Treasurers Report

Thanks to a concerted effort on the part of Mari Van der
Merwe, our Director, our level of donations were 51% up
on the prior year. Mari has managed to acquire a number
of loyal Trust and Corporate donors over the years, and
this year we had a number of new donors where funds
were donated for specific projects.
The level of operations in the Crèche, Skills and Training
programmes was greater than prior years, and some of these
increased operations relate specifically to donations received.
Donations from Oxfam and NDA were to be used specifically
in growing the Skills and Training programmes, and a
donation from McCarthy and a portion of the Oxfam
donation were to be used in the Crèche programme.
The excess spent over and above the specific donations was
as a result of the necessity to print new training manuals
this year, and to hold an increased number of Monitoring and
Evaluation workshops in 2010.
As a result of these expenses, we have a cash outflow of
R233k for the year. This is not of any concern as our
prospects for 2011/2012 are excellent, with a commitment by
the committee to assist with fundraising as part of SCKZN’s
50th Anniversary celebrations, in addition to the continued
relationships that we have with our existing donors.
Added to this, is the potential security that a successful
alliance with Save the Children International would bring to
the organisation.