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organisations. These suite of capacity building interventions which include financial management, project management and
institutional governance, amongst others, have sharpened the civil society organisations as they play a fundamental role in fighting
poverty, unemployment and inequalities in poverty stricken communities.
The budget of R7,8 million set aside for grant funding has been fully utilised towards the funding of CSOs implementing a variety of
developmental projects on food security, sewing, early childhood development and a range of other income generation projects.
The NDA successfully implemented the CARA Programme. This programme is aimed at fighting the scourge of gender-based violence
and femicide through funding of 312 CSOs to the value of R85, 6million. Participating CSOs ensure that GBV survivors have improved
access to care, support, prevention services and quick access to the justice system.
The NDA implemented the volunteer programme in direct response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The NDA entered into a partnership with
200 CSOs to implement the Volunteer Programme that enlisted 2049 volunteers. The volunteer reached and interacted with over 211
171 households, distributed 73 581 food parcels to vulnerable households and assisted 171 289 people to apply for the Social Relief
of Distress grant in all 52 districts countrywide.
PART B: PERFORMANCE INFORMATION The NDA trained a total number of 1114 CSOs on institutional management and governance in an effort to prevent collapse of these
TRANSFER PAYMENTS
Transfer payments to public entities
Name of the Public Entity National Development Agency (NDA)
Achievements of the public entity In an effort to generate empirical evidence for enhanced development policy and engage stakeholders as prescribed in the NDA Act The NDA
conducted the following research studies during the 2020-2021 financial year:
• Behaviour Change and Modification in the wake of COVID-19 Strategies;
• Requirements for Transforming the Civil Society Sector in South Africa;
• Creating Capacities and Building Capabilities for the Civil Society Sector in South Africa;
• Analysis of Best Practices in ECD Centres in The Eastern Cape Province in The Context of Legislation and Policy; and
• The funding mechanisms for Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in South Africa.
The NDA has conducted three evaluation studies on NDA CSO development programmes to assess and evaluate programme effectiveness,
efficiency, implementation as well as results. The monitoring and evaluation unit developed and enhanced systems, processes and tools that
used to collect information for periodical assessment of projects and programmes implemented by the NDA.

Name of the Public Entity National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS)

Actual Outputs
Key outputs of the public entity Administration and management of the Social Work Scholarship Programme by NSFAS on behalf of DSD.
Annual target
Amount transferred to the public 19 539 2020/21 2020/2021
entity R’000
Amount spent by the public entity 19 231
R’000
Achievements of the public entity The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the higher education sector led to the extension of the 2020 academic programme. This was to
allow catch-up for time lost as a result of the national lockdown which was implemented in the middle of the second semester. In
response, the Department amended the 2020/21 scholarship guidelines to accommodate the extended period where additional allowances
were paid to students.

As at 31 March 2020, NSFAS commenced administration and management of the scholarship programme with a balance of R59,
296,158.37. This was cumulative balance from unspent funds since 2018/19 and 2019/20 inclusive of interest accrued.

Although there were delays in processing claims due to remote working arrangements, NSFAS transferred funds to universities for payment
of fees and allowances to 361 scholarship students approved for the 2020/21 financial year. NSFAS also transferred funds to universities to
settle unpaid students accounts for the previous years. A total of R19 539 000.00 was transferred to NSFAS for the 2020/21 financial year.
Name of the Public Entity
The year 2021/22 is the final year of implementation of the scholarship programme. In preparation for the closure of the programme,
NSFAS had during the financial year 2020/21 commenced with reconciliation of unspent funds from various universities. As at end of
March 2021, NSFAS had a balance of R67, 237,874.00 which will be used for the benefit of 2021 approved students.

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