This is a legitimate question. That is why here at Where Rainbows Meet, we want to be completely transparent with all the ones willing to help us make our dream a reality. For this reason, we want to show you proof that no benefit is made out of your donations, and that your money goes very directly into projects that contribute to poverty alleviation and to providing better lives for the inhabitants of Vrygrond. 

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Our Revenue (2023): 

Your donations are the main financial resource that is keeping the organisation running. Your support is therefore very needed and extremely helpful. 

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- Total revenues: ZAR 2,477,602

- Donations: ZAR 2,444,741 (98.7% of total revenue)

- Other income: ZAR 32,861 (1.3% of total revenue)

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Our Operating Expenses (2023): 

Your donations go directly into our youth, women and nutritional programs, as well as into the material and human resources needed to run our workshops, our computer trainings, and all the hard work we are doing to achieve our mission. 

 

- Total expenses: ZAR 2,708,339

- Salaries and stipends: ZAR 1,310,546 (48.4% of total expenses)

- Food and refreshments: ZAR 793,302 (29.3% of total expenses)

- Electricity, water and gas: ZAR 158,960 (5.9% of total expenses)

- Transport costs: ZAR 142,401 (5.3% of total expenses)

- Administration: ZAR 122,270 (4.5% of total expenses)

- Awareness costs: ZAR 65,416 (2.4% of total expenses)

- Development programmes: ZAR 51,090 (1.9% of total expenses)

- Community training matters: ZAR 30,600 (1.1% of total expenses)

- Depreciation, amortisation and impairments: ZAR 11,524 (0.4% of total expenses)

- Bank charges: ZAR 11,033 (0.4% of total expenses)

- Repairs and maintenance: ZAR 5,495 (0.2% of total expenses)

- Accounting / review: ZAR 3,000 (0.1% of total expenses)

- Small value assets: ZAR 2,702 (0.1% of total expenses)

- Office expenses: -

- Training and Development costs: -