Transparency refers to the lack of hidden agendas and conditions accompanied by the availability of information required for collaboration and cooperation and collective decision making. It should be noted that transparency does not mean the opening up of intellectual property files or classified documents.
A company's actions impacts its stakeholders and employees, shareholders, clients and suppliers. To be a successful and trusted organisation it is important to build a confidence of its stakeholders. It is of utmost importance that transparency is articulated and practiced in every organisation.
On
Wednesday, 17 September 2014 Child Welfare Tshwane held its 96th
Annual General Meeting in Groenkloof Pretoria. Mr. Neels Campher, a specialist Family
Law Attorney served as keynote speaker. The Annual General Meeting is the
organization’s platform to provide feedback in a transparent format to its community
stakeholders on financials, strategic direction and future plans.
“Each one of us is an indispensable part of
the machinery created in our law for the protection of children. The way you
perform your duties will have a permanent impact on not only the life of that
child, but also the lives of other role players like parents, grandparents,
siblings, other family members, care givers and the like.” Mr. Neels Campher said.
During
the meeting, the official annual general report was distributed to individuals’
present and official procedures including the appointment of Auditors, Patrons,
Champions and Ambassadors and School Fundraising Awards was completed. Arcadia
Primary received a trophy for raising more than R20 000 for the organization’s
Kidz4Kidz program during the 2013-2014 financial year.
Child
Welfare Tshwane prides itself in being able to successfully implement its
strategic plan to convey its goals, vision and mission, by delivering expert
social work services, refining specialized services such as Adoptions and
Foster Care, enhancing fundraising, adapting the organization’s structure
aligned with strategy and one business plan, streamlining offices, building
partnerships, reinventing the website, improving media outreach. Linda Nell, Director
of Child Welfare Tshwane states that we are an active advocate for the rights
of children and rendering services that result in our communities’ social
development. “Child Welfare Tshwane
strives to be pro-active, towards optimal social development, and challenges social
inclusivity within a Human Rights framework,” said Linda Ne
The
organization believes in transparency, as it is good for any organization to
grow and to be trusted by potential donors.
“The release of our annual statements acts a tool supporting our fundraising
initiatives and assures companies that want to donate experiences us as transparent
at all levels.” Ms. Celest Van
Niekerk the Chairperson of Child Welfare Tshwane’s Board of Management said.
