Business Plan
for
Intombi Shelter

  A program of The House Group in Johannesburg

Prepared by - Adéle du Plessis

 

Business plan, as approved 1996 by Department of Welfare and Population Development. This approved Business Plan forms the basis of the registration of Intombi Shelter as a Shelter for Female persons aged 13-18, under the laws of South Africa .

 

INDEX

For complete business plan see archive: http://thehousegroup.org/archive/BusinessPlan_Intombi.pdf

 

1. IDENTIFYING PARTICULARS

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE HOUSE GROUP

Services rendered to Girl-Children

•  Prevention

•  Early Intervention - Retrieval

•  Therapy - Care and Developmental Services

•  Reintegration

Mission Statement

Core Philosophy

Philosophy

DISCUSSION OF THE PROBLEM

BACKGROUND HISTORY

1.2 PHYSICAL ADDRESS

1.3 POSTAL ADDRESS

1.4 TELEPHONE, FAX, E-MAIL

1.5 CONTACT PERSON

 

2. MANAGING BODY

2.1 CONTACT DETAILS

2.2 CONTACT PERSON

 

3. STRUCTURE AND ABILITIES OF THE BODY MANAGING THE PROJECT FOR WHICH FINANCING IS REQUESTED

3.1 FUND-RAISING CERTIFICATE

3.2 OTHER REGISTRATION CERTIFICATES

3.3 CONSTITUTION

3.4 ACCOUNTANT AND AUDITOR

3.5 MANAGEMENT - Board of Directors

3.6 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

4. AFFILIATION

4.1 Hillbrow Drop-In Centre

4.2 Kulula Life Skills Centre

4.3 St. Magdalene Church

 

5. FOCUS OF THE SERVICE/PROJECT

5.a DAILY PROGRAM for Intombi Shelter

5.b BASIC TASKS for Youth Care Workers

5.1 GOAL OF THE SERVICE

Services rendered to Girl-Children

Prevention - level 1

Early Intervention - Retrieval - level 2

Therapy - Care and Developmental Services - level 3

Reintegration - level 4

5.1.1 Direct Service (levels 1, 2, 3, 4)

5.1.2 Support Service (levels 1, 2, 3, 4)

5.1.3 Capacity Building , Research and Enabling Service (levels 1, 2, 3, 4)

5.2 MOTIVATION

5.2.1 Philosophy and Background

5.2.2 Discussion of Needs

5.2.3 Reintegration

5.2.4 Choices

5.2.5 Short term residential care

5.2.6 Life Skills Training

Continuous Programs

5.2.7 Self-employment skills training

5.2.8 Early Intervention - HIV/Aids

5.2.9 Group Participatory Programs

5.2.10 Identity Document

5.2.11 Future Plan

5.3 PLANNED DURATION

 

6. IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

6.1 AREA OF OPERATION

6.2 TARGET GROUPS

6.2.1 Girl-child and women's organizations and services (Level 1 services)

6.2.2 General public (Level 1 services)

6.2.3 The girl-child and young women residing in the area of operation (Level 2, 3, 4 services)

6.3 ACCESSIBILITY

6.3.1 Description of Accessibility

6.3.2 Screening and Admission Policy

6.4 OBJECTIVES

Serving in Humility, Simplicity and Compassion

6.4.1 Rules for girls at Hillbrow Drop-in Centre

6.4.2 Objectives Intombi Shelter

6.4.3 Fieldwork

6.4.4 HIV/Aids, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Family Planning

6.4.5 Substance Abuse

6.4.6 Spiritual Services - St. Magdalene Church

6.4.7 Crisis Counselling

6.4.8 Public Awareness - Prevention and Early Intervention

6.5 EVALUATION OF PROJECT AND ACTIVITIES

For approved format and template of the Evaluation of Projects and Activities - see Archive: Eval_DropIn_Intombi_99_00.pdf

6.5.1 PREVENTION - Level 1 Services

6.5.1.1 To deliver prevention services to the public at large

6.5.1.2 HIV/Aids prevention to the highest risk group of society (prostitutes, drug addicts and sex buyers)

6.5.1.3 To establish networking and capacitate girl-child organisations and service

6.5.2 EARLY INTERVENTION - RETRIEVAL - Level 2 Services

6.5.2.1 T o identify and bring into contact with services rendered at Hillbrow Drop-in Centre and Intombi Shelter, the girl-child in Hillbrow and surrounding areas that is at high risk for involvement in or already in the early stages of involvement.

6.5.2.2 Meeting basic needs of the girl-child on the streets of Hillbrow

6.5.2.3 Crisis intervention

6.5.2.4 Increasing competency of the girl-child on the street

6.5.3 CARE AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES - THERAPY - Level 3 Services

6.5.4 REINTEGRATION - Level 4 Services

6.5.4.1 Residential shelter

6.5.4.2 Family reintegration

6.5.4.3 Integration to normative society

6.5.4.4 Increasing competency

SUMMARY of MAIN PROCESSES and ACTIVITIES

 

7. HUMAN AND PHYSICAL RESOURCES

7.1 PERSONNEL

7.2 BUILDINGS / VENUE

7.3 FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT

 

8. PARTICIPATION - BY CONSUMERS AND THE COMMUNITY

8.1 PARTICIPATION BY SERVICE RECIPIENTS

8.2 PARTICIPATION BY COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES

 

9. NETWORKING WITH OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS

9.1 WELFARE SERVICE PROVIDERS IN THE SAME AREA

9.1.1 Department Welfare

9.1.2 Magaliesoord Drug and Alcohol Rehab

9.1.3 17 Esselen Street , Hillbrow

9.1.4 Family Planning Clinic

9.1.5 TB Clinic

9.1.6 District Surgeon

9.1.7 Government Hospitals

9.1.8 Wits Dental Clinic

9.1.9 Rau Optometry

9.2 NETWORKING WITH OTHER SECTORS WITH A COMMON FOCUS

9.3 RESOURCES SHARED WITH OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS

 

10 FINANCIAL MATTERS

10.1 BUDGET

10.2 FINANCING RECEIVED FROM ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT

10.3 DETAILS OF LARGE DONOR FINANCING

SOCIETY'S VIEW IN RELATION TO FUNDING

10.4 DETAILS OF MEANS TESTING AND FEE STRUCTURE

10.5 SCOPE OF FINANCING REQUESTED

10.6 ENVISAGED DURATION OF FINANCING FROM THE DEPARTMENT

10.7 FINANCIAL CONTROLS

10.8 PLANS TO DEVELOP FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE

 

•  MONITORING AND EVALUATION PLAN