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 Amost Better Life Foundation is also an approved and registered Public Benefit Organisation (PBO) in terms of section 30 of the Income Tax Act with the South African Revenue Service (SARS). The PBO registration number is 930029245.

The Foundation was established to strive towards certain objectives which are set out below: 

• The care or counseling of, or the provision of education programmes relating to, abandoned, abused, neglected, orphaned or homeless children. 
• The care or counseling of poor and needy persons and persons in distress. 
• The care or counseling of, or the provision of education programmes relating to, physically or mentally abused and traumatized persons.
• The promotion or protection of family stability. 
• 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.  
• The provision of health care services to poor and needy persons. 
• 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. 
• The provision of legal services for poor and needy persons.
• The training for unemployed persons with the purpose of enabling them to obtain employment. 
• The training or education of persons with a severe physical or mental disability
• 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 Constitution was designed to meet the requirements of the Model Constitution for Public Benefit Organisations as published by the Department of Social Development.

The Amost Better Life Foundation is also an approved and registered Public Benefit Organisation (PBO) in terms of section 30 of the Income Tax Act with the South African Revenue Service (SARS). The PBO registration number is 930029245.

The Amost Better Life Foundation has been approved for purposes of section 18A(1)(a) of the Income Tax Act and this basically implies that donations to the organisation will be tax deductible in the hands of the donors. In addition to this, donations by or to the Amost Better Life Foundation are exempt from donations tax in terms of section 56(1)(h) of the Income Tax Act.

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.