“May
the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that
you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit”
Romans
15:13
Vision:
To impart His hope and demonstrate His love through providing care
promoting the empowerment and well-being of individuals, groups, communities
and nations.
Mission
Statement:
The purpose of Robin Trust is to bring hope, facilitate empowerment
and deliver care promoting well-being. Robin Trust is founded on the
belief that Jesus Christ is the hope of the world, nations, communities
and individuals. Employees and volunteers at Robin Trust participate
because they are “urged” by the love of Christ to assist
others. Services at Robin Trust are designed to provide care and dignity
to people who are sick, disabled or frail; support as well as encourage
care-givers and promote well-being through interventions addressing
health inequality, inequity and social injustice.
Objectives:
Robin Trust, as a Christian charitable and welfare Trust,
will strive to demonstrate the love and hope of Jesus Christ to the
world through strategies that empower and promote well-being of all
by:
1. Delivering a nurse-led, comprehensive/holistic community / home-
based care service by:
1.1 Using a primary health care approach.
1.2 Adopting a whole system strategy providing the facilities and
services to deliver community/home-based care.
1.3 Basing activities on Biblical principles, including the promotion
of spiritual well-being.
2. Providing
health care training and nursing education programmes that:
2.1 Lead to recognised qualifications, employment and career development
opportunities.
2.2 Target those who are unemployed or who are under employed yet
able to be trained as health carers and practitioners and who can
through skill training be assisted to increase their income.
2.3 Develop nurses and health care practitioners to promote well-being
through home care and community-based health care interventions.
2.4 Provide the knowledge and skills to address socio-economic determinants
of poor health through project and programmes designed to promote
empowerment and well-being.
3. Supporting programmes and projects fostering and furthering the
vision and mission of Robin Trust by:
3.1 Empowering and promoting well-being of disadvantaged or vulnerable
individuals, groups or communities by addressing the socio-economic
&
political determinants of health.
3.2 Developing a job creation programme developing work-related skills,
employment and economic gain.
3.3 Collaborating with churches to improve the health and well-being
of their
members and local communities.
3.4. Disseminating findings and sharing the knowledge and skills developed
as part of the work at Robin Trust.
3.5 Applying the knowledge gained in educational programmes, decision-
making, management and in the development of policies.
4. Ensuring
the financial sustainability of Robin Trust by:
4.1 Accessing funds through all appropriate means, both nationally
and internationally, to support the work of Robin Trust.
4.2 Developing income-generating activities within Robin Trust.
5. Ensuring
effective stewardship and resource management including:
5.1 Sound administrative, financial and human resource management
practices.
5.2 Monitoring and evaluation systems to measure efficiency, effectiveness
and quality of services in relation to the Robin Trust vision, mission,
and objects, and the strategies and activities.
5.3 Implementing an effective monitoring and evaluation system incorporating
recording and reporting strategies.