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PART B: PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

REPORT ON THE INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

External interventions in response to Covid-19 Pandemic

Programme Intervention Geographic No. of Disaggregation Total budget Budget Contribution Immediate
location (Province/ beneficiaries of Beneficiaries allocation per spent to the Outputs outcomes
District/local (where possible) (where possible) intervention per in the APP
municipality) (R’000) intervention (where
(where possible) applicable)

Programme 4: Preparations and re-opening of Drop-In All provinces 1 266 Drop-in centres No budget N/A N/A Uniform
Welfare Centres to provide basic services to registered and per province: allocated. approach in
Services Policy vulnerable children. unregistered GP: 214, compliance of
Development drop-in centres. MP: 107, Drop-in Centres
and FS: 124, with minimum
Implementation NW: 95, health and
Support EC: 30, safety as well
WC: 13, as social
LP: 453, distancing
KZN: 230, measures to
NC: 0 curb the spread
of Covid-19.

Provided guidance and support to All provinces N/A N/A No budget N/A N/A Compliance to
provinces in the implementation of was allocated Covid-19
regulations in relation to care and as this was protocols and
contact of children by parents during within the Disaster
Covid-19, including the following; existing Management
• Monitoring framework was developed operational Regulations.
to guide reporting on service provision budget.
Child and Youth Care
• National DSD monitored provinces on
the implementation and compliance to
Covid-19 protocols.
• Developed and shared the referral
pathways for child abuse, neglect and
exploitation.
• Contributed towards the development
of the Child Protection Emergency
Response Plan by developing chapters
for alternative care (CYCCs and Foster
Care), child abuse neglect and
exploitation.

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