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• Child Survival
• Child Protection
• Child Development
• Standard of living
The objectives of the programme:
• To strengthen understanding of the human rights of all children.
• To encourage recognition of children as social actors, with particular interests, capacities, vulnerabilities, and requirements
for protection, guidance and support in the exercise of their rights.
• To draw attention to diversities, circumstances, and quality of experiences within early childhood that need to be taken
into account when developing legislation and implementing programmes.
• To emphasize the vulnerability of children to poverty, discrimination and a multitude of other adversities that violate their
rights and undermine their well-being.
The role of Ugu District Municipality is to coordinate all programmes in relation to this cause and create a platform for all stakeholders sharing common cause such as NGOs, CBOs, Local Municipalities and Government Departments, particularly DSD and DOE who are key stakeholders. Through District Rights of the Child Forum, the municipality implements programmes such as, Dress a Child Campaign; Spelling Bee; Financial Literacy; Support to Child Headed Household; Support to ECD Centres; Take a Girl Child to Work; Children’s Rights Awareness Campaigns; and Christmas for Children Living in Shelters.
3.7.14 Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP)
The EPWP is one of several Government initiatives aimed at addressing unemployment and alleviating poverty within Ugu District Municipality in the short to medium-term. The EPWP involves creating temporary work opportunities for the unemployed, using public sector expenditure. The importance of the EPWP is clearly reflected in key government policies like the New Growth Path (NGP) and the National Development Plan (NDP). In both, EPWP is positioned as a key programme to contribute to achieving government’s goals of halving unemployment and addressing gaps in the social protection system. Furthermore, the Ugu District Municipality has been mandated to create work opportunities. To assist with the implementation of EPWP projects and achievement of targets.
The objectives of EPWP Phase IV:
Is to provide work opportunities and income support to poor and unemployed people through the delivery of public and community asserts and services, thereby contributing to its development. Programme impacts include:
• Employment Creation – Acquiring work-based skills and workplace experience enhancing their potential to find further
work in the formal or informal sector.
• Income Support – Earning an increase income and improving their household securities.
• Development of community asserts and the provision of services – Benefiting from improved service delivery and
infrastructure in their communities.
Ugu District Municipality Phase IV Target
Total All Sectors
Municipality
2019/20
2020/21
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
Total
Ugu
WO
1765
1 785
1 798
1 806
1 817
8 971
FTE
618
625
630
634
638
3 146
Ray Nkonyeni
WO
835
846
857
866
877
4 281
FTE
318
323
327
332
336
1 636
Umdoni
WO
276
280
284
287
291
1 419
FTE
103
105
106
108
109
531
Umuziwabantu
WO
179
180
182
183
185
909
FTE
65
65
66
67
68
330
Umzumbe
WO
250
252
253
254
255
1 265
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