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RITERIA
RuralThese are communities which are located in geographically isolated areas. This isolation translates into a limited access to technological resources, formal communications resources and formal institutions.Community-based/ Community-governedThe organisation exists within the community which it serves. The underlying principle is service to the community, controlled by the community. The community or a significant number of people elects and mandates a small group of people to run the organisation. This management includes the financial and resource management (including human resources) and implementation of the plans as mandated by the community.The management committee reports to the community at an open meeting which is held on a regular basis on its performance in management and the work of the organisation. At such meetings the committee renews its mandate or a new committee is elected and the mandate is handed over. Membership open to allPeople from the community, regardless of age, political, racial, religious or gender status, are welcome in the organisation. People with any level of ability and from any economic group are able to participate in the organisation. Women should be represented all levels of that organization, and particularly in decision making positions - whether these be as members of staff or of community-based governance structures. Scat specifically supports such efforts through capacity building.Written constitutionThe organisation has or is striving to develop a legal document with full details of the organisation, its structure and way of operating. The process of amendment and dissolution must be specified.Stated aims and plansThe organisation has or is striving to develop a vision and a purpose and a written record of what it wants to see achieved as a result of its efforts over a period of at least one year. It is able to say what it is going to do to achieve this, by when it is going to do it, how achievement is measured, why this result is important and how it knows this.Regular reporting to funders and to their communityScat requires monthly reporting on activity, finance and case statistics from all organisations viewed as struggling and developing. Organisations viewed as established may report on a quarterly basis.Scat accepts that a characteristic of a community-based organisation is that it is accountable to the community it serves through transparent and accessible records of financial and general activities. In addition, recipients of Scat funding should provide general reports to their community at appropriate intervals. Recipients should be required by their own constitution, and are required by Scat criteria to timeously and publicly advertise and report at least one general meeting per year (AGM). Recipients should also present audited financial records at such a meeting and a fresh management mandate must be given. Attendance registers, agendas and minutes of the entire meeting should be submitted to Scat. Annual audited financial statements.The audit must be performed by an auditor who is registered with the Society for Chartered Accountants of South Africa. |
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Bot River Community Development Centre
Building hope and encouraging young people to imagine a future is the main focus of the Community Development Centre in the Western Cape village of Bot River.
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