Transparency & Governance

Trust should be supported by evidence.

Rolled Sleeves is still developing. Our responsibility is to be clear about our legal status, programme records, limitations and the systems we are building as the organisation grows.

Our reporting principle

We would rather report a limitation clearly than turn it into an unsupported success claim.

Programme figures should show what the available records support and distinguish delivery from intention, referral from completion, and an outstanding need from an outcome.

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Legal status

Registered in South Africa.

Public-facing name: Rolled Sleeves Foundation
Registered legal entity: Rolled Sleeves Outreach Program NPC
Registration number: 2023/951241/08
Entity type: Non Profit Company
Registered: 22 August 2023
Status: In Business
Financial year end: April

Rolled Sleeves does not publish the registered residential street address of directors or office bearers as a public-facing office address.

Tax status

We do not claim approvals we have not received.

Public-benefit and Section 18A tax status should only be described as approved once formal confirmation has been received from the relevant authority.

Until then, Rolled Sleeves will not advertise tax-deductible donation receipts or represent pending applications as completed approvals.

Programme reporting

Report the pathway, not just attendance.

Planned

What the programme intended to deliver.

Reached

Who and how many learners participated.

Identified

What possible needs were identified through screening or assessment.

Delivered

What support was actually provided.

Referred

What required care or support beyond the programme.

Outstanding

What had not yet been completed at the time of reporting.

Learned

What should improve before the next programme.

Safeguarding & dignity

Learner welfare comes before content.

Learner welfare takes priority over visibility.
Participation in a programme does not automatically mean consent for publicity.
Only necessary personal and health information should be collected and shared.
Photography and storytelling should follow appropriate school, caregiver and programme consent processes.
Pity-based or humiliating before-and-after storytelling is not an acceptable substitute for evidence.
Clinical decisions remain with appropriately qualified professionals.

Consent is not a content strategy.

Financial transparency

Transparency should grow with the organisation.

As verified financial statements, annual reports, programme expenditure records and formal filings become available for publication, they should be presented here in a clear and proportionate way.

We do not publish bank statements, transaction histories or personal banking information as a substitute for proper financial reporting.

Data & privacy

Collect only what the work genuinely requires.

School vision programmes can involve personal and health information. Public reporting should therefore use aggregated or appropriately authorised information wherever possible.

Necessary records should be handled with clear purpose, appropriate access controls and respect for the privacy of learners and families.

Organisational development

Accountability should grow with the organisation.

Rolled Sleeves is still developing. Our aim is not to appear larger or older than we are.

It is to build the governance, reporting and delivery systems required for the organisation we intend to become.

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