Christian Aids Bureau for Southern Africa

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GUIDES AND SUPPORTS CHRISTIAN COMMUNITIES TO UNDERSTAND THEIR CALLING AND BECOME HIV COMPETENT

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Our VisiOnCaring Christian communities ministering reconciliation and hope in a world with HIV.

Our MissiOnCABSA guides and supports Christian communities towards HIV competence, through advocacy,

information services, mobilising, training and networking.

AbOut usCABSA is a registered NGO and PBO dependent on funding. Sources of funding include: donations from

individuals; financial support from faith-based organisations and congregations; funding through trusts; project funding from local and international donors and provision of services on contract.

Our strAtegyCABSA assists faith communities to understand and live out their calling in a world with HIV. The organisation

makes information available, creates understanding, helps congregations to become involved, trains leaders, is involved in a variety of advocacy and networking initiatives and supports organisational processes.

Our PrinciPles And VAluesRespect for Life

Human dignity and excellenceEmpowermentPartnerships

Stewardship and transparency

As a Christian organisation, CABSA is guided in all its activities and relationships by Biblical Guiding Principles.

Christian Aids Bureau for Southern AfricaChristen-Vigsburo vir Suidelike Afrika

Rev. nelis du toit served on the Board since its inception in 2001. He led CABSA since January 2005, first as manager and later as director. He resigned in 2011 and left CABSA and the Board at the end of June. We will remember Nelis for many things, but especially for his commitment, sacrifice, passion, dedication to excellence and stewardship, theological insight and for his leadership and friendship.

dR Xolile simon (Chairperson) lectures in the Department of Missiology in the Faculty of Theology at Stellenbosch.

dR pieteR FouRie (Vice Chairperson) is the Executive Head of Bible Media and has served on the CABSA Board since 2008.

ms lyn vAn Rooyen is the Executive Director of CABSA and has been the CARIS programme manager since 2004.

ms Ann mARy GAthiGiA is the Gender and HIV and AIDS manager of PACSA.

ms nomvuyo BABA is the Managing Director for Mfe-sane and trained as a Social Worker.

pRoF ChRistinA lAndmAn heads UNISA’s Research Insti-tute for Theology and Religion and serves as minister of a rural URCSA congregation near Dullstroom.

ms loGy muRRAy is currently working for World Vision International as Global Advisor: Faith Partnerships on HIV and Health.

mR phApile Celesi is responsible for African languages at the Nehemia Bible Institute.

Members of the CABSA Board

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SOUND GOVERNANCE S ound governance is ensured by management policies and procedures, a management commit­tee that assist the director and a Board that is ultimately accountable for the implementation of the aims and objectives of the organisation.

The CABSA Board consists of key role players represen ting different churches, faith based organisa­tions and aca demic institutions relevant to implemen­ting the mission of CABSA. We wish to express our sincere gratitude to the CABSA Board and Management Committee members for their commitment to ensure the sound governance of the organisation.

CABSA has been called a “grace led” organisation. This becomes very apparent when reflecting on the breadth and depth of activities of this small organisation!

2011 was a year in which CABSA looked back and reflected on the growth

and progress of the organisation, but also looked forward at how much remains to

be done.

We celebrated the organisation’s tenth anniversary and also faced the end of an era

when we greeted the director, Rev Nelis du Toit in June and Lucinda Leppan two

months later. Lyn van Rooyen, programme manager of CARIS, was appointed as the

new director.

Although the continued international economic instability is increasingly affecting

CABSA’s financial position, the overwhelming feeling when

reporting on the work of CABSA, is one of gratitude.

CABSA is firstly grateful to the Lord, for again providing His

grace abundantly to the organisation and all involved but further to every donor, Friend of CABSA, staff member, Board-, Committee- and training team member and CABSA representative. The final thank you is to every Channel of Hope, the trained facilitators who turn CABSA’s dreams into reality.

National Lottery Dis tri bution Trust Fund

Christian Aid

Mensen met een Missie

Bible Media

Narollah Sending Trust

Evangelisch-Lutherischer Kirchenk-reis Rendsburg-Eckernfoerde

South African Congregations

Regular and monthly donors and contributors in the ‘1 in a 1000’ campaign

Looking Back & Looking ForwardThank you!

Looking Back & Looking Forward

CABSA is the friend we need when in need of encouragement, empowerment

and reasons to celebrate God’s love in a time of HIV and AIDS.

– Logy Murray (Mrs) Global Advisor:

Faith Partnerships on HIV and Health

Through advocacy activities CABSA aims to:

ensure that those living with HIV have a voice and that this voice is heard within faith communities,

make the wider HIV community aware of the role and impact of the faith sector in the response to HIV,

address stigma and discrimination, particularly within faith communities and from a theological and Biblical perspective,

address the root causes of vulnerability including gender, poverty, development and justice.

Advocacy activities in this year include providing material for World AIDS Day (WAD) and AIDS Candlelight Memorial services, sending weekly Bible Messages to 625 subscribers, a short story competition, articles in and letters to the press, radio interviews, involvement in petitions and campaigns, including the 16 Day Campaign against Gender-based Violence, and letters to government.

Advocacy

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The CABSA Churches, Channels of Hope (CCoH) programme aims to empower Christian leaders with the attitudes, knowledge and skills to guide or assist faith communities in

their journeys towards HIV competence.

During the 7 day facilitator training, each participant is challenged to grow in his or her own journey with God and HIV, with the ultimate purpose of being channels of hope that will make a tangible difference in this world living with HIV.

We are deeply grateful to report the successful completion of 4 facilitator trainings during which 84 new facilitators were trained as channels of hope. Participants came from Cameroon, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, United States of America, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The CCoH material is updated annually. The biggest addition to the 2011 manual was a new chapter on HIV competent faith communities. This chapter aims to assist and challenge facilitators to understand their role in assisting faith communities towards a meaningful HIV response.

Churches, Channels of Hope

February (Vanderbijl-park, SA)

On request of Tearfund Nigeria, CABSA’s first training in Nigeria was hosted in Jos in May.

On request of EMPACT Africa: June (Johannes-burg, SA)

July (Wellington, SA)

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A mentoring workshop to empower and en-courage CABSA Representatives in January

A first ever lead trainer workshop in February

A refresher meeting in KwaZulu-Natal in October

Reaching many

We are greatly encouraged by the commitment and involvement seen in feedback reports received from facilitators, some who were trained as long ago as 2003 and 2004.

Some impress with mind-blowing numbers and activities, while others impress with small, but targeted interventions.

It is wonderful to see so many facilitators who are indeed bringing hope and reconciliation in their communities.

In the first 130 feedback reports received, facilitators reported on a wide variety of activities in 2011 that they believed were influenced or motivated by the CCoH programme.

More than 140 workshops involved 4 803 peopleMore than 196 information sessions involved 16 769 peopleMore than 150 other activities and events involved 44 245 peopleAll these reports were sent voluntarily. We are aware of other activities that were not officially reported.

Supporting CCoH facilitatorsCCoH facilitators are challenged throughout their training experience to discover ways in which God can use them to be channels of hope in their respective communi-ties and churches. A mentoring programme was developed over time to support and encourage facilitators in their journeys after the training. With just over 700 facilitators, this is quite a task! We are grateful to have 13 representatives who are each responsi-ble for building and maintaining relationships with facilitators in their region.

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Networking provides opportunities to explore synergy and potential cooperation with like-minded organisations, acquire and share knowledge and increase the visibility of CABSA and its services.

CABSA again coordinated the Interfaith Networking and Exhibition space at the SA AIDS Conference and participated in exhibitions and presenta-tions including at the WACC General Assembly for Africa in Kigali and the EAA Consultation in Chiang Mai. The CABSA tenth anniversary celebrations were a networking highlight.

CABSA has formal license agreements with World Vision International and AIDSLink International.

CABSA is represented on Boards and Committees of AIDSLink, PACANet, the AIDS Task Group of the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) family in the Western Cape, the AIDS Committee of the Highveld Diocese of the DRC and the Compass Core Partners Group.

CABSA cooperates with a variety of local, regional and international organisations and networks and was represented at more than 180 events with more than 8000 participants in total in 2011.

Networking

CABSA is a Member of

The Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance

Christian Connections for International Health

World Association for Christian Communication

Global Health Council

EAA Consultation

DRC/URCSA combined AIDS Task Group

PACANet Pre-ICASA Conference

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Knowledge Management

Physical, virtual and electronic information dissemination in 2011 included:nRegular E-newsletters to 880 subscribers;

n145 942 visits to the website and online databases containing more than 5650 different sub-pages including:

nNews items and resources,

nCapacity building and programme management tools,

n Information on 10 600 resources and 515 Bible Messages.

nSocial media such as Facebook and Twitter feed are used to report in real time from conferences and events and for advocacy;

nResource Centres:

n The CARIS and Wellington resource centres provide comprehensive information about HIV and AIDS to a variety of stakeholders,

n Resource centres in faith communities are equipped to provide information in local communities,

n More than 9100 physical resources were distributed.

nCABSA staff wrote or assisted with writing a variety of resources, articles and tools.

CABSA, particularly through the CARIS programme, makes current scientific and theological knowledge available to faith leaders in accessible and understandable ways to guide the practice of community organisations, projects and programmes.

CABSA is my accountability partner, it reminds me that more still needs to be done. It is my network with other Trainers, an encouragement that others are involved. My refresher with latest information and new tools that the battle against HIV should be won.” – Lintle Letsika, Lesotho

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Financial StatementFinancial recording is done regularly and monitored month-ly, with reports to the Management Committee. Financial statements were audited by BGR Broodryk Kotzé Ing.

INCOME 2 011 2 010

CHURCHES and CONGREGATIONS 106 349 117 966

FUNDRAISING 1 130 210 865 514

Christian AID 450 447 172 920

Individual donors 67 877 82 974

Other faith based organisations 2 120 46 620

Narollah Sending Trust 48 000 70 000

National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund 561 766 493 000

CONTRIBUTIONS FOR PROJECTS 400 518 443 153

PRISMA 60 334 181 975

Bible Media 60 000 55 000

CMC 139 088 162 325

WVSA 1 600 0

HSCR 0 7 748

Other 139 497 36 105

REGISTRATION, SALES, REFUNDS AND LICENSE FEES 334 348 626 140

Refunds for course expenditure and license fees 174 496 166 011

Tearfund 73 961 192 204

FACT 0 173 191

Registration , sales, profit on disposal of assets 52 648 44 317

Refunds for travel and other costs 33 243 50 418

INTEREST RECEIVED 24 585 37 053

TOTAL INCOME 1 996 010 2 089 825

EXPENSES 2 011 2 011

SALARIES and SUPPORT 642 473 635 073

Other personnel expenditure 6 191 0

OFFICE EXPENDITURE 14 721 22 427

RUNNING COSTS 108 816 89 023

Banking and interest paid 14 068 14 279

Office rent and operational expenses 80 340 58 640

Auditor's remuneration 8 892 8 208

Insurance and maintenance 5 516 7 896

SERVICE DELIVERY and PROJECTS 1 023 118 1 244 435

Resource centres 101 789 106 356

Meals and accommodation 119 795 307 821

Trainers, facilitators and speakers 165 690 156 257

Training material 82 291 77 634

Project organisation and administration 119 918 138 570

Mentor and support facilitators 63 751 59 770

Direct Project implementation costs 369 883 398 026

CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT, GOVERNANCE AND NETWORKING 210 698 131 225

Networking 90 362 70 292

Marketing and Organisational development 120 336 60 933

DEPRECIATION OF ASSETS 17 697 32 993

TOTAL EXPENSES 2 023 714 2 155 176

DEFICIT FOR THE YEAR -27 705 -65 352

INCOME 2011 2010 EXPENSES 2011 2010

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Yes, I would like to formalise my support for CABSA in the following manner:

I would like to receive a monthly e-mail with prayer requests and CABSA news. □I would like to contribute financially through a once-off payment □I would like to join the ‘1 in 1000’ campaign by making a monthly contribution of R__________

If you would like to support CABSA in any other way (your time, connections, a specific skill etc) please specify._______________________________________________

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CABSA can contact me at: (provide at least two options)

Name: __________________________________

Email: __________________________________

Phone: __________________________________

Postal Address: __________________________________

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Thank you for this beautiful message of blessed assurance –

God is here – Lance Sheriff

So many, many thanks to you, I always get some encouragement

each time you send me some newsletters. – Joshua Chinyama

I don’t always write, but much appreciation for all your messages.

His truth never fails. – Jean Webster‘

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