DOCKDA Rural Development Agency Annual Report 2015

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Contents

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Section 1:

Chairperson’s Report

Section 2:

Director’s Report

Section 3:

Programme Report

Section 4:

Financial Report

Section 5:

Donors

Section 6:

Organisation Details

Section 7:

Addendum A

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SECTION 1: Chairperson’s Report

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– Peter Becker -

The province of the Northern Cape, which is about the size of Germany, is a harsh environment of rocky semi-arid plains. While it is about 30% of South Africa’s land, it is home to only 2% of its people. About a quarter of current economic activity is mining, with only about 6% from agriculture due the difficult conditions.

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It is also difficult for local communities to grow any of their own food, while they face challenges due to low economic activity, the remote rural areas and poor transport infrastructure. There is also widespread alcohol abuse and fragmented families caused by AIDs mortalities.

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This is the area that DOCKDA has been working with for the past two decades, and while there is hope for clean economic growth in the future, in the form of solar energy projects and the square kilometre array telescope (SKA), there are many issues that need to be addressed now. In addition to the issues encountered by their communities, young women face an additional challenge, which affects their education and hence quality of life. The Keep Girls in School campaign is aimed at addressing this, and our Director’s report below provides details of this important programme, as well as the impact of our grantmaking work. 2015 was also a challenging year for DOCKDA. Two key staff members reached retirement age, and DOCKDA was left without a Director and a Programme Manager. Our Financial Manager, Kerry Soderland, took on the role of Acting Director for about six months, and her dedication and attention to detail allowed continuity of projects and administration during this period. After a protracted recruitment process, we eventually found Faith Brown, who has been a very good fit with the work of DOCKDA, as well as with the Board and staff. Faith has brought passion and a new energy, as well as extensive experience in fundraising and working in the development space, specifically in rural Northern Cape, where DOCKDA’s focus is. There were times during 2015 we were not sure that we could keep operating as an organisation, despite the urgent needs. With the unstinting support of our core funder, the Mott Foundation, and the dedication of the board and staff we have come through this difficult time and are now in a position to continue serving the communities we have worked with for so many years. We hope DOCKDA will be able to be of service to the communities we work with for many years to come.

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Thlokomelang Home Based Care Organisation, Radiatsongwa – Northern Cape

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SECTION 2: Director’s Report

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– Faith Brown -

South Africa’s largest social challenge remains unemployment, at a rate of 25%. Economic growth has been slow and in the last quarter of 2015 it was at 2%, a 0.8% growth is predicted for 2016. Together with unemployment, corruption and poverty are issues that the battle has not been won against. The sustainability of the South African economy is under severe pressure.

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2015 was declared the year of the Freedom Charter. The Freedom Charter states that South Africa belongs to all who live in it and yet there is still a huge disparity between the rich and poor, between urban and rural development and there is unequal access to opportunity. With a very progressive Constitution there remains a disconnection between the ideal and the reality on the ground. Discontent has been growing over access to tertiary education by the poor and 2015 saw massive student protests demanding free education. Towards the end of 2015 many provinces suffered from drought which means that key commodities in the shopping basket of the neediest will be affected price wise. This will have a major effect on households in 2016.

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Trialogue’s 2014 research found that: 1 in 10 South Africans is HIV positive 1 in 3 South Africans benefit from social grants 1 in 4 South Africans is unemployed 1 in 5 kids in South Africa is an orphan In the fight against poverty women and girls still remain the most vulnerable. The African Union (AU) declared 2015 as the Year of Women Empowerment and Development towards Africa’s Agenda 2063. There has been gains made towards addressing issues of women and girls in South Africa. One such positive is the 24hr hotline established by the Department of Social Development for the reporting of gender based violence, this was established in 2014, and continues to be of service to the most vulnerable. There are more than 6 million people living with HIV/Aids in South Africa and 56% of that are women and girls, so although there are many talks that gains has been made in this area, the numbers disproves this fact and shows that lots more needs to be done. The macro and micro changes in the socio-economic environment did not directly affect the work of DOCKDA’s partner CBOs, they kept on doing their work. Their impact was just limited since the amount of resources and capacity building that DOCKDA used to invest in their organisations was minimal. For DOCKDA’s partner CBOs it is clear that the work that they do within their villages are desperately needed. The only challenge that remains for DOCKDA is to ensure that enough resources are sought and employed to enable the work to be done to continue changing the lives of rural women and girls in particular and men and boys in general.

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While 2015 has been a year of limited resources and where many of the planned activities could not be executed, frugal financial management and a very pro-active Acting Director contributed to the year ending with a positive bank balance and many funding applications for the 2016 year submitted.

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The outlook for DOCKDA for 2016 is one of positivity, energy and an appetite to bring the organisation back to its former glory. With enough indications from stakeholders that the work of DOCKDA is still needed, DOCKDA’s mandate is clear.

Bakaulengwe Home Based Care Organisation – Northern Cape

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SECTION 3: Programme Report Capacity Building Programme

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Four OVC Coordinators attended 3 modules of accredited training in Youth and Child Care Work offered by NACCW (National Association of Child Care Workers). They are from the following Community Based Organisations: Bakaulengwe Homebased Care, Gomotsang Homebased Care, Iteke O Direle Sechaba as well as MADIDEBABE Homebased Care.

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QUOTES “My name is Remofilwe Tshekedi, I am 11 years old, doing Grade 5…. This programme helped me to be more focused on what I am doing, especially

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my education. It helped me to decide

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Girls from Moraladi Primary School, Batlharos, Kuruman

now what I want to see myself doing when I am finished my schooling. It help

Keep Girls in School Programme

me to have a goal and vision with my life. It helped me to care for other

3 CBO’s implemented the Keep Girls in School Programme: o o o

Bakaulengwe Homebased Care Gomotsang Homebased Care Iteke O Direle Sechaba

learners, especially those that are struggling in their learning areas. We need this programme to put more effort in learners with behavioural issues

The programme was implemented at the local schools in the villages and one primary school in Batlharos, Moraldi Primary School. MADIDEBABE Homebased Care had to withdraw from participation due to strike action by the educators in the Joe Morolong District. The Programme Officer mentored the three OVC coordinators to develop their OVC programmes to promote school attendance amongst girl’s grades 5 to 9. The OVC coordinators met once a month for a peer learning exchange from September to November. The Programme Officer visited the 3 CBOs and monitored their OVC programme implementation with the OVCs and schools. 350 OVCs and 115 parents/caregivers were targeted.

because they disturb us when we are learning. The educators were resigning from the school because of their

behaviour. This programme will help me to have a good self-esteem, to be more positive in what I am doing”.

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The most significant changes were that the CBOs started to work in partnership with the local schools with their OVC programmes, the local schools have given the CBOs space at the schools to offer after school programmes and are now working together to address issues of OVCs in the school community. DOCKDA underestimated the lack of interest from parents/guardians/carers when introducing the programme. With a focussed campaign by the Programme Officer and OVC coordinators aimed at encouraging parental involvement, we soon saw an increase in involvement and educators from the school commented on the improved interest and attendance at school meetings and ensuring children attended school. Educators noted an improvement in the attitude of learners towards their school work and to school attendance.

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One of the funders of the programme, HCI Foundation, visited Batlharos in September 2015 and attended an awareness event focused on promoting school attendance. HCI commented on the excellent work the Programme Officer is doing and that they noted the dire need for community programmes aimed at local schools and youth.

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Moraladi Primary School, Kuruman – Parents, Caregivers and Children

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Gender Based Violence (GBV) Research In partnership with TLAC (Tshwaranang Legal Advocacy Centre), DOCKDA successfully oversaw the conducting of research regarding the link between GBV and alcohol abuse amongst women. 102 participants were included in the target group, both men and women. Two researchers from a local CBO and the advice office were recruited to conduct the research. The Programme Officer supervised the programme implementation. A Community Advisory Board (CAB) was established with representatives from the community to address and find ways of developing a whole community response to GBV and alcohol abuse. The CAB met monthly and focus groups comprising of the participants in the research met monthly. A research paper was produced by TLAC to inform further interventions.

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Grantmaking

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At the Lekgotla of November 2014 one CBO was identified by the group of 11 CBOs to be the beneficiary of a grant for the purchase of water harvesting equipment and two donkeys and a cart. This was facilitated during July to November 2015. The equipment, cart and donkeys ownership lies in the hands of the CBO once the grant has been made to the organisation.

Thlokomelang Food Garden – Northern Cape

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SECTION 4: Financial Report

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- Kerry Soderlund -

DOCKDA successfully achieved a favourable audit opinion for the audited financial statements for the 2015 financial year. This affirms DOCKDA continues to maintain high standards of financial accountability and transparency within the organisation.

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With three offices throughout South Africa the organisation strives to maintain sound financial systems and policies, record keeping and reporting throughout the organisation. The finance team continues to assess and monitor the administrative and financial systems and policies. Where necessary these are adapted to allow for changes in statutory requirements, assist in optimizing the reporting to donors and to adapt to changes necessary to optimize staffs’ accountability and effectiveness regarding budget and financial management.

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The Director, Treasurer, Executive Committee and Board keep a close eye on the financial management and cash flow management of the organisation and hold the finance manager accountable by means of regular financial and operational reports and meetings either face to face or via Skype to ensure the effective and efficient management of cash resources, budgets, resources of the organisation and assets. During 2015 DOCKDA saw a decline in funding opportunities and had to look at ways of running an organisation through the lean times, being frugal with funds available to the organisation and functioning with a limited staff capacity, yet not compromising on levels of accountability to funders and statutory requirements. During the year DOCKDA maintained all its statutory reporting obligations and reporting and accountability to donors. Service providers were supportive to the organisation during times of cash flow restrictions. For example service providers allowed DOCKDA to postpone the monthly office rental payments until such time as our cash flow allowed for payment. This allowed the organisation to continue operating unhindered. Service providers often gave their time to the organisation without charging. This support was all credit to the goodwill developed over years of working together. With support such as this from our service providers DOCKDA was able to continue to operate until such time as the organisation was in a more favourable financial position. The John Fortuin Fund, which was established in 2005 to sustain the organisation during times of financial or cash flow constraints and to meet statutory obligations, was instrumental in sustaining the organisation during the year when cash flow was extremely restricted. DOCKDA continues to look at ways to grow this fund as there are times when funds have had to be drawn to sustain the organisation and the fund needs to be replenished and grow to ensure the sustainability of the organisation in the future.

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With the support of the Lotto DOCKDA was able to replace old computer and office equipment. All assets were assessed and where necessary replaced or disposed of. With three offices across the country and relying on the use of online media, file sharing and other efficient ways of communicating having well-functioning IT equipment and connectivity is essential to efficiency in the organisation.

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During 2015 DOCKDA was able to weather the difficult times, maintain the organisation’s integrity with statutory bodies such as the Department of Social Development, SARS, and the Department of Labour and with donors. With this sound footing DOCKDA is in a favourable position to continue to grow with the new opportunities that present themselves to the organisation in 2016 and the future.

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Tswelelopele Home Based Care Organisation– Northern Cape

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The Northern Cape is vast and arid and by far the largest province in SA, yet it has the smallest population

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SECTION 5: Donors Partners & Friends

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We would like to thank and acknowledge our loyal supporters and donor partners for 2015

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Acknowledgement to our NPO Friends and Associates

Rural Development Support Program

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“… like the remainder of our country, but more so the Northern Cape, we face the triple challenges of, unemployment, poverty and inequality.” – Sylvia Lucas, Premier of the Northern Cape -

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SECTION 5: Organisation Details VISION

A world in which rural women and men are equal and active citizens

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MISSION

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Build transformational women’s leadership and networks of community organisations to change the lives of women and men in rural areas

BOARD

STAFF

Peter Becker (Chairperson)

Faith Brown (Director)

Carol Magadzi (Vice Chairperson)

Kerry Soderlund (Finance Manager)

Nadeema Taliep (Treasurer)

Cecelia Mc Glen (Administrator)

Malibongwe Gwele (Member)

Ruth Molaolwe (Programme Officer)

Gloria Digoamaje (Member) Eugene Machimana (Advisory member)

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Contact Details Kimberley

Kuruman Satellite Office

20 Dalham Road, Kimberley, 8300

Postal Address

P O Box 309, Kimberley, 8300

Private Bag X1532, Suite 982, Kuruman, 8460

Tel: 053 832 2507

Physical Address

Fax: 086 566 4381

968A Reaiteka Street, Takeng Section, Batlharos, Kuruman,

Email: [email protected]

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Tel: +27 53 832 2507

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Cape Town

Fax: +27 86 566 4381

37A Main Road, Mowbray, 7700

Email: [email protected]

P O Box 186, Rondebosch, 7701 Tel: 021 689 4880 / 021 685 1236 Fax: 021 689 7199/ 086 566 4381 Email: [email protected] www.dockda.org.za

Bank Details DOCKDA Rural Development Agency Standard Bank Account Number: 072 970 499 Cheque Account Branch: Mowbray Branch Code: 02 49 09 Swift Code: SBZAZAJJ

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