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ur <strong>Projects</strong><br />
<strong>Our</strong>
The <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> Foundation represents a range of projects,<br />
all aimed at making a contribution to improve society by<br />
raising City Changers, empowering the disempowered, and<br />
working to make a difference in the welfare of the people<br />
of South Africa by engaging positively in eight spheres of<br />
society.<br />
The eight Spheres being: Education, the Arts, Business, the<br />
Church, Social Society, Government, Media and Sport.<br />
SCHOOLS<br />
[Children/Education/ECD/BEE SED/Tax]<br />
We believe that Christ must be exalted in every sphere of<br />
society. We have established schools to model a Christ<br />
Centred Education model. We have seen many children<br />
discover their identity in Christ and potential in Him. We<br />
are raising City Changers who will make a difference in<br />
every area of involvement.<br />
There are currently three <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> Schools which are situated<br />
at the following sites:<br />
1. Eastern suburbs of Pretoria,<br />
2. Edendale, close to Mamelodi,<br />
3. Hartbeespoort at the Xanadu Eco Estate.<br />
The schools have enrolled approximately 1 700 learners.<br />
There are also two pre-schools:<br />
1. Kinderland in Centurion,<br />
2. POPKids in Salvokop<br />
The pre-schools have enrolled approximately 200<br />
children.<br />
There is the possibility that an existing pre-school<br />
based in Garankuwa with 60 children will in future<br />
be managed by <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> Schools in association<br />
with POPKids.<br />
Impact<br />
• Raising children knowing who they are in Christ<br />
• Equipping children for Kingdom expansion<br />
• Excellent academic results<br />
Investment Opportunities<br />
• Bursary fund for children in need<br />
• Capital investment<br />
• Investment in technology<br />
EDUCATIONAL ENGAGEMENT<br />
[Education/HIV/Aids/Poverty Alleviation/Discipleship]<br />
We are acutely aware that there are many felt needs to address<br />
in the private and public schools of our cities.<br />
<strong>Our</strong> children are calling out for direction and we have the<br />
answer. We need to introduce them to Christ and disciple<br />
them in order for them to find their purpose in life. We<br />
also want to reach, serve and have an impact in the lives<br />
of parents, teachers and principals. We have the following<br />
programmes reaching the major role players in schools:<br />
• TREE (Transforming the Educational Environment)<br />
– <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> established an outreach<br />
programme called TREE, focusing on schools in<br />
an effort to support the educational staff and<br />
the school leadership to effectively guide learners<br />
through the challenges unique to their age<br />
groups. TREE is a holistic outreach to all stakeholders<br />
in a school: learners, parents, teachers and<br />
principals. TREE is a programme based on Biblical<br />
principles and addresses issues such as: identity,<br />
character and morality. We are currently involved<br />
in 55 schools in Tshwane.<br />
• Acts2Change – This is an empowerment program<br />
custom designed for township schools, using a<br />
programme called ‘It takes Courage’ developed<br />
in conjunction with Kerus Global Education in<br />
the USA. Active in 37 schools in Soshanguve,<br />
the program addresses HIV/Aids education and<br />
prevention, as well as an orientation to Christian<br />
based morals.<br />
Impact<br />
• Changing the destiny of children<br />
• Caring for HIV/Aids orphans<br />
Investment opportunities<br />
• Roll-out support to reach more schools<br />
• Investment in day care centres for<br />
HIV/Aids orphans<br />
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CHILDREN’S HOMES<br />
[Children/Poverty Alleviation]<br />
<strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> believes that caring for widows and orphans<br />
is very close to God’s heart. We are caring for orphaned<br />
children in seven children’s homes. Care is given to<br />
abandoned, abused and disabled children. The homes are<br />
situated in the Greater Tshwane, Johannesburg and Cape<br />
Town. <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> decided to care for vulnerable, destitute<br />
and HIV positive children due to the fact that these groups<br />
are often disregarded by society. Each home is linked to a<br />
<strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> campus which lends support to the house and<br />
also shares the responsibility of caring for the children. We<br />
currently have the following children’s homes:<br />
• House Heneka, based in Pretoria, is a special<br />
needs infant institution where we care for dis<br />
abled and HIV infected children.<br />
• Lesedi House, based in Hartbeespoort, is a halfway<br />
house for orphaned and abandoned babies<br />
some are infected with HIV. Babies are cared for<br />
until adoptive parents are found.<br />
• Makhulong Child and Youth Care Centres,<br />
based at the <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> Edendale School, cares<br />
for abandoned children and AIDS orphans in<br />
two houses. Shalom House cares for children at<br />
primary school level and Jabulani House for high<br />
school children. Many of our children are victims<br />
of abuse and need special care to restore their<br />
lives.<br />
• KI-DEO, based in Centurion, is a house caring for<br />
children from the age of 5 to 18 where they can<br />
experience the family environment they have<br />
been deprived of. This house has been running<br />
for five years and gained a reputation for exceptional<br />
excellence in the area of caring for traumatised<br />
children.<br />
• My Huis, based in Johannesburg, is a house catering<br />
for traumatised children who no longer have a<br />
house to call home. They are assisted in all facets<br />
of their development as members of society<br />
including educational and sport support.<br />
• Thembiso Baby House, based in Cape Town,<br />
cares for babies; some are handicapped and<br />
others are HIV positive. The intention is to find<br />
adoptive parents for these babies where possible.<br />
We have seen many lives restored in our homes and our<br />
children are cared for in an environment of love and hope.<br />
Impact<br />
• Giving expression to Christ’s compassion for<br />
orphans<br />
• 60 children cared for in a loving environment<br />
• Restoration of hope, identity and dignity<br />
Investment opportunities<br />
• Capital investment – upgrading of facilities<br />
• Financial support to enable us to care for all the<br />
needs of our children<br />
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT<br />
[Leadership/Education]<br />
The <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> City Changers Institute (CCI) has been<br />
established to train lay leaders, teachers and full time<br />
ministry students as well as post graduate studies in<br />
management disciplines.<br />
• The City Changers Ministry Programme (CCMP)<br />
– lay leaders are assisted to discover their spiritual<br />
and leadership gifts. Students are equipped to<br />
give practical expression to their gifts.<br />
• The School of Education – assists students<br />
enrolled part time at the University of South<br />
Africa (Unisa) and the North-West University in<br />
their studies. Students are empowered through<br />
additional courses where CCI invests in their<br />
leadership and managerial skills. Students are<br />
given the opportunity to gain first hand practical<br />
experience by assisting teachers at the <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong><br />
Schools. We have entered into an agreement with<br />
Ryan International Schools, based in India, to train<br />
teachers for their schools.<br />
• The School of Divinity trains students who want<br />
to engage in ministry within the context of the<br />
church in full time capacity. Students are given<br />
the opportunity to gain practical ministry experience<br />
through their involvement at <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong><br />
campuses.<br />
• Post Graduate Degrees – CCI offers post graduate<br />
studies in partnership with Regent University<br />
in the USA. Students have an option to enrol for<br />
a Masters degree in Organisational Leadership<br />
or an MBA. Students have access to the distance<br />
learning facilities from Regent University and the<br />
opportunity to take part in group discussions and<br />
projects with local teams. Moderators from CCI<br />
assess students on a continuous basis.<br />
<strong>Our</strong> vision is to develop our training to include other vocational<br />
options. We desire to train students in eight different<br />
spheres of society, who will live to make a difference in the<br />
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environment in which they operate. We have seen significant<br />
impact where our students were employed and would<br />
love to see more students become part of our programmes.<br />
Impact<br />
• Lay leaders empowered to equip the body for<br />
Kingdom expansion<br />
• Teachers living for Christ and inspiring children to<br />
discover their identity in Christ<br />
• Pastors with an understanding of Kingdom expansion<br />
through community transformation<br />
• Business leaders with a Kingdom perspective having<br />
an impact in their organisations for Christ.<br />
Investment opportunities<br />
• Bursary fund for students in our programmes. We<br />
are reaching out to underprivileged communities<br />
and want to give students with potential an opportunity<br />
to study at CCI.<br />
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT – POPUP<br />
[Skills Development/BEE SED/ BEE ED/ABET/Tax]<br />
The suffering of people as a result of inadequate or a lack<br />
of education and skills prompted <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> to become<br />
part of the solution to turn the tide from despair to hope.<br />
POPUP, the People Upliftment Programme, was established<br />
to empower the disempowered.<br />
South Africa is in need of significant investment in human<br />
capital to raise people from a sense of disempowerment,<br />
to a future filled with hope and promise. Students pay a<br />
small registration fee after which all the skills programmes<br />
are free.<br />
Skills Development Centre in Salvokop, Pretoria<br />
Seven skills programmes are presented at this centre:<br />
• Business Practice<br />
• Computers and Office Administration<br />
• Early Childhood Development<br />
• Forklift driving<br />
• Garment making<br />
• Home-based Care<br />
• Hospitality Services<br />
Skills Development Centre Edendale (situated on a farm<br />
of 830 hectares close to Mamelodi)<br />
Two skills are currently presented at this centre:<br />
• Painting – in partnership with the Prominent<br />
Paints Group.<br />
• Plumbing – in partnership with Dawn Limited.<br />
The intention is to establish a training centre here which<br />
will cater for skills training in the building trade.<br />
POPUP has the capacity to train more than 700 students<br />
per year at present. We realise the need for placing<br />
students in jobs and as a result we have partnered with<br />
a recruitment agency to assist in this regard. As part of<br />
this partnership we have the services of a consultant on<br />
site. We have placed 913 people in jobs, both temporary<br />
and permanent, over the last year. We are excited about<br />
this achievement as it means we have been able to find<br />
employment for students from previous years as well.<br />
Impact<br />
• A significant number of our learners make a first<br />
time commitment to Christ<br />
• <strong>Our</strong> learners experience inner healing and<br />
restoration<br />
• The majority of our learners have found<br />
employment<br />
Investment opportunities<br />
• Funding a skills programme<br />
• Capital investment in the establishment or<br />
upgrading of facilities.<br />
• Investment in our ABET programme – it is<br />
critical for us to empower people who have<br />
been deprived of opportunities to literacy and<br />
therefore hope of a better future.<br />
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SOCIAL UPLIFTMENT<br />
[Welfare/Healthcare/Poverty Alleviation/BEE SED/Tax]<br />
People in our country are often suffering on an unimaginable<br />
scale. We felt compelled to move from concern to<br />
compassion and alleviate the plight of this section of our<br />
community. We have taken the initiative to reach out to<br />
address several areas of need:<br />
MEDICAL SUPPORT<br />
Medical Unit – Salvokop<br />
A full time nurse provides primary healthcare as<br />
well as advice on basic healthcare issues. Services<br />
and medicines are provided free of charge.<br />
Dental unit – Salvokop<br />
POPUP in partnership with the Dental Department<br />
at MEDUNSA provides free dental care to<br />
our students and the community.<br />
Eye Care unit – Salvokop<br />
Volunteer optometrists supply a subsidised<br />
service to the community. Patients are screened<br />
before an eye test is performed and, if needed,<br />
glasses are provided at very low cost.<br />
WELFARE OUTREACH – FOOD, CLOTHING AND COUN-<br />
SELLING<br />
<strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> and POPUP are involved in caring for our communities<br />
by providing in basic needs:<br />
– <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> has established outreaches at many<br />
of our campuses where food and clothing are<br />
provided to people in need. <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> campuses<br />
are involved in reaching out to their communities<br />
and specifically those in need.<br />
– POPUP provides meals to all our students on a<br />
daily basis. We also provide 200 meals per day to<br />
unemployed and homeless people in the Inner<br />
City of Pretoria.<br />
– POPUP operates a clothing service where people<br />
can obtain clothing free of charge. Hundreds of<br />
people, from babies to adults, are assisted every<br />
year.<br />
ROPE (Reach Out Port Elizabeth)<br />
ROPE is a Section 21 company operating in the Port Elizabeth<br />
area. Unemployed people are served by ROPE in the<br />
provision of food, clothing and training. Three training<br />
courses are presented by volunteers. The courses are:<br />
– Introduction to computers;<br />
– Waitering; and,<br />
– Cooking and baking.<br />
Impact<br />
• In excess of 3400 people treated at our medical<br />
clinics on an annual basis<br />
• Thousands of people from underprivileged communities<br />
have been assisted with food and clothing<br />
on a regular basis<br />
• 500 people receive per meal a day from POPUP<br />
Investment opportunities<br />
• Financial support for provision of basic needs<br />
• Donations of medicines and equipment<br />
AIDS EDUCATION AND PREVENTION<br />
[Education/HIV/Aids]<br />
<strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> is conscious of the fact that our country is suffering<br />
because of the scourge of this disease. We have<br />
partnered with various community based organisations<br />
to serve in the education and prevention in this challenge<br />
facing our nation.<br />
• University of Pretoria – <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> has partnered<br />
with Reaching a Generation (RAG) and Hope<br />
Education Foundation to study attitudes toward<br />
HIV/AIDS and develop a programme to influence<br />
behaviour. This programme is sponsored by the<br />
United States Government Centre for Disease<br />
Control.<br />
• TREE – Involvement in 55 schools in Tshwane<br />
where as part of our programme we address HIV/<br />
AIDS education and prevention.<br />
• Soshanguve – we are in the process of finalising<br />
the development of a project, Beacons of Mercy,<br />
which will provide day care centres where care<br />
will be given to AIDS orphans. These day care<br />
centres will also provide education and counselling.<br />
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT – METAMORPHO<br />
[Leadership/Discipleship]<br />
Metamorpho is a year of your life programme started in<br />
1998. Young people are assisted to establish their life<br />
mission and approach life with a Christian worldview. As<br />
part of this they are equipped with leadership principles<br />
to ensure that they are enabled to make a difference in<br />
the world. As part of the programme they stay in families,<br />
a group of students in a house, for the duration of the<br />
programme which contributes toward teambuilding and<br />
healthy social interaction. Areas of empowerment include<br />
character development, conflict management, developing<br />
potential and many others.<br />
Impact<br />
• Young people with their identities established in<br />
Christ<br />
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• Young people prepared for the challenges of life<br />
• Young people ready to live a life of impact for the<br />
Kingdom<br />
Investment opportunities<br />
• Capital expansion – to establish Metamorpho<br />
programmes as more <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> campuses<br />
• Adopt a student – some of our students are in<br />
need of financial support<br />
• An orphanage and day care centre.<br />
• A hostel for students.<br />
• A ministry point.<br />
• Other services depending on the needs of the<br />
community.<br />
TAX AND BEE BENEFITS<br />
Some of our projects are registered with SARS for Section<br />
18A tax benefits. We are also able to offer BEE benefits on<br />
some of our projects both on Socio Economic and Enterprise<br />
Development.<br />
FOR MORE INFORMATION<br />
Contact person : Gerrit Heymans<br />
Cell phone : +27 83 380-0229<br />
E-mail : gerrit@doxadeo.co.za<br />
<strong>Projects</strong> specifically related to the expansion of <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong><br />
Campuses, places of worship and evangelism to create<br />
platforms for greater impact and city transformation<br />
NEW OPPORTUNITIES<br />
[Skills Development/ECD/Poverty Alleviation/ABET/BEE<br />
SED/BEE ED/Tax]<br />
POPUP has been approached by the Department of Education<br />
in North West to establish a skills training centre at the<br />
Mmakau centre in Garankuwa. We are currently investigating<br />
possibilities and will in all likelihood present some of<br />
the skills courses currently presented at the Salvokop centre.<br />
The Mmakau centre also operates a pre-school which<br />
could form part of the PopKids programme.<br />
<strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> approached the Apostolic Faith Mission with<br />
a view to take responsibility for a training centre in<br />
Soshanguve. The centre consists of a significant number<br />
of buildings where skills training and other products of<br />
upliftment to that community could be presented. The<br />
facility could be used to serve the community in a number<br />
of areas.<br />
Possibilities at this site include:<br />
• Skills training for the building industry such as<br />
bricklaying, tiling, electrician, plumbing, glazing<br />
and carpentry.<br />
• ABET assessment and training<br />
• Life Skills training<br />
• Skills training in Computer and Office Administration,<br />
and Early Childhood Development.<br />
THE 12 CITIES VISION<br />
<strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> believes we have a mandate to establish God’s<br />
reign in twelve cities. We have a holistic approach to how<br />
we engage a community. We believe that we need to be<br />
relevant to our communities and as such we will establish<br />
ministries and projects aimed at serving the community<br />
within which we function.<br />
CHURCH BUILDING CONSTRUCTION<br />
– Erecting tents and buildings, hospices and day care<br />
centres; (over 30 tents, two 300 seater churches in<br />
Olievenhoutbosch and Nellmapius, various day care<br />
centres in rural areas erected during the last 3 years).<br />
– Building of new facilities to house the expansion of the<br />
<strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> campuses.<br />
EVANGELISM<br />
– Prison outreaches: many of the <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> campuses<br />
are involved in outreaches to people in prisons. Members<br />
are mobilised to get involved and reach out to<br />
inmates<br />
– Short term outreaches: members of <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> are<br />
often involved in outreaches where they reach out<br />
to communities in South Africa and Southern African<br />
countries. As part of these outreaches they get involved<br />
in various facets of community building.<br />
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