socially, emotionally, physically and academically. Services Rendered  ACFS assisted all the children in this programme with daily meals and a monthly food parcel that is distributed to every family  One hundred and thirty (130) children were assisted with school uniforms  All children in this programme were provided with stationery and toiletries.  ACFS is proud to report that we heeded the call from Khaya FM whereby they called for NGO’s, companies and individuals to donate sanitary towels to needy girl children. Through that call ACFS distributed 1 200 sanitary towels to orphans. The donation of sanitary towels came from Dis-Chem Foundation.  After school and school holiday programmes are conducted at the feeding centres. These programmes played an important role in assisting with home work and keeping children out of the streets. Thanks to our secretary who is a teacher by profession and is assisted by teachers from the community committees to run this programme.  One of our child-headed families was assisted with a new shack (home) that replaced the dilapidated shack that was their home. Statistics Orphans assisted Child headed families Approved grants

2010/2011 519 31 600

2011/2012 1 022 27 1 300

The ACFS appreciates the support we received from different structures in support of this programme especially the families who went an extra mile and adopted children from the child-headed households.

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Home before ACFS intervention

Through the Care-for-Children’s programme ACFS changed the life of Tebogo Radebe by building him a new home

Home after ACFS intervention

Monitoring and Evaluation  School Reports: Our work is evaluated through involvement with schools. The reports we receive from schools are indicators of the impact made through feeding. Quarterly, ACFS receives reports on children’s performance and they also refer deserving cases to ACFS for assistance.  Home visits: ACFS nurses visit the homes of the children identified during the screening process in order to help the family holistically. Parents/Guardians are issued with coupons to collect daily ration for their children as well as a monthly food parcel. It is also through home visits that ACFS is able to identify and assist orphans, child headed households and elderly who don’t have important documents that will enable them to access social grants and pension grants.  Parents/Guardians are also assisted with skills that will eventually make them economically independent. That serves as an exit strategy for the beneficiaries.  Children are regularly weighed and their weights are plotted on the “Road to Health Chart”. Children who are not making any improvement are referred to the clinics and other relevant agencies.  Families are encouraged to work towards independence and as soon as their circumstances improve, they are removed from the feeding programme and others in need are admitted. ACFS 64th Annual Report 2012

Donor Report “Stand up and be counted for a positive impact in the society” ACFS has been very fortunate to obtain the support of many donors over the years, both large and small, and our thanks and the gratitude of the beneficiaries we serve goes out to all of them.

Tiger Brands Hunger, poverty and malnutrition remain a very serious problem in our communities. As a result, Tiger Brands, South Africa’s leading food and healthcare company joined hands with ACFS and provides nutritious food daily to 31 000 children residing in the Gauteng Region. Apart from the 31 000 children, Tiger Brands also caters for 95 children at the Malnutrition Rehabilitation Centres. These children receive breakfast, lunch and a midday snack. The other category assisted through Tiger Brands involvement are the families. Families that are extremely poor who live below poverty datum line. This category is formed mostly by elderly people who are taking care of orphans, unemployed parents with children, children heading families and incapacitated HIV/AIDS infected parents. Tiger Brands strongly addresses the challenge of hunger, poverty and malnutrition in those families. Through reliable monthly food supply, ACFS notices hunger reduction, alleviation of poverty as well as gradual reversal of malnutrition. Impact The impact made through Tiger Brands food supply is immeasurable. Physical Survival  Receiving balanced meal on weekdays and access to a food parcel provide the basic nutrition for children to stay relatively healthy.  Most of our children are admitted with different types of challenges e.g. malnutrition, open sores, ring worms etc. The food supplied by Tiger Brands has made a great improvement in the children’s physical appearance, with reversed malnutrition.  Children are weighed quarterly and show an increase in weight and general wellness as indicated on the health records. Children that are HIV positive are able to take their medication as prescribed (after meals) for optimal effect. Academic Performance  Provision of food is playing a major role in children’s school performance and attendance.  Children receiving breakfast of peanut butter sandwich, movite (children call movite the wonder pap) or jungle oats and milk proved to have energy to participate in learning programmes.  Providing food to the school going children reduced the rate of bullying in school environment.  Self-esteem and confidence of children is restored through provision of food. Families Through Tiger Brands, ACFS assists 1 200 families with monthly food parcels that are distributed to the disadvantaged families. These food parcels feeds an average of 10 – 12 individuals per family. Each month Tiger Brands provides food to between 12 000 – 14 400 individuals.

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Impact made through food parcels to parents / guardians and children heading families.  Their pride and dignity has been restored, knowing that they have food for their families.  Food supply has brought hope to the children heading families.  Vulnerable children heading families are protected from being abused in order to get food. Abuse like: child labour, smuggling of drugs, sexual abuse and many more.  The food supply from Tiger Brands has also played a major role in decreasing the number of beneficiaries dying through HIV/AIDS related diseases. ACFS noticed that nutritious meals and medication prolong the life span of HIV infected people, and people suffering from other ailments by taking medication as prescribed after a meal.

Assisted Children Feeding Peanut butter sandwiches Meals per year excluding weekends and public holidays Malnutrition Rehabilitation Centres: Cooked meals breakfast and lunch Meals per year excluding weekends and public holidays Total meals served

Males 13 295 3 416 815 45

Females 17 705 4 550 185 50

Total 31 000 7 967 000 95

23 130 3 439 945

25 700 4 575 885

48 830 8 015 830

Assisted Families

Food parcel per month Food parcel per year

Food Parcels Families 1 200 Assisted families per month 14 400 Assisted families per year

Total 1 200 14 400

Sewing Machines The skills development programme is one of the programme that ACFS uses to empower the communities with skills that enable them to be independent. One of the important skills, provided by ACFS is sewing. We owe the success of the sewing project to Tiger Brands who donated sewing machines 6 years ago. These machines are still used to train new beneficiaries and also producing items that are sold to benefit the organisation as well as the individuals. Although the battle against hunger, poverty and malnutrition cannot be easily won, it is gratifying for the ACFS and its beneficiaries to know that Tiger Brands Board of Trustees, Management and Staff do their best to curb the scourge by supplying us with their nutritious food products.

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Deloitte Deloitte has been one of our main benefactors for many years. They are a pillar of strength to our organisation, assisting us in technical issues, financial matters and taxation. History has shown that most of our organisations Chairmen have come from Deloitte. It is our honour to express our sincere gratitude to Mr. Grant Gelink who took over from Mr.Vassie Naidoo. He served the organization for five years. During his term of office he displayed his high quality of leadership in our organisation. We value his support in all respects i.e. financially, commitment and dedication that was displayed all the time. I would be failing if I cannot mention the presence of Mrs. Gelink in all our Annual Club Exhibition days and Annual General Meetings. This goes without doubt that “behind any successful man there is woman”. Her presence was valued. I also want to take this opportunity to welcome Mr. Lwazi Bam who took the baton from Grant and is running towards the winning point of ACFS. He has already shown his leadership skills through implementing quite a number of improvements. The major one is the exposure of the organisation through the company called Magna Carta. We wish you a healthy, good stay with the ACFS. Board Meetings The ACFS appreciates and values the beautiful facilities offered to the organisation for quarterly board meetings. Apart from the facilities we acknowledge the assistance rendered by Deloitte Staff members, Lwazi Bam, Julian Kok and Samuel Payne who are displaying the leadership skills through selflessness, dedication and commitment. Impact Days ACFS cannot talk about Deloitte without mentioning the impact made by this company on their impact days. There were three important activities that were done this year. Deloitte staff made a major contribution in getting involved in our children’s education. They were in line with ACFS to say “investing in children education will benefit the country”. They assisted educators and learners at Tshebedisano Primary School with teaching and learning in grade R classes. Three grade R classes were assisted more especially with teaching aids and how to incorporate them in the learning programmes. That was an indoor teaching and learning activities. They also thought of outdoor activities and they constructed a big, beautiful jungle gym for the foundation phase learners. We are grateful that they come with the sustainable structure that will be used by more generations to come in that school.

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Food Garden is one of the important projects at the ACFS. Deloitte employees left their offices and established few food garden patches in Naledi Feeding centre. A real impact, because those gardens are still feeding a number of families. ACFS prides itself to report that those food gardens are still existing and producing fruitful crops for disadvantaged communities.

Deloitte Foundation Micro-Economic empowerment forms an integral part of ACFS’s activities. It is through this programme that we measure our empowerment strategies. The Foundation has assisted the organisation to empower men and woman in different skills that will in return make them independent. Highlights for this year  Fifty ladies were trained on sewing.  One hundred and thirty (130) children were provided with school uniforms sewn from our project.  Two ladies have started their own business, specialising in African traditional clothing. They have opened job opportunities for 9 more ladies.  It is through this project that the dignity of the beneficiaries is restored.

With the confidence I gained through being involved with ACFS, I know I can achieve my goals and at the same time help other people to experience a better life” Beneficiary, Alice Sibiya Our sincere thanks are directed to Samuel Payne and Kealeboga Letlhaku who are hands on in this project.

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Anglo American Chairman’s Fund “It has been a wonderful feeling to wake up in the morning with the hope that ACFS will provide food that will carry us through the day” This is the feeling of every child that comes from the disadvantaged background. To assist these children, ACFS needs companies like Anglo American Chairman’s Fund. This company has a long standing relationship with ACFS in uplifting the less fortunate communities. They are a live-wire of the organisation. By providing a multi-year grant, they are giving the organisation the hope for sustainability. This certainty has enabled the ACFS to feed the 31 000 children per day, and bring hope to the hopeless children without hope. Anglo American Chairman’s Fund is a unique benefactor. They periodically visit our operational areas, bring their overseas counterparts to come and interact with children, particularly to feed them for the day. It is during these visits that they also support ACFS by buying the items made by beneficiaries. Your support is highly valued.

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De Beers Chairman’s Fund The partnership with De Beers Chairman’s Fund is of great value to the ACFS. Their continued support keeps the fire burning in the organisation. We received a three year pledge that had stretched until 2012, which provided financial relief to the organisation. Through their funding we have noticed a lot of improvement in the physical, educational and emotional state of the children. The support we received from De Beers has enabled the ACFS to be able to sustain the projects we are offering in uplifting the conditions of the underprivileged communities. Working together with De Beers has saved many lives and many children were given an opportunity to change their lives for better.

WesBank Food Gardening is an integral part of the ACFS’s activities. It is through this project that our beneficiaries are able to grow their own vegetables and supplement the food parcel distributed to them monthly. WesBank came on board and made a huge difference in the food gardening project. Their grant assisted the organisation to establish more food garden patches to cover all our beneficiaries. Through WesBank’s assistance, ACFS managed to train more beneficiaries on food gardening, purchased seedlings and garden implements. Training ACFS has revolving beneficiaries and it is important for ACFS to run food gardening training to new beneficiaries. ACFS conducted two training sessions for beneficiaries where we trained one hundred and twenty (120) beneficiaries. The training instilled the love for food gardening and more gardens were started.

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The number of food gardens we have through WesBank:

Area Pimville Jabavu Meadowlands Zola Emndeni Naledi Kagiso Kwa-Thema

Food Gardens for survival 2011 / 2012 Number of patches Schools 180 Enkolweni Prim (Dobsonville) 236 Tshebedisano Prim (Pimville) 198 Nancy McDowell (Daveyton) 159 84 209 Clinics 212 Daveyton Clinic 176 Kwa-Thema clinic

Daveyton Tsakane Alexandra Thembisa Total food garden patches

Number of patches 169 284 182

152 106

144 165 86 186 2 035

Total

893

Food gardening for sustainability Through WesBank funding ACFS has built a green house where we started food gardens that can sustain the project. Everything that is produced in that greenhouse is sold to the community to benefit the organisation. We owe the success of this project to WesBank funding and Mrs Molaba our Project Manager who worked very hard to instil love for food gardening to the beneficiaries.

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Pioneer Foods Malnutrition, hunger and poverty are still a major challenge in our communities. ACFS acknowledges with pride the partnership with Pioneer Foods in addressing the above mentioned challenges. Pioneer Foods came on board and assisted the organisation in purchasing milk which is the most used commodity. Through the generous donation from Pioneer Foods, ACFS managed to cater for 31 000 children per day with a cup of milk. The impact made through Pioneer Foods’ funding:  Their involvement has reversed malnutrition.  It created a regular attendance at school.  It improved the school performance.  The calcium provided added value to the wellness of the children. Statistics of the milk provided. Direct Beneficiaries Children served with peanut butter sandwich and milk Number of cups of milk provided for the whole year excluding weekends and public holidays

Males 13 295 3 416 815

Females 17 705 4 550 185

Total 31 000 7 967 000

 Meals per year based on 257 days.

Vodacom Foundation The name Vodacom is always associated with communication and phones and yet they are playing a major role in changing lives for better. Vodacom has a long standing relationship with ACFS in fighting hunger, poverty as well as reversing malnutrition. Vodacom Foundation adopted the Meadowlands feeding centre, providing daily nutritious meals to 600 children. Their meals include seasonal fruit and cheese daily. This generosity has added value to the education of the children giving them energy to learn and concentrate during learning programmes. ACFS appreciates and acknowledge the visits that are periodically made by the Vodacom Foundation Staff.

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Dis-Chem Foundation Winter may be severe but Dis-Chem Foundation always turns it to a warm winter. Most of our beneficiaries live in corrugated iron houses that are severely cold in winter. This led to children affected by the cold and eventually developed pneumonia, flu and other chest problems. Again, like other previous years, the DisChem Foundation donated warm blankets, shoes, clothes and hot water bottles. Each and every family in our programme received three blankets to add warmth during cold winter nights. For children who received warm clothing, it was joy and smiles on their faces. They really deserved that gesture. We sincerely thank the Foundation and Penny Steiner for being a link with us. ACFS 64th Annual Report 2012

Celine Dion Superstar Celine Dionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s visit to South Africa and particularly the ACFSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pimville Feeding centre in Soweto made news headlines, but to the hungry needy and malnourished children she met, it was a beginning of a good five years. This is our fourth year since the relationship started. She has worked very hard to make a difference in the lives of the needy children. Enjoying a party with goodies, jumping castles, face painting and party packs may be taken for granted, but for the underprivileged children, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a privilege that brings joy. To date, eleven thousand (11 000) children and five hundred (500) grannies have benefited from this generous gesture. The children love these parties and feel the love and caring attitude of Celine. You may be in America, but your love, compassion and warmth is felt right here in South Africa by the underprivileged children as well as the organisation. Keep up the good work of touching lives. We appreciate your love and support.

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Malibo Foods Mr. Peter Manikas and his son Basil are an inspiring family. Our partnership started in 2006 where they started providing food to 200 children on daily basis. The high unemployment rate is a major contributory factor to more hungry children and poverty. That touched the Manikas family to increase their food supply. This year they are generously providing hot meals to 550 learners daily. This food has made a great difference in the lives of the children, as most of them depend on their grannies pension grant.

The graph below indicates the growth in feeding.

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Makro In most cases, when we think of assisting children with food, the focus is usually directed to pre-primary and primary school learners. ACFS was fortunate to have Makro on board who took into consideration the plight of a hungry child at high school. Through ACFS, Makro is providing hot meals for 600 high school learners. They also assist orphans, learners from extremely poor families as well as those heading families. Number of meals provided this year:

Hot meals cooked and served from school for 600 learners

Meals per day

Meals per month

Meals per year

600 meals

13 200 meals

154 200 meals

Impact  Providing food to high school learners, boosted their self-esteem  It has restored the learners confidence  Feeding had positive impact on school attendance and performance as a result, we had better matric results at the schools where feeding is taking place.

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Hearts of Gold When you think of gold, you think of a precious thing. This is what has been displayed by Hearts of Gold to the ACFS. They have been a pillar of the organisation for more than 25 years, donating financially and in kind to the less fortunate children in our communities. Through Hearts of Gold our children are sure of Christmas parties and the treats like other children. Brian Miller who is a driving force behind the amazing work is always hands-on preparing food during their periodic Soweto visits. Their involvement with ACFS is highly appreciated and valued. ACFS also values the generosity of Ronli Cohen who hosted a Christmas party for five hundred children. It was a party with a difference where all the children received school bags with important items to start the school year, e.g. pencils, erasers, crayons etc. Our appreciation goes to Ronli and all the individuals who assisted her to put together this wonderful, colourful day, a day that was full of fun.

Hand in Hand ACFS has a long standing good relationship with Hand in Hand organisation. Annually, they organise an event for elderly people from all races from different organisations, ACFS included. This year the event was at Edenvale Community Hall where they entertained sixty elderly people from ACFS. We selected grannies that are caregivers for mostly orphans. Grannies that are having a burden of raising children with their pension grants. On this day they were entertained with old songs that they followed reminding them of their good old days. ACFS sincerely appreciates the good lunch that was served and also the gift packs that were relevant to elderly people. It was pleasing to see soft, warm fleece blankets in their packs. You have made an unforgettable, relaxing day for the grannies. Keep up the good work.

Johannesburg Mini and Junior Councillors These wonderful boys and girls have stood up to be counted for the positive impact in the society. It is really exciting for ACFS to acknowledge the outstanding activities done by the JHB Mini and Junior Councillors, together with their leaders Avril Rebeck, Avrille Gork and Sandy Colman. Councillors are the reliable community that the ACFS can count on. Our partnership is counted many years back and they are still assisting the underprivileged communities with love and commitment. Activities  This year, our children were overwhelmed with the supply of Easter eggs that covered ten thousand children.  During cold winter season, children were kept warm with scarfs, hand gloves, binnies and blankets. That enabled our children to be warm at school, thus improved their school attendance.  ACFS was also honoured to be invited to the kids carnival event where the children were afforded an opportunity to interact with other children from different organisations. I would be failing if I cannot mention the specially prepared food, sweets, games and the toys that the children had to take home with them.  Mandela Day: On this day, the majority of individuals, organisations and companies are seen doing something good for others. The Johannesburg Mini and Junior Councillors prepared delicious lunch for grannies and the cherry on top was the gifts they received afterwards. To the coordinators of the councillors, you are doing an outstanding work. Grooming our future leaders with passion and providing them with knowledge and ways of working with underprivileged communities is a huge impact in our society.

Soul Sistas For ten years running, this group of generous young ladies have been part of the ACFS. Their warm, loving hearts are displayed in a more visible way. Young as they are, their hearts are out to assist a needy child holistically. Every year in June they visit the Zola Malnutrition Rehabilitation centre, feed the children, provide the children with new warm clothes, shoes and educational toys. We consider their gesture as holistically for they thought of physical wellness through feeding and clothing, toys for education and interaction for emotional upliftment. Your involvement with ACFS is more than the words can express. ACFS 64th Annual Report 2012

SAFDICO / Fedstiam Cutting Works (PTY) Ltd To stand up and make a difference in the lives of the underprivileged children is the first priority to this company that is coordinated by Shaneen Orback and Tamara Meets. They adopted the Pimville feeding centre and sponsor all the programmes there, i.e. feeding of 1 500 children daily, health education, food gardening and skills development. Apart from sponsoring these above mentioned programmes, they also make the children feel special at Christmas time. This year our children had an outstanding, exciting Christmas party which was preparation for school opening as well. All the school going age group of children were presented with beautiful strong school bags with stationery to start a new school year. Parents were also excited to receive those bags and we thank SAFDICO for taking the education of the children into consideration. “Investing in children will benefit the country”

Duo-Textile The skills development programme forms the most important activity in the organisation. It is through this programme that we empower communities with skills that will in turn make them self reliant. Sewing is one of the skills we offer and Duo-Textile is our major donor in that aspect through donating beautiful off-cuts of material that are utilised to produce bed-spreads and duvets. These products are generating income for the organisation and also affording beneficiaries an opportunity to have material to use on their sewing training sessions. The ACFS owes the success of this programme to Andrea Maharaj the owner of the Duo-Textile company and also the ACFS’s Board member.

SAAIBABA Group As reported in the previous annual reports, this is an ongoing generous gesture by a small group of volunteers over many years, to help with the nurturing and care of the pre-primary group of children in the Alexandra Malnutrition Rehabilitation Centre. It is an honour to report that the ACFS appreciates the follow-up made to the children by this group that is led by Tess and Phil Britz. They assist children even after pre-primary. Our needy children are sure of school uniform, stationary and school bags every year. This year, they made a significant contribution in the lives of our children. They gave six girls an opportunity of visiting India for two weeks. This was a life time experience. These children experienced a flight for the first time in their lives. The visit to India had a positive impact in their lives, as a result they are all enthusiastic to pursue their studies and become better citizens. We salute the Britz family.

Bidvest (World Chefs Tour Against Hunger) ACFS was fortunate to be one of the beneficiaries selected to benefit from the World Chefs Tour Against Hunger. We were grateful that we also had an opportunity to be involved in their schedules while they were in our province. Our children were selected to sing with P J Powers at the Chefs opening ceremony. The most exciting moment was their visit to one of our feeding centre. Children were happy to see more than one hundred chefs coming from different countries in their centre, serving them with delicious, nutritious food. Through that initiative, ACFS is receiving food stuff worth R20 000 every month. This is a five year plan. Our sincere thanks go to Bill Galagher and Bridget Gunner who is hands on in this project to see to it that we get our orders from Bidvest.

Multichoice This company with beautiful multicolour logo is always joining hands with ACFS during Christmas seasons. As we are providing food to 31 000 children daily, it is not easy to have Christmas parties for all these children. We appreciate the generosity of different companies and individual’s who are looking at this exciting season. Multichoice team led by Nthabiseng James is always making a difference in the lives of the children through Christmas lunch and Christmas gifts in the form of toys. Our children always look forward to this special season that is also made more special by Multichoice group.

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Nampak ACFS is an organisation that assists beneficiaries holistically. When doing home visits, we come across different difficult situations. Some are heartbreaking, to see children’s health being compromised because of the poverty in those families. Nampak is assisting the organisations with children’s nappies that are distributed to the extremely needy families. Hygiene is one of the most emphasised issues in the organisation. ACFS appreciates the support we receive from Nampak, the donation that assists 100 – 200 babies.

PKF (JHB) Inc Takes social responsibility seriously and besides sponsorships, it also performs pro-bono audits to deserving organizations. ACFS is grateful and appreciates the audits performed by PKF (JHB) Inc for the current year and also for previous years.

The Prem Rawat Foundation The Prem Rawat Foundation is based in the USA and has been working closely with the ACFS in the fight against hunger and malnutrition. This relationship is growing stronger every day, through our communication with Gaston Harrera. ACFS is proud to report that the Foundation has supported the organisation toward the cost of feeding 500 high school learners daily for a year. This donation has assisted children from the poverty stricken families, who go to school on empty stomachs. We value the support that made a huge difference in the attendance and school performance of the learners. It is also with pride to report that the supply of food through the Foundation’s grant has restored the learner’s confidence and boosted their self-esteem. These are the most important characteristics of building future, responsible generation. We thank the Prem Rawat Foundation for their valuable support to the organisation, more especially the upliftment of the less fortunate children.

Conclusion With many challenges facing the ACFS, I would like to convey my sincere gratitude to the Board Members for guiding and supporting us. My gratitude also goes to the entire staff members for their tireless dedication and hard work they are displaying to the organisation. I also wish to thank the late Mr. Charles Mowbray the Financial Manager for his six years of committed service, and taking this opportunity to welcome Mr. Craig Carlyon who took over as a Financial Manager, and wish him a good stay with us. My heartfelt gratitude also goes to all the township committee members who are volunteering to do good work for the organisation. Lastly, I thank all the Companies, Trusts and Individuals who are generously contributing to the organisation, enabling the ACFS to achieve its goals.

Executive Director

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ACFS Governing Body

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Mr. L. Bam

Mrs. P. Hlalele

Mrs. T. Henry

Mr. J. Kok

Ms. A. Maharaj

Mrs. A Thula

Mr. B. Maimela

Mrs. B. Dlamini

ADDRESS Private Bag x6 Gallo Manor 2052 P. O Box 96075 Brixton 2019

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P.O Box 78056 Sandton 2060

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Significant Donations

RAND Anglo American Chairmans Fund

734 950

PKF (Jhb) Inc

180 000

Princesse Charlene Palais Foundation

99 597

306 186

Revive Electrical

30 000

Centurion Systems

24 000

Ronald Sewells

16 667

City Office

12 000

S Kock

CV Amoils

10 000

Strate Charity Share

75 000

Dan Orbach

12 000

Tasioulas

12 000

CCW Celine Dion Foundation

18 104

12 00

De Beers Trust

395 000

The Adele Drechmeier Trust

190 000

Deloitte Foundation

112 000

The Davies Foundation

10 000

Diamond Industry

194 400

The G & J Ciecinski

27 498

E Cameron

12 000

The Giving Organisation

169 224

E L Stein (Bequest)

10 000

The Prem Rawat Foundation

125 781

Eigebaau (Pty) Ltd

10 000

Tiger Brands

10 372 908

EMC Hardidge Trust

21 250

TPJ Mcarthy

10 000

Enthoven

12 000

Vodacom Foundation

Ernest And Young

29 780

Vodacom Salaries

George Elkin Residuary Trust

93 750

Good Card

24 795

Grant Gelink

12 000

Guy Carpenter

60 000

H V Test

25 000

Hearts Of Gold

120 000

Hollard Foundation

263 089

IDC

10 000

J A Brink

12 000

Joy Whittaker

14 400

La Radio CC

14 000

Lex Van Vught

180 000

Lurgan Trust/Beder

12 485

M Snow (Bequest)

30 000

M Vetter

13 000

Makro

600 000

Malibo Foods

502 161

Manuchar Sa (Pty) Ltd

20 000

Mc Dickie

10 000

Megelec CC

40 000

Mr L Bam

15 000

Mr M J Adan

10 000

Mr. Qually

13 800

Mrs E Crouiser

11 000

Mrs M Jager

10 000

Mrs Shames

10 000

Mtn SA Foundation

40 000

Pioneer Foods

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600 000 81 920

1 000 000

ACFS L ist of Volunteers 1

Dobsonville Committee 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Ms. I. Mjanyelwa Ms. M. Mpongwa Ms. C. Molebatsi Ms. N. Moeng Ms. C. Kas Ms. C. Thabethe Ms. M. Nelson Ms. G. Lebotse Ms. S. Taunyane

Mr. S. Mbatha Mr. S. Boroto Ms. A. Zwane Ms. N. Mokoena Mr. P. Skosana Ms. L. Letsholo Ms. T. Sithole Ms. M. Masuku Mr. F. Kaise Mr. G. Mahlangu Mr. J. Masombuko Ms. N. Skosana

Moroka Committee 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Ms. J. Morobane Ms. L. Shiba Ms. M. Mbanjwa Ms. T. Ntshweni Mr. L. Thibele Ms. A. Khumalo Ms. J. Kekana Ms. B. Lelosa Ms. P. Ntuli Ms. T. Ngoepe Ms. E. Rantsane Ms. P. Moloi Ms. D. Mohulatsi

Kagiso Committee

Kwa Thema Committee 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

Jabavu Committee 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.

Ms. M. Nyathi Mr. J. Maseko Ms. T. Maithufi Ms. N. Nkosi Ms. L. Mcinga Ms. P. Nyawo Ms. T. Xaso Ms. P. Montsho Ms. S. Mabatho Ms. S. Maponyane Ms. N. Shabalala Ms. M. Dekede Ms. M. Makele Ms. I. Radebe Ms. Z. Ndlovu

Ms. S. Tekane Ms. A. Zondo Ms. A. Shabangu Ms. M. Radebe Ms. T. Seitehi Ms. G. Tsatsimpe Ms. M. Maseko Ms. H. Maunye Ms. A. Ratlou Ms. B. Mthembu Ms. K. Moipolai Ms. R. Makgele Ms. M. Molwantwa Ms. L. Makhanye Ms. B. Gaseitsiwe

Pimville Committee 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.

Mr. P. Makgoai Ms. R. Zwane Ms. B. Makau Ms. B. Mazibuko Ms. M. Nhlapo Ms. T. Tsosane Ms. J. Mbande Ms. C. Ramene Ms. H. Pule Ms. Z. Mtshali Ms. K. Mkwanazi Ms. T. Mofokeng Ms. E. Lehoahoa Ms. L. Mashigo

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Ms. N. Sibiya 64th Annual Report 2012 ACFS

Thembisa Committee 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Ms. M. Mdakane Ms. F. Nkosi Ms. L. Mkhize Ms. L. Mnisi Ms. M. Ngwane Ms. D. Mokoena Ms. Kekane Ms. P. Morena Ms. B. Sibiya

Mr. T. Mashaba Mr. C. Diphofa Mr.V. Mtshali Mr. F. Magoma Ms. C. Padi Ms. S. Mahlangu Ms. J. Hlaele Ms. R. Molefe Ms. B. Mnguni Ms. T. Mbonani Ms. S. Mokhethi Ms. L. Dlamini Ms. L. Olifant Mr. B. Mnisi

Zola Committee 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Ms. N. Mbhele Ms. T.Vilakazi Ms. T. Nhleko Ms. P. Buthelezi Ms. F. Ledwaba Mr. E. Gumede Ms. Z. Nhlengelwa Ms. G. Khumalo Ms. E. Nhlapo Ms. M. Ndlovu

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Ms. Z. Dire

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Alexandra Committee 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

Tsakane Committee 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.

Naledi Committee 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

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Ms. Z. Shandu Ms. B. Luthuli Ms. R. Sadike Ms. J. Morudu Ms. C. Mpshe Ms. L. Sibiya Ms. J. Hlomuka Ms. L. Peter Ms. N. Mthimkhulu Ms. G. Mothapo Ms. A. Moabelo

Ms. R. Lentswe Ms. J. Zwane Ms. T. Molefe Ms. F. Molefe Ms. M. Mataboge Ms. S. Kgaisoanong Ms. M. Mosetle

Daveyton Committee 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Ms.V. Sepeng Ms. S. Msibi Ms. W. Motaung Ms. G. Ratlou Ms. P. Molefe Ms. J. Molefe Ms. M. Sothwane Ms. P. Pule Ms. P. Seripe Ms. W. Motaung

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