NEWS
Send a Delegate on a One-Day Business Course in June, and you will be sending a person with a disability on a one day business skills training course.
It is one of South Africa’s aims to incorporate more people with disabilities into the
workforce to give them the opportunity and dignity of contributing to society on equal terms.
However, the Association for the Physically Disabled (APD) have identified that a major
stumbling block in this process is that People with a Disability often do not have the relevant
business skills or experience to compete with able bodied people for a position.
CBM Training, an accredited leader in Corporate and Management Training in South Africa, and
the Association for the Physically Disabled have teamed up on a project to address this skills
shortage and call on business and corporates to help.
We will be offering a range of ten one-day training courses running over the “quiet” period of
the World Cup in June for businesses to book their staff onto, at the normal rates of R2,250
exc vat per course.
For every delegate you book on these courses, CBM Training will take R1,000 out of the course
price to provide 1 days Skills Training to one Person with a Disability.
The Benefits that this offers your organisation are:
- A staff member will receive a top level training course during a business quiet period
- Your company can claim this training back against your Skills Development Levy (SDL) as CBM Training has full institutional Accreditation with the SETA
- You will receive a Section 18a tax certificate from the APD proving that you have donated R1,000 per delegate booked to a registered Charity, which you can use as a tax deduction at year end
- You can also use this certificate to claim points for your BBEE certificate under the social responsibility leg
- You will, at no additional cost to you or your company, have the satisfaction of knowing that you are doing something POSITIVE towards assisting a Person with a Disability to get the training they need to secure a productive job in the South African Workplace
We have selected 10 ONE DAY courses for this project that we are confident SOMEONE in you
organisation will benefit from. The courses that you can choose from are:
| Telephone Etiquette and Frontline Reception Skills | 21st June 2010 |
| Project Management for Secretaries | 23rd June 2010 |
| Solving & preventing Conflict in the workplace for Secretaries | 18th June 2010 |
| Introduction to Negotiation Skills Techniques | 17th June 2010 |
| Powerful Presentation Skills | 24th June 2010 |
| Customer Based Telephone Debt Collection skills | 23rd June 2010 |
| Getting Everything Done – Practical Time Management | 29th June 2010 |
| How to develop a better memory than your boss | 15th June 2010 |
| Practical Skills to increase your Assertiveness | 30th June 2010 |
| Practical Speed Reading techniques | 1st July 2010 |
Course Prices: All of the above courses are at our standard rate of R2,250 (ex VAT) of which
R1,000 will form your donation towards the Association for the Physically Disabled Training
Project
For courses outlines of topics be covered or to register delegates onto these courses please
go to
http://www.cbmtraining.co.za/site/apd.htm or Call Erin on 011 454 5505
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BUSINESS ORIENTATED APPROACH TO THE ASSOCIATION’S
OPERATIONS
On 4th July 2008 the 74th Annual General Meeting of the
Association for the Physically Disabled was held in the
Raymond Schumacher Hall, Hope School, Westcliff.
The meeting was convened to report on the activities
of the Association, and to conclude the following business:
• Approval of Accounts
• Election of Council
• Election of Office Bearers
• Awards
Chairperson, Patrick Mabunda’s report quoted Ms
Judi Hudson in her article in the Financial Mail “SA
in 2008” that disability is not “fashionable”.
She notes a convergence on what she calls “fashionable”
topics such as HIV/Aids, education, small business promotion
and environmental issues. The Executive Committee of the
Association has recognized the exclusion of disability
as a popular social cause and that for non-profit organizations
to survive diversified sources of funding, including a
level of cost recovery from clients is required.
The Executive Committee has placed strategic emphasis
on identifying and developing commercially viable projects
within the Associations areas of expertise. These projects
include Operation Mobility, Skyward Employment and Barrier
Breakers. These projects are capable of providing the
organization with a reliable source of income.
Patrick Mabunda concluded his report positively, in saying
that in his opinion the Association is blessed with what
Ms Shelagh Gastrow, Executive Director of the SA Institute
of Advancement, noted in the Star newspaper as important
characteristics of sustainable non-profit organizations,
namely: organizations with some reserves, with effective
budgeting and financial controls and strong relationships
with supporters and partners. Mr Mabunda added that with
the involvement of a committed governing body and staff,
the Association will continue to endure and to provide
a range of essential support services to persons with
disabilities for many years to come.
These sentiments were supported by the Treasurer, Mr
Gavin Julyan, and the Director, Mr David Fox.
Mr Gavin Julyan reported that the Association needs to
increase the portion of income that it can control and
not be dependant on donations and subsidies.
Mr David Fox, stated that is was “Business Unusual”
at the Association as a process that involves the implementation
of programmes and projects that will result in a different
and more business orientated approach to the Association’
operations in the future was being applied.
“At the core of this process are the dual initiatives
of devolving to the relevant structures the Association’s
outreach social work and other services whilst, at the
same time, re-focusing on the needs of the Johannesburg
community and capacitating the organization to provide
a range of services to meet these needs. The latter capacitation
includes the identification and development of commercially
sound, disability-focused projects that will improve the
organization’s revenue generating capabilities”.
Projects that demonstrated commercial potential include
Barrier Breakers and Operation Mobility. The performance
of Barrier Breakers has confirmed that it has the capacity
to generate much needed regular income for the Association.
The following members were elected to Council:
Mr D Rolihlahla (President), Mr P Mabunda (Chairperson),
Ms M Lesoro and
Ms S Heyman (Vice Chairpersons), Mr G Julyan ( Hon. Treasurer)
The following members were elected as Office
Bearers:
Mrs J Thompson, Mr DM Thompson, Dr A Pretorious, Mr S
Eastoe, Mrs MP du Plessis,
Mr J Mkhwananzi, Mr MI Nkoli, Ms T Matlala, Mr R Motsepe,
Mrs S Shorten,
Mr S Naicker, Dr J Hope, Mr M Ramotshela, Mrs O Hochstadter
(Life Member),,
The following staff received long service awards:
FIVE YEARS: Bridget (Sonto) Nhlapo; Lindiwe Masina.
TEN YEARS: W. David Fox
FIFTEEN YEARS: Elzabeth D. Mmnadi
TWENTY YEARS: Sonja Botha
The ACHIEVER WARD which is presented by the Association
for the Physically Disabled – Greater Johannesburg
as recognizing achievements of individuals in the steps
they have taken towards realizing their potential and
working towards making their dreams come true, was presented
to Janet (“Manana”) Pooyane who after suffering
from TB spine became bedridden. With the assistance of
the APD caregivers, Manana improved gradually. It took
three years for Manana to improve. She is now walking
with a crutch. She is able to do her housework without
the assistance of a caregiver and she goes shopping with
her children.
CELL C AND APD
TAKE A GIRL CHILD TO WORK DAY
On the 29 May 2008 APD Greater Johannesburg
hosted two girls from the Hope School in Westcliffe, namely:
Bianca Vermaak and Mokgadi Maponya. This was in support
of the annual Cell C Take a Girl Child to Work Day.
Pictured right. Front Row from left the two girls:
Mokgadi Maponya and Bianca Vermaak.
Back row from the left: Nicholas Njoku (Social Worker),
Faith Sibiya (Chief Social Worker) and David Fox (Director
APD).
“Take a Girl Child to Work Day has the ability
to change the lives of young South African girls as it
provides them with an opportunity to gain a glimpse into
the corporate world. A place they one day need to step
into confident of leaving their mark for others to follow.”
Jeffrey Hedberg, CEO, CELL C.
Bianca Vermaak was invited to participate in a day in
the Corporate Communications Department of APD at the
Westcliff office in Johannesburg.
Bianca Vermaak spent time with Desiree Muller (Public
Relations Officer), Agnes Davids (APD Marketing and Sales
Executive), Sophie Baloyi ( APD Project Cordinator).
Sophie Baloyi is seen holding a Casual Day Poster
one of the current projects of the APD. Agnes Davids
is on the right behind Bianca Vermaak
Mokgadi Maponya joined Nicholas Njoku, APD Social Worker,
as he showed her what the average day of a Social Worker
entailed.
Mokgadi visited the Newlands Food Garden and The Transformation
and Development Centre of Johannesburg where she met the
Manager of the City of Johannesburg Region B, Ms Lunshaun.
She then visited the Training Institution for General
Management, Coronation Special Training School for Disabled
Children, and one of Nicholas’ clients, Diala Moanoke,
a paraplegic.
After a long day she joined her friend, Bianca at the
APD offices in Westcliff.
Bianca and Mokgadi each received a drawstring bag, filofax
and pen from Cell C. They each received from APD an APD
cap and water bottle as well as an APD – Against
Prejudice and Discrimination Button.
At the end of the day Bianca and Mokgadi each received
a Cell C / APD Take a Girl Child to Work Day Certificate.
APD Greater Johannesburg thank Bianca and Mokgadi for
joining us on the 29th May and wish them success with
their studies and good fortune in their chosen careers.
BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITY
Street & Tin Collection Service Provider
The APD Greater Johannesburg has a wonderful opportunity
available for an enterprising entrepreneur.
The APD requires a service provider to manage and distribute
tins in and around the Johannesburg area. Currently the
work load is beyond the APD’S current capacity.
These tins are distributed to various retail outlets
and left at the pay points or collections are done by
volunteers in a shopping centre.
The APD Greater Johannesburg has very distinctive tins
and which are easily recognisable by the blue disability
symbol on the side and the yellow and black cartoon on
the top.
If you feel you have what it takes to run a small business
and yet at the same time do something that benefits the
physically disable, please contact Desiree Muller on 011
646 8331 or e-mail desireem@apdjhb.co.za
APD
and BB Button Campaign join Disability Rights March
It was indeed a positive and an inspiring
experience to be part of the DISABILITY RIGHTS MARCH that
took place on the 20 March 2008 In Germiston.
The march was organized by Disabled People of South Africa
(DPSA) in partnership with the Ekurhuleni Disability Forum,
and APD – Greater Johannesburg / Barrier Breakers
were there to give support and promote our button campaign:
Against Prejudice and Discrimination.
The campaign has the support in principle of the South
African Human Rights Commission. Simmi Pillay, Human Rights
and Disability Coordinator at the South African Human
Rights Commission, acknowledges the good work that the
APD and BB Button Campaign initiative can potentially
produce.
The march was to promote awareness of the
repeated failure of Government to effectively implement
policies aimed at integration, creating equal opportunities
and participation for all disabled men, women, youth and
children. The march hoped to expedite service delivery
to the Disability Sector and strengthen relationships
with the government whose role is essential for the improvement
in the quality of life for all disabled people in Gauteng.
The DPSA branded the ‘stop sign’
banner Against Prejudice and Discrimination with
their logo and in doing so gave support to the APD campaign
vision which is to provide the unheard majority with a
voice to enable them to participate in a peaceful protest
against any form of discrimination.
To all the disabled marchers who braved
the heat of the sun on that day and who were so determined
and resolute to voice their rights that they “marched”
the approximately 9 km distance from Germiston Lake to
the Germiston Civic Centre, we salute you!
UNILEVER
AND GREATER GOOD-SA DO IT AGAIN
Distribution organized through:
Association for the Physically Disabled – Greater
Johannesburg.
“On
behalf of the West Rand Association for Persons with Disabilities,
I would like to sincerely thank Unilever for their kind
donation of 47 boxes of shampoo and conditioner. It is
very much appreciated, “writes Annelene Rossouw,
Social Work Supervisor. “Without kind donations
from people like you, it would be an impossible task to
provide for the needs of the disabled people in our care.
Your empathy with the plight of the handicapped and mentally
challenged people is heart-warming and indeed a beacon
of light.”
47 Boxes
of Sunsilk Shampoo and Conditioner were distributed by
the Social Workers to projects on the West Rand, namely:
Toekomsrus Work Centre, Itireleng Work Centre, Tswaraganang,
Rainbow Day Care Centre and West Rand APD.
Greater
Good S.A. / Unilever Donation
Many, many
thanks to GREATER GOOD S.A. and UNILEVER for considering
us for the generous donation of Shampoo/Conditioner from
Lever Brothers. This was so appropriate as we entered
the season of giving, Christmas 2007.
The pick-up of the donated shampoo/conditioner from Unilever
took place on the 27th November 2007 from the offices
of MM Repacking in Boksburg.
Distribution was planned as follows:
APD – Greater Johannesburg: Products were donated
to the ATTENDANT CARE SERVICES and SOCIAL WORK SERVICES
of the APD to be distributed in the Greater Johannesburg
Area; and to KUNGWINI WELFARE ORGANISATION.
The distribution by the SOCIAL WORK SERVICES of the APD
Greater Johannesburg took place in the following areas:
Slovo Informal Settlement – Westbury. Coronation
Training Centre – Newlands. Hillbrow Friends Care
– Hillbrow.
This donation has meant so very much to the people in
these communities.
Thank you from all of us.
Distribution by the Social Work Services took place in
the following areas: Slovo Informal Settlement –
Westbury. Coronation Training Centre – Newlands.
Hillbrow Friends Care – Hillbrow.
Clement Matlala (APD Sociall Worker) second from left.
Kungwini Welfare Organisation.
Shampoo has been given to disabled residence of Paul Jungnickel
Home, to adults in our community, children at our school
projects and to households in our community. Kungwini
Welfare Thank you very much for the generous donation
of shampoo and conditioner. This donation has made a huge
difference to the lives of people who depends on our Organisation
for survival. Thank you for caring
APD
applauds Oscar Pistorius..
Oscar Pistorius with Erhard Pieterse of the APD.
APD Greater Johannesburg Exhibition – Nedbank International
Disability Exhibition
November 2007.
“No matter what the outcome of the IAAF RULING,
Oscar is and will always remain an inspiration to people
with disability” – Dave Fox APD GREATER JHB
