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Annual Report 2013

2. Core Values
Participation
Collaboration
Sustainability
Community-based
Integrity
Love
Mission
To make a sustainable
impact in Swaziland
through community
development projects
that empower GR
artisans & their families.
Vision
Powerful, well women,
who can live their
dreams
BACKGROUND
Gone Rural boMake, NGO in Swaziland, was founded by Gone Rural (Pty) to assist over 770 rural women
and their communities with education, health and social needs. Gone Rural provides a regular source of
income generation to the women and boMake complements this by implementing social programmes
reaching over 10,000 people.
MANDATE OF OPERATION
Gone Rural boMake’s activities are directly related to the Gone Rural artisans, their families and
communities.
THEMATIC AREAS

3. THE TEAM

4. TABLE OF CONTENTS
Executive Summary ................................................................................................................ 1
Director’s Letter........................................................................................................................ 1
Financial Report and Funding ................................................................................................. 3
Education .............................................................................................................................. 4
The School Fees Bursary Fund ................................................................................................. 4
Khulisa (“To Bring Up”) – Early Childhood Development ......................................................... 6
Health .................................................................................................................................... 7
Program HOPE (Health Obtained through Peer Education) ...................................................... 7
Safe Sisters ............................................................................................................................... 9
Condom Project ....................................................................................................................... 10
Mobile Homeopathic Clinic .................................................................................................... 10
Mobile Sexual and Reproductive Health Clinic ....................................................................... 11
Community Development ..................................................................................................... 12
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene ............................................................................................... 12
Women’s Empowerment ........................................................................................................ 13
WORTH and Kutimela................................................................................................................ 13

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It is with great pleasure that we present our annual report for 2013. The year can be marked by many
adjectives and descriptions, so many emotions, achievements and lessons learnt. Undoubtedly a year of
growth, but then, here at Gone Rural BoMake, we are always growing. Emerging out of the lush
farmlands of Malkerns, I look back at how far we’ve come and I am humbled and thankful.
The NGO climate is always faced with the challenge of mobilising resources in order to grow and achieve
their goals, and as the demand for community services and development increases, being able to access
funding becomes more difficult. Yet, through these tough times, we received the unwavering support of
old and new donors, partners and our synergy partner, Gone Rural (Pty).
The beginning of the year was marked by our education programs. We kicked off with our School Fees
Bursary Fund. Each year the applicants sign up for support with tuition at community schools around the
country. We supported 270 scholars to access basic education and later in the year trained 21
Neighbourhood Care Point and community pre-school caregivers on the basics of Early Childhood
Development.
In WASH projects, we kick started 2013 with the Ntondozi Water project, funded by The Voss Foundation
in partnership with Rosecraft. The KaNdinda community went through PHAST training (Participatory
Hygiene and Sanitation Transformation), constructed 100 Ventilated Improved Pit Latrines (VIP), and we
drilled 4 boreholes for some 1200 people to access potable water and live with improved sanitation
facilities. In Lavumisa we completed the 2012 project of rehabilitating boreholes and installing pumps, as
well as supporting the community in constructing their VIPs. This achievement was marked with a
handover ceremony attended by community members, community leaders and Ministry representatives.
Our mobile clinic continued to provide sexual and reproductive health services to our women, including
counselling and screening for their children and communities. Some 90 clinics serviced over 4000 clients
during the year, with the homeopathic clinics and health peer educators complementing this by providing
psycho-social support and health literacy to our artisan women.
Eleven savings and lending groups learnt the WORTH model: managing to save money and loan from their
own capital for micro-enterprise. This pilot project opened our eyes to the incredible opportunity for
economic growth in the informal sector and the need for Government to be lobbied to support these
initiatives.
Through all our interventions we have become ever more aware of the need for Government and NGOs
to strengthen their relationships. As we continue to reach individuals and family units we are cognisant of
the opportunity before us to empower and encourage positive social change through education and
economic empowerment.
Since its inception in 2006, Gone Rural BoMake has stayed true to its mission to make a sustainable
impact in Swaziland through community development projects that empower Gone Rural artisans and
their families, by always working from the ground up. We will continue to work at grass roots but also
recognise the value in forging strong partnerships with other NGOs, public and private sector, and our
donors.
Director’s Letter

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It is ever clear that as a fully donor funded entity we rely heavily on the generosity and confidence of
funders to carry out our programs and projects. The world is changing and so too is the donor world. New
funding models now look for impact. Donors want to know what impact their funds are creating in lives,
in communities, in countries. It is therefore important for us to continue to meet and improve on that
need.
Through better relationships with other NGOs, we want to strengthen our monitoring and evaluation in
the coming year. Through better communications with Ministry stakeholders, we want to tell the story of
our interventions and outreach in order to feature on the national database. Through strengthening our
network, we would like to improve the capacity and qualifications of team members to deliver quality
programs with human rights based approach.
Someone once told me that the room for improvement is the biggest room. I can confidently say that we
have done many improvements over the years and will continue to do so.
To our donors, you make this all possible for us and we thank you for your continued support.
To our partners and networks, who play an invaluable role in making things on the ground tangible and
possible, we thank you.
To my team, who continues to tackle challenges head-on and grow while working in service to our
communities, your commitment to the work you do is an inspiration - especially when the going gets
tough!
A special mention to Isabel Ross, our AVI volunteer, who joined the team in 2012. It is thanks to you that
we were able to complete our impact assessment and get our health programs off the ground. You were
able to positively feed into us as an organisation and as individuals. You have made your mark on us all.
As we move through this New Year I urge you all to continue supporting our efforts and not being afraid
to ask us the difficult questions. They are what enable us to grow and be better.
Happy New Year! Siyabonga.

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Our dream budget for 2012 was 4.8 million Emalangeni, which would have enabled us to secure our core
funding and expand our projects. Our draft financials show funds received for the year 2013 in the
amount of 1
SZL 1, 028, 556
Open Bank Balance 2013 SZL 606, 485
Total funds received 2013 SZL 1,028, 556
Total projects and HR costs SZL 686, 862
Differed income carried to 2014 SZL 919, 623
In addition to our generous donor contributions, Gone Rural boMake grew in its fundraising efforts this
year, both, through our collaboration with the MTN Bushfire Festival and, also, through new initiatives,
such as our ‘Song of the Weaver’ CD.
Since 2010, Gone Rural boMake has been the grateful beneficiaries of profits from merchandise sales at
the annual Bushfire Festival of the Arts. This year, we launched Bushfire Friday, encouraging individuals
and workplaces to pre-purchase limited edition designer MTN Bushfire T-Shirts to wear proudly on
Fridays. This was accompanied by a
comprehensive marketing campaign through
print and social media. At the festival, our
merchandise was also expanded from T-shirts
and Hoodies to include Beanies, solar lanterns, as
well as a range of party items. We also
benefitted from a proportion of all artists’ CD
sales.
These efforts were rewarded with a donation of SZL 104,750 from MTN Bushfire – our biggest donation to
date. A big thank you must go to MTN Bushfire for their continued support and to Gone Rural (Pty.) Ltd.
Who, again, provided wonderful expertise in design and production of merchandise.
In 2013, we were also pleased to launch the ‘Song of the Weaver’ CD.
Through a partnership with Lusweti Institute, we were able to record several
groups of our artisans singing traditional songs that have relevance to their
lives. The resulting CD was launched at the MTN Bushfire Festival and
serves as an accompaniment to Gone Rural’s ‘Song of the Weaver’ product
range, also launched this year. The CDs continue to sell through Gone
Rural stores and online music site, Bandcamp. This musical endeavour
has raised SZL 12, 531.00 for the organisation so far.
1
Internal finance figures
Financial Report and Fundraising

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Aim: Increase the number of school aged dependants of
Gone Rural artisans, attending school over the next five
years to 360.
Background:
After working with rural women artisans in income
generation, Gone Rural soon recognised the need to
provide a structure dedicated to addressing to the
needs of the rural women. An assessment in 2006,
showed that school fees were at the top of the artisans’ urgent needs. GRb established the School Fees
Bursary Fund to support the education of the artisans’ dependents. It is referred to as a support
program because “LaboMake” or mothers / guardians contribute between 10% and 20% towards the
total tuition fees. GRb complements this by providing balance payments or “top-ups”.
It is important that the parents/guardians take responsibility for their children, so we encourage them to
take an interest in the progress of their dependants and share happenings with us. We are also able to
track the progress of the dependants through regular visits to the groups and through a school fees
secretary in each group, who is an artisan selected by their peers to be the focal person on school fees.
School Fees Bursary Fund
Facts at a glance
Project Staff: Henry, Shelley
GR groups: 11 of 13 production groups
Timeline: Jan 2013 – Dec 2013
Project Cost: SZL 315,322 (USD 35,035)
Funders: Solon Foundation
Stephen Lewis Foundation
Private donors
280beneficiaries
142girls
52 orphans

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Achievements:
 Providing access to basic education for children
who otherwise may not be able to attend school
 Ensuring access to education for 280
beneficiaries, including 142 girls.
 Increasing ability to mobilise resources for SFBF
through our own fundraising drive.
 Enabling active participation of guardians and
mothers in decision-making through the Artisan
Board where a representative from each group
makes decisions on how they would like their
programs run.
 Increase ownership through identifying a focal
person for school fees in each production group.
Looking to the Future:
 Securing funding to support 300 children in 2014
 Increase our long term School fees donor base
 Create linkages with other non-government organisations to complement the children’s activities
through coordinating youth group activity and clubs at schools
 Develop business literacy and micro-enterprise programs with in and out-of-school students,
 Strengthen partnerships that will enable referrals for our Form 5 graduate students to access tertiary
education bursaries or vocational skills training opportunities
Average Fees for Primary
School (Grades 6 & 7)
SZL 700 Average Fees for
High School (Form 1 - 5)
SZL 3,375
Average annual income of rural artisan
SZL 3,960
SZL 339,689 GRb’s average annual budget to support 300 students
14
129new applicants
In 2013,
re-registered
students137
re-registered
since start

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Aim: To improve the capacity of 26 preschool caregivers to provide evidence-based early childhood
development support.
Background:
Since its establishment, GRb has viewed education as a basic human right and a key priority for the
communities in which they work. Over the years, GRb staff began noticing a number of new
Neighbourhood Care Points (NCPs) being established that were run by volunteer women from the
communities. A survey with a sample group of NCP caregivers showed that equipment and capacity
building were most in demand. In 2012, “The GRb ECD program” was implemented as a pilot.
The pilot saw a number of positive results, with communities appealing for more caregivers to be trained.
It also raised a number of recommendations and lessons learnt, including advocacy, literacy, food security
and materials support, which were incorporated into “Khulisa”.
Achievements:
 Training for 21 NCP and Preschool caregivers on the basics of integrated early childhood care and
development. Caregivers were also exposed to the newly passed Swaziland Child Protection Policy.
 21 educational packs donated by Macmillan Boleswa Publishers.
 NCP and Preschool caregivers acknowledged by Ministry of Education Regional Education Officers.
 500 children within the community benefitting through quality early education and development.
Looking to the Future:
 Complete the second training for caregivers’ to assist them in tackling work-based challenges.
 Conduct on-site assessments for impact.
 Source donations to support preschools, including recycled scrap paper, newspaper, toys, puzzles,
ingredients for play-dough and selected educational materials of books and scissors.
 Build capacity of caregivers on newly developed national ECD standards.
 Provide data to feed the National Education data framework.
Facts at a glance
Project Staff: Henry, Shelley (Coordinators)
Tanele, Nhlanhla (Facilitators)
GR groups: 8 of 13 production groups
Timeline: June 2013 – June 2014
Project Cost: SZL 86,839 (USD 9,649)
Funders: Australian High Commission
Partners: Macmillan Boleswa Publishers
Times of Swaziland
Vusumnotfo
Save the Children Swaziland
Save The Children, Swaziland
Khulisa (“To Bring Up”) – Early Childhood Development Program

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Aim: Enhanced community access to quality health information and support
Background:
Gone Rural boMake began its Peer Educator program in 2007. This year, the program grew further
thanks to updated training held in July for all Peer Educators that covered the topics of HIV, TB, sexual
and reproductive health, male circumcision, cancer, abuse, immunisations, diabetes and nutrition. The
training was facilitated through new collaborations with local government and non-government
organisations. It also included incentives for active Peer Educators, as well as a name badge and branded
bag filled with health resources to improve their recognition in the community. These activities led to a
wide-reaching impact in rural communities, and prompted an exciting expansion of the program’s
services.
23
36
2012 2013
Active PEs
166
603
2012 2013
Education
Activities
4886
17619
2012 2013
People reached
Facts at a glance
Project Staff: Tanele, Isabel, Shelley
GR groups: All
Timeline: Jan 2013 – Dec 2013
Project Cost: SZL
Funders: TJX International
Partners: Baylor College of Medicine, Swaziland
Family Life Association of Swaziland
Ministry of Health – Non-Communicable Diseases
Population Services International (PSI)
Swaziland Action Group Against Abuse
Swaziland Breast and Cervical Cancer Network
Program HOPE (Health Obtained through Peer Education)
increase in the number of education activities conducted.
increase in the number of active volunteer Peer Educators.
increase in the number of people reached.
363%
56%
360%

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Achievements:
 A significant increase in activities and reach, helped by an incentive scheme and ongoing
support.
 Expansion of the program to address emerging health issues, such as diabetes.
 Improved partnerships with a range of government & non-government health organisations.
Looking to the future:
 Introduce a mobile-based monitoring system to replace the paper-based system. This will reduce time
spent on data entry and improve accuracy.
 Expand the role of Peer Educators to provide education as well as psychosocial support services (See
Safe Sisters).

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Aim: Increase in the number of
Swazi women accessing support
for abuse.
Background:
In 2013, Gone Rural bomake launched the Safe Sisters program. This was in response to high levels of
abuse, loss and grief felt in Gone Rural communities, as identified through the organisation’s Needs and
Impact Assessment 2012. Funding from the US Embassy in Swaziland allowed GRb to partner with
Swaziland Action Group Against Abuse (SWAGAA) to provide education on gender-based violence to all
artisans and their families, as the first phase of the project.
Achievements:
 Ten of the 13 planned visits were achieved between October and December, 2013.
 471 people were reached directly with education to increase knowledge of gender-based violence, as
well as being provided with information on different places to access help when facing abuse.
 The importance of counselling was observed, and communities identified local support systems
available in times of need, such as rural police and Rural Health Motivators.
Looking to the Future:
 Visits to the remaining three groups, to provide education on abuse and support services.
 Train GRb’s Peer Educators to become rural peer counsellors for survivors of abuse, grief and loss.
 Develop a contact card, specific to each region, with brief information on abuse and contact details for
local and national trusted support services.
Safe Sisters
Facts at a glance
Project Staff: Tanele, Isabel, Shelley
GR groups: eDlangeni 1 & 2, Lamgabhi, Lavumisa 1 & 2,
Mahlabatsini, Mahlanya, eMoti, Mpuluzi, Ngwavuma
Timeline: September 2013 – August 2014
Project Cost: SZL 161,854 (USD 17,984)
Funders: US Embassy in Swaziland and PEPFAR
Partners: Swaziland Action Group Against Abuse (SWAGAA)
471
people trained
about abuse

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36 clinics
274 clients
77% clients
tested for HIV
Aim: Increase condom use to 30% among artisans.
Background: Despite condoms being available for free in
Swaziland, supply to rural areas is haphazard. After seeing
a decline in the use of condoms among artisans (GRb NIA,
2012), GRb put in place mechanisms to increase supply to
Gone Rural communities. Condoms were carried with GR
staff to trading days, and condom cans were introduced to
communities through collaboration with PSI.
Achievements:
 Cans have proved popular with requests for 13 more.
 Over 20,500 condoms were distributed indicating high
need for this service.
Looking to the Future:
 Improve regularity in which condoms are provided at
trading days.
 Begin text messaging to remind can hosts to restock.
Aim of the Project: Provide holistic health care
to all Gone Rural artisans
Background: Since 2011, GRb has partnered
with Swaziland Homeopathy Project to provide
a mobile holistic health clinic to communities.
The clinic operates during Gone Rural trading
days in the Hhohho region.
Achievements:
 Steady number of patients with continuous demand for clinics.
 Expansion of the clinic from four to five groups, with the addition of Mahlanya group.
Looking to the future:
 Enhanced partnership with Swaziland Homeopathic Project, leading to collaboration
on a project to provide psychosocial support and first aid to Hhohho communities.
 Identify a sustainable source of funding for continuation and expansion of the clinic to
all groups.
Facts at a glance
Project Staff: Tanele, Isabel, Shelley
GR groups: eDlangeni 1 & 2, Lamgabhi,
Mahlanya, eMdlangwe, Gone Rural
Timeline: January 2013 – December 2013
Project Cost: SZL 5,950 (USD 661)
Funders: Gone Rural (Pty)
Partners: Swaziland Homeopathy Project
Condom Project
20,026male
condoms
10 condom cans
495female
condoms
Mobile Holistic Homeopathic Clinic
Facts at a glance
Project Staff: Tanele, Isabel
GR groups: eDlangeni 2, Lavumisa 1 & 2, Mahlanya,
Mtholweni
Timeline: March 2013 – December 2013
Project Cost: SZL 0
Funders: Government of the Kingdom of Swaziland
Population Services International (PSI)

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Aim: Provide integrated sexual and reproductive health and HIV prevention services for youth at GR sites.
Background:
Gone Rural boMake’s mobile wellness clinic began in 2009 and continues to provide sexual, reproductive
and child health services to thousands of people in rural Swaziland. In 2013, the clinics, operated by
Family Life Association of Swaziland (FLAS), travelled to four Gone Rural groups on a fortnightly basis:
Mpuluzi, Mahlabatsini, Mtholweni and eZindwendweni. Lower numbers in Mpuluzi and eZindwendweni
saw us split the clinic between two different locations in these areas. With the divergent health needs of
communities, we also endeavoured to have Rural Health Motivators (Community Health Workers) attend
each clinic to provide more generalised health care and education.
Achievements:
 Increasing use of the clinic each year, and a jump in the services accessed at each appointment.
 Continued high utilisation by youth in keeping with donor’s focus.
 Increases in tuberculosis screening, contraceptives, and maternal and child health services.
Looking to the future:
 Introduce motivational text messaging system to increase the number of youth accessing the clinics.
 Work with sites to increase patronage and develop a long-term plan for sustainability.
 Identify sustainable methods to provide diverse, generalised health care alongside the clinics.
 Advocate for improved services, such as child vaccinations and point-of-care testing.
2812
3657
4624
Appointments by
Year, 2010-2013
2010 2012 2013
3.12 3.39
4.46
Services per visit,
2012-2013
2010 2012 2013
13312
2907 2419 1815
184
Services Used, 2013
4,624 appointments - 20,637 services
90 clinics - 89% women - 27% youth
Facts at a Glance:
Project Staff: Tanele, Isabel, Shelley
GR Groups: Mtholweni, Mahlabatsini, Mpuluzi (Manzini), Lavumisa 1 & 2 (Shiselweni)
Timeline: January 2013 – December 2013
Project cost: Approximately SZL 350,000 (USD 38,889)
Funders: United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Partners: Family Life Association of Swaziland (FLAS)
Mobile Sexual and Reproductive Health Clinic

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Aims:
Build capacity of community on proper
hygiene, improved sanitation, and water
management practices.
Provide improved sanitation and hygiene facilities, clean drinking water, for the communities of the Gone
Rural women artisans in Swaziland.
Background:
Collaboration with local handicraft organisation, Rosecraft, led GRb to expand their water, sanitation and
hygiene project into Ntontozi in 2013. The need was evident given that 48% of artisans in this area
practice open defecation. Throughout the year, 106 homesteads in the KaNdinda Chiefdom benefitted
from Participatory Hygiene and Sanitation Transformation (PHAST) training, the construction of their own
Ventilated Improved Pit (VIP) latrines, and access to clean water through four new boreholes managed by
community-led and democratically-elected committees.
Achievements:
 Drilling and installation of 4 hand pumps, and building of 100 ventilated improved pit latrines
 Improved knowledge, practices and attitudes of local communities in WASH interventions
Looking to the future:
 Completion of Phases 2 & 3 of the project, reaching Ndlinilembi, Egebeni and Silutjane with
o PHAST training and 380 new VIP latrines reaching 385 homesteads
o Drilling and installation of four new boreholes with hand pumps
o Training and stabling of four water management committees.
 Helping communities work through challenges in construction of water supply and sanitation projects.
Facts at a glance
Project Staff: Nhlanhla, Shelley
GR groups: Mtholweni, Mahlabatsini
Timeline: Jan 2013 – May 2014
Project Cost: SZL 375, 183 (USD 46, 898
Funders: VOSS Foundation
Partners: Ministry of Health (Environment Affairs)
Ministry of Natural Resources
Rural Water Supply Board
Rosecraft
Community Chiefs and Leaders
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
100
ventilated
Improved
pit latrines
4 hand
pumps
1,060
beneficiaries

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Aims of Worth: Establish 22 women and 20 youth savings groups.
Achieve combined savings of SZL 30,000 among women, and SZL 10,000 among youth.
Background:
Worth is a savings, loaning and entrepreneurship program developed by Pact that has shown success in
rural communities across the world. Gone Rural boMake commenced Worth with their communities in
2012. Throughout early 2013, 22 groups were established, made up of 525 women who, together, saved
more than SZL 40,000 (US$4,444). These savings, along with the business training provided by Worth’s
community-based Empowerment Workers (EWs), led to the development of new businesses, and gave
women the economic independence to build shelters and pay school fees.
Due to the huge success of Worth, Gone Rural boMake joined forces with Save The Children, Swaziland,
to expand the program under the new name of ‘Kutimela’. With big goals of reaching 3,000 – 5,000 rural
women and youth, this partnership successfully secured a two-year grant from the European Union Micro
projects, and other key GRb partners.
Achievements:
 By the end of 2013, we had 61 savings groups with 1,113 women.
 20 community-based Empowerment Workers (EWs) hired and trained to support groups.
 Six new small enterprises, along with expansion of many more businesses.
 Cumulative saving of SZL 40,000 by Worth participants.
Looking to the future:
 Continue to mobilise communities, in particular youth, to reach our goal of 200 savings groups and
3,000 – 5,000 members by 2015.
 Introduce a mobile phone-based data collection system, for accurate and instant monitoring.
 Train EWs in the areas of abuse and HIV/AIDS, so that they can train savings group members.
 Continue to seek the support of local leaders, and establish regional stakeholder meetings.
Kutimela (‘Self-Reliance’)
Timeline: September 2013 – August 2015
Project Cost: SZL 155,000 ($17, 222)
Funders: EU Micro projects
SwaziKids
SAHEE
Partners: Save The Children, Swaziland
Pact
Facts at a glance
Project Staff: Bongiwe, Shelley
GR groups: All
Worth
Timeline: September 2012 – June 2013
Project Cost:
Funders: SwaziKids
Partners: Pact
Worth & Kutimela