community education and feeding scheme
Annual Report 2013/2014
African Children’s Feeding Scheme Giving education the best chance
Introduction
I am both pleased and proud to share the following highlights from the report covering the financial year ended 31 March 2014, with our valued members and various stakeholders. The African Children’s Feeding Scheme (ACFS) celebrates its 69th anniversary this year, and we saw, once again, how the organisation has far exceeded its original mandate since its inception. In this report, we will outline the main achievements and challenges faced during the year, as well as focus on the activities, partners, and projects that have been so crucial in achieving our objectives. We will also look at the impact our work has had on the people and the communities with whom we work. We have been privileged to have been able to watch the great strides made by the ACFS over the years. From an organisation, which once solely focused on ensuring basic survival, to one that now seeks to provide an increasingly higher standard of living, the ACFS has become a vital source of support to thousands of learners. Special tribute must be paid to our supporters, ordinary members of the public as well as influential businessmen and women who have embraced our vision and our values, and have provided the support that has sustained the organisation’s activities over the years. Phindile Hlalele Executive Director African Children’s Feeding Scheme (ACFS)
Contents
Introduction 1 Chairman’s Review
4
Bishop Trevor Huddleston and Hugh Masekela
5
The history of the ACFS
6
Our Beneficiaries
7
Providing upliftment through seven key focus areas
9
Feeding - Food Distribution
11
Feeding - Feeding Centres
13
Feeding - High School Feeding
15
Health Education
19
Food Gardening
21
HIV/AIDS Awareness Programme
23
Malnutrition Rehabilitation Programme / Early Childhood Development Programme (ECD)
25
Skills Development Programme
27
Care-for-Children Programme
29
Our Partners
31
Donor List
37
ACFS Financial Statements
38
Closing 49
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“The activities of the ACFS complement the National Development Plan. Education continues to be one of the biggest challenges in our country; however, the area that is often neglected is the challenge of feeding the school child. This is a critical role which the ACFS fulfils. Feeding is our core mandate, but we have seven inter-related programmes that complement our value chain�.
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Chairman’s Review Dear Stakeholder It gives me great pleasure to present the African Children’s Feeding Scheme (ACFS) 66th Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2014. The report reviews the activities of the scheme as well as the financial performance over the past financial year. FY2014 certainly presented its challenges with escalating costs and restricted growth regarding donation income. The budget for the year ended 31 March 2013 provided for a surplus of R29 144 and I am pleased to report that an actual surplus of R65 579 was recorded. This is an outstanding achievement and a great improvement over the deficit of R3.2 million recorded for the previous financial year. This target was achieved without having to reduce the number of children who benefit from the ACFS feeding scheme. In the coming year, our focus will remain on building sufficient reserves for the ACFS. The challenges faced within the global economy, coupled with high food and transport costs and minor growth in donor income, continue to play a role in the ACFS achieving its targets. We are grateful to our beneficiaries who, through their support, help the ACFS remain flexible and adapt to the constantly changing external environment. The ACFS has continued with its aggressive fundraising campaign to uphold its objectives of continuing to feed 31 000 undernourished children daily. A grant of R2 million was received from the ELMA Foundation, which resulted in the ACFS achieving its surplus at year-end. The budget for the year ending 31 March 2015 indicates a surplus of approximately R20 000 and every effort will be made to improve on this. Education continues to be one of the biggest challenges in our country. However, the area that is often neglected is the challenge of feeding the school child. The activities of the ACFS complement the National Development Plan as this is a critical role which the ACFS fulfils. Although feeding is our core mandate, we have seven inter-related programmes that complement our value chain. The ACFS will, in the following year, continue to intensify its focus on good governance, fundraising, and building strategic relationships with key stakeholders. In keeping with our commitment to provide nourishment to many hopeful children in South Africa, a great deal of dedication and sacrifices are required from many internal and external stakeholders. I would, therefore, like to thank Ms. Phindile Hlalele, Executive Director of ACFS, 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 various economic and social challenges. I would like to take this opportunity to welcome Ms. Alex Mathole from Tiger Brands to the Governing Body. I would also like to thank all of our donors and partners for their continued and generous contributions which ensure the sustainability and success of the ACFS. Lastly, I would like to thank the beneficiaries of the organisation who are striving to work towards a self-sustaining and successful future. Please read through the accompanying Executive Director’s report and audited financial statements for information regarding the activities of ACFS. Lwazi Bam
Chairman of the Board African Children’s Feeding Scheme (ACFS) ACFS 66th Annual Report 2013/2014 4
Bishop Trevor Huddleston and Hugh Masekela
At the age of 14, the deeply respected advocator of equal rights in South Africa, Father Trevor Huddleston, provided Masekela with a trumpet and, soon after, the Huddleston Jazz Band was formed�. Source: www.hughmasekela.co.za
Teenagers Jonas Gwangwa and Hugh Masekela formed the Huddleston Jazz Band, circa 1954. This photo, from the Father Huddleston Picture Book, show them with Fr Huddleston and Alan Paton, with their new instruments. Photo courtesy of: www.trevorhuddleston.org
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The history of the ACFS 69 years of nourishing both minds and bodies
The African Children’s Feeding Scheme’s story began in 1945, when the late Bishop Trevor Huddleston started soup kitchens in winter for hungry children in Sophiatown, Johannesburg. The Bishop, moved by the plight of hungry children, united with a group of volunteers to combat the effects of malnutrition. Operating from shacks and backyards for the first six years, the initiative grew rapidly, and in 1960, the first permanent centre was opened, feeding between 400 and 500 children daily. The feeding scheme then expanded to Orlando, Soweto, where volunteers worked from various feeding points, including schools. With assistance from corporate entities, foundations, and individuals, the ACFS was able to build more centres, and was able to purchase its first van for food deliveries. In time, the ACFS brought nurses on board to better address and identify malnutrition, and other related conditions, expanding what was initially just a feeding scheme into a more holistic health service. A ‘hand up’ rather than a ‘hand out’. Today, the ACFS structure comprises 13 centres, a fleet of 6 vans. This growth in operations has enabled the ACFS to feed 31 000 children daily, determined to give people a ‘hand up’ rather than a ‘hand out’, the scheme has expanded into education and skills development. This expansion had made provision for crucial components of overall wellbeing such as health and childcare education, food gardening, and HIV /AIDS awareness. In doing so, the scheme is providing the learners, the parents and the communities that rely on it, with the tools to become self-sufficient.
Nutrition as the foundation for upliftment The ACFS has successfully implemented various initiatives to improve the quality of life for thousands of children. The ACFS subscribes to a model of moving its beneficiaries from dependence to self-reliance, through skills development, education and nutrition.
A child cannot learn on an empty stomach Nutrition forms the basis of the scheme’s actions, driven by the insight that a proper diet is vital for the growing children we support, and is a direct precursor to the success of education initiatives. As is often cited by teachers and social workers alike, ‘one cannot teach a hungry child’. Vision To address malnutrition, HIV/AIDS, poverty, and hunger and to 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 malnourished and underprivileged children, orphans, and HIV/AIDS infected and affected children. • To educate children and adults on health and nutritionrelated issues and diseases. • To empower disadvantaged communities with the 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. Areas of Operation The areas that the scheme covers across the Gauteng Region are as follows: • The South Western Townships (Soweto) including informal settlements • East Rand (Daveyton, Kwa-Thema, Thembisa and Tsakane) • West Rand (Braamfisher, Dobsonville, Doornkop, Kagiso and Tshepisong) • Alexandra The ACFS continues to reach out to those in need. We hope to expand the areas we are able to assist in, and eventually build ACFS centres throughout South Africa.
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Our Beneficiaries Although the ACFS has expanded to the point where we are feeding 31 000 children a day through our 13 centres, it is important to acknowledge the impact that the organisation has made to various individual beneficiaries in our 69 years. Throughout the report, we have included messages from former and current beneficiaries about their experience with the ACFS and the role and impact the ACFS has had on their lives.
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Organisational Structure Executive Director
Finance Department 4 staff
Administration 5 staff
Drivers and Centre Staff 39 staff
Nursing staff and Community Health Workers 11 staff
Committees and Volunteers
Staff Members Head Office
Community Health Workers Malnutrition Rehabilitation Centre
L. Xaba P. Hlalele S. Moyo M. Thothela C. Call M. Dlamini L. Marques C. Carlyon
D. Boshielo E. Selepe Thusi B. Sithole M. Duma N. Memela N. Mboneli N. Dlamini R. Molepo
J. Makitla S.S. Dhladhla L. Ngwane J. Mdebele
M. Molemane B.E. Ramatiti
Drivers
Registered Nurses
Centre Staff
Food Garden
B. Oganne S. Nkosi S. Malaza I. Ndaba J. Mhlaba
E.N. Tsotetsi P. Mbhele S.P. Radebe
M. Makhobotloane B. Masuku M. Mosige P. Phiri F. Moloi S. Masemula E. Batji K. Mthantii N. Ncube N.L. Dlakhulu F. Mphambane V. Manya M.T. Mosikili E. Sinqo L.P. Mofokeng M.E. Mulatsi L. Mthembu Y.P. Mayaba B.A. Ndlovu V.N. Mbukwane P. Mothupi N. Radebe P. J. Nhlapo P.I. Makatise
J. Molaba
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Gardeners
Providing upliftment through seven key focus areas The ACFS seeks to encompass a holistic base from which socio-economic issues, such as malnutrition, poverty and HIV/AIDS can be addressed through the following seven separate, but inherently connected activities:
Health Education Care-forChildren Programme
Feeding
Skills Development
Food Gardening
HIV/AIDS Awareness Programme Malnutrition Rehabilitation Programme
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“ACFS has helped our school by giving us fresh food every day such as minced meat, rice, malibo, pasta and mealie meal. This has helped most of our learners who come from disadvantaged areas, where most of the learners’ parents are unemployed. ACFS has also given us vegetable seeds to plant in our garden. This has also helped learners because they can take fresh vegetables home for their parents to prepare dinners for them. We also cook the vegetables daily in our school kitchen. Our learners are now eating healthy food with the nutrients, which has made them stay healthy. Our learners are also given a glass of milk and a slice of bread every morning before coming to school. This has helped to have calcium that has helped them to have strong bones and strong teeth. They have donated the school uniform for the needy; stationery; kitchen and jungle gym equipment; and have also helped to renovate the library through Deloitte.” M.P. Mokgojoa Principal Tshebedisano Primary School
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Feeding Food Distribution
Food is prepared and distributed from our 13 feeding centres, comprised of five tricycles and six mobile, which deliver food from point to point, reaching schools and informal settlements at the furthest reaches of the townships we service.
Females
Males
Black
Coloured
Disabled
Black
Coloured
Disabled
Total
13 124
396
18
13 588
639
12
27 747
Number of children receiving cooked meals
1 924
-
-
1 233
-
-
3 157
Number of children provided with two meals per day
45
-
-
51
-
-
96
15 093
396
14Â 872
639
Number of children fed via the feeding centre vans and tricycles (peanut butter sandwich and milk)
Total
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31 000
1 200
2+ children
food parcels
Number of children in qualifying families
2 - 18 years
ACFS provides monthly food parcels to 1 200 families
Age group of children in benefitting families
R0 - R1 500 per month
Revolving beneficiaries
The average income of extremely needy families supported by ACFS
Once the family’s condition improves they exit the scheme and a new family is admitted
9 people
1 200 food parcels
The average of people per family being fed per food parcel
Issued in 2014
Opportunities Valuable skills training empowering people to be independent
45
The number of ACFS gardeners who sell their produce
Opportunity to attend our club days to socialise and discuss on different ways of fighting poverty
Engage with
700 - 850 beneficiaries on a weekly basis
Opportunity to teach people how to prepare nutritious, healthy food
Challenges High rate of unemployment
beneficiaries 10% Of relapse and need to be re-admitted
Impact
Reduces hunger and poverty
ACFS reduces the stress of families in need
7 200 – 10 800
individuals assisted monthly
Food parcels ensure a healthy balanced diet covering all food groups
Food supplied ensures that children are fed on weekends and school holidays
Monitoring and Evaluation
4
ACFS conducts monthly home visits and are recorded on family file
4
Identification cards are issued to ensure that the food parcel is issued to the right family
4
Families come to the feeding centre once a week for education on nutrition, hygiene and how to prepare food etc.
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4
Attendance registers are completed on a weekly basis
Feeding Feeding Centres
Through generous donations from companies and individuals, the ACFS was able to achieve its primary objective of providing food like peanut butter sandwiches and milk to 31 000 vulnerable children daily. • 3 157 children are served with cooked meals on week days (including school holidays) • 96 children are provided with two meals (breakfast and lunch) and a midday snack daily.
Sara Mbali Khonde; 18 years; current feeding scheme beneficiary
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31 000 children per day
Target children
Receive a peanut butter sandwich and milk from ACFS
Malnourished, orphans, HIV / AIDS infected and affected, and children from poverty stricken families
2 - 18 years of age NEW: After school programme
NEW: Holiday programme ACFS provides both food to children, and offers a life skills education programme during the school holidays
Assist with homework, arts and culture activities to keep children off the street
Opportunities Assist children with homework, especially those who live with grannies and absent parents
Identify children with exceptional talent
Identify children with difficult challenges
Job creation and employment e.g. ACFS employed registered nurses, educators
13 Feeding centres Comprising of five tricycles and six mobile vans
Challenges
Rising cost of bread, milk and petrol
Impact Academica Physical
Behavioural and emotional
• Gradual reversed malnutrition • Improved well-being • Visits to the clinics have decreased • Children on ARVs are able to take their medication as prescribed
• Feeding has a positive impact on childrens’ emotions • Improved self-esteem • Less truancy and stealing of other children’s food
• Regular school attendance • Matric pass rate from high school learners was 97% in 2013 • School performance has improved • We have children that were assisted by ACFS that are at tertiary level and through education, they will be able to break the cycle of poverty in their families (See attached letters from schools)
Monitoring and Evaluation
4
ACFS conducts home visits that are done by the nursing staff and community health workers and are recorded on family file
4
Children are weighed quarterly to assess their growth
4
ACFS monitors children’s academic progress via reports received from school principals and educators
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4
Regular school meetings scheduled to discuss childrens progress
Feeding High School Feeding
Ntombifuthi Hlatshwayo; 17 years; Adelaide Thambo High School, Soweto; current feeding scheme beneficiary
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97% passed matric in 2013
968 Learners fed at P J Simelane
At P J Simelane High School
8% (130 children)
High School
ACFS provides food to vulnerable high school learners from needy families
Have gone on to the tertiary level
Balanced meals
130 High schools supported
Food cooked consists of carbohydrates, proteins and vegetables
34% Âą 500 children
Encourages leaners to stay for ESSP Feeding plays an important role in encouraging learners to stay at school for Extra School Support Programme (ESSP)
Stay for home work after school (ESSP)
Opportunities Ability to measure school attendance, performance and pass rate of learners
Ongoing requests to support more high schools
Build relationship with matriculants who are not furthering their education to volunteer at feeding centres, specifically to assist with homework of other learners
Challenges Cannot support all requests for assistance
Impact
97%
matric pass rate in 2013 at P J Simelane High School
Increase in school attendance = increase in academic performance
ESSP is well attended by learners
Athletic performance has improved, some learners have won awards for outstanding performance
Monitoring and Evaluation
4
ACFS ensures that food is delivered from Monday to Friday
4
Regular school visits are conducted
4
ACFS is regularly represented at school meetings to strengthen our relationship with the schools
4
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Written reports by school principals received regularly
4
Many thank you letters are often received from learners
“I have been involved with the ACFS for the last four years, since I started as the principal at this school. I can say that my experience with the scheme has been truly life changing. When you know that a child has been properly fed, they are able to focus better, which means that our teachers can fully concentrate on teaching, and that our learners can fully concentrate on learning. In addition to the two meals a day that many of our learners rely on as their only food source, the scheme identifies those families who need extra support and sends care packages of food and groceries to these households to see the children and their families through hard times, and through the school holidays. Our food garden also allows us to supplement the meals with fresh vegetables throughout the year. The scheme is a huge source of support for our learners, and relief for their parents.� Ivan Msomi, Principal Enkolweni Primary School, Dobsonville
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From left to right: Khohliwe Habile, Ivan Msomi, Jwalane Molaba, Phindi Hlalalele, Phindile Nyawo.
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Health Education Health education is another core activity of the ACFS. This programme is of utmost importance as it aligns well with one of the key objectives, that is to provide physical nutrition to children in South Africa. The prevention of illnesses and conditions that are related to malnutrition are particularly important to consider.
Health education at schools The ACFS facilitated school visits that were conducted by registered nurses who worked together with life orientation educators. The purpose of these visits was to educate children, from an early age, about the importance of living a healthy lifestyle.
The ACFS thereby stresses the positive impact that health education will have in preventing the certain communicable and non-communicable diseases (such as TB, HIV, STDs and hypertension, diabetes, and malnutrition), especially amongst children in their early years.
This year, we were able to visit 35 schools and discussed topics such as nutrition, personal hygiene, teenage pregnancy, substance abuse and child abuse. An average of 700 students per school attended the presentation.
Learning about health issues By visiting any of the ACFS centres across Gauteng, parents are able to learn about health issues such as immunisation, childhood illnesses, HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases and the impact that physical exercise has on increasing the body’s immune system.
Positive Outcomes of Health Education • Our beneficiaries are now more knowledgeable about what it takes to live a healthy lifestyle and are empowered to do so. • Our beneficiaries can take charge of their health and the health of their family members. • Our beneficiaries are empowered to make diagnosis, and seek medical intervention where necessary.
At each of the 13 centres, one day a week is dedicated to parents and guardians to attend club activities, such as health education. Topics such as definitions and diagnosis, signs and symptoms, preventative measures, medical intervention, nutrition and complications and support systems are discussed. Number of beneficiaries attending weekly club days Area
Male
Female
Total
Alexandra
4
53
57
Braamfisher
11
34
45
Daveyton
5
55
60
Dobsonville
10
35
45
Emndeni
7
31
38
Jabavu
13
76
89
Kagiso
7
59
66
Kwa-Thema
5
29
34
Meadowlands
5
81
86
Naledi
6
39
45
Pimville
15
125
140
Thembisa
2
59
61
Tsakane
4
43
47
Zola
7
73
80
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Weekly sessions Health education sessions cover the following: Nutrition, hygiene, T.B., HIV/AIDS, and teenage pregnancies
Health education for parents
Health education to schools
Offered to the parents/guardians of the children ACFS are assisting
Focussing on nutrition, hygiene, HIV/AIDS, teenage pregnancy, other diseases and requests
Health days
Health days continued
1 477 Adults and 896 children were attended to
ACFS conducted these in three centres, spending three days per centre Beneficiaries are screened at feeding centres and referred to clinics and hospitals
Opportunities
4
ACFS has built solid relationships with local clinics resulting in constant referrals back-and-forth
ACFS has facilities similar to the feeding centres where health education and screening is conducted
ACFS has qualified registered nurses fully employed by the organisation
Challenges
Impact
Improvement in individuals health - noted by the decrease in regular clinic visits
Denial of people who won’t accept their status and receive treatment Most people default on regular check-ups arranged by clinics post the initial consultation
Knowledge of HIV/AIDS has prolonged the HIV infected life span resulting in the decrease of child-headed households
HIV infected people are increasingly disclosing their status and taking their treatment as prescribed
Adults are taking responsibility for their own and their children’s health
58
schools were visited and
52 360
children were checked and treated
20%
Reduction in teenage pregnancies due to frequent education
of people who were screened at our three centres were referred to clinics
2012: 9 girls pregnant 2013: 4 girls pregnant Monitoring and Evaluation
4
Attendance register updated to ensure that the number of adults attending health education sessions is recorded
4
Conduct home visits to those who are frequently absent from sessions
4
ACFS monitors clinic appointment cards to remind people to attend their next appointment
4
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During school visits, ACFS evaluates the children addressed, to gauge their level of understanding and makes note of the number of pregnant girls
4
ACFS holds an annual exhibition day where members are able to showcase their knowledge on health related issues
Food Gardening Taking into consideration the high rate of unemployment, poverty and hunger, the ACFS Food Gardening programme equips each family to sustainably uplift their way of life and the lives of others in their communities. The ACFS encourages each family in our programme to cultivate, or contribute to a food garden. Our centres serve as an ideal training ground, and families are required to nurture food gardens at their respective homes, and at community institutions such as schools, churches and hospitals. The ACFS encourages the community to plant such gardens as this will provide enough fresh and healthy food for the year. It can, additionally, add to their income should there be surplus vegetables.
Number of food garden patches at the feeding centres Area
2012/2013
2013/2014
Daveyton
148
149
Emndeni
90
94
Jabavu
241
243
Kagiso
218
221
Kwa-Thema
179
182
Meadowlands
198
202
Naledi
212
214
Pimville
188
190
Thembisa
130
132
Tsakane
168
170
Zola
162
164
Total
1 934
1 961
Number of food garden patches at the feeding centres Schools
2012/2013
2013/2014
Donaldson
30
46
Enkolweni
86
94
Ithembalihle
26
38
Tshebedisano
92
98
Wisani
54
68
288
344
Total
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The aim ACFS admits unemployed adults, parents and guardians of the children we are assisting to start Food Gardening
13 Food gardens established
Sustainability
Established in all the 13 centres, homes and communities
Food Gardening complements the ACFS feeding schemes provided to the families
“Arelemeng”
2 042 Vegetable patches
1 200 Beneficiaries
Let us plant
Established at the feeding centres
An ACFS co-ordinator runs the food gardening training “Aremeleng” for beneficiaries and community members
390 More beneficiaries
4 JoJo water tanks 2 Greenhouses constructed 152 Viable home gardens
Trained in 2013
390 More vegetable patches Opportunities Sustainability of the beneficiaries
Our home gardens, centre gardens and community gardens have motivated communities to eventually start their own
ACFS interacts with communities and in so doing can establish more food gardens
Job creation
Challenges
• Water cuts • Natural disasters i.e. hail storms, severe heat etc. • Expensive seedlings • Irregular attendance of beneficiaries
Impact
Increase the families food supply by feeding them with fresh vegetables
Emphasis on nutrition in daily meals
Food security and income generation through selling
±7 000 children are benefitting from school food gardening
152
families have started viable food gardening
More people are trained through ACFS and that increases the number of people who realise the value of food gardening
Monitoring and Evaluation
4
Sales from the surplus are recorded
4
Harvested produce and the number of families benefited is recorded
4
Weekly meetings to attend to vegetable patches, meet with their centre supervisor, and team leader and occasionally with the food garden co-ordinator.
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4
Home visits are done to check gardens and challenges encountered
HIV/AIDS Awareness Programme In 1999, the ACFS partnered with a HIV/AIDS Awareness Programme to help provide a better quality of life to HIV infected children. They have, additionally, endeavoured to educate and assist parents and guardians who have been affected by the disease as well as continue to educate the children at schools and at ACFS centres. We have the following groups in five Soweto-based centres. Centre
Males
Females
Total
Ages
On ARV’s
Emndeni
-
6
6
32-56
6
Meadowlands
-
21
21
21-45
21
Naledi
-
17
17
30-55
16
Pimville
3
26
29
30-56
23
Zola
2
18
20
24-58
18
Total
5
88
93
84
Positive outcomes • An increase in the number of disclosures on status by club members, as a result of the support groups in place. • Those who were very ill and who did not want to take medication are now in some instances healthy, attending clinics and taking the appropriate treatment. • The introduction of ARVs has prolonged the life-spans of those infected with HIV/AIDS. People are no longer dying from a lack of treatment, and this has reduced the number of child-headed households. • Mother to child infection has decreased substantially, especially those who are attending antenatal clinics. • Those individuals who are infected are more confident, as the stigma attached to being HIV positive is gradually diminishing in our communities through increased understanding and education.
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Health education sessions Health education sessions are held at the feeding centres
Community health days
The aim
ACFS organises a campaign for larger groups
Reducing the number of deaths of parent/ guardians and child-headed households by providing HIV/AIDS infected and affected beneficiaries and communities with knowledge, support and care
Support groups
For those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS
Food and nutrition
ACFS provides food and educates on nutrition so that medication can be effective
187 HIV infected beneficiaries
Education that leads to zero new HIV infections
ACFS assists with a weekly support group in various areas
health days that focused 3 Community on dealing with HIV/AIDS issues
Health campaign
ACFS conducted free testing and counselling
Opportunities Through ACFS’s interventions, people are more open and easy to disclose their status
Our progressive forums allow us to measure the impact through the well-being of individuals
The ACFS centres have changed the community’s mind-set and stigma attached to HIV/AIDS
Challenges • People are reluctant to attend the knowledge sharing sessions • Teenage pregnancies are still prevalent which is an indication of unprotected sex
Impact
Individuals are more knowledgeable and as a result people’s life-span is prolonged
Last year,
Last year, we had
29
162
people in the HIV support group. Only 4 passed on due to an HIV/AIDS related disease
new beneficiaries were added to the programme, disclosed their status and started support group sessions
Our beneficiaries are aware that good nutrition coupled with medication has positive effects e.g their CD4 count is boosted
Individuals have a more positive attitude and higher self-esteem
Monitoring and Evaluation
4
ACFS keeps an attendance register of people who attend the HIV support groups. Regular home visits are made to those whose attendance is intermittent.
4
Ensure that they attend the check-ups and take their medication.
4
During support groups, we discuss new developments e.g. changes to medication. In those sessions ACFS is able to gauge how many people attend clinics for check ups.
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Malnutrition Rehabilitation Programme / Early Childhood Development Programme (ECD) The Malnutrition Rehabilitation and Early Childhood Development (ECD) programmes have assisted 96 children, between the ages of 2 and 5, to combat malnutrition. These children, who are based in Alexandra and Zola, are provided with physical, emotional, social and educational support programmes, including ECD programmes which prepare children for formal schooling. Collaboration Many of the children supported by the ACFS are referred by clinics, general practitioners, community members and by members of staff who visit the children at their homes. This facilitates an easy feedback process on the impact that the ACFS has on the children. Positive Outcomes • • • •
We are pleased to report that 44 children started grade 1 at the beginning of the year. Through nutritious meals served, we managed to reverse malnutrition in many instances. We have assisted HIV/AIDS infected children to take their medication on full stomachs and the impact of this is tremendous with the positive effects of the medication. Our children are doing very well at primary schools now.
Meadowlands Centre: Sister Sonto Tsotetsi
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96 children
Feeding Children are provided with breakfast, a well balanced meal for lunch, and fruit and snacks daily
Are taught and prepped for school
Teaching
Children in need
Practioners assist the learners with lessons in line with the GDE curriculum
Malnourished, needy, orphans, HIV/AIDS infected and affected children and those from extremely poor families
Daily routine and stability
Children have nap time and thereafter play indoor and outdoor games
44/96 children
Practitioner training Practitioners are engaged in a training course to improve their skills and have access to learning aids
Started Grade R at the formal schools
Opportunities The service is offered freely with no cost to the parents/guardians
ACFS tracks the performance of the children through reports at their different schools
The service is of great value to the extremely needy families
ACFS has nursing staff within the organisation who weigh the children on a monthly basis
Challenges
• Practitioners not well trained • Capacity constraints: ACFS cannot accommodate more than 100 children
Impact
Reversed malnutrition improvement in the overall health and wellness of the children
Parents/ guardians are able to focus on children’s other needs
Those on ARVs are able to take their medication as prescribed
Noticeable difference in behaviour many children become more confident
Children’s fine motor skills are stimulated Follow-up with schools reveal that children from ACFS centres are doing well
Monitoring and Evaluation
4
Continuous assessment is recorded and monitored and progress reports are done quarterly
4
Monitor that food is supplied monthly and meals are cooked and served daily
4
Attendance registers and clinic cards are monitored (immunisations)
4
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Practitioners weigh children on a monthly basis and records are kept for evaluation
4
Practitioners are monitored for curriculum delivery and the usage of learning aids and books provided
Skills Development Programme Our Skills Development Programme is an important new focus area for the ACFS. It is through skills development that we encourage the parents and guardians of the children we are assisting to start businesses that will give them the independence they need to eventually build a life of their own, without the support of the ACFS. Positive Outcomes of Skills Development • About 40% of our beneficiaries have started their own small businesses that enable them to better provide for their children’s education and nutrition. In Jabavu, for example, 10 men have opened businesses in various fields.
Bead work from training
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30 men
The aim To assist our beneficiaries to generate income, become independent and exit the scheme
Trained to make and repair ironing boards
Ongoing
126 women
This project is for those beneficiaries who have demonstrated skills in the various areas and is used to improve food security for families
Trained at sewing, bead work and shoe making
65 women
Recycling to make jewellery, bags and hats out of magazines and plastic bags
150 women
30 men
ACFS trained women to sew. They successfully made bed linen
Trained in wood work, to make and repair ironing boards
Opportunities The project enables the ACFS to discharge the beneficiaries and replace with new beneficiaries
It is a solution to create job opportunities and generate a sustainable income for individuals
Challenges • Marketing is our major challenge • Keeping business sustainable (beneficiaries sometimes give up due to slow growth)
Impact
These skills have contributed towards positive self-esteem and gained confidence
5
women have started their own sewing business
12
ACFS beneficiaries were contracted
men repair ironing boards for their communities from their homes
6 460
to sew blankets for DSTV Multichoice. These blankets were distributed to different centres and generated income for all beneficiaries who took part in this project
Monitoring and Evaluation
4
ACFS conducts annual club exhibitions where beneficiaries are able to display their products for external evaluation
4
Check those who are advance and assist them to start their own business
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Mama Pule from Alexandra is extending her skill of recycling paper to school learners and serves as a mentor to others
Care-for-Children Programme The HIV/AIDS pandemic left many scars on our society, including many orphaned children. Some of these children are cared for by their elderly relatives, who are themselves frail, or by other, older children in child-headed families. Positive Outcomes of the Care-for-Children Programme • Through the Care-for-Children Programme, the ACFS assisted 38 children from child-headed households, by providing food, shelter, school uniforms, stationery and assistance to secure the necessary documents needed to access government foster care grants. • We are happy to report that 5 of these 38 children are currently at tertiary institutions, and that 8 of them will be writing their matric examination this year. Our main aim in this programme is to make these children’s lives better through education. It is only education that will free them from poverty, and enable them to live up to their full potential, and ultimately make a positive contribution to our society.
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The aim ACFS assists children that are orphaned and/or staying alone without any support, providing food, shelter, birth documents, school uniforms etc.
Counselling ACFS also conducts regular counselling sessions with these children
38 targeted child run families
19 child run families Currently assisted by ACFS
Opportunities Children can become independent adults
Challenges • Exposed to drugs, due to not having role models to guide them • They are most vulnerable hence we encounter teenage pregnancies
Impact Assisted children are guaranteed of food. This keeps them from trying to get food via illegal ways ie crime, prostitution etc.
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children assisted
19 attend school 9
are grown up, matriculated and are working
1
child assisted is very athletic. He participates in marathons and has received a number of medals
These children display more independence than other children. They learn to do things for themselves more quickly than the children with parents
One family has been adopted by our donor. They assisted the girl to get employed and the brother is in matric this year. We foresee a bright future for these children.
Monitoring and Evaluation
4
Home visits are done to these families and the findings are recorded
4
We gather the number of the children that are in need of the following: School Uniform, clothing, toiletries etc. and give them the first priority in assistance
4
Involve neighbours to be their mentors and we get feedback from neighbours
4
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We check their school progress reports
4
They do their homework at the feeding centres so that they can get assistance from the community health workers
Our Partners The ACFS has partnered with various organisations, corporate entities and individuals to whom we are extremely grateful. The ACFS thanks each entity for the contributions they have made to the success of the ACFS.
Tiger Brands Tiger Brands, South Africa’s leading food and healthcare company, has been a pillar of strength to the ACFS and the underprivileged communities we assist. For 10 years we have been able to count on Tiger Brands’ passion and dedication to uplifting the communities in the areas in which we operate. Tiger Brands has assisted our revolving beneficiaries with daily bread, peanut butter and monthly food parcels. Since 2003, the ongoing contributions from Tiger Brands have impacted the following revolving beneficiaries:
Year
Peanut butter sandwich
Two meals at the day care centre
Monthly food parcels
2003
14 000 children
100 children
1 000 families
2004
14 000
100
1 000
2005
17 000
100
1 000
2006
18 000
100
1 000
2007
18 000
100
1 000
2008
21 000
96
1 000
2009
21 000
96
1 100
2010
31 000
96
1 100
2011
31 000
96
1 200
2012
31 000
96
1 200
2013
31 000
96
1 200
Positive Outcomes from Tiger Brands’ contributions: • The food parcels donated assist approximately 7 – 8 individuals per family. • The food provided has improved the quality of lives in our communities. • It is through contributions such as this that school attendance and performance has greatly improved. • Through the assistance provided by Tiger Brands, we have help develop our children into the professionals they are today and some of them contribute back by serving at the ACFS as volunteers. • Tiger Brands has contributed greatly to breaking the cycle of poverty through nutrition and education. We would like to sincerely thank Peter Matlare, the CEO of Tiger Brands, and each senior manager for their ongoing commitment in assisting the ACFS. Furthermore, we would like to express our gratitude to the Corporate Social Investment (CSI) team made up of Alex Mathole, Jabu Ntsele, Thandeka Ngoasheng and Lesego Senne for their hands-on assistance and enthusiasm. ACFS 66th Annual Report 2013/2014 31
Deloitte Deloitte, a leading global professional services firm, has been one of our main benefactors for many years. The CEO of Deloitte, Lwazi Bam, has followed the legacy established by a number of his predecessors, by serving as the Chairman of the ACFS Board. The ACFS thanks him for being a caring and dedicated leader. His vast range of meaningful contacts has opened doors to many opportunities for the ACFS, and the organisation has gained great value from his involvement and unwavering commitment to the vision and mission of the ACFS. Deloitte also assists the ACFS with financial, accounting and taxation support, which is a critical role in ensuring the ACFS operates as it should. The Deloitte Foundation The Deloitte Foundation has greatly assisted the ACFS in many ways. The Foundation has played a major role in boosting the financial operations needed to support the feeding programme, skills development and food gardening. The support and guidance provided by the Deloitte Foundation has enabled the ACFS to set, and subsequently achieve, the important objective of training individuals to be independent and self-sufficient through small businesses and initiatives. Our sincere thanks go to Samuel Payne and Itumeleng Monageng for continuously being involved in our activities, regardless of their busy schedules. We would also like to thank them for their assistance in helping us to apply for and submit various proposals. IMPACT Day Each year, Deloitte celebrates IMPACT Day where employees participate in various initiatives in various communities. Last year, we were fortunate enough to obtain the assistance of many helpful Deloitte employees. The Jabavu community is still reaping the benefits of the many vegetable gardens that were cultivated with the help of many dedicated Deloitte employees.
ELMA Foundation The ELMA Foundation extended a helping hand to the ACFS at a very crucial time. The support we received from the Elma Foundation helped the ACFS to continue to render services to the communities in need. Their donations were accepted with open arms and provided a substantial source of financial support to our organisation. Furthermore, the ELMA Foundation provided support in terms of helping to structure the ACFS to become sustainable. Our staff was trained in areas such as data collection and analyses. We look forward to transferring this knowledge to future members of staff involved in fundraising activities. We would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to the ELMA Foundation Board of Trustees, their management and members of staff who have worked tirelessly to help us help the community. They have done this by guiding us to become a self-sustaining organisation. ACFS 66th Annual Report 2013/2014 32
Makro The partnership between Makro and the ACFS began in 2007 after a site visit to a centre in Soweto. Since then, Makro has supported the upliftment of underprivileged communities. Through Makro’s assistance, we were able to provide 600 vulnerable learners with one cooked meal per day. These meals provided nutrition to learners who participate in the Extra School Support Programme (ESSP). Makro’s support also helped contribute to the grade 12 pass rate of 97% in that particular school.
Pioneer Foods Pioneer Foods assisted the ACFS to achieve their main objective of providing one meal per day to children in various communities. Pioneer Foods in the Western Cape showed an interest in making a real difference to the children we are feeding. Their assistance enabled the ACFS to achieve its main objective of providing one meal per day. Due to the lack of escalating milk prices, the ACFS has not been able to purchase enough milk for its beneficiaries. Pioneer Foods generously provided funding to specifically purchase this commodity and this donation has had a tremendous impact. Through the generous support of Pioneer Foods, the ACFS has been able to provide nourishing meals to many students thereby significantly increase their productivity in school.
Vodacom Foundation The ACFS has a long-standing relationship with the Vodacom Foundation which has, over time, developed into a family bond. This foundation ensures that nutritious meals (consisting of cheese and seasonal fruits) are provided to 300 children daily. In addition to providing meals to the children of Meadowlands, employees of the Vodacom Foundation periodically visit members.
Malibo Foods The Manikas family, which owns Malibo Foods, joined forces with the ACFS in 2005. As part of their corporate social responsibility initiatives, Malibo Foods pledged to care for 500 children from three schools. This initiative not only provides the children with nutritious, cooked meals daily, but it also ensures that the children attend after-school programmes. The ACFS appreciates the continuous commitment and dedicated support from Malibo Foods.
DISCHEM Foundation The DISCHEM Foundation, led by Penny Steiner, pledged to provide blankets to children of the ACFS during the cold winter days in South Africa. These blankets were distributed to the families who are assisted by the ACFS, particularly to those whose homes were destroyed by the tragic Kliptown fire. In addition to the donation of the blankets, the DISCHEM Foundation has also donated their time to food gardening for food security. We are proud to report, that the ACFS was the first organisation to benefit from this food gardening initiative. We received 300 bunches of spinach, spring onions and green peppers, which were distributed to 300 families. We are very grateful for this partnership that continues to grow stronger over time.
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WesBank Food gardening, one of our most valued operational areas, is hugely successful due to WesBank, an important ACFS sponsor of the agricultural wing. In order to ensure more effective food gardening, WesBank provides seeds, seedlings, garden implements, and important training and knowledge sharing to the beneficiaries, focusing on effective food gardening. Families have established home gardens through the skills acquired from their training and this is a growing practice in our communities. Workshops Through the WesBank initiative, the ACFS was able to conduct two workshops. The first workshop that was conducted was specifically for partners where organisations, supported by WesBank, were able to share ideas and network with likeminded individuals. The workshop, which was aimed to target the ACFS beneficiaries and community stakeholders, was attended by approximately 200 individuals. Since the workshop was presented, more home gardens were cultivated in the area and self-sustained food security has become a greater priority for our beneficiaries.
Anglo American Chairman’s Fund There is a long standing relationship between the ACFS and Anglo American Chairman’s Fund. The Fund has assisted and enabled the ACFS to continue providing nutritious meals to vulnerable children. We acknowledge the recognition we receive annually, where the managers bring out their overseas counterparts to visit and assist with feeding during the year.
De Beers The ACFS has an ongoing partnership with De Beers, which has been a consistent donor that we heavily rely on for the donation of food and milk. We are greatly appreciative of their ongoing commitment to the ACFS.
Festiam Cutting Works (Pty) Ltd This group of individual donors, which is co-ordinated by Shaneen Orbach, has made a significant contribution in the lives of 1 500 underprivileged children at the Pimville Centre. The group is now an official sponsor of the programmes which take place in the centre including feeding, health education, skills development and food gardening. In addition, Festiam Cutting Works organises Christmas parties for the children of the ACFS on an annual basis. In 2013, 500 children were gifted with school bags filled with stationery to begin the 2014 school year. Moreover, the organisation donated five computers to various schools, further positively impacting the children’s education.
Celine Dion Fund Celine Dion’s visit to Soweto will never fade in the minds of the children who were fortunate enough to meet her. She pledged a five year donation of $30 000 to be spent on parties for the less fortunate children. This year was our fifth year of the pledge, and we are happy to report that through her love, she touched the lives of 4 500 children and 1 500 caregiving grannies.
Soul Sistas Soul Sistas is a group of 12 ladies, who are passionate about making a visible contribution to the community. They adopted the Zola Day Care Centre, and each year, for the past 10 years, they purchase winter clothing for our children. Thanks to the Soul Sistas, we have experienced 10 years of love, 10 years of commitment, and 10 years of making a difference. This year was their last year of working with pre-primary children, and they have indicated that as from next year their focus will be on meeting the needs of girls between primary and high school age. Our involvement with them has continued to grow, and their warmth will always be felt by the Zola children.
Grant Thornton (Jhb) Inc. (formerly PKF (Jhb) Inc) Takes social responsibility seriously and besides sponsorships, it also performs pro-bono audit to deserving organisations. ACFS is grateful and appreciates the annual audits performed for the year under review as well as previous years.
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The JHB Junior and Mini Councillors The JHB Junior and Mini Councillors are learners from different schools who have already started displaying their leadership abilities in assisting their communities. The councillors’ engagement with the ACFS occurs at the same time each year and includes various activities. These are outlined below. Easter: Winter: Spring: Mandela Day:
Our councillors donated 3 000 Easter eggs to our children. Our children in informal settlements received warm blankets 300 children celebrated their Spring Day at King Edward High School with much entertainment and interaction with the councillors. Some of these children experienced a bus ride for the very first time. The councillors organised a big party for the grannies of our children. Each granny received a beautiful, colourful blanket, and a chance to step out of the high-stress environments in which they live.
We value the partnership we have with the JHB Junior and Mini Councillors. They display a sense of responsibility and compassion far beyond their years. Thank you to their leaders, Avrille Gorch, Avrill Riebeeck, Krish and Sally, who are also highly committed to our shared goals.
The Charity Calendar The Charity Calendar has been supporting the Zola Malnutrition and Rehabilitation Crèches of the ACFS since 2005. Implemented by a keen amateur photographer and his family, The Charity Calendar aims to help improve the lives of HIV/AIDS orphans and vulnerable children in South Africa through the production, distribution and sale of photographic calendars. In 2005, 200 calendars were printed and the proceeds were donated to the Zola Crèche in Soweto. Since then, it has grown to a point where 10 000 calendars were printed for the 2014 year. The funds raised help us to provide the crèche children with daily meals, as well as medical and educational equipment, but the biggest benefits are the security and safety of a caring school, the start to a good education, and full tummies! We are delighted to be celebrating a 10 year partnership with The Charity Calendar this year.
ADB Airfield Solutions As a relatively new partner to the ACFS, ADB Airfield Solutions assists us to maintain our Alexandra Centre. ABD initially donated R100 000 towards feeding at the Malnutrition Rehabilitation Centre, and also donated a number of beautiful mattresses for the children. In addition to the monetary donation, they also periodically visit the children to provide support, prepare meals and volunteer. Their ongoing support is greatly appreciated.
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Discovery Foundation The Discovery Foundation assists the ACFS with the Health Education Initiative. It is through their funding that we were able to successfully conduct the community health campaigns and health days, which are held at the centre.
World Chefs Tour Against Hunger (WCTAH) The WCTAH is a group of chefs from around the world who toured South Africa with the aim of making a contribution towards fighting hunger. We were fortunate to benefit from the money raised from their tour. For the past three years, the ACFS has had a close relationship with the group, and has worked closely with SACA (The South African Chefs Association), which has become one of our reliable donors. On a monthly basis they cater for 1 200 families, and also supply food commodities to the Early Childhood Development Programme (ECD) that caters for 96 children. They are always visible and hands on, especially on important days like their impact days, Mandela Day and during the festive season. Their support has touched the lives of 1 200 families (with 7-9 individuals per family). This is greatly appreciated and we also acknowledge the availability of Bridget Gunner whose visits to the feeding centres has helped to spread much love amongst our beneficiaries.
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Donor list Name
Amount in ZAR
Name
Amount in ZAR
ADB Airfield Solution
115 000,00
Mcghie - Legacy
10 000,00
The Adele Drechmeier Trust
225 000,00
Morvest Busines Group
50 000,00
Anglo American Chairman’s Fund
390 000,00
Mrs J M Whittaker
12 000,00
Mrs S Shames
22 200,00
Anglo Gold Ashanti Brian Miller
60 000,00 120 000,00
C & K Moneyline PTY LTD
12 000,00
Centurion Systems
24 000,00
City Office CC
12 000,00
Civil Concepts
11 750,00
Craig Dogon
20 000,00
CV Amoils
10 000,00
D Cathrall
10 000,00
Dan Orbach
12 000,00
De Beers Trust
400 000,00
Deloitte Foundation
530 000,00
Deloitte Salaries Dischem Foundation
17 925,68 120 000,00
E Cameron
12 000,00
Elkin Residuary Trust
80 000,00
Ernest & Young Gaye Salaries Grant Thornton (JHB) Inc
3 440,00
The Pioneer Foods Fund
720 000,00
RC Campbell
50 000,00
Revive Electrical
35 000,00
S Kock
12 000,00
Savana Fine Chemicals
10 000,00
Festiam Cutting Works (PTY) Ltd
120 000,00
Sizani Foods
12 093,12
SP Webber JHB Plant
13 000,00
Spartan Hire Strate Charity Shares Tasioulas
6 000,00 100 000,00 6 000,00
The Giving Organisation
497 701,92
The Charity Calendar
220 000,00
The Davies Foundation The ELMA Philanthropies Services (Africa) (PTY) Ltd The G J Ciecinski Trust
15 000,00 2 000 000,00 16 137,00
33 753,00
Tiger Brands
8 818 849,71
180 000,00
TNT Express
50 000,00
TTS Bermuda Ltd Ato Isi-Openheimers
50 000,00
Vodacom Foundation
300 000,00
Groupserve1 Transnet
50 000,00
Guy Carpenter
60 000,00
HV TEST
18 200,00
J A Brink
13 000,00
La Radio CC
15 000,00
Lurgan Trust
13 675,13
Makro SA
250 000,00
Malibo Food Enterprises
514 812,79
Vodacom Salaries
69 080,00
WCTAH (World Chefs Tour Against Hunger)
240 000,00
WesBank Fund
500 000,00
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Closing
As unemployment continues to rise, it creates major social problems, and it means that the ACFS still has some major challenges to face. People are becoming increasingly desperate and poverty is escalating, resulting in an increasing number of people coming to seek help from the ACFS. These rising challenges are managed through the support from all the stakeholders involved in the running of our organisation. While we take immense pride in what we do at the ACFS, we cannot do it without your help. In closing, I want to express my sincere thanks to all the members of the Governing Body for their guidance and for the support that they are providing to the organisation, and in particular to me. I also extend my gratitude to all of the staff members and township committees who are working very hard to make our programmes a success. To all the corporates, foundations, groups and individuals who are continuing to offer us support in monetary form or in kind, we appreciate your generous support. Thank you for helping us to feed and nurture our future generations. Phindile Hlalele Executive Director African Children’s Feeding Scheme (ACFS)
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