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2005 Annual Report Annual Report January – December 2005 C A S E COMMUNITY AGENCY FOR SOCIAL ENQUIRY “The Community Agency for Social Enquiry (C A S E) is an applied social research organisation, focusing on socio-economic and policy research from a developmental perspective in support of the democratic transformation of the country.” Copyright 2006 Community Agency for Social Enquiry Produced by Master Print 472-1621 Contents Message from the Chairperson 1 1. Overview of 2005 by the Executive Director 2 2. C A S E Projects 3 2.1 Development and the Environment 4 2.2 Social Development 5 2.3 Youth and Development 6 2.4 Gender 7 2.5 Governance, Human Rights and Democracy 9 2.6 Health 10 2.7 Housing and Development 11 2.8 Labour and the Economy 11 2.9 Education and Skills Development 12 3. Evaluations 13 4. Representation and Special Consultation Services 14 5. C A S E Human Resources 15 6. Financial Statements and Auditor’s Report 17 7. Staff Profiles 18 8. C A S E Board of Directors 22 9. Publications 23 10. 20th Anniversary Panel Speeches 24 C A S E – A Brief History 33 Message from the Chairperson The Board of Directors is immensely proud that C A S E this year celebrated 20 years of successful operation. This is no small feat in an environment which has seen such dramatic change over the period. While C A S E has made major shifts to respond to these changes, we, as a Board, believe that it has remained true to its mission of conducting social enquiry for the benefit of the commu- nity. This report is testament to the important role that C A S E con- tinues to play in our evolving democracy. Over the 20 year period, the organization has grown from the proverbial ‘one person and a fax machine’ to 40 and then stabilised at around 25. Its demographics have changed so that now it boasts a majority of black women, and white men are an ‘at risk’ category! It has moved from being entirely donor-supported to earning all its own income. It used to rent its office space and now owns an excel- lent asset, ready for subdivision. It built up a sizable reserve fund, lost it all at a very difficult time, and then managed to return to its previously healthy financial state. For approximately half of the 20 year period, the Board was led by John Aitchison, a founder Board member and Director of the Centre for Adult Education at the University of KwaZulu Natal. John stepped down as chairperson early last year. I wish to extend C A S E’s deep gratitude to him for the leadership he provided over this long period and particularly at a time that the organization was struggling for its survival. His rich experience, insight and political sensitivity were essential, as were the many hours that he so gen- erously gave. We are all delighted that John remains as a director of C A S E. Sadly, after 10 years of dedicated service as a Board member, Jackie Cock resigned. C A S E is indebted to her for her wise counsel and steadfast integrity. We are delighted to welcome Ebrahim Hassen, Senior Researcher at Naledi, as a new Board member. He has already made innumerable important contributions to C A S E. Finally, the Board is most grateful to Ian Macun for the quiet, but strong leadership he had displayed in putting the organization on a firm footing to respond to the important tasks before it. We also pay tribute to Debbie Budlender, who has been at C A S E from almost the beginning. We are regularly astounded by the quality, quantity and diversity of support and research work that Debbie manages to fit in each month. We thank the staff of C A S E for their hard work and commitment and look forward to C A S E continuing to make its vital contribution to the many challenges facing our country. Jennifer Glennie Chairperson of the C A S E Board of Directors 1 1 1. Overview of 2005 by the Executive Director 2005 marked the 20th project work undertaken during the year is outlined below. A anniversary of the founding of significant development was the award of a research grant by C A S E. Founded by Mark the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation to conduct research into Orkin and a few colleagues in the quality of life in urban areas. Although this project consti- 1985, C A S E was estab- tutes a relatively small proportion of C A S E income, it is lished during a period of polit- hoped that it will foreshadow a changing balance between ical turmoil in South Africa. contract research and research in areas identified by C A S E The first ten years of its exis- as socially relevant. tence coincided with the final Given the busy state of research and fieldwork during 2005, demise of the apartheid era our financial performance showed an improvement compared and much of the research to the previous year. Fee income rose to above R11m and undertaken during this period retained earnings showed an improvement. An application to was aimed at laying bare sub-divide the C A S E property was initiated and it is hoped social, economic and political that once the lower portion of the property is sold, C A S E will realities during this period. The second decade of C A S E’s have a more substantial reserve. existence coincided with the transition to the ANC-led demo- The C A S E staff complement underwent change during the cratic government. This period saw C A S E broaden its year with the Acting-Director, Florencia Belvedere leaving to research focus while maintaining a progressive orientation and complete a PhD at the University of Minnesota. Matsobane a commitment to scientific, applied social research that would Nkoko, a Research Project Manager left to join the Gauteng have a practical use for its partner. The continuity throughout Provincial Department of Local Government and Housing and the twenty year period has indeed been an emphasis on high- the Office Manager, Abeedah Adams resigned at the end of quality, empirical research aimed at illuminating various January. Dr Zaid Kimmie, Director between 2001 and 2004 re- aspects of social life in South Africa. As John Aitchison, a joined C A S E as Research Director in June 2005 after com- founding Board member, remarked in a comment to the 20th pleting a Masters in Public Health at Harvard University. Anniversary celebration: “These founders saw the organisa- tion’s task as using vigorous empirical and not empiricist The Board also underwent some change with Jenny Glennie research on life in South Africa.” This tradition has continued, taking over as Chairperson in early 2005. Professor Jackie despite the many challenges that the organization has faced Cock resigned her membership of the Board at the end of the during its twenty years of existence. year after many years of support for C A S E. Ebrahim Hassen, a Senior Researcher with the National Labour and Economic To record the history of C A S E, this report includes the Development Institute (NALEDI) joined the Board in May 2005. speeches delivered at the 20th Anniversary event held in September 2005 at Constitution Hill. At the anniversary cele- 2005 was my first year as Director of C A S E and I would like bration a number of speakers reflected on the history of the to extend my sincere gratitude to the Board for their guidance organization and on broader questions concerning the status and support. I would also like to extend my gratitude to all my of social enquiry in South Africa today. The speeches provide colleagues at C A S E for their hard work and support during a range of insights by the speakers, but also record their rec- 2005. ollections of the achievements and challenges faced by Thanks also go to all the fieldworkers who assisted us on proj- C A S E over the past 20 years. ects during the year. Finally, I should thank all those who made The most recent year in this 20 year history saw C A S E work- use of our research services during the year and I hope that ing on a variety of projects across a broad range of areas. the research findings and reports that we produced made it Many of the projects involved undertaking a complete research worth their while. exercise, from the design phase through to reporting on find- ings. A few involved collecting data while in three projects, Ian Macun C A S E partnered with other agencies to conduct research. Executive Director Debbie Budlender, who maintains a C A S E presence in Cape Town, continued her active engagement in a variety of proj- ects, often partnering or assisting a range of South African and international organizations and individuals. The detail of the 2 2 2. C A S E Projects The majority of projects undertaken during 2005 were for national and provincial government departments. Of a project total of 37, 22 projects were for government. Figure 1 below illustrates the distribution of projects according to their source.1 The second largest category of projects completed were those undertaken for various funders, such as the Employment Promotion Programme, Kagiso Trust and others, including the Mott Foundation. The predominance of project work for government during 2005 is consistent with the pattern over the past three years which has seen a growth in project work for government departments (see Figure 2 below).
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