Meeting the Needs Foundation brochure 2013

Meeting The Needs Foundation Registered as a non profit company Reg. No. 2013/198350/08

Reaching Our Community

Introduction In an effort to reach a community that faces poverty; gangsterism, drug and alcohol addiction; and various forms of abuse on a daily basis, Meeting The Needs Foundation, through an initiative named the ROC (Reaching Our Community) Project will be conducting a 7-day community outreach programme within the Greenbury area in Phoenix, north of Durban, South Africa.

This programme will run from July 7 – 13, 2014. A variety of programmes are being scheduled for the week, each with the purpose of achieving the mission for this project “Changing and transforming the Community through the tangible love of God!” Although the ROC Project is a Christian programme at large, the project seeks to serve the entire community, and as such we will be

there to help everyone in Greenbury regardless of their personal religious beliefs.

Our vision for this project is to see a transformation of the community, through the eradication of drug and alcohol addiction; gangsterism, woman and child abuse; poverty; the restoration of the family structure and job creation.

Gateway Church (Mt Edgecombe) has been ministering in the Greenbury area for a number of years.

A survey of each household within this 6,000 strong community has been conducted and Gateway Church has a list of household numbers, employment rates, specific needs, etc. Greenbury is wellknown as one of Durban’s hardest hit drug areas, and is commonly known as the High Chaparral. In May 2013, the Gateway Church Greenbury was officially opened.

It was through the serving of the community that a number of needs have been identified and the vision for Meeting The Needs Foundation was borne. Meeting The Needs Foundation was established as a fully autonomous registered non-profit organisation.

Our Mission Our mission is to change and transform communities through the tangible love of God.

Our Vision To help ANYONE in a disadvantaged position; regardless of circumstance, ethnicity, race, creed, colour, or religious denomination, through community-based, target specific projects focused on the community’s particular needs with a longterm plan of transforming a community “From the inside out”. We are committed to building meaningful, synergetic, long-term relationships with our partners, sponsors and benefactors by being steadfast in our commitment to establishing and maintaining a strong foundation based on integrity, mutual respect and neighbourly love.

The long-term vision To build upon the ROC Project as a foundational blue print for similar projects in identified disadvantaged communities within our local eThekwini area, the greater KwaZulu Natal area, South Africa and the rest of the world. The development of specific programmes such as:  Kickstart - skills development of young schoolleavers providing them with employable skills  Support and development of women crèches and child care centres that provide single-parents the opportunity to leave their child/ren in a safe environment so they are able to enter the workplace  A community in Need - supports impoverished community members with financial counselling, medical assistance and feeding schemes  No More! - aims to address domestic violence, child abuse and family trauma through counselling and awareness interventions  Teenage support - programmes aimed at preventing teenage pregnancy, and supporting teenage moms through counselling, awareness interventions and adoption support  For Tomorrow - focusing on the prevention of anti-social behaviour through mentorship, leadership development, spiritual guidance; arts, culture and sports – providing a safe haven and life-skills training for youth at risk

INDEX Population statistics of the Greenbury area

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Top issues facing this community Geographical location

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An overview of the ROC Project and post long-term programmes Programmes summary Highlighted post-programmes

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Kids Holiday Club Youth Programme

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Youth Explosion Men, Women and Couples

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Medical Ministry Food hampers/parcels Additional Programmes

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Home and community improvements

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Ways in which you can donate

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Broad based black economic empowerment and SARS

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An overview of the issues pertinent to this community

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A tentative schedule of events

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“Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter — when you see the naked, to clothe them, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood? Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard. Then you will call, and the Lord will answer; you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I. “If you do away with the yoke of oppression, with the pointing finger and malicious talk, and if you spend yourselves on behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday. The Lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail. Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins and will raise up the age-old foundations; you will be called Repairer of Broken Walls, Restorer of Streets with Dwellings. Isaiah 58:6-12

Population statistics of the Greenbury area »

The population of the Greenbury focus area is currently estimated at 6,000 Extremely Impoverished Lives on the Poverty line individuals Low Income These individuals makeup approximately 1,000 households 250 of these households has been classified as extremely impoverished 250 households live just above the poverty line The remaining households are considered to be low income 250 households

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It always seems impossible UNTIL ITS DONE. Nelson Mandela

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Gangsterism Violence and crime Drug and Alcohol abuse Prostitution

Top issues facing this community

Unemployment Poverty Single-parent households Woman and child abuse Teenage pregnancy Juvenile anti-social behaviour

Geographical location Greenbury is located approximately 30 kilometres north of Durban in the Phoenix area. The area is also Phoenix’s oldest residential section.

Violence at school* %

*School Violence in South Africa: Results of the 2012 National School Violence Study, Patrick Burton, Lezanne Leoschut, CENTRE FOR JUSTICE AND CRIME PREVENTION

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An overview of The ROC Project and post long-term programmes The ROC Project is not a once-off project, other programmes, planned by Meeting The Needs Foundation and coordinated through the local Gateway Church Greenbury are planned for the area. The Foundation also plans on rolling out similar programmes in other areas in and around the eThekwini area in the years to come.

The strategy is to launch a major project such as the ROC Project 2014 once a local church has been established in an area and the specific needs and challenges of that community has been established. Furthermore we seek to establish relationships with other NPC’s in order to have a coordinated approach to tackling community and social problems.

Programmes summary for the week include, amongst others: a. A Kids Holiday Club, for ages 4-13, which will run from Monday through to Thursday.

take place from dedicated medical professionals and may include house visits to the aged or frail.

Additionally, trauma counsellors will be available for the entire period. This will continue thereafter as a formal outreach service of Gateway Church.

b. A youth program targeted at the 14-24 year age group, also running from Monday through to Thursday, where invited guest speakers and performers will encourage the youth through their own experiences of fighting drugs, alcohol, abuse or other experiences. This will culminate in an all-day Youth Explosion on Friday focused on both the children and youth groups, which will provide entertainment from Krumpers, Hip-Hop artists and other performing artists, all providing positive messages of Love, Hope and Faith through the love of Jesus Christ.

d. One of the biggest projects for the week is the home and community improvement program. 100 impoverished homes in need of renovation have been identified, along with 2 blocks of flats and the community playground.

These will be repainted, repairs to windows, plumbing, electricity and landscape restoration will be undertaken.

c. A Medical Ministry will provide a medical service to the community which will include: testing for diabetes, blood pressure, etc. and basic dentistry and other procedures.

A coordinated approach to caring for the community will

e. Feeding of the community will take place daily and food hampers, valued at R 300.00 each, will be distributed to 1,000 needy homes, as a once-off gesture at the completion of the project.

Some of the highlighted post-programmes include, in brief:  Programmes addressing  Financial counselling and guidance unemployment (a few companies  Daily Soup kitchen have already indicated they would  Children and youth programmes setup internship-type programmes – focusing on providing them with to date this includes call centre and mentorship, spiritual guidance, aftercomputer training) school care and educational support  Family, children and trauma  Drug & alcohol rehabilitation counselling

Ministry and outreach programs ROC PROJECT 2014

Kids Holiday Club

A strategy is in place to register children (parents details, medical issues, etc) and ensure that children are released into the proper persons care at the completion of the days activities.

and crafts and other activities. Other fun activities are planned such as Jumping castles, pony rides, animal shows, etc.

The childrens holiday club will run from the Monday through to the Thursday during the hours of 09h00 to 12h00 for all children aged 4 - 13 years.

Each child will be fed while at the club and will also receive a gift pack to take home on the last day.

We are expecting around 500 children to attend the club daily.

We have an allocated budget of R50 per child per day, which includes food, arts & crafts and activities.

Youth Programme The youth of Greenbury are especially vulnerable and are subjected to harmful influences on a daily basis. Dealing in drugs and being part of a gang, for some was not a choice but forced upon them at risk of injury, or worse. Teenage pregnancy is common and prostitution, especially amongst girls who have been hooked on drugs, is on the increase.

The programme will run Monday to Thursday from 14h00 to 16h00.

The daily programme will include presentations and testimony from people (sport stars, musicians, etc) that can serve as an inspiration to the youth from the area by showing them that no matter what their circumstances they can rise above it and reach their potential. The focus will be on people who understand and can speak the “language” of the youth. It is through speaking their language that one can truly impact their lives.

A list of long-term programmes that are planned as on-going development of the community

Enterprise development

Most of the children are kept inside their homes for the duration of the holidays as parents fear for their safety. The holiday club will allow parents to leave their children in a safe environment for the duration of the programme.

They will be taught, amongst others, about the love of Jesus, respect and manners, social protection (eg: what is abuse and what to do if they are being abused), through skits, arts

Meeting The Needs Foundation Programmes

The focus group is aimed at those age groups between 14 and 24.

Each day’s programme will be different and designed around addressing social challenges/issues.

Economic development - specifically projects aimed at developing woman and special needs people with the skills to start and run small businesses Kickstart - skills development of young school-leavers providing them with employable skills Support and development of women - crèches and child care centres that provide single-parents the opportunity to leave their child/ ren in a safe environment so they are able to enter the workplace

Socio-economic development A community in Need - supports impoverished community members with financial counselling, medical assistance and feeding schemes No More! - aims to address domestic violence, child abuse and family trauma through counselling and awareness interventions Teenage support - programmes aimed at preventing teenage pregnancy, and supporting teenage moms through counselling, awareness interventions and adoption support For Tomorrow - focusing on the prevention of anti-social behaviour through mentorship, leadership development, spiritual guidance; arts, culture and sports – providing a safe haven and life-skills training for youth at risk

We are expecting around 500 youth on a daily basis and have a budget in place of R200 per person.

The weekly programme will end with a day of entertainment aimed specifically at using the performing arts as a medium to portray God’s love to everyone. We are calling this the Youth Explosion, which will take place on the Friday.

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Youth Explosion

Men, Women and Couples

The youth explosion will run from 14h00 to 22h00 One of the challenges facing this community with an expected 3,000 youth from Greenbury and are issues around men/women interaction and surrounding area attending throughout the day. couples and marriages. Abuse is commonplace We are expecting an exciting lineup that will include: and single-parent families are the norm. Fathers • performing artists • music performed by rappers, are generally absent, or play little to no roles hip hop, vocalists & bands • poetry • and dance, within their families. such as B-boying1 and krumping2. All these reflect a message that can be understood by the youth as it is something pertinent to the “youth culture”.

The entire youth explosion is designed at addressing social issues within the community such as gangsterism, substance abuse, teen pregnancy, etc with the purpose of expressing love, tolerance and self-confidence.

1 B-boying or Breaking, also called Breakdancing, is a style of street dance typically danced to hip-hop and especially breakbeats.

2 Krumping us a form of dance characterized by free, expressive, exaggerated, and highly energetic movement involving the arms, head, legs, chest, and feet. The youths who started krumping saw the dance as a way for them to escape gang life and “to release anger, aggression and frustration positively, in a nonviolent way.” KRUMP is an acronym for Kingdom Radically Uplifted Mighty Praise, presenting krumping as a faith-based artform.

We will be running individual seminars for the men and women focusing on relationship building, roles as husband/wife/father/mother, respect of the opposite sex, being a role-model for your child.

These are examples of the issues being addressed.

After the individual men/women seminar, a couples seminar will be held with two main aims - the restoration of marriages and the establishment of the role of husband and wife.

Support structures will be in place for individuals and/or couples to continue counselling after the project is complete. We are expecting between 200-300 people to attend this seminar. An amount of R5,000 has been budgeted.

Medical Ministry Access to proper medical care is an issue for many households. Reasons for this are access to transport and/or money for transport, special needs people and the elderly particularly have a difficult time in getting proper medical help.

The medical teams will be made up of medical doctors, specialist physicians and nurses. Care Network International will be partnering with us to provide medical care. Additionally we have secured private local doctors and dentists who will be volunteering their time and expertise during the week.

The medical care teams will operate from Monday through to Saturday.

Services will include basic health tests, such as diabetes testing, blood pressure etc, including more specialist disciplines such as dentistry and optometry.

Other services: Dietary programmes and advice, Nutritionists, HIV-counselling, and more ...

An important added service that will form part of the medical outreach will be counselling to community members affected by abuse, rape and/or molestation, crime, substance addiction, etc. This is a service that will continue on after the completion of the week’s programme.

We have a budget allocation of R 50 000.00 for medicines not provided by the medical personnel (eg: needles etc)

Food hampers/parcels

Additional programmes

This is an extremely poor community (as indicated by the statistics provided on page 2 of this document). Many households do not eat on a daily basis and others are only able to provide the bare minimum to their family.

Additional programmes that are being run during the week, include:

At least one meal per day will be provided to anyone coming to the venue during the week.

Additionally, we will be providing a total of 1,000 food hampers, with a value of R300 per hamper, to each household within the community at the end of the week.

Skills development programmes, offered Monday to Friday, by two independent companies, (one is a Call Centre, the other a Computer Training Company), with the possible recruitment of suitable candidates on their successful completion of the programmes.

Legal advice services are being offered by a legal company, specifically advice with and assistance on municipal account arrears and debt counselling.

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Home and community improvements Certainly one of the largest projects taking place during this week will be the home and community improvements. 100 individuals homes have been identified as being in desperate need of repairs where the home owners have no means in which to conduct these repairs themselves.

A total of 200 volunteers will be conducting basic home repairs, such as replacing/repairing of electrical points, lights, doors, plumbing, toilets, taps, windows, ceilings and painting.

An allocation of R1,500 per home has been made in which to effect these repairs. This is an average estimate as some are in need of minor, but essential repairs, while others are in need of more drastic intervention.

Additionally, general community improvements will be made which includes the repainting of two blocks of flats, urban improvement of the landscapes and other specific problems have been identified. This includes, having identified special needs and frail persons who live on the top floor of their block of flats for which we will be providing hand rails to support them as they use the stairs.

We will only be working in free-hold flats, in consultation with body corporate and the municipality.

The budget for this includes the R1,500 per house indicated above, plus R30,000 to improve the two flats and an additional R30,000 which wil be used to do communal improvements and landscaping.

Ways in which you can donate By cheque Kindly complete the donation form and submit this along with your cheque made payable to – Meeting The Needs Foundation. IMPORTANT NOTE: Please be sure to include your Full name and telephone number as the reference.

By Internet banking Add Meeting The Needs Foundation to your list of online beneficiaries and make donations whenever you want! Our bank account details are: Bank: Standard Bank Name of account: MEETING THE NEEDS FOUNDATION Account Number: 052370925 Branch: Umhlanga Ridge/057829

By monthly Debit Order If you would like to make regular monthly donations of any amount, kindly complete the attached Debit Order form, and send it to us via mail or fax on the details provided.

Gifts in kind With so many programmes dedicated to helping people in different ways, we appreciate all kinds of help, as well as financial support.

Whether you give your time, your skills, collect items like clothing, blankets and toys, donate paint or stationary – your support is greatly appreciated and will make a difference. So go ahead – get involved!

If you want to donate gifts, please contact us for a list of items that will be of benefit to our projects.

Leave a legacy to the future Your Will is a way to ensure that your loving concern lives on far beyond your lifetime – not only in the hearts of your nearest and dearest, but also in the lives of countless underprivileged people.

It’s your legacy for a better world; a world where children are free from the scourge of hunger and diseases like TB, malnutrition and HIV/AIDS; a world where women and children are free from violence and abuse, the old and sick are cared for, and the unemployed are given a hand-up towards independence.

By leaving a Bequest to Meeting The Needs Foundation in your Will, your kindness will continue to touch the lives of the poorest of the poor for many years to come.

If you are considering such a gesture, please let us know. We’d like to include you in our Fellowship of Friends – a group of others like you who have make a bequest to Meeting The Needs Foundation – and send you a special ‘thank you’ for having a heart for humanity.

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Broad based black economic empowerment (B-BBEE) and SARS Meeting The Needs Foundation is an accredited non-profit company and in the process of registration as a public benefit organization.

As a business if you make a donation to Meeting The Needs Foundation, you can claim up to 25 points on your B-BBEE score card. Our focus is on the upliftment of communities, specifically in disadvantaged areas, concentrating on the needs of widows, senior citizens, people with special needs, singe-parent and child-headed households, teenage pregnancy, juvenile anti-social behaviour, orphans and abandoned babies.

Through Meeting The Needs Foundation you will be able to claim points within the Socio-Economic Development and Enterprise Development categories of the scorecard. This is the simplest way you as a business owner, and responsible corporate citizen, can build into a community - leaving a lasting heritage for future generations while developing a positive image for your business.

STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE WITH CODES OF CONDUCT OF BROAD-BASED BLACK ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT – CODE SERIES 600/806 ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT and CODE SERIES 700/807 SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

addition to the obvious social and economic benefits that arise, these two elements are often considered the ‘easier’ points to score as they do not involve the premature surrendering of ownership and management.

Enterprise Development focuses on contributions to Social responsibility and BEE black owned businesses with the If you need to improve your specific objective of assisting or company’s B-BBEE score, one of accelerating their development, the most satisfying ways is by sustainability and ultimate financial investing in the development and operational independence. of underprivileged people, Socio-Economic Development organisations or communities. refers to projects in the fields Socio-Economic Development of environmental conservation; and Enterprise Development make education and awareness; up two of the seven elements that infrastructural and rural companies can focus on as a means development; enterprise creation; to becoming B-BBEE compliant. In healthcare and HIV/AIDS; primary,

Meeting The Needs Foundation as a Public Benefit Organisation As a PBO we offer programmes, services and support within the following categories defined by SARS. This is only a summary of categories we are registered under, which comply with the requirements for claiming B-BBEE points and tax relief.

Public Benefit Activities 1. Welfare and Humanitarian - (a, b, c) care & counseling of, abandoned, abused, neglected, orphaned or homeless children, poor and needy persons, physically or mentally abused and traumatized persons; (d) disaster relief; (e) rescue or care of persons in distress; (f) provision of poverty relief; (h) rehabilitation, care or counseling of persons addicted to a dependenceforming substance; (l) protection of family stability; (m) provision of legal services for poor and needy persons; (n) provision of facilities for children under school-going age of poor and needy parents; (p) Community development and anti-poverty initiatives, including community-based projects and training 2. Health Care - (a) health care services to poor and needy persons; (b) counseling of terminally ill persons or persons with a severe physical or mental disability; (c, d) preventative and education programmes, care, counseling of persons afflicted with HIV/AIDS; (f) provision of primary health care education, sex education or family planning 3. Land and Housing - (a) upgrading, of housing units; (d) Building and equipping of - clinics/creches, community centres, sport facilities for the benefit of the poor; (g) protection, enforcement or improvement of the rights of poor and needy tenants 4. Education and Development 5. Religion, Belief or Philosophy 6. Cultural - provision of youth leadership or development programmes.

9. Sport - development, or promotion of sport or recreation in which the participants take part on a nonprofessional basis as a pastime.

10. Providing of funds, assets or other resources - by way of donation; assets or other resources; funds by way of loan at no charge; or assets by way of lease, to a PBO, or conducts public benefit activities

Business enterprises with an annual turnover of between R5 million and R35 million who donate 1% of net profit after tax will receive 25 points towards their BB-BEE scorecard.

secondary and tertiary education; community training and skills development; development of women, youth, people with disabilities and people living in rural areas; and arts, cultural and sporting development programmes.

Needs Foundation to perform development on your behalf; or non-monetary, in the form of time spent training or mentoring beneficiary communities.

The full value of a company’s Socia-Economic Development contributions will be recognised as Contributions can be monetary, in the form of grants, long at as least 75% of the value directly benefits black direct costs incurred in assisting beneficiaries and people. payments made to a third party such as Meeting The

In a nutshell what does this mean for my business?

Assuming you obtain full points by donating the minimum values listed below, you could potentially benefit as follows: On the Generic scorecard contributing 3% net profit after tax (NPAT) towards enterprise development and 1% NPAT towards socio-economic development will earn you 20 points. Assuming your company is already B-BBEE compliant, an increase by 20% will result in your company moving up at least one compliance level, if not two.

On the QSE scorecard, your 2% NPAT contribution towards enterprise development and 1% NPAT towards socio-economic development will earn you 50 points. Assuming your company is already B-BBEE compliant, this could result in your company increasing its compliance status by 5 levels.

B-BBEE Scorecard summary The Qualifying Small Enterprise Score Card (QSE) Enterprise Development Average annual value of all Qualifying Contributions made 25 Code 806 by the Measured Entity as a percentage of the target Total Points = 25 Measures the extent to which companies carry out initiatives contributing to enterprise development

2% of Net Profit After Tax

Socio-economic Development Code 807 Total Points = 25 Measures the extent to which companies support socio-economic development

Average annual value of all Socio-Economic Development 25 Contributions made by the Measured Entity as a percentage of the target

1% of Net Profit After Tax

Enterprise Development Average annual value of all Qualifying Contributions made 25 Code 806 by the Measured Entity as a percentage of the target Total Points = 15 Measures the extent to which companies carry out initiatives contributing to enterprise development

3% of Net Profit After Tax

Socio-economic Development Code 807 Total Points = 5 Measures the extent to which companies support socio-economic development

1% of Net Profit After Tax

The Generic Score Card

Average annual value of all Socio-Economic Development 25 Contributions made by the Measured Entity as a percentage of the target

Donations are tax deductible and a tax certificate will be issued for inclusion in tax returns.

Corporate sponsors will be given a certificate that can then be submitted to a B-BBEE verification agency for points on their B-BBEE scorecard.

If you have any queries regarding how your company can make a donation in order to earn B-BBEE points please contact Shaun at questions@meetingtheneeds.org.za

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An overview of the issues pertinent to this community “gang life is like a religion to my family. My father and grandfather were in gangs and they have done time in jail – I will probably end up there as well. It is the way of life here; it is where you learn about respect and get status.” - 16-year-old gang member Drugs and the effect on the greater Phoenix area

Drug related crime has increased 39% in 2012/2013 over the average of the preceding 4 years!

Teenage pregnancy

Of all teenage girls who fall pregnant only around a third stay in school during their pregnancy and return following childbirth, with the highest return rate among those in Grade 12 (Grant and Hallman, 2008).

The critical barriers to pregnant girls remaining in school and returning following pregnancy again relate to childcare, whether they have financial means to pay for childcare or someone, usually the maternal grandmother, who can care for the baby during school of pregnancies hours. Where girls do not have childcare support from their family and in in South Africa ends in abortion. particular her mother, many have no choice but to stay home and care for the baby.

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Abortion

A total of 77 771 legal abortions were performed in South Africa in 2011, which indicated a 31 percent increase since 2010. (Independent Online - August 21 2012, http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/77-000-abortions-in-sa-in-2011report-1.1366672) The number of abortions reported in 1997 was 26,519 and those South African Statistics on abortions reported in 2006 were 83,913. In other words, in a ten year span, abortion has increased by 316.43% in South Africa.

No of abortions per day 233 No of abortions per week Over 1,500 No of abortions per year

Over 85,000

COMMUNITY-LEVEL RISK FACTORS FOR YOUTH VIOLENCE

FAMILY-LEVEL RISK FACTORS FOR YOUTH VIOLENCE

• Poverty and unemployment

• Child abuse and neglect

• High levels of neighbourhood crime • Availability of drugs and firearms • Gang activity

• Economically stressed family

• Lack of parental interaction • Poor parental supervision • Single parent families • Parents using alcohol and/or drugs

• Lack of access to recreational opportunities and facilities

• Negative relationships with parents

• Poor housing

• Exposure to high levels of family violence and conflict

• Neighbourhood adults involved in crime

• Delinquent or criminal behaviour by siblings

• Lack of job opportunities

• Harsh or inconsistent disciplinary practices • Parental criminality

Source: Maree A, Criminogenic risk factors for youth offenders. In Bezuidenhout C &

Adapted from Maree A, Criminogenic risk factors youth offenders. In Bezuidenhout C &

Joubert S, Child and Youth Misbehaviour in South Africa: A holistic view. Pretoria: Van Schaik

Joubert S, Child and Youth Misbehaviour in South Africa: A Holistic View. Pretoria: Van Schaik

Publishers, 2003.

Publishers, 2003.

Almost all [adolescent gang members] came from families where

Juvenile anti-social behaviour - a definition

violence was an everyday phenomenon. The conclusion I came

Juvenile delinquency, also known as juvenile offending, or youth crime, is participation in illegal behavior by minors (juveniles) (individuals younger than the statutory age of majority). Most legal systems prescribe specific procedures for dealing with juveniles, such as juvenile detention centers, and courts. A juvenile delinquent is a person who is typically under the age of 18 and commits an act that otherwise would have been charged as a crime if they were an adult. Depending on the type and severity of the offense committed, it is possible for persons under 18 to be charged and tried as adults.

to was: the youngsters were not committing serious crimes because of some sort of abnormal criminal streak, but because of the circumstances they were brought up in….Their family experiences dictated that they were mentally wired to react in a certain way: they always expected trouble and never stopped to consider the consequences of their actions. - Professor Brian Robertson, former head of Cape Town University’s Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health

For the year 20042005, children were victims of almost half of all indecent assaults (48.2%), close to half of all rapes (42.7%) and one in 10 common assaults (11.4%) (Richter & Dawes, 2008).

Studies have shown that a disproportionately large number of adolescent mothers report a history of past sexual and physical abuse (Francisco et al., 2008; Hillis et al., 2004; Kirby, 2002; Van Der Hulst et al., 2006; Lansford et al., 2007; Pallitto & Murillo, 2008).

Approximately 30% of teenagers in South Africa report ‘ever having been pregnant’, the majority, unplanned (Jewkes, Morrell and Christofides, 2009; Lince, 2011; Flanagan et al, 2013; Pettifor et al., 2005; Reddy et al., 2008 and Holt et al., 2012; Ardington, 2012)

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Tentative schedule of main events Subject to change, to be finalised in June 2014

Sunday

Sunday Night Initiation Service - 17h00 to 18h30

6 July 2014

Monday 7 July 2014

Tuesday 8 July 2014

Wednesday 9 July 2014

Thursday 10 July 2014

Friday 11 July 2014

Saturday 12 July 2014

Sunday 13 July 2014

Home and community improvements - 08h00 to 17h00 Medical Outreach - 08h00 to 17h00 Kids Holiday Club - 09h00 to 12h00 Lunch - 11h30 – 13h30 Youth Programme - 14h00 to 16h00 Evening service - 18h00 to 20h00 Home and community improvements - 08h00 to 17h00 Medical Outreach - 08h00 to 17h00 Kids Holiday Club - 09h00 to 12h00 Lunch - 11h30 – 13h30 Youth Programme - 14h00 to 16h00 Evening service - 18h00 to 20h00 Home and community improvements - 08h00 to 17h00 Medical Outreach - 08h00 to 17h00 Kids Holiday Club - 09h00 to 12h00 Lunch - 11h30 – 13h30 Youth Programme - 14h00 to 16h00 Evening service - 18h00 to 20h00 Home and community improvements - 08h00 to 17h00 Medical Outreach - 08h00 to 17h00 Kids Holiday Club - 09h00 to 12h00 Lunch - 11h30 – 13h30 Youth Programme - 14h00 to 16h00 Evening service - 18h00 to 20h00 Home and community improvements - 08h00 to 17h00 Medical Outreach - 08h00 to 17h00 Lunch - 11h30 – 13h30 Dinner - 17h00 Youth Explosion - 14h00 to 22h00 Men, Women & couples - 09h00 to 11h30 Home and community improvements - 08h00 to 12h00 (wrapping up) Medical Outreach - 08h00 to 12h00 Evening service - 17h00 to 19h00 Morning service - 09h00 - 11h00 Lunch & conclusion - 11h30 Food hampers/parcels - distribution to start at completion of all programmes

On behalf of Meeting The Needs Foundation’s volunteers, staff, and, most importantly, the people of Greenbury, we would like to extend our deepest gratitude to you for your support in making this vision a reality.

God bless Speedy Kisten

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MEETING THE NEEDS FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Ps. Manogaran (Speedy) Kisten, Mr. Joseph N. Cele, Mr. Basunthlall (Bill) Sowman ORGANISING COMMITTEE: Mrs. Ramona Moonsamy, Mr. Clive Raman CONTACT US Tel: +27 (0) 31 539 1139 Fax: +27 (0) 31 539 1112 or email Ramona Moonsamy on info@meetingtheneeds.org.za 201 Golf Course Drive, Mount Edgecombe, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa PO Box 1706, Country Club, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, 4301 www.meetingtheneeds.org.za