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The par cipants were from various organisa ons from the
Metro. The commemora on was an excellent opportunity to implement the MoU.

Annual Report for the 2021/22 Financial Year people with disabili es sector
Vote 2: Western Cape Provincial Parliament
Part B: Performance Information

SUBPROGRAMME: PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH (PEO)

Educa on Ini a ves
During the 2021/22 financial year a total number of 30 educa onal ini a ves were rolled out across
the Western Cape municipal districts, as well as the Cape Metropolitan Area. The workshops engage
the public in bringing awareness about the WCPP to the public. Highlights of the educa on
ini a ves included the following:

Commemora ve events and special stakeholders
Women’s commemora ve programmes
On 27 August 2021 in collabora on with Saldanha Bay Municipality PEO facilitated a women’s
commemora ve programme under a theme “Genera onal Equality: Realising Womens Rights for An
Equal Future”. PEO staff highlighted the significance, history and purpose of women’s day and
women’s month in South Africa and provided feedback on the women’s parliament hosted by the
WCPP in August 2021. The day’s programme also focused on the educa onal human rights as
contemplated in Chapter 2 of the cons tu on and how the par cipants can raise human rights
viola ons with the relevant Chapter 9 ins tu ons. Par cipants were also advised on the mechanism
available for public involvement and how they can raise some of the ma ers through a pe ons
process in the WCPP. Par cipants were sourced from Saldanha Bay, Vredenburg, Paternoster,
Langebaan and Hopefield.

On 28 October 2021 PEO facilitated another women’s commemora ve event in Oudtshoorn. The
par cipants were from various community organisa ons. The programme also focused on educa ng
the par cipants on their human rights and the mandate of Chapter 9 ins tu ons in as far as the
protec on of fundamental rights in South Africa is concerned. Par cipants were introduced to the
mandate of the WCPP, various processes of the ins tu on in par cular the legisla ve process and
how they can make meaningful inputs through a submission process. The par cipants that a ended
were sourced from DeRust, Dysseldorp, and the Greater Oudtshoorn area.

16 Days of Ac vism Against Abuse of Women and Children
On 26 November 2021, in collabora on with the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE), and in line
with the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that the CGE and the WCPP signed, PEO facilitated
a commemora ve day of the 16 Days of Ac vism against Abuse of Women and Children in Cape Town

Metro. The commemoration was an excellent opportunity to implement the MoU. The participants
were from various organisations from the people with disabilities sector. .

World AIDS Day
On 01 December 2021 in collabora on with the Department of Health and Gertse Founda on, PEO
facilitated a commemora ve World Aids Day (AIDS) event in Paarl. The commemora on of this
event by the three offices offered an opportunity for the offices to share and expand on each
other’s par cipants and to also elevate the fight against the HIV/AIDS which had been superseded
by the spread of COVID-19. The par cipants were from various organisa ons in the Drakenstein
Municipality.

Sector Parliaments
Women’s Parliament
The Women’s Parliament was hosted in collabora on with the Commonwealth Women
Parliamentarians and included par cipants from other Legislatures in South Africa, CPA Member
countries in Africa, as well as key note addresses by the Chairperson of CWP Africa Region and a
representa ve from the Washington State Legislature.

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