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PROGRESS REPORT: 2004/2005 & 2005/2006 |
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Progress report from The Amazing Grace Children's Home-Eikenhof for the period 2004/2005 & 2005/2006. Note that the figures and activities reflect back to the above mentioned fiscal years thus we calculated all the achievements and Plan of activities based on certain specific goals then set for the home. 1. Project/ Programme description Nature of the service; specific project/ programme goals and objectives. | OBJECTIVES (same as Schedule 1) | NO. OF BENEFICIARIES PER COMMUNITY | | NAME OF COMMUNITY MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT AND AREA OF OPERATION | NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES | | Prevention Level 1: To render preventative services to children and families. | JHB South | 915 | | Early intervention (level 2) To provide comprehensive pre-statutory and early intervention services to children at risk and their families | JHB South | 95 | | Statutory services (level 3) To provide statutory services to children and their families | JHB South | 95 | | Continuum of care (level 4) To provide residential care programmes as prescribed in Section 15(1)(c) of the Child Care Act 74/1983 as amended. | JHB South | 95 |
| Continuum of care (level 4) To provide alternative care and placement programmes for children as prescribed in Section 15(1)(c) of the Child Care Act 74/1983 as amended. | JHB South | 96 |
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PROGRESS REPORT: 2004/2005-2005/2006 |
- Transformation
Report progress on transformation as stipulated on the transformation report. Indicate the achievements and hindrances (challenges).
Transformation Issue
Specify the area of transformation.
| Achievements
How to measure the transformation achievements?
| Target reached
Beneficiaries from this process?
| Challenges
What challenges/ problems/ concerns did you encounter?
| Remarks
Provide any additional information that you would like to bring to the attention of the Department. State any further plan of action.
| 1. Short term to long term care
| · Counseling to children & families
· Shelter
· Education and;
· Rehabilitation/Reintegration
| · Children
· Family members and community at large
| · Insufficient funds
· Finding the families of the children and necessary documentation e.g. birth certificates, etc.
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| 2. HIV/AIDS Awareness activities
| · Through network with other organizations
| · Children
· Family members and community at large
| · Access to ARVs and other related drugs
· Lack of trained staff to do the counseling
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| 3. Increased Areas of Operation
| · More recognition from other communities, Institutions and Government Departments.
| · Children
· Family members and community at large
| · Distant places need transport
· Funding to buy our own transport
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| 4. Skills training for children/orphans
| · Children will gain more skills when they reach the stage whereby are phased out of the centre
· Learn to be independent
· Self confidence
| · All vulnerable children staying at the centre
| · Funds
· Infrastructures
· Facilities
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| 5. Broader services to be rendered to the community
| · Children will apply for Identity documents
· Grants
| · Children
· Family members and community at large
| · Communication with various Gov Departments.
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PROGRESS REPORT: 2004/2005 & 2005/2006 (continued) |
5. Impact of service
Effects/ benefits of the service rendered? How did the beneficiaries benefit from the service provided? Indicate if there were any unplanned / additional / unintended results.
Although we had difficulties in certain areas we were able to provide the beneficiaries with the following services:
- Livable facilities
- Involve all the community
- Menus acceptable and in line with the customs of the target group
- Staff and volunteers proves training achievements with certificates diplomas and implementations on the job
- Recruited staff and volunteers performs up to standard
- Purchases are in line with budget and available funds
- Computer room was stablished with the computers being donated by Lilly Foundation
- Lapa was finished with the assistance of other donors to install gas stoves and tiles.
- We are in the process of establishing a Library with the assistance of the students from the University of Tshwane.
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We dedicate projects to enhancing community based responses to the needs of orphans and vulnerable children and their households. The projects at the home are available to the families, children living without parents or guardians, children with HIV, children who have been abused sexually, and/or street children, as well as emotionally or physically abused and trafficked children. These projects inter-relate with the following:
SHELTER
Short-term housing, housing, food or nutrition, health care, clothing, education and psychological support for street children and abandoned children. And those who are from abused backgrounds or child headed families.
FAMILY PRESERVATION
The project is designed to enhance the capacity of families and communities to care or continue to care for vulnerable children through foster parenting, adoption and volunteerism and moral support for the children through the indigenous knowledge system to enhance the spirit of UBUNTU and empower them to be good citizens of our country.
TRAINING
We train and conduct workshops for communities and families to recognise signs of abuse, assist in counseling, education about HIV/AIDS and proper communication techniques. Our staff attend training sessions and workshops with other NGOs which are organised by government and institution of higher learning.
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The home provides access to education for over 50 children. The children are assisted with their homework as well as school projects. The Principal from their local high school is on the Eikenhof board, so progress is closely monitored. Regular visits to each school and attendance of parents association meetings and individual assessment of children, is done. Educational tours are organised to visit academically empowering sites like the Apartheid Museum and the Johannesburg Zoo. There is a proposed training programme, which is due to be implemented shortly, that will cater for both the youth and community members. The sought training centre will be focused on agricultural activities and technical training. It is our aim to translate this training into a sustainable income and employment that will help to create an even better home.
Right -Achievements: our three 2005 matriculants from right is Kabela, Majaha and Professor.
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