About the Foundation
The Amost Better Life Foundation (ABLF) is a
body corporate established in terms of its
Constitution
.
The acronym and shortened name of this
Foundation is "ABLF"
ABLF is a body corporate, and as such
it has perpetual succession continuing as a legal persona
notwithstanding changes of membership within it. It is
also entitled to acquire and own property of every nature
and description, distinct and separate from its members
and it shall be entitled to sue and/or be sued in its own
name as an entity separate from its
members.
The Foundation was established to
strive towards certain objectives which are set out
below:
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The care or counseling of, or the
provision of education programmes relating to,
abandoned, abused, neglected, orphaned or homeless
children.
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The care or counseling of poor
and needy persons and persons in
distress.
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The care or counseling of, or the
provision of education programmes relating to,
physically or mentally abused and traumatized
persons.
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The promotion or protection of
family stability.
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Community development for poor
and needy persons and anti-poverty initiatives,
including the promotion of community-based projects
relating to self-help, empowerment, capacity
building, skills development or anti-poverty and
the provision of training, support or assistance to
the above mentioned community-based
projects.
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The provision of health care
services to poor and needy
persons.
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The care or counseling of
terminally ill persons or persons with a severe
physical or mental disability, and the counseling
of their families in this
regard.
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The provision of legal services
for poor and needy persons.
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The training for unemployed
persons with the purpose of enabling them to obtain
employment.
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The training or education of
persons with a severe physical or mental
disability
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To
strive towards these objectives the Foundation
accepts donations of any nature, being in cash or
kind or through services rendered by
well-doers.
The Foundation has set up a Fund which is managed and governed
by trustees.
The Foundation's auditors are
Geyser & du
Plessis
Telephone:
(012) 346-2030
Fax: (012) 346-1620
E-mail:
gdpglobal@gdp.za.net
Physical
address:
267 Waterkloof
Rd
Brooklyn
Pretoria
0181
Postal
address:
P.O. Box 95288
Waterkloof
Pretoria
0145
The Foundation's auditors are in the process of
registering the Foundation as a Public Benefit Organisation
(PBO) with the Department of Social Development. The
Foundation's Constitution was designed to meet the
requirement
s of the Model
Constitution for Public Benefit Organisations
as published by the Department of Social
Development.
The Foundation's auditors have also applied with SARS that the
Foundation be exempt from income tax and be authorised to issue
Section 18A certificates in respect of donations
received.
The principal
programme of the Foundation is currently
Project
Amos.
The full details of the life of Amos Sibanda and his
specific needs are set out under an appropriate heading
which can be chosen from the drop-down menu
above.
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