NEWS

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.

 

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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

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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!

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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.

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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

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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