Potter’s House Family Church
t/a Potter’s House multipurpose Centre
Business
Profile
3. Vision
To minister to communities both in social and spiritual needs.
4. Mission
Addressing social issues by:- Empowering communities through income generating projects and educational projects and programmes.
- Addressing
issues around HIV/AIDS.
- Alleviating
poverty through distribution of food parcels and soup kitchen.
- Providing
emotional and spiritual support and counselling to vulnerable communities.
- Transparency
- Honesty
- Faithfulness
- Integrity
- Accountability
Potter’s House Multi-purpose Centre was established in 2004 for the purpose of addressing the socio-economic needs of communities around the Potter’s House Family Church, that is, vulnerable communities around Newcastle Local Municipality. The organisation was then formally registered with the department of Social Development on 6th January 2005.
7. Aims and objectives
Alleviate poverty in families in and around the centre, that is, Newcastle Local Municipality.
- Create
sustainable livelihoods for the communities served by the Centre (Sustainable
Food gardens, small business projects, etc.) and reduce dependence on hand
outs.
- Provide
spiritual, social support and counselling to abused and vulnerable people
especially Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC).
- Establish
an integrated centre (physical facility) for social and recreational
purposes for the surrounding communities.
- Provision
of support and counselling to HIV/AIDS infected and affected individuals.
- Provide
support and care for senior citizens.
8. Core-Business of the organisation
Provide support, spiritual care and
counselling through the following services:
· Food parcels for needy families
· Counselling, support with school work and temporary attachment of children to families within the church.
· Establishment of income generating projects; e.g. brick-laying, egg production, food gardens, sewing, etc. Identification of market for produce.
· Vocational guidance for youth from affected communities.
· HIV/AIDS counselling for affected and infected individuals.
9. Achievements & Assets (2004 to date)
The project is currently using the
church premises at Madadeni for child learning support, feeding and
counselling. The facility is not adequate for this function.
The
project owns a 3.5ha site at KwaMathukuza Area, ± 12 KM outside Newcastle in
KwaZulu-Natal.
Site
location:
GPS
Co-ordinates: (30º0’24.239’’E; 27º46’5.249’’S).
Infrastructural project completed: 10 000-seater Auditorium with an
ancillary hall and offices. Construction of Auditorium was financed through
generous contributions by members of the church.
The projects currently supports 5 child
headed families around KwaMathukuza and 1070 needy families with food parcels
as a temporally poverty relief intervention. We also provide Senior citizens
with food parcels, cooked food from the church’s kitchen and help them with
physical exercise to keep them fit and healthy.
Currently there are small-scale skills
development programmes that train women on vegetable production, sewing and
baking. The aim is to broaden this intervention with proper assistance from the
SETA’s.
The project supports Child-headed
families with school uniform supplies, food and educational support (assisting
learners with homework exercises and related activities).
10. Current funding mechanism and financial management
The
current programmes are funded mainly by the church (Potter’s House Family
Church) and partly by the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Social Development. The
project has externally audited financials from an independent auditing firm and
internal audit mechanisms are in place.
There is an appointed Financial Officer
accounting to the Board.
11. Strategic partners
- Potter’s
House Family Church
- KZN-Department
of Social Development and
- KZN-Agriculture
and Environmental Affairs.
A. Construction of a multi-purpose community care centre with the following facilities:
1. Primary Health Care Centre (with HIV/AIDS diagnosis, treatment, counselling and after-care and support).
2. Children’s Programme (community child care facility, orphanage & Soup-kitchen, child-learning support programme and support to Child-headed families).
3. Senior citizens luncheon club facility & Care Centre.
4. Youth centre (Rehab centre).
5. Potter’s House Sports Centre (Gymnasium & Playgrounds).
6. Potter’s House Resource Centre (Computer Centre, Library and Study Centre)
7. Potter’s House Academy building.
B. Establishment of a Skills Training Centre
The
following skills to be provided:- Basic farming skills.
- Technical skills (like arch
welding, brick-laying, etc.)
- Sewing skills and hand work.
- Adult literacy programmes
including Adult and Youth Education and Training (AYET).
- Business Management skills.
1. Stipends
are required for the Project Manager, child minders, care givers and general
workers (driver, cleaners and admin. officer) in the project.
D. Construction of pedestrian bridge
- For safety of our clients.
12. Contact Information
Our contact details are as follows:
Physical Address: 1575 Section 2, Madadeni, 2951
Postal Address: P.O. Box 5462, NEWCASTLE, 2940E-mail: pottershousefamilychurch@gmail.com
Telephone: 034 – 3294533
Mobile: 082 931 2439
Contact Person: Bishop S.L. Ntombela
Designation: Chairperson of the Board
Fax: 034 – 3291631
