Clean bill of health for Amy Foundation

AN AUDITING firm has revealed that there is no maladministration at the Amy Foundation.

This was revealed in a monitoring and evaluation report by the Western Cape Department of Social Development, released last month. Workers at the foundation have accused management of maladministration.

“We are committed to good governance and ethical management, as evidenced by clean independent audits over the years. Our audited financial statements have always been, and continue to be, open to public scrutiny,” said Kevin Chaplin, managing director of the foundation.

The Cape Argus reported that workers, while on strike at the foundation’s Athlone offices, called for the foundation to be audited. The workers claimed to have been subjected to unfair labour practices.

Following the strike, the board of the foundation decided to close the foundation’s Sybrand Park offices and youth-skills and after-school centres.

“As an organisation we have remained resolutely committed to serving the youth of South Africa,” said Chaplin. “Our mission and vision of educating and empowering our youngsters and turning them into emotionally well-rounded citizens of South Africa remain paramount.