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owned businesses to various youth targeted funding and support i.e. KZN Premier Youth Fund, Ithala Inkuzi Isematholeni, • Government should ensure there is enterprise development programmes of youth owned enterprise
Effective and Responsive Youth Development Institutions
• That the Youth Council shall support the Youth Development Unit to facilitate the establishment of District Youth Workers/Practitioners Forum. This forum will consists of all government departments within the district who works on programmes targeting youth.
• That the establishment of the District Youth Workers/ Practitioners Forum will ensure that the district play its coordinating role in the development issues related to youth and ensure that all government departments align their interventions in the district.
• That all municipalities in the new term of office shall consider establishing a dedicated fully fledge portfolio committee on youth development issues, in order to ensure accountability and mainstreaming of youth development issues by all municipal departments.
- That all municipality organizational scorecard shall set clear youth development performance targets which all Heads of Departments and the Municipal Manager must share responsibility of implementation, accountability and reporting.
• That youth development shall be a standing item during MANCO meetings and quarterly review for all HODs and Municipal Manager.
• That the activities of the NYDA District Office shall be reported bi-monthly to the Executive Committee.
3.7.8 Sports and Recreation
The actual youth programmes and projects to be implanted in the 2016 –2021 period of this IDP are captured in chapters 4 and 5 of the document.
3.7.9 Development of the People with Disabilities
People with Disability in South Africa encounter a range of physical, cultural social and attitudinal barriers, which prevent them from enjoying and accessing their full civil, political, economic, and social and developmental rights.
The Special Programmes Section is committed to promoting an integrated National Disability Forum strategy. The special programmes unit envisions the understanding of the rights of persons with disability and dignity through full participation in a barrier-free society. The collaboration is aimed at ensuring that those with disability are included in making decisions about their lives, have access to justice, achieve independent living, establish an adequate standard of living, personal mobility, enjoy freedom of expression and participate fully in society.
The Special Programmes Section is tasked with mainstreaming the Disability Programme within the District. Mainstreaming involves the integration of disability issues and interventions with government legislation and programmes and other sector organisations or programs.
Roles and Responsibility:
• Develop an Ugu District Municipality implementation plan that is aligned to the National Disability Strategy.
• Establishing and strengthening coordination of committees on disability matters, with emphasis on, among other goals,
the adequate and effective representation of disable persons and their organization as well as their roles therein.
• Promote participation by relevant stakeholders in the development and use of research.
• Making special efforts to foster positive attitudes towards children and adults with disabilities, and undertaking measures
to improve their access to rehabilitation, education, training and employment, cultural and sports activities and their
physical environment.
• Change attitudes through sensitization and awareness programmes.
• Promoting awareness and commitment to full participation, equality and empowerment of persons with disabilities.
• Encourage a process allowing the development an integrated project-based budget.
• Develop a reporting mechanism to facilitate the dissemination of information by using appropriate medium e.g. Braille.
• Encourage the sharing of resources and the adoption of asset-based approaches.
• Advocate and facilitate inclusion in the decision-making process.
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