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A VIABLE PARTNERSHIP – MAKE YOUR MONEY COUNT WITH THE APD

As a responsible corporate citizen, you want to invest in a reputable organisation, which will not only utilise your funds wisely, but also bring about mutually beneficial results to both parties and make a real and lasting difference at grassroots level. The APD can provide this opportunity.

WHY THE APD?

ORGANISATION

1. Employs 32 highly skilled, professional, hands-on care service providers.
2. Has been serving people with disabilities since 1934 (in 72 years has helped more than 500 000 people).
3. Provides services to more than 8 000 people per year through the following programmes:
• Attendant Care Services (Home-based Care)
• Social Work Services
• Protective Workshops
• Daveyton Motivation & Assessment Centre
• Skyward Employment Service
• Wheelchair Repairs & Rentals
• Golden Link Volunteer Support Group
4. Fully compliant Non-Profit Organisation (NPO) and Public Benefit Organisation (PBO).
5. Internal Transformation Programme in third of a five-year implementation plan.
6. Internal restructuring plan has since March 2003 already resulted in: • a professional management structure/system that ensures good governance and transparency, • clearly defined five-year strategic plan, • revised Constitution, • sound HR policies, • improved productivity, • reduction in expenditure, and • increase in income.

FINANCIALS
In 2006/07 we foresee an operating expenditure of R5.182m. This translates into a service delivery cost of only R2.45 per person per day - 7 cents less than during the previous fiscal!

Corrective measures (part of the five-year strategic plan) have already more than doubled the money secured through fundraising projects over the past two years. We will, however, have a net deficit of just over R1.6m unless we can generate income through appeals/proposals to companies such as yours. We will therefore welcome any financial contribution you can make towards the APD.

YOU WILL BE IN GOOD COMPANY
Some our very valued past and present supporters include: AECI, Anglo American, Anglogold Ashanti, Consol, De Beers, Department of Social Development, Department of Health, Department of Labour, First Rand Foundation, Ispat Iscor, Momentum Fund, National Lottery Development Trust Fund, Nedcor, Quinedge, Teljoy and Toyota SA.

POSSIBLE BENEFITS TO YOUR COMPANY

1. Tax Benefits: APD offers you all the relevant benefits associated with supporting a registered PBO.
2. King II Report – Corporate Social Investment: You can get involved with various Corporate Social Responsibility issues within the disability sector through a reputable organisation.
3. Employment Equity: We can assist you with this crucial component.
4. Naming rights linked to being the principal sponsor/donor of a specific service/project.
5. Bragging rights in your own PR initiatives (Annual Report, etc).
6. Recognition: APD letterheads (depending on contribution), web site and report on activities.
7. PR & Marketing: Various degrees of exposure depending on the project.

 

POSSIBLE AREAS OF INVOLVEMENT FOR YOUR COMPANY

Corporate Social Investment (Please see APD Main Services below):

· Health Care & Rehabilitation
· Poverty Alleviation, Job Creation & Employment
· Training & Skills Development
· Transformation & Development of Community Based Organisations (CBO’s)
· Human Rights & Community Upliftment


Volunteerism:

· Good governance: Have a say in the running of the organisation - serve on APD’s Governing Body


PR, Marketing & Sponsorships:

· Income generating projects: Sponsorship of events, prizes and projects
· Education: Sponsorship of training sessions and/or material (all levels of various communities)
· Awareness: Sponsorship of material highlighting APD’s services to appropriate communities

OUR GUARANTEE TO YOU
In terms of the APD’s Code of Ethics, you are guaranteed that your contribution will be responsibly managed by a reputable organisation and that the funds will be utilised to provide crucial services at grassroots level in various previously disadvantaged communities. In addition, you will receive a progress report reflecting the actual application of your money.

APD MAIN SERVICES: VARIOUS AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY/INVOLVEMENT

1. SOCIAL WORK SERVICES:

· Health Care & Rehabilitation:
Comprehensive assessments & holistic services to people with disabilities (PWD’s) & their family/support network.
· Training:
Self-development of women, youth, children & PWD’s through life-skills programmes.
· Poverty Alleviation & Employment:
Establish & develop income generating projects (mainly self-help groups).
· Skills Development:
In-service training to capacitate social work staff members.
· Transformation & CBO Development:
Empowerment of community-based governing structures to operate sub-offices as viable CBO’s.
· Good governance:
Manager and 2 Supervisors: Feedback/reports to head office, DOSD & Executive Committee.
· Human Rights:
Promote an effective networking/lobbying system on disability and human rights issues.
· Education & Awareness:
Facilitate programmes on the services provided by APD as well as disability issues, HIV/AIDS, etc.
· Sustainability:
Involved with projects to secure donations of funds and goods.
· Volunteerism:
Responsible for Golden Link Support Group & recruitment of members for CBO governing structures.

2. ATTENDANT CARE SERVICES:

· Health Care & Rehabilitation:
Services to PWD’s, including AIDS sufferers.
· Training:
of family members to sustain health care programmes.
· Poverty Alleviation:
Freeing up family members to find formal employment.
· Skills Development:
In-service training for care givers.
· Good governance:
Manager and 2 Supervisors: Feedback/reports to head office and Executive Committee.
· Human Rights:
Improve clients’ quality of life through higher levels of independence & protect them from abusive situations.
· Awareness:
of APD’s services within the communities.
· Education:
Focused on changing communities’ negative attitude towards PWD’s.
· Sustainability:
Involved with projects to secure donations of funds and goods.
· Volunteerism:
Community involvement with individuals’ health care programmes.

3. DAVEYTON MOTIVATION & ASSESSMENT CENTRE FOR CHILDREN:

· Health Care & Rehabilitation:
Render service free of charge to children with disabilities.
· Training:
of family members to sustain individual health care programmes.
· Transformation & CBO Development:
Centre being developed as an independent CBO.
· Good governance:
Manager and Supervisor: Feedback/reports to head office and Executive Committee.
· Human Rights:
Improve children’s quality of life and protect them from abusive situations.
· Education:
focused on changing communities’ attitude towards PWD’s.
· Awareness:
of APD’s services within the communities.
· Sustainability:
Involved with projects to secure donations of funds and goods.
· Volunteerism:
Obtain services of professionals (eg physiotherapists & doctors) free of charge.

4. SKYWARD EMPLOYMENT SERVICE:

· Poverty Alleviation:
Facilitate employment of PWD’s in the open labour market.
· Skills Development:
Provides an interview skills & work readiness training programme.
· Good governance:
Supervisor: Feedback/reports to head office and Executive Committee.
· Human Rights:
Pro-actively promote the employment of PWD’s by private sector companies.
· Education:
Sensitisation presentations to public and private sector employers.
· Sustainability:
Develop business agreements with private sector agencies/employers.

5. HEAD OFFICE SUPPORT SERVICES:

· Management
· Finance
· Human Resources
· Administration
· Transport
· Corporate Communications
· Protective Workshops
· Assistive Device Rentals
· Provincial & National Representation

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