BEYOND 100 YEARS -- THE RIPPLE EFFECT 2013/14 ANNUAL REVIEW
A Tribute to Prof. Ratie B Mpofu
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WE HONOUR PROF. RATIE MPOFU WHO PASSED AWAY ON 19 OCTOBER 2013 AT THE AGE OF 68. EMERITUS PROFESSOR (AND PREVIOUS DEAN) OF THE FACULTY OF COMMUNITY AND HEALTH SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE, AND PRESIDENT OF CAPE MENTAL HEALTH’S BOARD, RATIE WAS A PASSIONATE HEALTH REFORMER. OVER THE YEARS SHE FAITHFULLY SERVED THE COUNTRY OF HER BIRTH, ZIMBABWE, AND HER ADOPTIVE COUNTRY, SOUTH AFRICA, THROUGH HER LEADERSHIP AND VISION.
A Tribute to Prof. Ratie Mpofu A Message from the CMH Director The CMH Ripple Effect -- Human Rights A Life Transformed -- Andile’s Story
While in exile in England, Ratie obtained her diploma in physiotherapy, followed by a teacher’s diploma and a BA in Social Science. She returned to Zimbabwe to work in the new government’s Ministry of Health and taught physiotherapy at the University of Zimbabwe; further academic accomplishments included earning a Master’s in Physiotherapy from the University of Southampton.
The CMH Ripple Effect -- Expansion of Services The CMH Ripple Effect -- Advocacy Reclaiming the Future -- Gillian’s Story
In 1993 she moved to South Africa, joining the Faculty of Community and Health Sciences, UWC, where her contributions were considerable. During this time she accomplished her PhD (the highest degree awarded in graduate study).
Statistics 2013-2014 Centenary Celebrations
Cape Mental Health is grateful not only for her keen interest in the work of the organisation, but also her support of the rights of all persons, including those with mental disability, and their equal access to rehabilitation, health, and social services.
Honouring our Supporters Credits
Left to Right: Khethiwe Nkuna, previously CSI Manager of MMI Holdings; Ingrid Daniels, CMH Director; Prof. Ratie Mpofu, CMH President.
We extend our sympathies to her husband, Joshua, and her children, grandchildren, family, friends, colleagues and admirers around the world. The ripple effect of her work will extend far beyond her lifetime, leaving us all richer for her legacy.
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Each time a person stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, they send forth a tiny ripple of hope… These ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance - Robert F Kennedy
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A Message from the CMH Director CAPE MENTAL HEALTH CELEBRATED ITS CENTENARY IN 2013, WHICH HAS PROVIDED THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO REFLECT ON HOW THE VISION AND ACTIONS OF THE PIONEERS IN OUR ORGANISATION HAVE HAD FAR-REACHING CONSEQUENCES.
The initial commitment to addressing vagrancy and prostitution among young women with a ’mental handicap’ on the streets of Cape Town, lobbying for mental health legislation, and motivating for more hospitals to be available so that mentally ill people would not be incarcerated with criminals, has created ripples that continue to travel outward like those set in motion when a raindrop falls onto an expanse of water. Today Cape Mental Health serves more than 16 000 people annually through 22 different projects. Our work impacts on the lives of mental health service-users and their families, especially in urban and rural communities where resources are severely limited. Through our organisational expertise, provision of specialised training to the disability sector, vocational exchanges for staff, and an active volunteer programme, we benefit from, and contribute to the national and global mental health movement.
Our challenge is to meet the needs of persons with mental disabilities and reduce the mental health ‘treatment gap’ in the provision of services. Despite the recent developments in policy framework and strategy, and the fact that South Africa is a co-signatory to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, we continue to struggle with the very real discrepancy between policy and what we experience every day at the ‘coalface’. This Annual Review reflects some of the highlights and outcomes of our Centenary and outlines our priorities for the next phase in our history ‘beyond 100 years’. Ultimately the Review serves as a tribute to all our mental health consumers who inspire us with their abilities, resilience and strength, and a celebration of all those mental health champions who have been the centre of their own ripple effect, sending forth waves of hope and change in the lives of persons with mental disabilities. Ingrid Daniels Director, Cape Mental Health
After ten years’ service to Cape Mental Health as Deputy Director, Gadija Koopman took on a fresh challenge in November 2013 as the newly appointed Director of the Western Cape Cerebral Palsy Association. Gadija played a pivotal role in lobbying for appropriate funding in community mental health services and other matters. We also saw the benefits of her involvement in the Right to Education Campaign task group, which heralded a new era of funding for children with severe and profound intellectual disability at our Special Education and Care Centres. We are pleased that her experience and special skills will continue to benefit the disability sector.
In July 2013 the National Health Council of South Africa adopted the Mental Health Policy Framework and Strategic Plan 2013-2020 (MHPF & SP) for SA, which was eventually approved in Parliament in October 2013. This was the longed-for outcome of ongoing consultations that included provincial and national mental health summits and the input of mental health organisations such as Cape Mental Health and our national body, the SA Federation for Mental Health.
STRATEGIC APPOINTMENTS Cape Mental Health has appointed two part-time Deputy Directors to help lead Cape Mental Health and provide additional human resources for our organisation’s expansion: Santie Terreblanche, occupational therapist and previous General Manager of our Training Workshops Unlimited, and Vimla Pillay, social worker and previous Executive Director at The Trauma Centre.
Cape Mental Health’s strategy to upscale mental health services within the Western Cape beyond our 100-year milestone has been supported by the MHPF & SP, which embraces not only the human rights of persons with mental disability, but also focuses on evidence-based best practices. The implementation of the MHPF & SP can only be successful, however, if adequate resources are allocated.
A FOND FAREWELL
We are honoured to have two deputies of their calibre on board as the organisation embarks on an era of growth and rural expansion. Ingrid Daniels, CMH Director, centre, flanked by her two deputies, Vimla Pillay (left) and Santie Terreblanche (right.)
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HUMAN RIGHTS
The CMH Ripple Effect
The research project aimed to develop recommendations and concepts around post-school qualifications and contextually relevant education programmes for adults with intellectual disability in order to facilitate opportunities for their gainful employment and career development in the open labour market.
Right to Education THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION CAMPAIGN AND THE 2010 HIGH COURT RULING THAT THE STATE SHOULD PROVIDE ‘AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO A BASIC EDUCATION OF AN ADEQUATE QUALITY’ FOR CHILDREN WITH SEVERE/ PROFOUND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY, HAVE HAD A MAJOR IMPACT ON OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION AND CARE CENTRES IN HEIDEVELD, MITCHELLS PLAIN AND KHAYELITSHA.
Our centres have benefited from visits from the CSPID (Children with Severe & Profound Intellectual Disability) Professional Teams established within the Department of Education to focus on the assessment of children and the planning of individual stimulation and development programmes. The CBS (Community Based Services) teams from the Department of Health also provide Monitoring & Evaluation and support. Government subsidies channelled through the Department of Social Development have been allocated for the salaries of 6 programme implementers (at a ratio of 1:30 children), 23 caregivers/assistant programme implementers (at a ratio of 1:8), a once-off transport subsidy, and a training/recruitment subsidy. CMH continues to attend meetings with the Provincial Government/ NGO Task Team to ensure effective implementation and to give input into a 3-year action plan of the Department of Transport and Public Works on an infrastructure, in terms of compliance, the development of norms and standards, and the roll-out of the model. These initiatives have changed the lives of 180 children at our centres, and at 41 other centres in the Western Cape, but a national roll out of the Right to Education Campaign would be the culmination of years of lobbying initiated by CMH in 2001 and taken further by the Western Cape Forum for Intellectual Disability to afford such children full equality under the law. The multi-disciplinary CSPID team has referred some potential candidates to our Learning for Life Programme Implementers’ Course. Funders such as the Syringa Trust and Momentum Fund have also recommended our customised training.
The project included: researching and investigating best practice models in Germany-based organisations and institutions; exploring South African possibilities for potential partnership opportunities; developing a draft concept and course outline for the qualification; and formulating realistic recommendations going forward. A draft concept was developed and presented to staff members of all partner organisations, in the North and in the South.
Barriers such as widespread ignorance and typecasting have caused people with disabilities to be unfairly discriminated against in terms of education and employment. Adults with intellectual disability have an equal right to lifelong learning and education, as described in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD, Article 24 – Education).
Post-School Education CAPE MENTAL HEALTH WAS AWARDED THE ASA ‘NORTHSOUTH 2013 EXCHANGE PROGRAMME’ OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE ACCREDITED POST-SCHOOL TERTIARY EDUCATION FOR LEARNERS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY. CURRENTLY NO SUCH OPPORTUNITIES EXIST IN SOUTH AFRICA AT THE LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING AND WITH APPROPRIATE TRAINING METHODS AND MATERIALS TO SUIT THE LEARNERS’ SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS.
Taryn Feinberg, Learning for Life Manager, spent May to July 2013 in Germany and then CMH hosted her ASA counterpart, Lynn Driller from Germany, for a further 3 months.
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CMH is in the process of investigating possible partnerships with universities and other institutions engaged in post-school education regarding the qualification development, accreditation processes and further research. A project plan for the development and implementation of this qualification needs to be drafted and submitted to the partner organisations in the North, SAGENet and Lebenshilfe, and to other partners.
Implementation of the UNCRPD AT THE INVITATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF BOCHUM IN GERMANY (WITH WHOM CMH HAS A LONG-STANDING COOPERATION AGREEMENT), INGRID DANIELS, CMH DIRECTOR, PARTICIPATED IN AN INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR FROM 2 TO 9 JUNE 2013. THE SEMINAR WAS ARRANGED BY MENSCHEN RECHT INKLUSION AND FOCUSED ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE UNCRPD IN PRACTICE.
Ingrid presented a series of lectures at the university’s social work faculty that focused on: Cape Mental Health; Mental Health Service Delivery in South Africa; Social Work – A Human Rights Perspective; and the Implementation of Article 19 of the UNCRPD. A meeting was also held with our SAGENet (South African German Network) partner in Bonn, focusing on future accompanying measures and the opportunity for SAGENET SA to be a ‘sending organisation’ for the reciprocity exchange programmes.
ANDILE’S STORY
A Life Transformed
TWU — A Model of Empowerment
ANDILE MAYILE STANDS PROUDLY IN HIS GREEN CAPE MENTAL HEALTH WIND-BREAKER. HIS ‘CORPORATE WEAR’ IS A SYMBOL OF WHAT HE HAS ACHIEVED, AND A STEP UP FROM THE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND SAFETY BOOTS HE ONCE WORE AS A TRAINEE.
CMH’S TRAINING WORKSHOPS UNLIMITED (TWU) PROVIDES A BEST PRACTICE MODEL THAT HAS BENEFITED NOT ONLY THE 579 TRAINEES WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY ATTENDING OUR FOUR TRAINING WORKSHOPS IN ATHLONE, RETREAT, KHAYELITSHA AND MITCHELLS PLAIN, BUT ALSO HOLDS ENORMOUS POTENTIAL FOR THE ENTIRE DISABILITY SECTOR.
He speaks little English, but his story is one of enormous growth — from being a youth who could not complete his schooling, to being a trainee and then an employee at the TWU Nonceba Training Workshop in Khayelitsha for persons with intellectual disability. Andile is a single parent, living with his parents, and looks forward to owning his own home one day and taking care of his family. The dream may not be so far-fetched, as he has been permanently employed since September 2007 as an Assistant Training Instructor, and is the right-hand man of Thozama Boni, the Workshop Senior.
The model caters for trainees with different levels of functionality and literacy, enabling them to participate in life skills and work skills training, Learnerships, open labour market preparedness, supported employment, and a Service User Participation programme that provides advocacy training and opportunities for self–determination.
Andile is very careful with his money and has learned to manage his budget, pay accounts and keep track of receipts. He walks to work, rather than taking a taxi. He explains that he is a good father for his son, buying clothing and groceries for his family. He has faced personal problems, but is fortunate to enjoy the support of his mother, Primrose.
The empowerment of persons with intellectual disability has an everexpanding impact on families and communities. Social and economic inclusion changes public perceptions and transforms the lives of all concerned.
His career path with our organisation’s Training Workshops Unlimited has provided opportunities for growth and greater independence. As a new intake in 2001 he benefited from TWU’s Prevocational Training Programme before entering the work skills programme.
Transformation of Protective Workshops
Andile’s time as a laundry assistant at TWU Nonceba Training Workshop, starting in 2003, and a short-term placement at the Elukhuselweni Home for Children in Khayelitsha as part of the organisation’s Siyanceda National Youth Service Programme in 2004, proved him to be a good and responsible worker. Siyanceda provided a pioneering training and employment programme for youth with intellectual disability and enabled him to successfully complete training that was aligned to the Unit Standards of the Hygiene and Cleaning Level 1 qualification, an accomplishment that transformed his life. Once a trainee himself, Andile enjoys helping the other trainees. He now manages a team of six persons with intellectual disability in the work skills section, and his favourite responsibility is checking the beading that his team does as part of TWU’s contract with Ukuva iAfrica to produce wire and beading decorations for their bottled sauces.
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SANTIE TERREBLANCHE (PREVIOUSLY THE TWU GENERAL MANAGER) PLAYED A LEADING ROLE AND GWENDOLINE DANIELS (CMH STAFF MEMBER AND PREVIOUS CONSUMER REPRESENTATIVE ON THE CMH BOARD), SUPPORTED BY SHAMILA OWNHOUSE, FORMED PART OF A RESEARCH TEAM TO DEVELOP A BEST PRACTICE MODEL AND STRATEGY FOR THE TRANSFORMATION OF SA FEDERATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROTECTIVE WORKSHOPS.
The model was presented to and accepted by the SAFMH Directors in March 2013. Funding is currently sought for the development of learning materials, piloting and roll-out.
I would like to be more independent one day, but am happy to be where I am right now. - Andile Malibongwe Mayile
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EXPANSION OF SERVICES
The CMH Ripple Effect Strategic Planning 2013
CAPE MENTAL HEALTH CONCLUDED THE FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS FOR 2008-2013 AND EMBARKED ON THE NEXT MULTI-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN TO DESIGN A SUITABLE INTERVENTION MODEL THAT WOULD EXPAND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY IN THE WESTERN CAPE.
The organisation launched its strategy for 2013-2018 at a Strategic Planning Session held on 12 April 2013 for all CMH staff. A primary outcome of this session was the authority given to the Strategic Operations Committee (SOC) to explore CMH’s mandate as a mental health organisation in the Western Cape, with particular reference to its Constitutional Mission, and to plan for future expansion of our services ‘beyond 100 years’. At a SOC meeting held on 8 May 2013, an overview of the Mental Health Service Delivery Gap and Status in South Africa was tabled, with a video clip on Task Shifting. Subsequent meetings were used to brainstorm the process, identify the critical expansion pathway and suitable intervention models, and explore what financial and human resources would be required. Two SOC working hubs were established to investigate the extent of our ‘footprint’ in the Western Cape, design a needs analysis framework to establish the ‘treatment gaps’ and help facilitate an appropriate intervention response.
The Eden Karoo District, covering the regions known as the Garden Route and the Little Karoo, emerged as the area most in need of mental health services — an area that also featured in the Department of Health’s National Mental Health Policy Framework and the NHI’s list of pilot sites within the Western Cape.
CMH’s strategy will contain a strong training focus, with particular emphasis on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS), the training of mental health professionals and community-based/home-based carers, support for carers/parents, and the development of a mental health specific training curriculum for the existing NHI cadre.
The needs analysis questionnaire was circulated to the members of the Rehabilitation Forum Coordinator in the Eden Karoo District. Subsequently three SOC working hubs were formed to collate and analyse the responses in terms of Human Resources and Training, Service Delivery and Service-Users.
Whilst CMH cannot duplicate its existing services in the Eden Karoo district, the team responsible for the upscaling of our services will draw on available and existing materials and expertise; collaborative partnerships will be essential, and referral pathways will be explored for community workers. Subsequent focus would include respite care, psychosocial rehabilitation, sexual abuse victim empowerment, advocacy and lobbying, and self-advocacy by consumers.
The data submitted by these hubs were compiled into a single research report by the Director with a view to recommending an expansion model for the Eden Karoo District and providing a report for submission to the Rehabilitation Forum. The report also drew on other research projects (unpublished at the time) and the NHI Business Plans. In summary, the SOC Research Report pointed out mental health service delivery gaps and the need to move away from a ‘hospicentric’ approach to the treatment of mental illness. It also provided a brief overview of the district’s population of 574 265 with its large population of youth who are predominantly Coloured or Black, as well as the limited number of health facilities in the area; a map detailed the seven municipalities comprising the area, viz. Kannaland, Hessequa, Mossel Bay, George, Knysna, Oudtshoorn and Bitou, with a predominance of farming communities. The outcomes of the needs assessment of the mental health systems (focusing on 4 of the 6 domains comprising the WHO AIMS) pointed to the existence of an active Rehabilitation Forum in the district and an existing cadre of NHI staff working in outlying communities. Despite possible under-reporting on services by respondents, the findings pointed to the districts having few specialised mental health staff and services, little specialised training for mental health professionals, a lack of statistics particularly around the number of persons with intellectual disability, and low prioritising of mental health compared with the focus on general health, HIV/AIDS and TB.
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The CMH Annual Evaluation & Planning held on 9 May 2014 presented the findings and way forward regarding the expansion plans/model. An invitation was issued to all CMH staff to join various working hubs according to their field of expertise.
Service provision to rural communities expanded during the year under review, as the first wave of our rural expansion strategy. This included training provided by our Social Work Services rural outreach/training programmes and funded by the Department of Social Development, and training by our SAVE (Sexual Abuse Victim Empowerment) programme to court supporters, FCS officers, and NGOs and various stakeholders, funded by the 1st for women foundation, Webber Wentzel and the Mary Slack & Daughters Foundation.
According to the Mental Health and Poverty Project (MHaPP), mental illnesses rank third highest in their contribution to the burden of disease in South Africa. Yet, on average, a meagre 4% of the annual health budget is allocated to mental health services. Funding is simply not sufficient to provide the care that will assist people with recovery and maintenance of their health or provide accessible services for the growing number of persons with mental health problems.
ADVOCACY
Advocacy and Awareness OUR VARIOUS CAMPAIGNS EDUCATE THE GREATER COMMUNITY AROUND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES IN ORDER TO ERADICATE STIGMA AND DISCRIMINATION AND DEVELOP A SOCIETY THAT IS SUPPORTIVE AND INCLUSIVE OF MENTAL HEALTH CARE USERS.
Cape Mental Health supports a 3-year campaign launched by the SA Federation for Mental Health to create awareness around the lack of resources and essential medical treatment for psychiatric patients in South Africa. July is Psychiatric Disability Awareness Month and Cape Mental Health and CCAB (the Cape Consumer Advocacy Body), an advocacy group representing persons with psychiatric disabilities, staged a peaceful protest about inadequate mental health services and the plight of seriously ill psychiatric patients who are not hospitalised for treatment owing to a lack of beds and other resources. On 10 July 2013 they took hospital beds and placards to St George’s Mall in busy central Cape Town. This protest was followed by another, coinciding with the Mental Health Awareness Month in October, in which staff and consumers formed a ‘Human Chain’ protest in the Company Gardens in Cape Town to highlight the need for increased and improved mental health care services for all.
THE RESEARCH, FUNDED BY THE OPEN SOCIEY INITIATIVE, WAS DONE IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CENTRE FOR DISABILITY LAW & POLICY, UWC, AND THE GENDER, HEALTH & JUSTICE RESEARCH UNIT, UCT. THE ORGANISATION WILL ALSO BE INVOLVED IN OSIFUNDED TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING FOR STAKEHOLDERS IN THE WESTERN CAPE, GAUTENG AND KWA-ZULU NATAL.
In addition, Carol Bosch, the Manager of our Sexual Abuse Victim Empowerment (SAVE) went to Nairobi, at the invitation of Open Society International (East African Division), to participate in dialogue on access to justice by people with disability who are victims of crime and abuse.
STIAS Roundtable CMH DIRECTOR, INGRID DANIELS, PARTICIPATED IN A ROUNDTABLE, HOSTED ON 24-25 FEBRUARY 2014 BY THE STELLENBOSCH INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY (STIAS) ON THE SUBJECT ‘MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA — MOVING TO IMPLEMENTATION’. SOME OF THE WORLD’S LEADING EXPERTS ON PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH PARTICIPATED.
Her presentation addressed the subject: ‘The role of civil society organisations in addressing mental health needs in South Africa – a human rights approach to the implementation of comprehensive community based interventions and the impact of advocacy and lobbying on services delivery.’ The Roundtable created a forum for the exchange of ideas between researchers, practitioners and affected persons. The exchange highlighted the huge variance in funding allocated for research as opposed to the lack of funding to implement comprehensive community mental health programmes.
The outcome of the Roundtable was a call for greater implementation of comprehensive community mental health services and the need to form an African Network on Mental Health that will represent all partners including services users. The first task of this group is to focus on the mental health consequences of violence against women and children, with a special focus on violence against women and children with psychosocial disabilities and intellectual disability. STIAS has approached the CMH Director to serve on the steering committee which will drive the African Network and design policy briefs and terms of reference for the above. Much needs to be done to address the huge public mental health challenges facing Sub-Saharan Africa, especially as mental health remains one of the most poorly funded areas of health care. Several countries in Africa, including South Africa, have developed long-overdue ‘road maps’ to improve mental health care, in line with guidelines introduced by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to upscale services for mental disorders, in particular for countries with low and middle incomes.
“There is need to integrate mental health into primary health care and address stigma and violations of human rights. We advocate for inclusion of mental health into the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals, and for the convening of a special UN General Assembly High Level Meeting on Mental Health within three years.” Extract from the Abstract of the Declaration on Mental Health in Africa:
Open Society Initiative CMH ENGAGED IN PIONEERING RESEARCH RELATING TO ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR WOMEN WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY.
The distribution of the national Mental Health Policy Framework (MHPF) and the Strategic Plan 2013-2020 has pointed to the need for further exchanges around the prioritisation of mental health services and the link between the MHPF and the National Health Insurance (NHI), as the latter aims to improve access to quality health services for all South Africans irrespective of whether they are employed or not.
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Moving to Implementation, published 16 June 2014. Abdallah S. Daar, Marian Jacobs, Stig Wall, Johann Groenewald, Julian Eaton, Vikram Patel, Palmira dos Santos, Ashraf Kagee, Anik Gever, Charlene Sunkel, Gail Andrews, Ingrid Daniels and David Ndtei.
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Fountain House is my base, my foundation, having taught me so much and allowing me to grow. - Gillian Zerf
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Reclaiming the future GILLIAN ZERF MUST BE ONE OF THE MOST CHEERFUL AND WARM PEOPLE ONE COULD POSSIBLY MEET; YET SHE HAS EXPERIENCED HER FAIR SHARE OF CHALLENGES AND SETBACKS.
After being hospitalised with mental illness in 2002, she was referred to Fountain House SA, a psychosocial rehabilitation programme that has provided essential stability and structure beyond the very supportive family environment she enjoys. Programme Manager René Minnies remembers her as being shy and uncertain about what lay ahead, yet strongly committed to participating in the skills rehabilitation programme. She spent most of her time assisting in the Catering Unit and fondly remembers learning to prepare food, baking, and making pizzas and rooties. More importantly, she was able to rebuild her life. Used to the comfort zone provided by Fountain House, Gillian was initially reluctant to risk becoming part of the working world. But a brave ‘mindswitch’ led to her being placed in a parttime Vocational Training Placement position as a Receptionist/ Housekeeper for 18 months at Cape Mental Health’s satellite office at 221 Lower Main Road in Observatory. Supervised and supported by Birgit Schweizer (CMH Volunteer Manager), she helped with the cleaning of the offices whilst remaining a member of Fountain House, just a few doors down the road.
Internship — the next step A FURTHER LIFE-CHANGING OPPORTUNITY AROSE WHEN GILLIAN WAS PLACED IN A YEAR-LONG INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME. THIS WAS PART OF THE HWSETA WEG (WORKPLACE EXPERIENCE GRANT FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES) PROGRAMME AIMED AT PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES WITH WORK PLACEMENTS AND EXPERIENCE TO EMPOWER THEM TO SECURE POSITIONS IN THE OPEN LABOUR MARKET. JOB COACH SHAMILA OWNHOUSE WAS ASSIGNED TO SUPPORT GILLIAN, TO ENSURE REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR HER AND FACILITATE A SUCCESSFUL PLACEMENT.
(Photographer: Michael Hattingh)
GILLIAN’S STORY When her hours were increased to full-time, Gillian worked at the satellite office and at the organisation’s head office, both in Observatory, but working in two places proved too challenging. A frightening breakdown threatened to derail her in 2013, but the partnership which had been forged between her family at home and her Cape Mental Health ‘family’ ensured that she received the love and support she needed to recover fully. “I was scared, but my mommy and daddy, and my sister, were very supportive, making sure that I went to the clinic and that I took my medication. They watched me with a ‘hawk’s eye’ and were brave enough to take care of me.” Gillian’s reintroduction to the internship placement was slow and incremental. And then she discovered the computer and her willingness to learn enabled her to use MsExcel to update the attendance register and database of volunteers. She learnt to play Free Cell and Spider Solitaire, no mean feat for someone who had not been computer literate for long. She developed the necessary skills to man the telephone and learnt to take messages for various staff members, including the kite festival organiser. Her eagerness to ‘do things right and get things right’ meant that she sometimes needed written instructions. The Fountain House Manager, Volunteer Manager and her Job Coach continued to work together closely to ensure that she completed the internship successfully. Internships provide a valuable opportunity for persons with mental disability to ‘get their feet wet’ in the world of work whilst enjoying specialised training and support. This has a ripple effect on their self-esteem, their inclusion in society, financial well being, and growing independence.
Ready for the open labour market AS GILLIAN’S CONFIDENCE RETURNED, BIRGIT SLOWLY INTRODUCED THE IDEA OF EMPLOYMENT IN THE OPEN LABOUR MARKET ON COMPLETION OF THE INTERNSHIP IN APRIL 2014.
At the time, Gillian was not able to entertain the idea, but when Gadija Koopman, previous CMH Deputy Director and newly appointed Director of the Cerebral Palsy Association offered her a position, fully aware of her potential and the special qualities that she would bring to the work place, Gillian was ready to take a leap forward.
Reasonable Accommodation CAPE MENTAL HEALTH IS A LEADER IN THE FIELD OF PROVIDING JOB COACHING AND SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT SERVICES TO BOTH PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY AND PSYCHIATRIC DISABILITY IN THE WESTERN CAPE, AND HAS PARTICIPATED IN A
By May 2014 Gillian was fully established in her new employment. “It is beautiful being where I am right now – I am so happy to be here. I am confident all the way.”
RESEARCH STUDY AND THE WRITING OF TWO ARTICLES ON THE SUBJECT OF SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT SERVICES.
Her new employer has given very positive feedback on her progress and, whereas Gillian’s tasks initially focused on cleaning, she has learnt to use the shredding machine and is now manning the telephone, providing back-up in Administration.
As part of reasonable accommodation for persons with mental disability, individual job coaching and ongoing support are essential. Appropriate training includes a focus on personal life skills, simulated work set-ups, preparation of the work place, use of public transport, on-site support for the employer and employee, work assessment, and assistance with support structures.
Gillian lives a life of meaning and purpose. She loves her work, travelling independently by taxi and train between Retreat and her new work premises in Klipfontein Road.
Learnerships
She has also made new friends and plans to join the Fountain House support group for persons in the open labour market, which meets monthly on a Saturday.
In 2013, 96 persons with mental disabilities completed Learnerships (offered by CMH and funded by the HWSETA): 29 in Business Administration Level 2 and 67 in Hygiene and Cleaning Level 1. We are still awaiting the final results following moderation by the Services SETA.
Gillian and her mother attended Cape Mental Health’s 100th AGM and Centenary Dinner in 2013 – the celebration of this milestone also served to highlight her own recovery, strength, and growing independence .
This achievement was made possible through the hard work and persistence of the learners, the training providers (Boston and Siyaya), and the support provided to both by our job coaches.
HWSETA WEG Psychosocial rehabilitation works GILLIAN’S WILLINGNESS TO PUBLICLY DISCLOSE HER MENTAL ILLNESS AND THE TRIUMPHS ASSOCIATED WITH RECOVERY HELPS TO DISPEL THE STIGMA OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND PROVES THAT PSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATION WORKS.
GILLIAN ZERF IS ONE OF TEN INTERNS WHO SUCCESSFULLY PARTICIPATED IN A CMH ‘WORKPLACE EXPERIENCE’ EXTENDING FROM 1 MAY 2013 TO 30 APRIL 2014.
The model of service-delivery offered by Fountain House has been recognised by the SA Federation for Mental Health as a best practice model, worthy of replication. Discussions are under way, as part of our rural expansion strategy, regarding the development of a Psychosocial Rehabilitation Manual that can be used by other service-providers.
The organisation has secured a further WEG allocation for 20 unemployed persons for the period 1 May 2014 to 30 April 2015. In addition to the monthly allowance for the interns, the HWSETA has also included funding for reasonable accommodation for the first time that will be used to provide the necessary support to learners.
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Statistics 2013-2014 CMH Beneficiaries (4020)
Mental Health Profile
The number of index service users who benefit from our services
The total number of people reached by our holistic family-focussed interventions
CHM VOLUNTEERS (329) Age Groups
Intervention levels and beneficiary numbers
Country of origin (6)
Gender Population Distribution
Programme Placement (7 focus areas)
Age Groups
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CMH Honorary Psychiatrists Dr Sean Baumann and Prof. Tuviah Zabow
Our Board Members are responsible for the effective governance and long-term sustainability of Cape Mental Health.
CMH BOARD (11) Gender
Population Distribution
Group Photo: Back Row left to right Shamila Ownhouse, Self-Advocacy Supporter for the Consumer Representative: Intellectual Disability; Kim Cooper, Executive Committee member; Ken Sturgeon, Vice-President; Oscar January, Consumer Representative: Psychiatric Disability; Dave Lotz, Legal Advisor; Alan Crisp, Treasurer; Front Row left to right Carla Peacock, Consumer Representative: Intellectual Disability; Ingrid Daniels, CMH Director & Board Secretary; Shona Sturgeon, Executive Committee member; Tracy van der Heyden, Member.
Dr Mandla Tshabalala Vice-President
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Gary Pond Chairperson
Hombakazi Zide Deputy Chairperson
Profile of CMH Employees (144) Gender
Age profile
Population Distribution
Twenty EMPLOY EES
Left to right back row: Gail Shapiro (26 years of service), Sheila Selfe (32), Molefe Andreas Selela (20), Ekin Kench (23), Zintle Dlokovu (23) Left to right front row: Birgit Schweizer (22), Nomawethu Dotwana (20), Cecilia Jackson (22) and Calvin Isaacs (22).
Educational profile (National Qualification Framework)
Training Events Number of Training Events Average number of training events attended by each staff member
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9 staff members with 20 years or more of loyal service, representing 210 years of collective experience and dedication Occupational groups
Staff List as at 31 March 2014 CAPE MENTAL HEALTH
Including the Administration Department, Donor Development Department, Finance Department, Corporate Social Work, Garden Cottage, Learning for Life, MindMatters SA, Sexual Abuse Victim Empowerment (SAVE), Social Development Services, Public Relations & Communication, and the Volunteers Programme SENIOR MANAGEMENT
Ingrid Daniels (Director) Santie Terreblanche (Deputy Director) Vimla Pillay (Deputy Director) Brigitte van der Berg (Management Secretary)
PSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATION (PSR)
TRAINING WORKSHOPS UNLIMITED (TWU)
including Fountain House SA, the Rainbow Foundation and Kimber House
including TWU Training Workshops in Athlone, Mitchells Plain, Retreat and Khayelitsha (Nonceba), Garden Pot Centre, the Siyakwazi Integration Company, the Learnership programme and the Eagles Project
MANAGERS
Anna-Beth Aylward (Rainbow Foundation Manager) René Minnies (Fountain House SA Manager)
MANAGERS
STAFF
Thomas Bezuidenhout (General Manager) Francois Maritz (Assistant General Manager)
Roshan Abrahams • Claudia Cogill • Tasneema Davids Faldelah Fillander • Suzanne Fouché • Andiswa Mantuse Nondibane Mdyidwa • Nocawe Mxobo SPECIAL EDUCATION AND CARE CENTRES
including Erika, Heideveld and Imizamo Yethu MANAGERS
Carol Bosch (Social Work Manager) Wayne Bruton (Finance Manager) Sandra Ellis (Donor Development Manager) Taryn Feinberg (Learning for Life Manager) Esterline Martin (Social Work Manager) Stella Mbwana (Administration Manager) Birgit Schweizer (Volunteers Programme Manager) Sheila Selfe (Social Work Manager) STAFF
Christopher Adonis • Rochelle Bailey • Beth Chaplin Charlene Cloete • Hazel Cox • Feroza de Leeuw Beverley Dickman • Ntombentle Dlokovu • Ferial Edwards Tabile Figlan • Yvonne Foster • Nozuko Gxamza • Karen Hans Derick Houston • Jeanine Hundermark • Amina Jacobs Farenaaz Jacobs • Shakira Jardine • Renecia Johns Jeffeynore Jordaan • Steven Madyo • Thobeka Mafilika-Mapuko Susan Manson • Pumza Mbanzi • Stacey Melmed Wandisile Ncombo • Deslynn Nel • Kulthum Roopen Lucinda Saal • Sharon Santon • Andreas Selela Nokothula Shabalala • Gail Shapiro • Steven Sityo Teri-Sue Smith • Albert Vallay • Nosicelo Venkile • Jenny Walters Chesna Zietsman
MANAGER
Liza Esterhuyse (SECC Manager) STAFF
Wiedaad Abrahams • Ester Aloni • Bathabile Bomvana Xoliswa Buqa • Alma Dammert • Nomavenge Diko Zulfa Dominick • Nomawethu Dotwana • Nomaneli Hlangu Faith Jones • Tamlin Klein • René Maarman • Thami Majodina Mzendaba Mathokazi • Ruwayda Meyer • Nomakhwezi Mhlawuli Nazley Morta • Nombongo Mpateni • Olwethu Mzolisa Nelly Ngobeni • Ayanda Ntwana • Insauf Parker • Denzil Prins Rugana Samaai • Igshaan Samsodien • Joyce Sethole Bukelwa Sombo • Haseena Sonday • Kutala Soqaga Mtobeli Soqaga • Fahiema Stemmet • Erika Thyssen Thokazi Tyutu
STAFF
Zorina Albertus • Faisal Bawa • Norman Blignaut Emma Blommaert • Thozama Boni • Willemien Buys Craig Chambers • Gwendoline Daniels • Faith de Klerk Malieka Dreyer • Pauline Groepes • Chantal Hess • Calvin Isaacs Nashreen Isaacs • Cecilia Jackson • Joan Jansen • Russell Jones Nomava Malaya• Samantha Martin • Andile Mayila Agnes Meintjies • Simon Mngomeni • Denzil Murtz Sandra Nicolaai • Mzikayise Ntshangase • Colleen October Shamila Ownhouse • Sonia Peters • George Philander Shavonne Samaai • Lucille Smith • Janine Williams HWSETA WORKPLACE EXPERIENCE PROGRAMME
Sherine Frantz • Faizel Jacobs • Oscar January • Bongi Mtsamai Philip Maytham • Nasiphi Makhanda • Carla Peacock Lydia Persence • Monica Williams • Gillian Zerf
Our organisation’s financial and physical assets are essential to service delivery, but it is our human capital that determines the quality and heart of the services we provide to persons with mental disabilities.
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Cape Mental Health launched its Centenary with a breakfast, generously sponsored by Protea Hotel Fire & Ice. Over forty people from the private sector, CMH representatives and volunteers, as well as the media attended.
Keynote speaker, Khethiwe Nkuna, Group CSI Manager at the time for MMI Holdings, shared her deep passion for developing people and communities to reach their full potential, and praised Cape Mental Health for its work.
After the breakfast guests embarked on a tour of two of our community-based projects.
22 August 2013 100th AGM Three hundred invited guests, including Cape Mental Health staff, Board members, volunteers, service-users, donors and supporters, enjoyed a memorable AGM in the dignified setting of Kelvin Grove.
This celebration for Cape Mental Health and its stakeholders could not have been possible without significant discounts and donations in kind.
“We are very grateful that we have been able to celebrate, in such a special way, the positive impact we have had on so many lives over the years,” said Ingrid Daniels, CMH Director. The function provided an ideal opportunity for us to leverage support for our plans for service expansion into rural communities.
Business matters were interspersed with tributes to the organisation, a threecourse meal, and music items by the University of the Western Cape Big Band and the Cape Mental Health Choir.
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7 May 2013 Discovery Tour Cape Mental Health hosted a ‘Discovery Tour’ for health professionals and invited guests.
After being welcomed to our Head Office and viewing a presentation on our various mental health services, delegates could choose one of two tours. Each tour visited a Special Education and Care Centre, a TWU training workshop, and a psychosocial rehabilitation programme. This was a wonderful opportunity to raise the profile of our organisation.
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Toni Tickton, CMH Director from 1984 to 2000, commented that the highlights of the evening for her were: “The green tie of your events organiser, the scarves of the choir and their music sheets that opened into messages, hearing Amelia Jones [Past CEO of the Community Chest of the Western Cape] and seeing former colleagues, the violin duo, the quality of the PowerPoint presentations, the gaily decorated pegs [created by trainees from Training Workshops Unlimited] at the tables…..not to mention the delicious food ...’’
14 March 2013 Corporate Breakfast
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Centenary Celebrations 2013
New Horizons- 100 Years and Beyond For the first time, in celebration of the CMH Centenary, there was an exclusive night fly on the Saturday evening. Kiters braved a bracing South Easter to brighten the night sky with kites lit with lights and fluorescent fabrics.
2 & 3 November 2013 19th CT International Kite Festival
Learners from mainstream primary schools and LSEN schools took part in the EduKite Competition on the Saturday and local kitemakers entered the Heritage Kite Award Competition on the Sunday.
Africa’s biggest kite festival was proudly hosted by CMH and celebrated the theme ‘New Horizons — Beyond 100 Years.’
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The two-day event in Muizenberg attracted talented kite-makers and kite fliers from around the world, including festival patrons, David and Susan Gomberg of the USA, two of the world’s most welltravelled kiters — they have attended kite festivals in 40 countries and rate our event as one of their favourites. The event drew 18 500 people over the two days and enjoyed R3.3 million in media coverage.
Our Festival Kiting Advisor, Ashley Ware-Lane, liaised with local and international kiters to ensure that festival-goers could see an array of giant animals and other amazing kite creations take to the skies, as well as exciting stunt kiting, Rokakkau kite battles, and a Revolution team display.
We gratefully acknowledge the sponsorship and support of People’s Post (print media partner), Heart 104.9FM, the City of Cape Town, Cape Town Tourism, Let’s Play, Coca-Cola, Whale Watcher’s, Ian Witz of Witz Communication, and Cell C.
With various Swaeltjie and sled kite-making workshops (for adults and children), craft and food stalls as well as kiddies’ rides and live entertainment, the festival offered good mental health and family fun in aid of a very good cause.
The lighting of ten lanterns symbolised the ten decades of Cape Mental Health’s existence and the milestones it has achieved in pioneering and implementing mental health services.
On Course Communication and Cape Mental Health won a 2013 Apex Award for Excellence in the Microsite and Individual Web Pages category for the Cape Town International Kite Festival website. This annual competition for publishers, editors, writers and designers who create print, web, electronic and social media received about 2 400 entries in 138 different categories. On Course Communication‘s Cathy Williams has a 17-year history with Cape Mental Health, spreading the message of mental health promotion and raising the profile of the organisation.
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2 & 3 November 2013 Stellenberg Estate Open Gardens Fundraiser The 18th-century manor house with its classic Cape Dutch façade is said to be one of the most beautiful in the Cape Peninsula.
Andrew and Sandy Ovenstone opened their magnificent private gardens in upper Kenilworth to the public and Cape Mental Health was the fortunate beneficiary of the proceeds of the event.
A team of willing and welcoming volunteers made it all happen and we had several offers of assistance for next year.
Gwynne reflected on her years as a social worker at Cape Mental Health in the Apartheid era when social workers operated under banning orders and needed special permission to enter certain areas. Hundreds of people streamed through the gates to enjoy the gardens, and the tea garden, catered by Celebration Café with its pretty cake stands, was a real hit. One little girl commented that she had already asked her parents to bring her the following year as the cupcakes were the best she had ever had!
The Interfaith Thanksgiving Service held at the St Thomas Anglican Church in Rondebosch was humbling and deeply moving.
CMH Board members Carla Peacock and Oscar January, consumer representatives for persons with mental disability, lit candles to mark the contribution that Cape Mental Health has made in the lives of service users and to honour those who live with mental disability.
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The 4-acre garden is internationally acclaimed, having been featured on the BBC television series ‘Around the World in 80 Gardens’.
Inspiring messages were delivered by Rev. de Vos, Gen Pagpa from the Tushita Buddhist Centre, Imam Abdul Ghaalik Allie, and Gwyynne Robins who represented the Jewish community.
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Moments of Beauty and Grace
The CMH choir, led by choir mistress Taryn Feinberg, gave a stirring rendition of a Christina Aguilera song. The lyrics ‘We are beautiful, no matter what they say...’ held special meaning for all those present who understand the pain of isolation, rejection and discrimination.
Centenary Finale 2013
“ We just want to thank you all so much for the lovely evening spent with you on Thursday evening.
5 December 2013 Gala Dinner Fundraiser at the City Hall
“The City Hall has never looked as lovely and we really admire the tremendous effort made by everyone to be able to ‘float’ such a lovely event.
The events of the evening included a three-course plated meal and entertainment provided by The Hungarian Trio, the UWC Centre for Performing Arts, and the talented ladies from CODA.
“Despite the catering facilities at the City Hall being so very basic, the food was absolutely delicious. It was lovely to see all the interesting ‘objects d’art’ for the auction, and as always, really lovely to meet so many new and interesting people. “We laud all the hard work that went into this event and indeed all the hard work that goes on so
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A Gala Dinner for 140 guests, sponsored by MMI Holdings, formed part of the Centenary Celebrations finale. The City of Cape Town provided the City Hall venue free of charge, and Webber Wentzel funded a full-colour advertisement for the event in the weekend newspapers, as well the beautiful corporate gifts.
Soon after our last guests had departed, the sad news broke of Nelson Mandela’s passing. Our Centenary celebrations will therefore always be linked to the loss of one of the world’s greatest advocates for human rights and equality for all people.
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tirelessly on a continuous basis.
The Protea Hotel Breakwater Lodge and The Conference Company kindly sponsored the accommodation and flight for the guest speaker.
Cape Town is indeed highly indebted to an organisation that constantly gives so much of itself to communities and groups in need.
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In addition to ticket sales, a silent auction of 19 donated items and artworks raised additional funding for the organisation’s Centenary Fund. We are most grateful to everyone for their generous donations and support.
Regrettably the speaker fell ill shortly before the event and Blum Khan, CEO of Metropolitan Health, graciously agreed to deliver the keynote address. His message focused on the changing landscape of mental health care over the past 100 years and the role that Cape Mental Health has played and concluded with the words:
May the next one hundred years be just as successful as the past one hundred. “With sincere thanks, also for the lovely and very clever calendar.” Arthur and Verna Baguley
At the end of a very busy year, CMH staff gathered for the annual staff party, and dressed up in their hats, feathers and pearls (and in some cases top hats, waistcoats and walking sticks) in recognition of the early pioneers of our organisation.
“I wish you well on this long, important and noble journey.’’
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Words of Congratulations “Through the conversations that I’ve had since receiving news of your
Honouring our Supporters Every contribution to Cape Mental Health, no matter the size, impacts on our
Cape Mental Health has been a beneficiary of the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund
sustainability and ripples out to change the lives of individuals, families and communities.
in every funding cycle since the year 2000 and is hugely grateful for the Fund’s ongoing
Our heartfelt thanks go to all those who have invested in our organisation and in the
commitment to developing the abilities of persons with mental disability.
people we serve.
centenary celebrations, I have been struck, but not surprised, by the
Our submission to the Charities Sector of the NLDTF in December 2012 raised a grant of
respect and pride that our staff feels for your work… your professionalism
R976,113 towards the salaries of various direct mental health care staff and also provided
and innovative work have established you in our minds as a best-practice
Subsidies from the Department of Social Development and
for fencing upgrades at Garden Cottage. The NLDTF Sports &
operation and the benchmark for disability and mental health organisations
the Department of Health fund 15 of our programmes and
Recreation Sector allocated a grant of R50,915.13 for much-
in South Africa.
cover 42% of our organisation’s operational costs. Funding
needed fitness equipment for our Psychosocial Rehabilitation
was also provided for Rural Outreach.
programmes for adults with mental illness.
The Anglo American Chairman’s Fund provided funds in support of Fountain House
In addition, the proceeds of the Charity Golf Day held by Momentum Alternative
(SA) for adults with psychiatric disability, and the Fund’s investment in the Heideveld
Investments were allocated to the CMH Centenary Fund.
“It is clear that dignity and respect for the experience of people with disabilities are fundamental to your approach. Through your emphasis on inclusion and empathy for varieties of human experience, you embody the motto of the international disability rights movement: ‘nothing about us without us’.
“It is heart-warming that an organisation of your calibre has achieved the longevity we celebrate this year.”
Special Education and Care Centre for children with severe/profound intellectual disability continues to benefit the Heideveld community.
The Old Mutual Foundation allocated funding towards the continuation of the MindMatters programme at Ocean View and Zeekoevlei High Schools, reaching more
1st for women foundation supported the SAVE (Sexual Abuse Victim Empowerment)
than 1 600 learners and their educators. The Old Mutual Staff Volunteer Fund
programme, whilst also investing in strengthening access to justice for complainants with
Trust (OMSVFT) also responded to our urgent appeal for targeted classroom-based
intellectual disability in rural communities. (Funding from the Mary Slack & Daughters
counselling to address needs such as unplanned pregnancies, substance abuse, and
Foundation complemented our strategy to support complainants from rural areas.)
coping with abuse and emotional issues. The Old Mutual Investment Group (OMIGSA)
Tracey Henry
GreenHands furthered the aims of the programme at Zeekoevlei High by funding parent
Chief Executive Office of Tshikululu Social Investments
The FNB Fund Community Care Programme invested in our Social Development
training of children at risk.
Services, Public Education, and MindMatters programme for youth at risk, with funding
This is an edited version of a letter dated 19 February 2013 from
As part of their birthday celebrations, The Woolworths Trust made a monetary award
straddling 2013/14 and 2014/15.
Tracey Henry, CEO of Tshikululu Social Investments. Tshikululu manages
to our Retreat Training Workshop, one of ten organisations chosen because of their
the CSI funding of investors such as Anglo American Chairman’s Fund,
As the largest beneficiary of the Community Chest of the Western Cape, we
1st for women foundation, FNB Fund and ApexHi Charitable Trust, all of
appreciate the sustainability funding, donations in kind, and opportunities to attend
the support of Woolworths volunteers, donations in kind and contributions from
whom support Cape Mental Health.
training workshops and conversation series.
MySchool Card. Woolworths Financial Services contributed to the kitchen upgrade
partnership with the Trust over the past ten years. The organisation has been enriched by
at Fountain House SA. MMI Holdings sponsored our Centenary Gala Dinner, whilst both MMI Holdings and
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its subsidiary, Momentum, each provided funding for Training Workshops Unlimited to
Leading African law firm, Webber Wentzel, provides pro bono legal services —
purchase brick-making machines. The Momentum Corporate Social Investment
subject to a number of internal processes. Their partnership also included investment
Disability programme allocated funding for our Learning for Life training programme,
in SAVE by funding the training of court support workers and intermediaries in rural
Garden Cottage group home for women with intellectual disability, and skills training and
communities and sponsoring gifts for guests attending the CMH Centenary Gala Dinner
job opportunities for trainees at TWU.
at the City Hall.
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Trusts & Foundations
Donations in Kind
WE GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE FAMILY TRUSTS AND FOUNDATIONS, AND THE TRUSTEES AND FUND ADMINISTRATORS, WHO SUPPORT US SO LOYALLY
WE SOURCED A RANGE OF DONATIONS IN KIND AND PRO BONO SERVICES THAT ALLEVIATED OPERATIONAL EXPENDITURE
Centenary Message
ACSA (Mobility Aid) • A J North • Amway SA • Aroma Liquors • Associated Media
“People facing mental health issues still are often marginalised in the big
Theodore Berwitz Trust • Colin John Campbell Trust • Carter Family Charitable Trust
A Ballim • Barnos • F Barends • J Brandt • Brightfields • H & W Bruton • Cape Catering
social and health debates as they are not blocking motorways or marching
V H Clive-Smith Charitable Trust • Lynette Croudace Trust • Din Din Trust • Carl and
Cape Union Mart • City of Cape Town • The Clothing Guild • Club Travel • Coimbra
in the streets or demanding time with cabinet ministers. This is where the
Emily Fuchs Foundation • GivenGain Foundation • Allan & Gill Gray Charitable Trust
Bakery • The Community Chest • Cool Bananas • Catholic Welfare & Development
advocacy work that Cape Mental Health does is critical. The organisation
C & E Harding Charitable Trust • Anne Harris Children’s Charitable Trust • Clifford Harris
M Daniels & the knitting ladies • A Daya • Distell • G Donn • L Do Pereiro • A Droomer
must continue to champion the cause of the marginalised – to make their
Trust • Douglas Jooste Trust • Ann Kreitzer Will Trust • J E T Lee Will Trust
J Duden • E-Boil Systems • Ernie Els Wines • Euro Catering • Focus Fabrics • Foodwear
message heard amidst a chorus of demanding voices — and every one
W R D Lewis Memorial Trust • Rolf-Stephan Nussbaum Foundation • The Philip Schock
& Safety Gear • Frimax • Giants Sweets • GivenGain • Hi-Fly Kites • H Hill • Home of
of us must commit to being the ‘active citizens’ that the National
Charitable & Educational Foundation • Rawbone Trust • Frank Robb Charitable Trust
Hope • Hotel Verde • House of Juice • Inner Wheel Club of Claremont • M Israele • JWT
Development Programme calls for, to ‘work together so that people have
Schwarz Upliftment Trust • Mary Slack & Daughters Foundation • St Ola’s Trust
Ad Agency • Lansdowne Boards • Lewis Stores • Linen Drawer • Liquorland • Marshall
what they need to live the lives they would like’.
Suzan Stehlik Charitable Trust • Kurt & Joey Strauss Foundation • Susman Charitable
Hinds • Media 24 • Mexicorn • Mitchells Plain Day Hospital • Nampak • New Media
Trust • Syringa Trust • E R Tonneson Trust
Nik Rabinowitz • H Ormond • Ina Paarman Foods • Pacmar • Peninsula Beverages
“I know the corporate sector has a role to play in tackling all of this, and
Personal Trust • Pick n Pay — Khayelitsha, Observatory, Plumstead and Rondebosch
I certainly commit my company to continuing to do that, but government
Pinelands Presbyterian Church Work Group • Powell Tronics • PureDesign • The Rachel
also must take account as it wrestles with the debilitating inequalities in the
Swart Fund • Reagola Print & Mail • Red Cap Foundation • N Roopen • Safepro
delivery of healthcare.”
Philanthropic & Strategic Giving CAPE MENTAL HEALTH IS BLESSED TO HAVE A NUMBER OF DONORS WHOSE MONETARY DONATIONS SUPPORT A RANGE OF OUR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
R Samsodien • M J Scop • R Scott • H Septoe • C Sessions • Shoprite • J Solomons Sonnendal Dairies • Spar • Spindle Trading • Steenkamp • S Sudow • Tabak Duty Free Table Mountain Aerial Cableway • A Tebbutt • Vineyard Hotel • Webber Wentzel H Weisspeiner • Wild Fig Restaurant Winners • G Withers • I Witz • Woolworths
118 Contact • Anonymous • C M Abramovitz • B & C Alberts • African Monarch
F Zalgaonker • Zone Fitness
V M Allison Far • The Atlantic Philanthropies Director/Employee Designated Gift Fund • H Attwood • A Baguley • J Boese • S Brodovcky • Courier It SA S Crause • A Crisp • CTP Limited • M Daniels • R Davison (Philwest Motors) H A de Kock • A I de Villiers • S J du Toit • J Faffer • L Fallon • J Finlay • The Foschini Group • L H Freedman • Garden Cities • D R Giles • J R Greene E A Harmer • HCI Foundation • M E Hewitt • N Hoosain • Independent
Funding for Equipment & Upgrades WE ARE INDEBTED TO THE FOLLOWING DONORS FOR DONATING EQUIPMENT AND SPONSORING REPAIRS AND ‘MAKE-OVERS’ TO UPGRADE OUR FACILITIES
“In truth no one can predict what will happen in the world of mental health in the next 100 years except to say that Cape Mental Health will remain a vitally important organisation.” “It will be needed to: provide counselling and treatment for those who are living with mental disability and to deliver support and training for care-givers; shake mental health patients free from remaining stigma and to keep their cause alive in circles of influence; provide education and employment for
Newspapers • Investec Creditors (Johannesburg) • M A Jonath • R H Joccheim Z Jacobs • M Jamotte • H Kittmann • P Lachman • V Y Lawton • I G S Lewis
• E Marais for considerable upgrades at Kimber House No. 3 • Momentum / MMI Holdings
people with mental health challenges; do research and keep us aware of
D & J Loch Davie • D Lotz H M & P Mackenzie • R H McCready • MDA Property
for funding bricklaying machines for TWU • Woolworths Financial Services, the Inner
developments in science and psychology; remind us that mental health is
Systems • Nexia SAB & T NMC • P O’Connor • M Oliver • Paul Bothner
Wheel Club of Claremont and the Rotary Club of Claremont for the Fountain House
not an issue apart from any of us, it is a part of all of us.”
Personal Trust • J M Peter • A Phaswana • N N Philips • G Pond • I Raimondo
kitchen upgrade • The Department of Social Development for funding repairs for Athlone
The Radius Group • Rotary Club of Claremont • S A Federation for Mental Health
Workshop’s Roof • Golf Day proceeds from SASDI (SA Sustainable Development Institute)
Blum Khan Chief Executive Officer of the Metropolitan Health Group
S Selfe • T Siegaar • A Snoek • Soeker • St Andreas Church (Germany) • D Stein
& MSP (building contractors) for upgrades at the TWU Khayelitsha Workshop
This is an extract from a speech given by Blum Khan at the Centenary Dinner at the City Hall on 5 December 2013. The Metropolitan Health Group is part of MMI Holdings which, through the Momentum Fund, provides generous assistance to several Cape Mental Health projects.
S Stewart • C & E Steyn • A Stine • K Sturgeon • S Sturgeon • F Schwarting (Multikulturverein) • Reinhard Sczech (Sczech Stiftun, Germany) • G Thinius T Tickton • Transfer e.V. (Germany) • R M Watson • Wynberg Boys’ High A Willenberg • P J Wright • H Zide
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We acknowledge with gratitude the professional services of
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photos we have used.
financial year are available on request.
Front Cover: The front cover photograph was taken on 10 July 2013 at a peaceful protest staged by Cape Mental Health and CCAB at St George’s Mall in Cape Town in order to raise awareness about inadequate mental health care and the need to upscale services.
Back Cover: A group photo, taken by Gavin Withers on 9 May 2014 at the Strategic Planning Day, of the team that will be responsible for taking our service expansion plans forward, beyond 100 years.
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