annual report 2016
1 Table of contents pg
1. Organisational Overview ...... 1
2. Executive Chairman’s Report...... 2 3. Project Reports:
3.1 The Domino Foundation Babies’ Home ...... 4
3.2 The Domino Foundation Feeding Programme ...... 6. . . .
3.3 The Domino Foundation Life Skills Programme...... 8
3.4 The Domino Foundation Early Childhood Development Programme ...... 10 .
3.5 The Domino Foundation Skills Development Programme ...... 12
3.6 The Domino Foundation Red Light Programme ...... 14. . . .
3.7 The Domino Foundation Recycle Swop Shop Programme ...... 16 . .
4. Marketing & Communications Report ...... 18 . . . .
5. Volunteer Report...... 19
6. Donors ...... 20......
7. Financial Statements ...... 21 ...... Who Are We? The Domino Foundation is a non-profit organisation that believes in the power of a changed life. We have a range of community outreach programmes that focus on the individual, to empower, uplift and transform their lives so they too can impact the nation and others around them. We currently impact the lives of just over 4 000 individuals, ranging from 0 to 18 years of age, every single day. The Domino Effect of changed lives, changing lives, starts with our support of individual, vulnerable children and results in changed communities. More info and exciting ways to get involved can be found at www.domino.org.za.
Change a life, change a community. 1. Organisational overview
THE FOUNDATION THE FOUNDATION THE FOUNDATION Feeding Life Skills Recycle PROGRAMME PROGRAMME SWOP SHOP fo t od for t oug A G O cleaner future
THE FOUNDATION THE FOUNDATION Early Childhood Skills Development DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME B G AMM Sta er S A P OG rting a new c apt
THE FOUNDATION THE FOUNDATION Babies’ Homes Red Light TRANSITIONAL HOMES PROGRAMME s e S a lter MO nti u fic ing S man traf
Board Members: Name Designation Richard Mun-Gavin (Chairman) Mickey Wilkins (CEO) Gavin Simpkins (CFO) Craig Robertson Kevin Haviland Michael Ferreira
1 2. Executive Chairman’s report
“Cowardice asks the question: is it safe? 1. Growth in our programmes: Expediency asks the question: is it politic? Vanity We have seen a number of our existing programmes grow asks the question: is it popular? But conscience in their capacity and reach. Our Feeding programme is asks the question: is it right? And there comes a now four kitchens strong and feeding into the south of time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular – but one must take it Durban. Our Early Childhood Development programme simply because it is right.” has expanded beyond Amaoti and into the Waterloo and Oshabeni communities and our Bursary Fund programme ― Martin Luther King Jr. 1929-1968 has taken on more tertiary learners.
This report gives testimony to the communities, the We are excited at the continued ‘maturing’ of our volunteers, the staff of the Foundation and to its donors organisation as well as the refining and development of the as together we stand up for what we believe to be right: individual programmes. The expansion of each initiative seeing individuals, families, and communities keep moving has allowed them to achieve our vision of changing lives toward upliftment, justice, opportunity, and a better and impacting communities. future. 2. Growth in the number of our transformation I cannot help but start this report by highlighting some of the incredible achievements of the 2016 year: initiatives: 2016 saw us support and take on three programmes that • We produced around 951 254 meals in 2016 and existed in their own right. However, we felt through coming expanded to a fourth kitchen in Amanzimtoti in into the Domino fold they would find increased capacity in partnership with Kingsway Church International. This both efficiency and effectiveness to bring about change in has increased our capacity to feed, as well as increased their focal areas. the distribution footprint in Durban. The first project was Red Light, which deals in the human • We took on three new programmes, taking the total trafficking environment as a secondary intervention number of transformation initiatives in The Domino (dealing with restoration and reintegration of individuals Foundation stable to seven. who have found themselves exploited and trafficked) and • One of these new programmes is in Cape Town, which this operates out of Durban. The second programme is has increased our footprint to now include KwaZulu the Recycle Swop Shop which deals across a few layers of Natal and the Western Cape. community transformation in giving communities access to dignity in the way of food stuffs and hygiene products • Another new programme, The Bursary Fund, saw its first in a trade with communities cleaning their environments crop of learners complete their tertiary studies. of recyclables. This project is located in Cape Town. The As I reflect on 2016, it is evident that the year was a year of third programme is the Bursary Fund programme, which ‘growth’. As 2014 was a year in which we saw our horizons provides a platform to empower and equip disadvantaged starting to expand in the multiplication story, and 2015 individuals through tertiary education. was a significant year in how we positioned ourselves to move into that space, so 2016 saw us being able to take a 3. Growth in the number of communities being number of strides forward in this multiplication story. reached by our projects: Now, reporting back on the year that was, I’ll outline 3 key With the expansion of our programmes, the Domino Effect areas of ‘growth’: has impacted a number of new communities in 2016 Our ECD programme now reaches crèches in the North (Waterloo) and South (Oshabeni, Port Shepstone) of
2 Durban. The Recycle Swop Shop operates in three Closing comments: townships within the Western Cape, namely Du Noon, Life transformation continues to remain our major focus Westbank and Phillipi. Red Light impacts individuals from and this shapes all that we do. By transforming a life we Chatsworth and surrounds, with the majority of their work see the Domino Effect take its place, with the result being a impacting the Inner city. With the expansion of our fourth transformed community. kitchen in Amanzimtoti, our feeding programme now reaches individuals in Waterloo, Inner City, Amanzimtoti It has been our privilege to serve the 4020 beneficiaries and Umbogintwini in the south. that The Domino Foundation impacts on a daily basis. We continue to trust that our contribution will be magnified These communities are in addition to our existing impact and multiplied by our God and that we will see a further which covers the greater Inanda and Durban North stretching and increase in 2017. districts. As always, our staff and volunteers, over two hundred of Seeing ahead: you, are critical in making this work a reality, and for that Last year, I wrote about our view on sustainability and the we thank you. development of Domino Business as a component piece Thank you to my fellow board members who keep giving in this regard. It was exciting to see this come to fruition of yourselves to both protect and propel the Foundation during the 2016 year, and as a result we have embarked on forward. a tweaking of the brand identity to help incorporate the growing reach as well as the growing components of our Thank you to the Anthem elders and the intercessory work. We are trusting that this will work itself out in 2017 prayer team who keep supporting the work of The Domino as we look to create further awareness about who we are Foundation. and what we do. And thank you to our Father in Heaven who has called us to Secondly, with us taking on the Recycle Swop Shop this great work, to Jesus Christ who gives us the courage to Programme in Cape Town, we have tested our ability to work for justice and redemption, and to the Holy Spirit who serve more communities in different parts of our country. empowers our hands. As I look ahead, I see us being able to help more projects that are already running in different cities yet lacking the infrastructure to truly bring transformation into the communities they are serving. As we partner with them, and them with us, the goal of bringing dignity, justice and hope to individuals, families and communities continues to be an achievable dream.
Thirdly, as I look ahead, I see an increasing international involvement as The Domino Foundation continues to engage with individuals and organisations in the international landscape. Through partnering with volunteer organisations, international funders and like- minded individuals the message of our work is taken back to their respective home countries, and the international support increases our capacities, resources and impact within the communities we work in.
Richard Mun-Gavin
3 3. Project reports
Overview 3.1 The Domino Babies’ Homes are transitional homes for abandoned babies and toddlers, awaiting foster or adoptive families. We provide a loving, family environment THE FOUNDATION whilst aiming for excellent standards in health, hygiene and nutrition – providing the best possible care wherever possible. Babies’ Homes Adoption (not temporary placement) remains our primary TRANSITIONAL HOMES objective, and we endeavour to work together with Durban s e S Child Welfare to obtain a permanent placement for each lter MO S child, thus giving the child the best possible outcome and brightest future.
We continue to maintain a good network with other babies’ homes in the Durban area which allows us to distribute many of the generous donations we receive to resource other babies homes. We regularly give to crèches and orphanages in Amaoti, Mayville and Verulam where the children and babies are in desperate need and some live in abject poverty. We continue to serve Durban Child Welfare and the SAPS Durban North by providing a trusted place of safety for children.
Activities
Placements: The Team Ten children were placed between our two homes in 2016. Project Leader: Shaun Tait At Fairhavens, three girls, between the ages of five days and two years were placed with us while at Ububele, our Crisis Parents: Linda Davis and Precious Thabethe second home, four girls and three boys, ranging from 11 Caregivers: Busi Duma, Sylvia Duma, Maureen days old to four years old entered our homes to receive Lisa, Thembi Gumede, Thabile care, nurturing and love while potential families were Jumbuxa, Fundi Ndlovu & Phindile identified through Durban Child Welfare. Ndlovu Fulltime Volunteers: Floor Dexel Adoptions:
Seven wonderful children were adopted and left our homes to unite with their forever families. Five girls and two boys left our homes, five children were adopted nationally and two children were placed with family members.
4 Staffing & Development: And to my team who do the daily hard work of caring for these children, especially our crisis parents – Linda Davis With the restructuring of our staff roster and the second and Precious Thabethe, we appreciate your dedication and home gaining independence from Fairhavens we needed heart. I know God has amazing plans for 2017 and I am an additional set of hands to assist us at Ububele. Phindile excited to see the babies’ homes flourish next year. Ndlovu joined us in April 2016 bringing our total staff complement, between the two homes, up to seven assistants working a combination of day shifts and night shifts throughout the month.
2016 saw our partnership with Khulisani, an organisation that provides job assistance and opportunities for individuals with disabilities, strengthen as a number of staff were placed between the two homes. These additional staff members provided by Khulisani allowed for effective caring and maintenance at the homes.
Precious Thabethe, our crisis mother at Ububele, passed her driver’s licence exam in February which has increased our capacity and streamlined our efficiencies with regard to transport for court visits, hospital trips and dropping of children at school. This has allowed for a greater functional independence of our second home.
Summary 2016 could be described as a ‘maintenance year’ from a sense of household repairs (geysers, washing machines, garden services and lighting) as well as continually building on and maintaining the project foundations and day to day activities that had been set from previous leaders. Ububele, our second babies’ home, gained greater independence from Fairhavens allowing us to utilise assets and resources more effectively. We also investigated and started implementing Early Childhood Development routines and incorporated volunteer activities into our daily schedules.
From overseeing seven adoptions, caring for over 15 children and connecting with generous volunteers 2016 was an incredible year for The Domino Foundation Babies’ Homes. To all donors (corporates, individuals, local and international), medical and health professionals, schools and community service students who tirelessly gave of their time, talent and financial resources for the sake of these children, we thank you.
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THE FOUNDATION Overview Our vision is to feed children in need, allowing them to concentrate whilst receiving an education as well as filling Feeding as many nutritional holes as possible. PROGRAMME food for t oug t Activities
Toti Kitchen: In April we helped KCI Church, Toti start their own sandwich kitchen. That growth has been phenomenal with 660 sandwiches a week being produced by their local volunteers by the end of the year.
Durban North Kitchen: The sandwich kitchen made and delivered an average of 1000 sandwiches every school day, feeding learners at 8 schools and 1 Homework Centre in the North Coast Road and Amaoti areas. Sandwiches were also delivered weekly to DMC and Gilgal Ministries in the Point and The King George Hospital to assist in feeding children with HIV and drug-resistant TB.
The Team: We partnered with Danville Park Girls High School, Project Leader: Cathy Whittle St Barnabas Independent School and Our Lady of Fatima Durban North Kitchen who donated prepared sandwiches and fruit on a weekly Team Leader: Angel Mtshali basis, to support our schools. Angel Gumede, assisted by Staff: Nicole Schoeman, Scelo Mkhize, over 45 committed volunteers, coordinated the production Clement Msomi and delivery of the sandwiches each week and Clement Toti Kitchen Msomi, the driver, delivered the sandwiches to the different schools. Team Leader: Cheryl Dann Through Khulisani, we were also able to acquire another Brookdale kitchen kitchen hand, Scelo Mkhize, who has added great value Team Leader: Lucky Vilakazi to the team, bringing a necessary physical presence to a Kitchen Staff: Petros Mgenge (Driver), busy, growing concern. We have increased our egg mayo Kerwin Sherwin (Driver Assistant), dramatically whist trying to phase out non-nutritional Thulisile Shezi, Gloria Nyawuza, Zikhona Diya, Princess Gumede polony, so male muscles are needed to carry the large pots that boil over 1000 eggs weekly, as well as the labour Relief Kitchen intensive egg peeling which follows. Volunteer: Marcus Kelly
6 Brookdale Kitchen: Food Forward (formally known as Food Bank) plays a huge role with a monthly truck load of assorted vegetables The Brookdale kitchen produced an average of 1700 bowls and non-perishables allowing us to fill hampers as well of soup per school day in 2016, with feeding continuing as assist the Domino Babies Home, Ray of Hope Babies at TAFTA, Happy Hours, the Amaoti Clinic and 36 crèches Home, Phoenix Child Welfare, Wylie House, Fountain of within the Amaoti area. Life Church in Amaoti, local schools as well as families, Through Khulisani we were also able to add another individuals and the many needy people and organisations member to the Brookdale team. Kerwin Sherwin joins picked up by Mrs Doyle in the North Glen News! Petros on his soup rounds and carries the heavy soup The more we release, the more we receive… Independent drums into the crèches, allowing Petros to stay with the Newspapers, Pick n’ Pay, Woolworths, RCL Foods, Unilever bakkie for added security. and many private individuals are just some of our many benefactors. The incredible relationship with JAMSA continued this year, allowing the crèche owners to serve nutritious, fortified porridge to each child for breakfast. Summary Through our relationships with Durban Mission Church in the Point we now assist 7 crèches in the Point (Pickering 2016 was a truly significant year for our Feeding Street), Albert Park and Mansel Rd Market areas with JAM Programme with the expansion into Amanzimtoti. As usual, porridge. It is a great privilege to be building relationships we would not function without the support and assistance with local and foreign national community leaders through from a number of organisations, donors and volunteers. feeding children. A HUGE thank you to each and every one of you for contributing towards the staggering 951 254 meals that Relief Kitchen: were produced in 2016. To all our staff and volunteers that are on the ground making all this happen – thank you. You Our third kitchen, the Relief Kitchen was established at the are an incredible team to work with and we look forward to beginning of 2015 with the main objective of providing an amazing 2017! meal hampers to children and families over the school holidays, feeding families in crisis situations and providing relief feeding during emergencies.
We were most fortunate in having a full time volunteer join our team. From 9am-11am each day Marcus helps bring order and keep stock of deliveries in and hampers/ donations out of the store room.
1000s of food hampers and food assistance have been released from this store room and kitchen this year. Pashas Glenashley provide 25 frozen meals weekly for distribution, which we share with Glenridge Church.
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THE FOUNDATION Overview The Domino Foundation Life Skills Programme is a risk- Life Skills reducing values based programme. Our vision is to engage with young people through a mentorship process to PROGRAMME develop critical thinking skills so that they are better able A G O to make wise life choices. In doing so, our aim is to help young people understand that they are valuable and to instill in them a hope for their future. We want the learners to develop personal vision and so grow emotionally, physically, socially, spiritually and cognitively. Included in this is HIV education and awareness. Our overall focus therefore is to see young lives transformed.
In 2016 we worked within four schools: Amaoti 3 Combined School, Zwakele Primary School, Ekuthuleni Primary School and Nhlonipho Primary School. We have an excellent relationship with the schools and we highly value our partnership with them.
Activities
Group teaching in schools The Team: 739 learners were taught once a week during the Life Project Leader: Toni Wilkins Orientation lesson. Classes included Grade 7’s at Amaoti 3, Grade 6’s at Zwakele, Grade 5’s at Nhlonipho and Grade 6’s Team Leader: Leigh-Ann Stevens at Ekhutuleni. Youth Workers: Nonte Gumede, Jomo Skakane, Thobile Miya, Sifiso Hlongwa One on one interviews & UNISA Social Work Students These interviews provided an opportunity for the learners to set personal goals and to share personal struggles and crises in a safe environment. For more in-depth counseling sessions, referrals were made to our fourth year social work students and relevant agencies. Our youth workers also conducted some home visits and food parcels were given through the Social Support teachers at the schools for families in need. Eleven fourth year social work students were placed at Domino in 2016, assisting with case work, therapeutic groups and community projects.
Girls and Boys After-School Recreational Clubs In 2016, we partnered with Annelize Muller who worked with our team to envision us and to help us refine and improve our existing programme. The girls made their own
8 pencil cases, had a presentation on dental hygiene and hair Programme partners care, participated in aerobics, self-defense lessons and learnt entrepreneurial skills. Feedback from the learners Fire and Grace is that creative activities are fun and relaxing and they Tracey-Leigh Wessels and her facilitation team led the really enjoy the chance to spend time together as girls. For Zwakele Primary School Grade 6 girls and 2 of their Life the boys, the focus was on talks about navigating life as a Orientation teachers through 2 Fire and Grace sessions. young man, functional fitness, aerobics and soccer. The focus of the workshop was on restoring dignity and worth to girls. Leadership Development 40 learners, 4 school teachers, 1 Domino Youth Leader Cox/Yeats Woman’s Day Event and 2 Amaoti community volunteers attended a weekend Angel Projects facilitated a Women’s Day event for girls in leadership camp held at Hella Hella. It was a jam packed Grade 6 accompanied by 2 teachers from Zwakele Primary action adventure weekend and the boys left profoundly School. The learners were taken on an excursion to Cox- influenced and inspired. Yeats offices to expose them to the work of a corporate law firm and were gifted with packs of Subz washable panties Teacher Support and pads and a light lunch. To celebrate International Teachers’ Day, our team held a Movie Day with teachers from all 4 of the schools we Tour Durban Cycle Race work with. The purpose of the event was to recognise and In 2016 we entered a development team in the cycle acknowledge the valuable contribution that the teachers race. The team included 12 boys from our Boys Club and make to the lives of children. The feedback from teachers teachers from the school. Domino also manned a water was that they felt appreciated and that they loved the table, enabling us to encourage and support the riders. choice of movie and were moved by its message. Vopak – Maths and Science Learner Support Team Training In 2016, Vopak organized extra lessons in Maths and In 2016, the team attended the iMatter Children and Family Science for the Grade 12 learners at Amaoti 3. This had a Work Conference. They also attended a 2-day Caring huge impact on the learners as often these are the subjects Classrooms and Humane Education Training workshop and which they struggle with and the extra help really assisted were joined by one of the teachers from Zwakele Primary them at the end of the year when they wrote exams. School. The aim of Caring Classrooms and the GMA Foundation is to develop empathy in children through a focus on compassion, caring for and being good stewards of all creation (the environment and animals). The team and educators from Zwakele Primary School also took part in a 2-day workshop, run by Coaches Across Continents, on how to use sport and games to teach valuable life lessons.
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THE FOUNDATION Overview The vision of the ECD programme is to improve the Early Childhood quality of learning and to increase preparation for school readiness with children under the age of seven. Over the DEVELOPMENT past three and a half years, we have worked alongside B G S A P OG AMM 23 crèches in the Amaoti community, helping them grow, and gain essential skills to better the lives of pre-grade R children within their classrooms. Whilst the beginning of the year saw continued work into the Amaoti community, it was also a period of empowerment and expansion into two additional areas.
A huge part of sustainability and empowerment is to provide crèche owners and their practitioners with the essential educational and business management skills needed to run an effective Early Childhood Development center. Whilst the beginning stages are very hands-on with mentoring and monitoring, there comes a point where, we, as The Domino Foundation ECD team, need to step back and enable the crèches to stand on their own and become self-sufficient small businesses. The last 6 months of 2016 was therefore a period of phase out within the Amaoti community. Whilst we are no longer continuing our ECD programme within the community, we are still The Team: committed to feeding the ECD centres and ensuring the Project Leader: Jessica King daily nutritional needs of the children are met. Field Workers: Sli Miya, Mbali Shezi, Zanele Gumede, Nauleen Luthuli and Happiness Zulu. Objectives To empower ECD owners with the necessary business management skills to run a profitable and quality-driven enterprise.
To assist in making ECD centres sustainable businesses that make a lasting economic and educational impact in the community.
To improve the skills of ECD owners to go beyond caring for children by incorporating critical early childhood development.
To walk alongside ECD centre owners through practical, on- site interventions to ensure that business and educational aspects are implemented to meet the nutritional, cognitive, social, behavioral and educational needs of children in their formative years.
10 To ensure that there is effective preparation of young on-site monitoring and mentorship. During the remaining children for school readiness through the foundational weekly visits, lessons learnt during previous training were learning phase. refreshed with teachers and supervisors and creative ideas were developed and implemented to aid them going To create ECD centres that are more conducive to learning forward. by improving the physical environment through the supply of playground equipment, building projects, painting and Whilst phasing out, we simultaneously did an assessment general renovations. into 6 crèches in the Oshobeni community, and prepared for our expansion into 15 crèches in Waterloo. Informal workshops with crèche supervisors were held, community and stakeholder meetings took place and an ESS Business Activities training workshop was successfully carried out. The workshop highlighted the essential business skills needed Field Worker Training, Mentoring and Monitoring to run a crèche effectively and provided the crèche owners All five of our field workers are well equipped with the with basic templates of important documents they need to skills and knowledge to effectively mentor and monitor keep on file going forward. ECD centres within multiple communities on a daily basis. They have their NQF level 4 certificates, are trained in basic Nutrition business management skills, in health, safety and nutrition Through our kitchen in Brookdale, Phoenix and in and have received training on both a Humane Education partnership with JAM SA, the nutritional needs of all programme and the Gandhi Development Trust values learners are met on a daily basis. programme. Domino Christmas Story Assessments Towards the end of the year, we had a Christmas stocking Towards the end of 2015, an assessment tool was drive, so that each child on the ECD programme could developed, which allows us to evaluate and understand receive a Christmas stocking filled with non-perishable each crèche’s strengths, needs and weaknesses, according food items and educationally stimulating toys. For many, it to the eight essential areas needed to provide a safe, was the only gift they received and the foodstuff was very healthy and well run crèche. The information derived helpful for the whole family during this period. from the assessments is crucial in effectively helping A special thanks to the Trustees of The Sibaya Community each individual crèche, on their journey toward improving Trust and ROSSMIN, whose financial support has made this active learning within their classrooms and to ensure a possible. safe and nurturing environment for children to grow and develop. This tool was used to assess 15 identified crèches in Waterloo, as well as 6 crèches within the Oshobeni community.
Crèche owners and teachers training 2016 was a transitional period for the ECD programme, whereby crèches within the Amaoti community were empowered to stand on their own. A huge part of the process was ensuring they were ready to do so. This meant holding workshop meetings to walk through the phase out process and to consolidate all that was learnt over the past three and a half years, through training and
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THE FOUNDATION Overview Our vision is to provide a platform to empower and equip Skills Development disadvantaged individuals through education to reach PROGRAMME their full potential. The Skills Development programme Sta er therefore provides opportunities for individuals to equip rting a new c apt themselves for the tertiary environment (post-Matric), who otherwise would not have the means to do so, due to circumstances that are not of their own doing.
As part of the outworking of the vision the programme aims not only to provide the financial means to tertiary education but also to mentor students through personal and individual relationships.
Activities
Applications and Recruiting
BURSARY FUND Through the work of the Life Skills team, and in particular Sfiso Hlongwane we were able to identify candidates suitable for university programmes and from that pool select those who we felt would excel at University. From a pool of six matric learners we were able to identify three The Team: whom we felt fitted the requirements by nature of their Project Leaders: Brad and Taryn King performance at high school and they were offered funding Project Facilitator: Sfiso Hlongwana that would cover their tuition and related expenses.
LEARNERSHIPS Current Students The only student on a bursary for 2016 was offered a bursary from FUNZA and accepted this funding toward her future endeavours along with the future employment it will offer. This freed up finances to contribute toward the 2017 students. She performed excellently and met all the requirements of her teaching degree.
12 Mentoring Summary A desire of the programme is that each individual student The year proved to be another learning year for the team will be exposed to mentorship during their studies. The as we continually strive to outwork the dream one step mentoring is very informal and relational which suits the at a time. God’s involvement has been clearly seen in programme’s current identity. many areas and instances and it is our desire to continue following the path we believe He is laying for the Staffing & Development programme. The year has laid a great platform for 2017 The programme is and will continue to be run and overseen and opened up our eyes to the huge possibilities that exist by the current team leaders on a volunteer basis. An within the Skills Development sphere. addition to the team, currently also on a volunteer basis, is Sfiso Hlongwana who expressed a desire to be involved with the project. His attributes, skills and standing within the community have really proved to be a huge strength during 2016.
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THE FOUNDATION Overview The Domino Foundation Red Light Programme aims to Red Light reach out and assist survivors of human trafficking and exploited women who feel they cannot exit the sex PROGRAMME industry due to social and economic vulnerabilities. The an g ti uman traffic in programmes are centered in love and the word of God to release our beneficiaries into sustainable lives of freedom and hope.
Our Focus and Vision was to:
• Reach out onto the streets of Durban and identify and assist sex trafficked survivors and those who were being exploited in the industry
• Refer survivors and ‘last resort’ sex workers into our restoration programme and/or to network them with shelters and other partners where assistance was needed.
• Work toward sustainable change – emotionally, spiritually, financially and physical healing
• Report human trafficking and suspicious activities as well as train others to identify and assist (Churches / The Team: Schools etc.) Project Leader: Natalie Ogden • Partner with churches, businesses, government and other organisations to expand our capacity to reach Project Facilitator: Ntombifuthi Esther Madikane more survivors and at risk groups.
We transitioned to The Domino Foundation in September/ October 2016, due to needing resources/assistance to achieve our aim. We came into the programme with four beneficiaries.
Activities for 2016
Transition into ‘The Domino Foundation’
The transition took most of the year with regards to learning and handing over. It was an encouraging time for the team and beneficiaries.
14 Training Release We took the opportunity to train internal team members We continued to work through programs to allow the as well as other Domino programme leaders on ‘When beneficiaries to leave the organisation with sustainable Helping Hurts’. The sessions were well received skills and community support/employment opportunities. particularly by the feeding programme and were a good One of our beneficiaries left the programme due to being opportunity to share and learn from one another as employable, skilled in a trade and had work made available programmes. to her through our partners. This was very exciting and we loved watching her press into God and His goodness for Red Light also did a refresher training with the Human her. Trafficking task team and attended their training sessions for the week in November to gain fresh insight into the Human Trafficking concerns of South Africa. General Awareness/Events Red Light began the transition into Glenridge Church and Much of our time was spent gearing up for 2017 and almost did a talk as well as setting up stands and attending their ‘relaunching’ the programme. markets. We began discussions and meetings around the 2017 Red Light hosted Lexis Nexis for their Care Day and programme and how to make it more realistic/sustainable. attended their year-end function as their guest speaker How to hand over the jewelry and how to ensure the and NPO. We also attended two ‘Compass’ medical waste beneficiaries are released quicker and how to enrol new care days at their facility and interacted with their staff and beneficiaries. partners. We did a talk at Nedbank with their call centre We made the decision to work with other ‘reach out’ teams teams. Finally, we relaunched the #Bagging campaign to till we could build up the Glenridge team again in 2017. raise awareness in South Africa alongside other NPOs and businesses. Hand over was done with Marketing, Volunteers, Finances Red Light also attended multiple markets to showcase the and Admin. This will continue into 2017. hand-made jewelry (made by our beneficiaries), as well as to network and build relationships.
Restoration We moved into the ‘Anthem’ counseling center and settled our beneficiaries into their new home.
We continued with counseling (one-on-one and group) as well as inner healing. We continued with our aim of restoring dignity and hope.
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THE FOUNDATION Overview The Recycle Swop Shop is a project that provides communities the opportunity to exchange recyclable Recycle goods for tokens which can be spent on buying basic SWOP SHOP food, clothes, stationery and toys in shops that we set up cleaner future and manage. The basis of the project focuses on a ‘hand up not hand out’ approach. The emphasis is on breaking the mentality of hopelessness by igniting the belief that individuals can add value to their families, schools and the greater community through hard work.
Activities for 2016
During the 2016 year we ran three Swop Shops successfully. The sites with a brief description of each are below.
Du Noon Du Noon is the first Swop Shop that was started more than 5 years ago. The project operates from the Inkwenkwezi High School in Du Noon. The main supporters of the The Team: project are women who live in the Du Noon area. We have Project Leader/ very little participation from the high school kids, the Operational Manager: Riaan van der Westhuizen reason being that it is seen as not being “cool” to recycle. Field Project leader: Louise Vonafikadis We collect recycling and run a shop for the Du Noon community weekly.
Wesbank Wesbank was the second Swop Shop we opened. This project runs from the Wesbank Primary School. We receive great support from the school kids and the Wesbank community members. We collect recycling weekly and we run a shop for the community once a month.
16 Philipi Summary The Philipi Swop Swop is run from Siyazaka Primary and One of our main goals is to open a Swop Shop within all the kids participate. Being involved with the primary the Kwazulu Natal area. The other areas we are focusing school has given us a huge opportunity to educate kids, not on currently are getting the Swop Shop in Phillipi to be only about keeping their environment clean, but also that managed by a school staff member. With the correct they are all able to make a difference to their lives through control mechanisms we believe that we would be able to hard work. We run a shop for the kids once a month and empower more schools to run their own Swop Shops. We we collect recycling weekly. We shut the project down will further be focusing on gaining sponsors for the Swop for 2 months during the height of winter in 2016. The Shop during 2017. participation from the kids dropped off as a result of the rain making it very difficult for them to collect recycling. To all donors (corporates, individuals, local and We started the project again at the beginning of the 4th international), schools and community service students term of school. who tirelessly give of their time, talent and financial resources for the sake of these children, we thank you.
We look forward to 2017 and exploring new ways of impacting communities through the Swop Shop program.
17 4. Marketing & Communications Report
With the expansion of #TheDominoEffect into Southern Activities KZN and the Western Cape, 2016 was an exciting year for the marketing department. We focused on a number of key Campaigns, Fundraisers and Awareness Events: objectives, namely: Various campaigns, events and fundraisers were hosted 1 . Increasing and raising awareness of The Domino throughout the year, allowing stakeholders to engage Foundation and programmes. and participate with the Domino brand as well as raise much needed funds and awareness for the continued An ongoing objective is to raise the awareness of the running of our programmes. Fundraisers and awareness Domino Brand, and this year we ran a number of awareness events included: 1) Tour Durban Cycle Race, 2) Mandela campaigns, expanded our communications channels Day (Durban North & Amazimtoti), 3) SPAR Women’s to include Amanzimtoti and Western Cape coverage, race, 4) Fight the Plight and 5) FNB Women’s breakfast, 6) continued to offer township connect tours and hosted #KnowYourNPO campaign, 7) Anti-Human Trafficking week, stands at various exhibitions to build both our online and 8) #Bagging Campaign, 9) CAF market day and 10) the 2016 offline following and supporter base. stats campaign where we released a number of insightful 2. Maintaining & strengthening existing relationships infographics highlighting our 2016 impact. with donors, volunteers and stakeholders. Communications This was achieved through multiple corporate interactions, team events and volunteer opportunities for individuals Website and businesses to be exposed to the Domino Effect Our website is wonderfully managed by Weblogic and regularly throughout the year. The aim is simple – create continues to be a vital portal for our online community. numerous positive experiences for involvement and See www.domino.org.za for the latest info. exposure to ensure lasting relationships between our Newsletters stakeholders and our brand. The success of a number The Domino Effects newsletter was sent each month to of Domino events provided a fantastic opportunity for the growing Domino database, with regular features in corporate sponsorship, staff participation and individual community newsletters. involvement in Domino activities. Media 3. Becoming a leading voice on social issues Both print and social media platforms proved to be This year provided an opportunity for The Domino effective communication channels for Domino. A number Foundation to take the lead and provide guidance, advice of articles appeared in local newspapers as well as in and support on a number of social issues. We focused weekend magazines and Western Cape publications. our online blog to provide feature stories on current On the social front, our Facebook page, Twitter handle, challenges in our country and to become a voice and light Instagram account, Domino Effects blog and our YouTube for social change. It was encouraging to see the community channel continued to grow it’s following throughout the respond positively to the shift in focus as we featured in a year. number of radio interviews with East Coast Radio regarding adoption and abandonment. Rebranding: With the growth of The Domino Brand and the official launch of Domino Business in 2016, a need arose for us to embark on a rebranding exercise to present DOMINO appropriately and dynamically as a three-part entity (Foundation, Business & Trust). We are excited to launch the new brand identity in 2017.
18 5. Volunteer Report
In line with the development of the five volunteering our efforts on behalf of the beneficiaries of The Domino activities through which the public are able to engage with Foundation: Northlands Girls High School, Danville Park The Domino Foundation programmes, these have been Girls High School, Clifton College, Maris Stella High School, built on and strengthened in the past year. This has given Our Lady of Fatima Dominican Convent, Durban Girls the position of volunteerism with The Domino Foundation College, George Campbell and Virginia Preparatory. a higher profile and is enabling the various programmes to utilise the time, energy and skills of the volunteers to Domino Connect Tours much greater effect. Tours of The Domino Foundation programmes starting at the Domino offices and proceeding to visit some of the programmes, continued during 2016. The tours Activities included ECD centres, the Life Skills programme and the sandwich and soup kitchens. Against the background
General Volunteers of an introductory DVD presentation and an overview The two programmes which attracted the vast majority of the various programmes, they gave a comprehensive of volunteers were the Babies' Homes and the Feeding understanding of The Domino Foundation’s impact upon Programmes. There were many ad hoc and once-off the lives of individuals and communities. volunteers at the former, with a steady number of people spending regular times at the homes. The time slots in International Volunteers the sandwich kitchens were filled to capacity, a gratifying A number of international volunteers partnered with us point to have reached. There were still more would-be during the year for varying lengths of time. One of the volunteers hoping to find a place in one of the slots. most significant developments was the launching of the A number of volunteers with specialised skills such as Project TEN centre in Durban, the first in South Africa. psychology, medicine, financial planning and office and This agency is an international development programme clerical functions made themselves available. operating in developing areas working with local communities and service-learning. The first cohort arrived Comm-Serve Programme late in 2016 for their three-month stint. For the next two Three week-long community service weeks were held years, further groups will be working with The Domino during school holidays to enable high school pupils to Foundation in several programmes. meet their obligations in this area. The students were exposed to a number of activities which helped their understanding of what The Domino Foundation does and Summary which gave them the opportunity to serve others. The There is immense value in the volunteer programme, not broadening of the perspectives and world-views of these only for the programmes run by The Domino Foundation young people and, hopefully, the establishing a heart of and its beneficiaries, but also for the volunteers compassion in them was an achievement well worth the themselves. Their lives cannot but be impacted by the effort in organising the Comm-serve weeks. experience and knowledge that their gifts of time, energy Schools Programme and talent have a profound effect on the lives of some of the 5000 people who are touched by the Foundation’s Various schools, both primary and secondary, partnered activities each day. with The Domino Foundation in 2016 with time spent at some of the programmes sites, upgrading facilities, and in raising funds for their chosen programmes. We extend our thanks to the following schools for their participation in
19 6. Donors
Many thanks to the numerous sponsors and donors who have supported our work and partnered with us in caring for our community. A Patterson Equifeeds KZN Aviation Road Load CC AFM Kingsway Eugene Morgan LC Stevens Roccomammas Gateway Amfi Freight Fen Van Tonder Leigh Colgan Roccomammas Mackeurtan Ave Annelize Muller Ferfam Charitable Trust Lexis Nexis Rothwell Eva Annie Scheepers Fiona’s Homegroup Lift Church International RSS ARB Electrical Wholesalers FMI Lighthouse Samantha Kransingh Atlas Plastics FPT Group Marlene Naidoo Sanveer Spoton Aquelle Tour Durban Cycle Race FR Waring Megapile Seedlings Preschool Benita Gordon Future Wealth Merle Crouch Sibaya Trust Basischool De Tovervogel GB Bearings Mid East Charters Simpkins Benita Gordon’s Home Group GMA Foundation MSC SKV Maritime Bitline SA Gooderson Leisure MSC Depots Southern Cross Chain Blaizing Sun Investments Gujaraiti Society MSC Printing Spar Ladies Race Bluff Methodist Church Innovative MSC Properties St Barnabas School Bluff Superspar Highveld Coal MSC Shipping Stafford and Lisa Centa Fire Protection HRK Cape MSC Technical Massie Stella Cham Interstat Agencies Multi Media Signs Stichting Equip Chetty Ionetics Muthulingum Naik The Light Trust COGS Kids Ivan Miosic Will Trust Myschool The North Durban 41 Club Concept Carpets Jeursen Nevinvest The Victor Daitz Foundation COX Yeats Jithan Bridgmohan Nick Wood TMF CPS Chemicals Joseph Grieveson Oricol Environmental Services Turbofluid (Pty) Ltd Craig JT Ross Ultimate Electrical P Wetselaar Crawford Dorf Julie P Ventrite Paperkem Daya Kalil Vopak Pepson Plastics DHL Karsen Patel VOX Coal Poobie Naidoo Dischem Foundation Kathleen Clarke Warren Allen Primedia Domino Trust KEY Delta Wikus Joubert Prophalt Edison Power Electrical Kisten Winnie Mitchell Riona Singh Elektro Vroomen Edms Bpk KTM
20 7. Financial statements
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40 41 Physical Address: 37 MacKeurtan Ave, Durban North, 4051 Postal Address: PO Box 20147, Durban North, 4016 Telephone: 031 563 9605 Facsimile: 086 762 0376 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.domino.org.za NPO Number: 037-703-NPO PBO Number: 930012688 VAT Number: 4160255206 Auditors: Fouche, Hodgkinson and McLoughlan Facebook: The Domino Foundation Twitter: @DominoRSA Instagram: dominofoundation
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