Message from the De Beers Fund
The De Beers Fund thanks Cotlands for the privilege of partnering with this exemplary childcare organisation, and specifically with the Soweto Home-Based Care and Counselling Project.
Our doing so forms part of an annual corporate social investment undertaking that sees De Beers and its operations working with over 150 organisations throughout South Africa with investments in people and communities in whom we believe, in a country confident in her liberty.
De Beers has never regarded CSI as frivolous activity and has acted in accordance with a philosophy summed up in 1954 by then De Beers Chairman Sir Ernest Oppenheimer: “…the purpose of the company is to make profits for its shareholders, but to do so in a way that makes a real and lasting contribution to the countries and communities in which it operates”.
For additional information on the work of the De Beers Fund, please visit www.debeersgroup.com
SPAR
SPAR SOUTH RAND’S REMARKABLE CSI SUPPORT TO COTLANDS, AND OTHER NGO’S
For the past nine years, Spar South Rand has shown remarkable support to Cotlands, in what started out with its Annual Charity Golf Day, held in aid of raising funds for Cotlands – to its current support of an annual golf day, CSI support and donations of goods in kind. The management and staff have always been close to our hearts, as they have grown with us and are a very precious part of our history – and we’d like to take this opportunity to pay a special tribute to their support – not only to Cotlands, but to other organizations making a difference.
Hereunder is a reflection of Spars support during the financial year 2005/6, where they have continued to assist Cotlands and Lebone (Bloemfontein). They also got involved on a small scale with St Francis, an HIV/AIDS orphanage five minutes from the DC. Our involvement with BAC saw us making a meaningful contribution towards building capacity in terms of leadership in the police stations.
1. Cotlands
2006 saw Cotlands celebrating their 70th birthday – 70 proud years of service to South Africa’s littlest and most vulnerable citizens. Through our involvement with Cotlands, we know that we are making a difference to the rest of the country. This is because whilst Cotlands’ head office is based in Johannesburg, they also operate in KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape and Western Cape.
2. Lebone
Lebone (literally means “LIGHT” in Sesotho) is there to bring light to those living in darkness - to give children a future! Lebone House is a holistic care centre for children infected/affected by HIV/AIDS which embraces, affirms and adheres to all aspects of their constitutional rights. Because they believe that each child has a right to live within their own family, culture and community Lebone House strives to provide an alternative setting that approximates that of their own family when there is no family.
3. St Francis Care Centre
St Francis Care Centre provides a sanctuary for the terminally ill where they will be nursed in a professional and comfortable environment whilst their physical, spiritual, emotional and social needs are catered for with care and dedication.
4. Business Against Crime
Business Against Crime South Africa’s Support Programme for Police Stations (SPPS), which is significantly funded by Spar South Rand, aims to strengthen leadership and effective management in police stations in support of the South African Police Services’ quest for improved service and performance.
A Memorandum of Understanding between BACSA and SAPS was signed in Pretoria on 19 May 2006 by Kenny Fihla, the then CEO of Business Against Crime South Africa and Deputy National Commissioner Marla Singh in terms of which BACSA undertakes to conduct the standardised Leadership Development Programme in a footprint comprising a third of the police stations in each province between now and the end of 2008.
Currently the programme operates in Gauteng, Mpumalanga and North West, is about to commence in Eastern Cape, and will roll out to other provinces shortly.
The course outline incorporates modules on effective service delivery, self-management, creative problem-solving and decision-making, relationship management, team development, management principles, and leadership and motivation.
Business Against Crime South Africa partners with businesses who are willing to sponsor training sessions of groups of 24 police station managers at a time for the six-day programme. Three East Rand police stations - Dawn Park, Eden Park, and Boksburg North – have just completed their training at Spar South Rand , bringing to ten the number of Gauteng police station management teams that have been trained so far in 2006.
Probably the greatest benefit of the programme is its team approach. This is the first time that management teams of police stations have undertaken training together. As commented by one of the East Rand group last week “we have learned to work as a team because individuals cannot make the difference alone and in the environment in which we work it is particularly important that we support and advise each other”.
Our sincere thanks and gratitude to Spar for making a difference to the lives of the South African community.
Astrotech donation to Cotlands
Every month Astro Tech trains hundreds of people, some are young individuals filled with hope for their future, others are older and concerned more about the future of their families and children. Because children and stable, caring societies are so important to the future of the South African society, Astro Tech is proud to make a donation to Cotlands in its work protecting, caring for and loving those South African children who have been abandoned, harmed, are ill, or at risk.
In African culture we know the phrase, “it takes a village to raise a child” – the creation of happy, settled futures for our children is an individual and a corporate responsibility. Astro Tech works hard to improve the skills of South Africans and to help in the creation of an ethical, educated, caring society. We salute too every individual and organisation that assists Cotlands, its staff and volunteers in caring for some of South Africa’s most important citizens – our children.
For further information on Astro Tech, visit www.astrotech.co.za
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LIST
On behalf of the children we have known, those we know and those we are yet to know, we gratefully thank each business, individual, corporation and foundation that so generously contributed to the Cotlands’ services. Your assistance has built a strong foundation of support, and we are so grateful for these gifts.
Funder Acknowledement
| Company |
Type of Support |
Impact |
| Corporate Social Investment |
Funding received from these partners has provided us with a means to assist more children and expand our scope of service.
As a growing organization who’s services are reaching an increasing number of beneficiaries, sustainability has become an important issue for us. We have to ensure that the needs of the present generation are met, without compromising our ability to do the same for future generations. In partnership with the funders listed herein, we remain committed to filling the medico-socio-economic gaps in communities by providing a range of services to ensure food security, reverse the spread of HIV / Aids, create jobs and foster self-sustainability. To achieve this, we have ensured that all our outreach projects include food garden initiatives, income generating projects and educational components. |
| Anglo American Chairman's Fund |
Long-term support towards residential care programmes for children up to the age of 14, who have been abandoned, abused, neglected, orphaned or who are affected by or infected with HIV |
| Spar South Rand |
| Mutual and Federal |
Long term support towards national projects |
| Savccio Holdings |
Support towards special education project |
| Momentum Fund |
Long term support towards Cotlands home based care programme in Hlabisa and Substantial support towards the nutrition programme in Eatern Cape |
| Trusts and Foundations |
| Len Smith Foundation |
Long term support |
| GS Elkin Trusts |
Long term support |
JUNE 2008
SAVCIO Holdings for their support towards the Specialised Education Programme
The Len Smith Foundation for their support towards our national programmes
Foschini Group - R200, 000.00
Spar Southrand - R220, 000.00
Ingmar Engineering
Hiprom
P.C. Control
Data World
Redhill Steel
Momentum Fund (Firstrand)
H.V. Test
Bidvest
Micronized Products
Protarp Manufacturing cc.
Sentineel Steel – Wadeville
Gas Monitoring Services
Mzanzi
Avis
Underwriting Management Services
Stevemoore Import & Export
Buko Cars cc.
Alberante Autospray
C & I Electrical
Nedbank Ltd Group
H.M. Evertsen Trust
Ingmar Engineering
Kargo National
Genesis Steel
Safdico RSA
Glaxo Smith Kline
RCF
John & Elsie Foundation
Recruitcorp
Williams Hunt
G.S. Elkin Residuary Trust
Volcano Advertising
Picto Busby
Stewarts & Lloyds
Associated Industrial Electronics
Avec
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CORPORATES
A
3D
ABE Contracting Services
ABSA Charitable Trust
Achievers
ADP
ADS
AEL
AECI Ltd
African Defence Systems
African Explosives Limited
Afrifocus
Afrisam
Aids Bannerthon (Chapmar Industries)
AIE (Associated Industrial Electronics CC.)
Akani Egoli - Gold Reef City
APAC Enterprise
Adendorf
Astevovo Entertainment
AVEC
(Added Value Engineering Consultants)
ABI
B
Bateleur Capital
BEAPHAR
Bhula Donation Fund
BIDVEST GROUP
Boston Finance
C
Canterbury Mining & Engineering
Cargo Carriers
C&I ELECTRICA
CARL & EMILY FUCHS FOUNDATION
Centriq Insurance Holdings Limited
Chapmar Industries cc. (AIDS Bannerthon)
Chonkings Traders
Cinemark
Collision Management Centre
Comm Express Services SA
Consolidated Power Projects
Compu-Cool
Consol
Copper Tubing Africa Pty Ltd
Courtyard Hotel Rosebank
CREDCON
CTP Web Printers
D
Data World
De Beers Fund
De Leeuw
Digicore Fleet Management
DST International
Draft F.C.B. S.A.
Drawcard Pty Ltd
E
Eicker-Harris Productions cc.
ENDRESS & HAUSER
Eric Samson Foundation
Eskom Development Foundation
Espadon Marine
Ethos Private Equity
F
Financial Portfolio Management
Flexicell - Longain group of Companies
Foodcorp
FURNITURE TRADERS ASSOCIATION
G
G4S - Trf to W/Cape Corp
Georgies Pharmacy
Genesis Steel
Gearing Moss Supplies
Genlex Agencies
Glaxo Smithkline
Global Develop Group
Golden Dividents
Golden Opportunities
Goodyear
Grant Thornton Capital
Greyling A & M - Unitas Emergency Unit
H
H V Test (Pty) Ltd
Hach Ultra Analytics
Hannover-re Insurance
Hans Merensky Foundation
Hemocue (Bryanston)
Hiprom
Howden Africa Holdings Ltd
HUDACO
Hudaco Trading
I
Impact Pneumatics
Imperial Motors
Impson Freight
Ingmar Engineering
Investec Private Bank
J
JAMES HOWDEN HOLDINGS
JF Aitken Trust
JON PANOS TOURS
Jon Panos Tours
JSE Ltd
Jusvale Trading
K
Kaplan Kushlick Foundation
Kargo National Pty Ltd
KPA Engineering Supplies
Krok Foundation
Kyalami Projects
L
Le Farge Industries
Lesel Research
LMH CC
Loads of Living
Lexmark International South Africa
Lurgan Charitable Trust
Lynne Addison and Associates
M
Malcolm & Gladys Cameron Foundation
Marikie De Klerk Fund
Market SA
Media Systems
Melgab International
Messaris Wapenaar Architects
Metago Enviromental Engineers
MFW Insurance Brokers
Mico Brakespec SA
Micronized Products
Milners Dental - Trf to W/Cape Corp
MLC Quantity Surveyors
Morejade Investments
MUGG & BEAN BRAND
Multotec Holdings Pty Ltd
MUTUAL & FEDERAL
Mutual & Federal Insurance Co. Ltd
Mutual & Federal PTA
N
Nedbank Private Bank - Ramosedi
Nemtek Pty Ltd (Northgate)
Netcare Management
Netflorist
O
OPTILOG
Oracle Corporation
Oreport
Optron Geomatics
OWA Ceiling Systems
P-Q
P C Control
Parmalat
PEP STORES
Pharmamark
Predictive Communications
Pretoria Intituut vir Argitektuur
Pro-tarp Manufacturing cc.
R
R C F
Recruitcorp
Red Hill Steel
Riverclub
Road Construction
Rocha W (VDS Projects)
S
S A EAGLE
SAB
SAFDICO RSA
Saint Gobain Construction Products SA (BPB Gypsum)
SASOL
SAVCIO HOLDINGS
Sentinel Steel
SRCF
Shell SA
Skin Care Under the Sun
SMILE Education
Smith & Nephew
Spar South Rand
SPAR South Rand
SPAR SOUTHRAND
Spartan Truck Hire
Sportron
Steel Wings
Stephen Lewis
Stephen Lewis Foundation
Stewarts & Lloyds
Supergalv
Supersport - Let's Play
T
Tarsus Technologies
TCPA Services (KreditInform)
Tectra Automation
the 34 Club
The Auto Channel
THE BRYANSTON COUNTRY CLUB
The Davies Foundation
THE DE BEERS FUND
The Foschini Group
THE FOSCHINI GROUP
The Harmann Ohlvather Trust
The Kathleen Bush (Bell) Foundation
THE LEN SMITH FOUNDATION
The Lotus Register
THE MALCOLM & GLADYS CAMERON FOUNDATION
THE MOMENTUM FUND (FIRSTRAND FOUNDATION)
THE NATIONAL LOTTERIES BOARD
The Recyclers
The Seat Connection
TSHIKULULU FUND
U
Uniprint
UNITED INTERNATIONAL PICTURES
Unlimited Building Supplies
V
Vaal Sanitaryware
Van Heerden Piet (Van Stone)
Veritec Sonomatic Ltd
Visa International
Vital Distribution
Vodacom Business Solutions
Volcano Advertising
W-Z
WBHO
Wesbank
Whelan H & E
Wilfred Metje Foundation
Trusts
Adele Drechmeier Trust
Crawford Brown Trust
Eddie Pokroy Charitable Trust
Elkin Residuary Trust
G.S Elkin Residuary Trust
Lord & Lady Lurgan Charitable Trust
Lurgan Charitable Trust
McCutgicon Family Trust
Robinson Charitable Trust
Sisten Ellen KcKinley Trust
Solomon Ruben & Ann Winer Educational & Benefit Trust
The Borsook Family Charitable Trust
The Dick Goss Family Charitable Trust
The Hermann Ohlthaver Trust
The Jack & Fanny Mincer Charitable Trust
The Len Smith Foundation Trust
THE MARCELL & HELMA Glicenstein Trust
The South African Children's Charity Trust
The Stella & Paul Loewenstein Educational & Charitable Trust
Turst Serv Charitable Trust
The Schwartz Upliftment Trust
Shortts Retreat Charitable Trust
Bhula Donation Fund
The Carl & Emily Fuchs Foundation
Contributors
Action Locksmith
Adcock Ingram Healthcare (Pty) Ltd
Aerzte Fur (Die 3 Weld)
African Explosives
African Travel Concepts
Anchor Yeast
Anglo American Chairman’s Fund
Aqua Online
Aquarius Platinum SA – Everest Mine
ARUP
Asif Satchu & Jill Whaley
Aspect Capital
Associated Industrial Electronics cc
Barrus & Associates
Bateleur Capital (Pty) Ltd
Beaphar B V
Bill Weedman
Birchall Andy
Brescia House School
Business Objects
CGF Research Institute (Pty) Ltd
Chapmar Industries cc
Chefs In Motion
Chris Bonell & Siwan Llloyd Hayward
Citroen Car Club
City of Cape Town Department of Health (MSAT)
Claudine ML de la Harpe
Clear Channel
Clem Sunter
Clover
Consol Glass
Crondall School Association
De Beers Fund
Department of Health (Gauteng)
Department of Social Development (Cape Town)
Department of Social Development (Gauteng)
DG Murray Trust
Diageo Foundation
Digicore Fleet Management (Pty) Ltd
Edenglen High School
Elephants in Main Street
Emerging Markets Benefit Ltd
Endress & Hauser (Pty) Ltd
Fernando Dos Ramos
First African Signs
Foschini Group
Gauteng Off-Course Bookmakers Association
Golden Arrow Foundation
Golden Frains Club
Hafen Theatre (Germany)
Hands On Team
HEAT Magazine
HMR Fire Services
Imation
Imation Latin
Imvana Methodist Church
Imperial Logistics
Intelsat South Africa (Pty) Ltd
International Flavors & Fragrances (SA) Pty Ltd
International SOS Assistance (Pty) Ltd
Investec Private Bank – Dividends
J C Potgieter
KFC (Strand)
Kargo National
KreditInform/Credcon
Langdon Davis
Lapin Attorneys
Len Smith Foundation
Lexmark International South Africa
Ludwig Roses
Market SA
Marlin Webster
Mattress Factory
McDonalds South Africa
Michael Rea
Momentum Fund / First Rand Foundation
Mondipak Packaging
Mr & Mrs Calistos
Mr & Mrs Deandrade
Mr & Mrs G Chetty
Ms E Beeten
MTN
Mutual & Federal Insurance Co Ltd
Nampak Tissue (Pty) Ltd
National Department of Health
National Lotteries Board
Nature's Health Products
Ned Geref Kerk (Helderberg)
NetFlorist
Once Upon A Table
Old Mutual Staff Volunteer Fund
Oxfam Canada
Phumelela Gaming and Leisure
Pick ‘n Pay
Pieter Herbst
Power House
Rapsol
Rhythm Child
RJJ Botha
Safdico RSA (Pty) Ltd
SAHETI
Samantha Pieters
SASBO
Sea & Sky Holiday Flats
SEFAC
SMC Networks
SMILE Education
South African Children’s Charity Trust
Southgate Plumbing
Spar (South Rand)
Spier Holdings
Standard Bank (The Glen)
Standard Bank Foundation
Steuart Pennington
Superbrands
The Chocolate Fountain
The Curiosity Collectors Market
The Forum
The G S Elkin Residuary Trust
The Krok Foundation
The Recyclers
The Stephen Lewis Foundation
Toyota Fury
Unilever South Africa Home and Personal Care (Pty Ltd)
Vaal Sanitary
Versapak
Vodacom Foundation
Woolworths (Morningside)
Woolworths (Somerset West)
Woolworths (The Glen)
Your Baby Show
Zinto Marketing
- Thank you to all the community groups, old aged homes and individuals who donated clothes and so lovingly knitted garments and toys, as well as all the other goods donated over the year
- Thank you to all the individuals that supported Cotlands each month via credit card and monthly debit order
- Thank you to all the individuals and corporate companies who made financial donations and donations in kind to Cotlands during the year
- Thank you to all the Cotlands volunteers for their time and dedication
Personal Skills:
Amor & Joost Van Der Westhuizen
Ashley Taylor
Khalil
SA Strong Men
Tové Kane
