arise & act for a just society
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annual report diakonia council of churches There is much in our society that remains mired in the injustices of the past. There is an “apartheid era” mind-set that keeps us imprisoned in the social status that
BOOTH apartheid imposed on us, in which some of those who were placed on the “lower
IAN rungs” still regard themselves as lesser beings, and some of those who were placed on the “upper rungs” still take free of the shackles of the past and privilege for granted and assume that build a new society in which race and chairperson’s message the rights and privileges of their status nationality, economic status and gender automatically apply. While this is true, are simply facts about us, and not
chairperson a just society is not possible. definers that determine whether or not we are “in” or “out”, safe or threatened, Through its work in communities privileged or oppressed. The theme for around the greater eThekwini area the this year at the Diakonia Council of Diakonia Council of Churches has Churches is “Arise and Act for a Just sought to influence the shift in those Society”. We invite you to arise with us mind-sets so that together we can break and join the action.
diakonia council of churches 2014 / 2015 annual report executive director's review
The year 1 March 2014 to 28 February 2015 was the first year of our new way of working. After the strategic review process of July 2013, we changed our practise from pre-packaged NOMABELU MVAMBO-DANDALA programmes to process facilitation. executive director
To set the ball rolling, staff visited churches, Ministers' Fellowships and community associations to explore how best to partner with them in addressing social justice issues in their come on board in the spirit of ecumenism and social justice. Our communities. aim is to reach as many congregations and communities as possible.
Church visits were both exciting and eye-opening. They also As an organisation that envisages a transformed society in helped to build and strengthen relationships with the churches. which all partake in the 'feast of life', Diakonia entered into We are indeed grateful to those churches and groups that gave partnership with the KwaZulu-Natal Office of the Premier to offer us their listening ear and agreed to partner with us. We believe services aimed not only at eradicating poverty, but also at promoting that working together as partners in faith and action will enable human values and ensuring moral regeneration in the province. us to increase social justice activism in eThekwini Municipality. The second part of this report, therefore, gives a glimpse of It is our wish that the remaining member churches will also our success stories in this intervention.
diakonia council of churches 2014 / 2015 annual report arise & act for a just society The media, day-in-day-out, report on the mass dissatisfaction of citizens with the socio- economic and political status-quo in South Africa.
Corruption in both public and private spaces has reached pandemic levels. The greed and inequality that characterise our society have led to untold suffering of the poor. Violence on women and children has become normalised. The disregard for human life in this country is worrying. Surely things must It is only when we involve ourselves in the change. struggles of those who need justice and act in order to dismantle those structures and institutions that But how can things change if we just complain perpetuate injustice, and keep the poor and and fold our arms? The theme of this report is a call marginalised in a state of perpetual want, that we to action. It is a call for serious reflection on all South can all enjoy the South African dream. Africans on our duties and obligations as citizens. It is sending the message that we are the owners of In this report of the year beginning 1 March 2014 our destiny and if we do not stand up and create to 28 February 2015, we highlight our humble efforts the South Africa that we want, nobody will do it for of mobilising churches to work for social justice, as us. It is a reminder that 'we are the ones we have well as our work towards empowering communities to been waiting for'. eradicate poverty and address social ills.
diakonia council of churches 2014 / 2015 annual report “It is proposed that a project be undertaken to give effect to Christian concern on the basis of a two-dimensional universality: universality in its involvement of the churches and universality in its approach to human need, whether the need be in the field of welfare, development or liberation. It is proposed that the project be called DIAKONIA.” Archbishop Denis E Hurley - 30 January 1974
The Diakonia that Hurley envisaged is one that addresses human suffering, human need and injustice wherever
social action groups it is encountered.
With this in mind, the 2013 strategic The reasoning is that churches and review process, undertaken to assess how communities know best what they want to the organisation was carrying out its mandate address in their communities and how best and reinvent itself in an ever-changing context, to do it. Diakonia's role then becomes that recommended that Diakonia staff go out to of mobilising churches and communities to churches and communities and explore with form social action groups that would grapple them how best to partner in work for social with social justice issues, leading to an justice in their communities, rather than going outburst of social justice activism in the to them with predefined programmes. greater Durban area. diakonia council of churches 2014 / 2015 annual report diakonia council ofchurches organisation topartnerwiththem, wassenttocongregations. regarding socialjusticeandhow theywouldwantthe groups hadbeenvisited. Fellowships, sevenecumenicalgroupsandfivecommunity Meeting, totalkaboutthenewapproach. organisational events,suchastheAnnualLectureand ecumenical groups.Opportunitywasalsoseizedat visited Ministers'Fellowships,communityassociationsand working. Tomakesurethatnoareawasleftout,staffalso and groupsincongregationstopresentonournewwayof partnerships with. some groupsandcongregationsthatwecouldexplore and workwiththeirchurches.Wegotimportantleadsinto of thedenominationsandtoexplorehowbestenterinto primary focus.Thepurposewastounderstandtheprotocols heads ofchurchesandtheirmoversshakerswerethe A questionnairetofindoutwhat thechurchesaredoing By theendofyear,61churches,fiveMinisters' After theconsultation,weapproachedidentifiedchurches During theperiod
under review,meetingswith continued toexplorecreativewaysofengagingthem. delayed planstostarttheaccompanimentprocess.Staff slow inrespondingtoourrequestmeetwiththem.That probably duetotheirheavyschedules.Somechurcheswere denominations thatwedidnothavetheopportunitytomeet economic andpoliticalclimate. church's apparentabsenceandsilenceinadeterioratingsocio- with theorganisation,astheyexpressedconcernabout number ofchurchesandgroupsexpressedkeennesstopartner good startingpoint. clear pictureofthecommunities'socialjusticeissuesanda heads ofdenominationsandthechurchvisitsgavestaffa 2014 /2015 annual report There were,however,somechallengeswith Generally, substantialprogresswasmade.Quitea The responsestothequestionnaire,meetingswith
church visits diakonia council ofchurches reach -rural,townshipandurban. Diocese JusticeandPeaceGroup Ubambiswano Lwabefundisi Siyakhana Organisation Community Organisation Emmanuel CathedralJusticeandPeaceGroup IDAMASA of thepartners’rolesinprocessaccompaniment. The MOUisaguidingdocumentthatensuresmutualunderstanding was developedandgroupsthatagreedtocomeonboardsignedit. memorandum of A MemorandumofUnderstanding An analysisofthesegroupsshowsafairlywidegeographical At theendofperiodunderreview,tengroups,namely, (DurbanChapter),the , , Zuzimpilo ActionCommunityTrust ELCSA PrayerWomen'sLeague , Mariannhill Network Sydenham CommunityAssociation , hadsignedtheMOU. understanding , Mbaliyethemba , and Marianhill , (MOU) , , 2014 /2015 annual report
accompaniment started withthese four. period, theaccompanimentprocess had set theirgoals.Attheendof reporting strategic planninginwhichthey identifiedand Zuzimpilo, Siyakhana planning session. MOU, thenextstepistoconductastrategic Once agroup Emmanuel Cathedral, and Mbaliyethu has signedthe did conclusion We had a promising start in implementing the audit in downtown Durban on unemployed youth. At the new practice. Church visits have been an exciting experience end of the year, they were approaching the local business for staff. They are helping staff to better understand issues people to discuss possible job openings for the youth. and struggles faced by communities. The opportunities have enabled Diakonia to both revive and strengthen old As an organisation at the service of the churches, relationships as well as forge new ones. Diakonia is always ready to accept invitations from churches and communities to conduct trainings and workshops on Even though we did not get the number of partner identified needs. To this end, the organisation facilitated churches that we had anticipated, we are happy to report a workshop for the Deans of the Catholic Archdiocese of that those that came on board are quite enthusiastic to Durban on conflict transformation, problem solving and work with the organisation. In fact, some of them even peace building, upon invitation from Bishop Barry Wood identified issues that they want to address in partnership OMI. with us even before the signing of the MOU.
Of particular interest is the Emmanuel Cathedral Justice and Peace group who, after the presentation and before they could even sign the MOU, adopted the Thursdays in Black Campaign and promoted it during the month of August at the Cathedral. They also did a skills diakonia council of churches 2014 / 2015 annual report masisukume sakhe empowering communities to work for a just society "The Parties to this service provision agreement acknowledge and declare poverty as their common enemy. It is a source of all social ills that are impacting negatively on many people's lives. It is further acknowledged that Faced with a mammoth task such a challenge requires the contribution of different role players, whose efforts of building a just society, it is important to would be implemented through well-coordinated efforts." (OTP - Diakonia MOU) establish strategic partnerships. However, in these partnerships, the church must always be clear that it will not compromise its prophetic voice, or its values. If it were to make this The organisation was contracted not just to become a social compromise, then that would mean losing its identity and ceasing partner in efforts to eradicate poverty, but also to provide specific to be the 'Church of Christ.' services towards the OSS initiative aimed at strengthening the War Rooms and ensuring their functionality. Diakonia has been involved in efforts towards social transformation for decades. Its commitment to social justice in the Over and above that, the partnership was aimed at promoting greater Durban area is well known. Because of this exemplary human values ensuring moral regeneration in the province. The history, Diakonia entered into partnership with the KwaZulu-Natal whole purpose was, therefore, to work together to rebuild the fabric Office of the Premier (OTP) in their social transformation project, of our society and rebuild our nation. Operation Sukuma Sakhe (OSS), in November 2013, to address social ills in Ward 9 Mandeni (Ilembe Municipality, KwaZulu), Ward All the activities of the partners are done in War Rooms, which 11, Umzumbe (KwaQoloqolo, Ugu Municipality, South Coast) and are ward-based platforms for local communities, Ward councillors Ward 21, New Germany (eThekwini Municipality). and representatives of government departments to discuss and address service delivery issues. Below we highlight some of the In Wards 9 and 11, Diakonia partnered with the KwaZulu Regional success stories of our intervention in the OSS project. Christian Council (KRCC) and South KwaZulu-Natal Christian Council (SKZNCC) respectively, to do the work in their geographical areas.
diakonia council of churches 2014 / 2015 annual report tackling gender inequality !
The objective of the gender programme is to raise awareness and sensitise communities on all gender related issues, thereby ensuring change of attitude and behaviour.
Gender awareness and sensitisation workshops were held in all the three wards. The Thursdays in Black Campaign was promoted at all activities. Survivors of gender-based violence In October, an awareness-raising campaign on gender- were supported through stress and trauma healing based violence was organised at the Clermont Clinic by the local workshops. Participants thus acquired skills to Community Caregivers (CCGs). They performed a stage play on abusive effectively handle their conditions and embark on relationships, and distributed Thursdays in Black Campaign buttons. their journey of healing. Diakonia made a presentation on gender-based violence and handed out pamphlets on domestic violence.
This came after a community dialogue on gender-based violence held in August, where about 80 community members listened to
through drama gloomy statistics of abuse cases reported at the Clermont police station. During the dialogue, participants agreed on the importance of creating awareness in the community, and to establish support
gender-based violence groups that open up safe spaces for the victims to speak out, and provide useful information for referral to the police and social workers.
raising awareness of Participants adopted the Thursdays in Black Campaign. diakonia council of churches 2014 / 2015 annual report teach them before they grow " !
Grade 7 learners at Umzumbe is that the area is a hotspot of the cultural practice of ukuthwala in which young girls are abducted to marry older men. The girls were sensitised about their rights. “The child is father Another workshop was held for twenty Grade to the man...” 11 learners from KwaBhuca and Mthwalume High Schools, with a focus on gender-based violence. Since ...so goes the old adage. What the child most of the Grade 11 learners have children of their of 10 is like, is what he will be as a man of 40. If we own, the workshop empowered them with information envision a transformed society, then we have to teach on parental love, how to value their bodies and how our children from a tender age. The moral to take care of themselves particularly in a context regeneration, the promotion of human values and of abusive relationships. the rebuilding of the fabric of our society will never be realised unless the future leaders are informed During the school holidays, the Ward 21 from an early age. councillor organised a seven-day winter school programme with 45 Grades 10 and 11 learners, from With this in mind, thirty Grade 7 learners from seven high schools in his ward. Diakonia facilitated Mthwalume, Hyman and Fundeduze primary schools a one-day gender sensitisation workshop with the were sensitised on gender related issues particularly learners. They were sensitised on gender, culture and gender-based violence. The rationale for choosing other traditional practices that oppress women. diakonia council of churches 2014 / 2015 annual report "
As a member and leader of the Simunye Self Help Group (SHG) at Ifafa, Thembalethu started to encourage and capacitate his group members with Thembalethu is a young man living at Ifafa. His vegetable gardening skills. home is down the river and very far from the main road and other facilities. Thembalethu was retrenched in 2012. After attending a 'One Home One Garden' workshop at Qoloqolo, he went home and started a vegetable garden on his five hectare plot of land.
In just three months, he was already reaping the fruits of his work by selling the vegetables to his neighbours. He received bulk orders to supply vegetables to local shops and supermarkets. Because he needed more skills to increase his produce, Diakonia approached the Department of Agriculture thembalethu - our hope at Umzumbe to assist him with capacity building in this regard. diakonia council of churches 2014 / 2015 annual report diakonia council ofchurches as follows:four in Ward11,three21and sixinWard9. own agenda. the communitythatdevelopself-reliance andhelpmemberstosettheir members. Itemphasisestheimplementation ofasset-basedprojectsin as atriedandtestedpovertyalleviationmodel. poor inthethreewardswereencouragedtoembraceSHG approach poor istheonlychoiceforpeopleoffaith.Thepartnerssawitfit thatthe It isclearthattobuildcapacityandclaimsocio-economicrights forthe partners agreedunequivocallythatpovertyisthepeople'senemy. century. Itisascandalthatinworldofplenty,millionsgohungry. The During theperiodunderreview, atotalof13groupswereformed The SHGapproachfocuseson social bondandaffinityamong Poverty is empowering for probably theworstformofinjusticein21st !
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masibambane brings bread to odadeni equipment and pay fortraining. plans wereunderwaytopurchase the their communities.Attheendof the year, take turnstobakethebreadand sellto the members'homeandmembers will run amicro-bakery. and allequipmentrequiredtostart training andprovidesawood-firedoven Mama Mimi'sBakery establish theirownhome-basedbakeries. business modelinwhichvillagers rural communitiesaboutaself-sustaining Mama Mimi'sBakery business. Odadeni decidedtostartabread-making "" situation, a whoopingR40.Facedwithsuch town, Umzinto,ajourneywhichcostthem number ofkilometrestothenearest residents atOdadenineededtotravela The stovewillbekeptatoneof To dothattheyapproached To buyaloaf Masibambane conductsthe whicheducates , agroupat
of bread, 2014 /2015 annual report source ofincome. rarely thinkthattheycanturnthemintoapowerful number ofvillagershavehugeacreslandbutthey the poorcanextricatethemselvesoutofpoverty.A were abouttoharvest thebeans. end oftheyear,they supermarket. Atthe carrots forthe grow cabbagesand also requestedthemto them withbeansand Supermarket tosupply the localPicknPay The groupapproached beans afterpotatoes. rotation, theyplanted the knowledgeofcrop to savetheirmoney. From theproceeds,theyopenedagroupbankaccount them tothelocalcommunityandsupermarkets. January theirpotatoeswerereadyforharvest.Theysold they plantedpotatoesontheirfourhectaresofland.In were likethat. green money With some Equipped with After theSHGapproachwasintroducedtothem, Masibambane !
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churches channels of hope (CCOH)
The organisation and its partners trained religious leaders on HIV and AIDS issues, including increasing awareness, preventing its spread, as well as promoting behavioural change. role of the church and the community were also dealt with. The workshop also looked at moving from 'ABC' to 'SAVE' as The acclaimed CCOH methodology was used to ensure the prevention strategy. Healing methods used by some churches become fully aware of the unique role they can pastors and Christians and how these make people vulnerable play in addressing the scourge of HIV and AIDS and become came under the spotlight. places of care and hope for the broader society. The workshop ended with the church leaders In May, a CCOH workshop was held for church leaders committing to be involved in War Rooms, with the purpose in Clermont. The participants engaged in issues of stigma of assisting with counselling the affected and infected. and discrimination against people who are HIV positive. The myths about HIV, sugar daddies, circumcision, as well as the
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Vukuzenzele - Wake up and work for yourself community projects. households andcommunity,as wellasgreaterinvolvementin of increasedself-confidenceand havingavoicewithintheir household incomeandeasieraccess toloans.Membersalsospoke group acquiredapieceoflandtostartvegetablegarden. diversified intomakingearrings,necklacesandwristbands.The They selltheirproductstomembersofthecommunity.also Vukuzenzele where 26mostlyyoungpeopledecidedtoformagroup, and inthedevelopmentoftheircommunity. economically empoweredtoplayanimportantroleintheirfamilies as abasisforbuildingcapacitycommunitiestobesociallyand settlement, wheremostoftheresidentsliveinshacks.Thisserved into SHGs,wasconductedatClermont'sEsixabeniinformal the poorandmostvulnerable,withaviewtoorganisethem As theyearwasending,members spokeofanincreasein The groupstartedbeadworkandbroom-makingprojects. Subsequently, theSHGconceptwasintroducedatameeting A needs , andcommittedtotakethemselvesoutofpoverty. assessmentexercisetoidentifytheunemployed, # # 2014 /2015 annual report The work of CCGs is not an easy one. It is not a job that many would like to do. Yet they offer a valuable service caring for the environment which, because of the nature of our economic relations and societal ills, is on high demand. The CCGs from Clermont had a three-day stress and trauma level 2 workshop in November. They had attended Level 1 where they had been healed of their past traumatic experiences and enabled to move on with their lives. Level 2 focused on how they inspire community, promote healthy relationships and support community healing activities. The workshop gave the caregivers an opportunity to practise their care giving and counselling skills through the use of drama and To promote care and sustainable use of poetry. the environment, as well as strive for food security with At the end of the workshop, a view to eradicating poverty, is a key role of the people they were presented with of faith. The environmental intervention raised awareness certificates and were given manuals of the need to care for the environment. The 'Train the which they will use for helping their Trainer' workshops on environment were conducted so communities on their healing that the trained facilitators would conduct awareness journeys.
programmes in their communities. empowered to heal others On return to their communities, they formed support groups which The partners also conducted training and were involved in helping abused facilitated the establishment of conservancy groups. women and conducting gender Participants were empowered with knowledge and skills awareness and sensitisation to address conservancy issues. programmes. .
diakonia council of churches 2014 / 2015 annual report we now have electricity! ! deepening democracy To build a just society, it is imperative to cultivate the spirit of citizen activism and encourage full citizen participation on civic issues. Community dialogues are spaces for the community to engage with government officials. These promote active citizenship and public participation. With this in mind, community dialogues were facilitated for members to engage in the affairs of Communities at Mhlubulweni their respective communities in War Rooms. and Makhwanini had never imagined that they would get electricity in their homes in their life time. The majority of the ninety people who attended were Thanks to a community dialogue that was held in August unemployed youth who were yearning for opportunities to work focusing on electricity and water, 222 electricity installations or start their own small businesses. were done at Mhlubulweni and a further 463 at Makhwanini. All the five areas of Emacambini also received water. Each of At the end of the year, eight young people were finalising the five areas has a coordinator who makes sure that their registration of their small businesses. areas have water all the time.
Upon request from the Ward 21 councillor, Diakonia organised a dialogue on unemployment with resource persons coming from the various government departments, the eThekwini Business Unit and the Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA), The speakers focused on self-employment and entrepreneurship. !$ diakonia council of churches 2014 / 2015 annual report One of the objectives of the partnership was to strengthen the operations of the War Rooms and ensuring their functionality. To this end, the organisation can proudly say that this intervention was a huge success in all the three wards. In Ward 11, the War Room is functional with stakeholders attending meetings on Thursdays at Ifafa and making a difference in the community.
The War Room at Emacambini (Ward conclusion
war room functionality 9) meets bi-weekly. The councillor and Community Development Workers (CDWs) Diakonia can safely say that work very well with other departments and its interventions impacted positively on the the War Room committee. When the communities in the three wards. The project partnership began, Ward 21 did not have strengthened our relations with our partners a War Room structure. Working together KRCC and SKZNCC. The immense support with the organisation, the ward councillor of the councillors in these areas as well as was able to establish a functional War that of the traditional leadership was much
Room. They now meet bi-weekly to listen appreciated. We hope that we will continue to the community issues and address them. with the project beyond this pilot phase into the future as our interventions touched so many lives. diakonia council of churches 2014 / 2015 annual report financial statements income and expenditure% 2015 2014 2015 2014 RR RR %
LOCAL INCOME 4,435,798 1,710,953 EXPENSES 5,635,093 4,437,173 Member Churches Organisations 169,920 179,676 Grants 404,109 586,656 Process Facilitation Expenses 1,701,417 2,039,901 National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund 671,920 0 Office Expenses 1,019,013 1,126,730 Friends & Other Donations 21,812 33,934 Vehicle Expenses 88,055 82,017 Special Projects 2,413,036 613,513 Employment Expenses 2,826,608 1,188,525 Staff Earnings 557,074 297,174 Interest Received 197,927 0
DIAKONIA CENTRE INCOME 2,316,476 2,273,270 DIAKONIA CENTRE EXPENSES 2,510,560 2,071,159
Tenant Income 1,014,901 1,223,995 Cost of Sales 280,216 244,058 Hire of Facilities 634,612 456,733 Operating Expenses 2,230,344 1,827,101 Other Income 666,963 592,542
OVERSEAS GRANTS & DONATIONS 1,407,103 2,194,483 TOTAL EXPENDITURE 8,145,653 6,508,332
TOTAL INCOME 8,159,377 6,178,706 SURPLUS/ (DEFICIT) FOR THE YEAR 13,724 -329,626
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Distribution TrustFund KZN funders ch hasenabled patrons & council – as at 28/02/2015& PATRONS EMERITI Anglican Church of Southern Africa: The Revd BK Dludla, the Revd Dr N Hudson, The Rt Revd R Phillip, Dr B Govinden, Mr S Sithole, the Most Revd DE Hurley OMI (deceased), the Revd D Goldstone the Revd SA Khumalo (deceased), the Revd R Marshall (deceased), the Rt Revd M Nuttall, the Most Revd PWR Russell (deceased). Dutch Reformed Church: The Revd Dr F Neethling, the Revd M Pienaar Heads of Diakonia Council of Churches' member churches: Ethiopian Episcopal Church: Bishop PP Buthelezi, Dean R Kusel, Major S Mahlangu, Bishop SP Madokwe, the Revd N Makhanya, Cardinal W Napier OFM, The Revd Z Myeni Bishop R Phillip, the Revd F van Niekerk, Bishop M Vorster. Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa (NT): Mr L Msimang COUNCIL Chairperson: The Revd I Booth Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa: Vice-Chairperson: Mr A Hororo Bishop PP Buthelezi, the Revd C Chetty, Dean TC Nzama, Deputy Vice-Chairperson: Ms J Khanyile the Revd M Zondi, the Revd Dr J Lüdemann Treasurer: The Revd C Chetty Methodist Church of Southern Africa: Other delegates nominated as representatives of each member church Bishop M Vorster, the Revd J Louw, Deacon B Templeton, /organisation. the Revd O Dlamini, Mr S Ntshangase Council members make up the top policy-making body of the Diakonia Council of Churches. Orthodox Church of Durban:
African Methodist Episcopal: Religious Society of Friends: The Revd G Matyumza
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Roman Catholic Church: & EXECUTIVE Cardinal W Napier OFM, Mr G Augustine, Mr A Hororo, Ms J Khanyile, The Revd I Booth (Chairperson), Mr A Hororo (Vice-Chairperson), Bishop B Wood OMI Ms J Khanyile (Deputy Vice Chairperson), the Revd C Chetty (Treasurer), the Revd G Matyumza, the Revd M Pienaar, the Revd J Louw, Salvation Army: the Revd P Gumede, Bishop P Madokwe Major S Mahlangu Alternatives: United Apostolic Church of South Africa: Ms L Palmer, Mr S Sithole, the Revd M Zondi
United Congregational Church of Southern Africa: STANDING COMMITTEES The Revd P Gumede DC Business Committee: United Methodist Church: Mr M Dlamini (Chairperson), Mr B Cele, Ms H Joseph, Bishop SP Madokwe, the Revd A Mngambi Ms N Mvambo-Dandala, Ms S Padayachee, Mr M Potgieter
Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa: Finance Committee: The Revd M Black The Revd C Chetty (Treasurer), Mr Z Khumalo, Mr A Mazibuko, Mr A Beesley, the Revd G Matyumza, Ms N Mshengu, Mr P Maklew, Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa: Ms H Joseph, Ms N Mvambo-Dandala, Ms S Padayachee, The Revd P Zulu Mr M Potgieter
Organisations: Remunerations Committee: Vuleka Trust: Ms MRobinson Mr G Augustine (Chairperson), the Revd C Chetty, Ms J Khanyile, YMCA: The Revd I Booth Ms N Mvambo-Dandala, Mr M Potgieter. diakonia council of churches 2014 / 2015 annual report staff
Diakonia Council of Churches: Andre Abrahams, Baphiwe Nxumalo, Busi Khambule, Cyril Mwandla, Dodo Simelane, Gugu Madlala, Kudzai Taruona, Martinus Potgieter, vision umbono Nomabelu Mvambo-Dandala, Sarika Padayachee, Thembi Mdladla “A transformed society actively working for social justice” Diakonia Centre: “Umphakathi oguqukile osebenzela Duke Nxaba, Hester Joseph, Nomusa Mthethwa, Peter Venter, Philile Mkhize ubulungiswa bezenhlalo yabantu” inkambiso
In partnership with our member contact details churches and organisations we are inspired by You can visit us at: our Christian faith to play a transformative role Diakonia Council of Churches enabling people to take responsibility for their Diakonia Centre, 20 Diakonia Avenue lives and to promote prophetic action on social DURBAN, 4001 justice issues. Or you can contact us at: Ngokubambisana nezinhlangano P O Box 61341 BISHOPSGATE namabandla ethu angamalungu, sikhuthazwa South Africa, 4008 ukholo lwethu lobuKrestu ekubambeni iqhaza Phone: 031 310-3500 ekusizeni abantu ukuthi baziphathele izimpilo Fax: 031 310-3502 mission statement E-mail: [email protected] zabo kanye nokukhuthaza umsebenzi wokholo Website: www.diakonia.org.za ngamaphuzu obulungiswa bezenhlalo yabantu. diakonia council of churches 2014 / 2015 annual report '( )*+( ,*-+,(.*/,0-,012 Diakonia Centre 20 Diakonia Avenue DURBAN 4001 P O Box 61341 BISHOPSGATE South Africa 4008 Phone: 031 310-3500 Fax: 031 310-3502 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.diakonia.org.za
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