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PART B: PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

PERFORMANCE BY PROGRAMME

Programme 5: Social Policy and Integrated Service
Delivery
• Webinar series: substantive findings and • Review of the M&E Framework and Theory of
recommendations: The Department together Change for the National Youth Policy
Programme Purpose
with Statistics South Africa supported by the 2015-2020.
Support community development and promote UNFPA together with its key partners strengthened United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA); the • Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE)
curriculum for in school and out of school young
evidence-based policy making in the Department and the knowledge of integration of demographic issues British High Commission to South Africa and the people, Advocacy Brief.
Social Development Sector. (including the demographic dividend) into IDPs and Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
started a process of engaging critical plans such as Spatial (FCDO); the African Union (AU) and Africa CDC; • Advocacy brief profiling the coordination of the
Population and Development Planning and Land Use Management. The Department also the African Institute for Development Policy National Coordination
played a key role in the development of the 5th UNFPA (AFIDEP); the Union of African Population Studies Forum, Provincial Coordination Forum and SYP Forums as
The Department, through the National Population Unit, is Country Programme of Support to the Government of (UAPS); and Population Association of Southern best practice.
mandated to facilitate, monitor and build capacity for the South Africa (2020 – 2025). The implementation of this Africa (PASA) hosted a webinar series. The Poverty Alleviation, Sustainable Livelihoods and Food
implementation of the Population Policy and the Programme commenced in July 2020 in the three priority webinar series on Demography and Covid-19 in Security
International Conference on Policy and Development provinces of the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Africa: Evidence and Policy Responses to
(ICPD) Programme of Action (PoA). Limpopo. Safeguard the Demographic Dividend, was
intended to: The Department developed Framework on Linking Social
Population Policy and ICPD Programme of Action Interventions in response to Covid-19 pandemic • create a space for sharing a demographic Protection Beneficiaries to Sustainable Livelihoods
perspective on the impact of Covid-19 with Opportunities. The Framework seeks to respond to the
The Department developed a country report on During the reporting period, the country was confronted partners on the continent, considering its ever-increasing number of beneficiaries of social
protection, especially social grants beneficiaries which
“Population, Food Security, Nutrition and Sustainable with an unprecedented threat of the Covid-19 pandemic. implications for Africa to reach a demographic may not be sustainable even though it significantly
Development in South Africa” for the 53rd session of the As such, the health and social protection as well as legal dividend and achieve the Sustainable contributes towards poverty alleviation. Social Protection
United Nations Commission on Population and systems that protect all women and girls were weakened. Development Goals (SDGs) and aspirations of the in this context refers to programs like cash transfers,
Development (UNCPD). As champion of the NEXUS Several initiatives were implemented to minimize the African Union (AU) Agenda 2063; and social grants, food and nutrition programs, health care,
initiative, the Department delivered a joint ministerial impact of Covid-19 on young people in South Africa. These • develop policy recommendations that South quality education and skills development. It is concerned
statement on protecting Sexual and Reproductive Health initiatives included, among others, the following: Africa and the continent can implement now and with preventing, managing, and overcoming situations
and Rights (SRHR) and promoting gender-responsiveness • The National COVID Command Council (NCCC): The in the protracted response and early that adversely affect people's wellbeing.
in the Covid-19 crisis on behalf of 59 countries, to Department served in the NCCC Research and post-pandemic recovery period to safeguard the The objectives of the Framework include, among others,
promote SRHR and Gender Equality and Equity. Statistics Work Stream, working on creating a range demographic dividend.
of data warehouses, including the current • These webinars engaged a wide range of the following:
The NEXUS is an innovative initiative to support a group geographic spread of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) stakeholders and covered key topics, including • To link beneficiaries of social protection to
sustainable livelihoods opportunities with the
of cross-regional high-level government officials in current cases, health vulnerabilities and location of population-wide impact of Covid-19; its social idea of relieving pressure on government fiscus.
ensuring the highest support to SRHR at crucial UN health and other facilities, among other things. and economic impact on service delivery; • To contribute towards creation of employment
negotiations related to the Agenda 2030 and ICPD • Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights adaptation of SA's policies and programmes; and opportunities and thereby reduce levels of
beyond 2014 follow-up processes. (SRHR) Online Advocacy Campaign: As a result of advancing South-to-South Triangular
Covid-19, young people in South Africa who make Cooperation through the Demographic Dividend. poverty, hunger, unemployment and inequality.
Additionally, as a sequel to the Nairobi Summit ICPD+25 up a large proportion of the population, were • To contribute towards integrated approaches to
poverty alleviation.
held in Kenya in 2019, the Department produced a adversely affected by the closure of traditional Progress Report on the Safeguard Young People (SYP) • To contribute towards the termination of
follow-up progress review report on South African social spaces, including schools, places of learning, Programme inter-generational poverty.
commitments to the Nairobi Summit ICPD+25 in community centres and health clinics, where they • To empower and strengthen the income, assets
December 2020. South Africa was nominated to serve as would usually receive comprehensive sexuality During the period under review, the Department compiled and capabilities of the social protection
its new Board Chair for a three-year term (2021-2023) at education (CSE). In response to the challenges, the a progress report on the Safeguard Young People (SYP) beneficiaries to achieve sustainable livelihoods.
the 25th Annual Board Meeting of Partners in Population Department in partnership with Partners in Sexual Programme. The report highlighted the interventions • To create and build a gateway to opportunities
and Development (PPD) which was held in October 2020. Health (PSH) embarked on a youth advocacy online achieved since its inception on SYP Phase I (2013-2016) and towards self-reliance.
PPD is an inter-governmental organisation that consists campaign Sexual and Reproductive Health and and Phase II (2017-2019). The lessons learnt and This Framework provides a foundation for robust
of 27 countries with the mandate to promote Rights and Comprehensive Sexuality Education interventions achieved in the targeted few districts in discussions among all critical stakeholders within the
South-South Cooperation in the fields of reproductive (CSE). These campaigns were conducted using KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape provinces will benefit social protection system. It is intended to protect the
health, population and development. social media to engage young people and young other provinces. The following documents produced were
influencers to create awareness about SRHR and supported by UNFPA: poor, vulnerable individuals and households, ensure that
Advocacy engagements, including Parliament, were CSE topics, SRHR and CSE challenges and providing • Nzululwazi Secondary School model as best those uplifted out of poverty are in a position to survive
with limited support from government as well as to deal
conducted on World Population Day and the launch of possible solutions during the COVID 19 pandemic. practice in adolescent sexual and Reproductive with the shocks and stresses that may ensue. The
State of the Population World Report with Minister of A total of 178 495 young people were reached Health and Rights service provision in schools, Framework will respond to the said challenges and
Social Development. The Department further coordinated through social media platforms such as Facebook, • Good practices for working with community-based ensure elevation and prioritization of the development
the implementation, evaluation and conclusion of the 4th Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn. The aim was to organisation within the Safeguard Young People agenda as an integral part of the social protection
UNFPA Country Programme through the National have the young people better informed on these Programme in South Africa. system. The Framework will be consulted with other
Coordinating Forum (NCF) which supported eight priority issues and could make better decisions regarding • Implementation of adolescents and youth stakeholders in the next financial year
districts in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. In these their sexuality and sexual health, reproductive friendly services in KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern
two provinces, health and well-being. Cape.
• Involving youth in decisions that affect their
lives: Lessons learnt from the establishment of
Youth Advisory Panels in South Africa.
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The Covid-19 pandemic exacerbated the plight of the 32% for Youth and 1% for persons with disabilities. The
poor and vulnerable against hunger and poverty. The sector is still experiencing a challenge in achieving both During the reporting period, Education and Awareness became a reality. The arrangement of working remotely
Department worked hard to transform the provision of youth and persons with disabilities targets. This is an area information material on professionalisation of CDPs were negatively impacted the processing of applications for
food and nutrition security services from a normal chronic that require a close monitoring on the recruitment and developed and disseminated. The material outlines the NPO registration and processing of NPO compliance
food insecurity environment to a more responsive food selection of participants by participating programmes in process on the professionalisation of community reports. This was mainly due to lack of access to NPO
emergency system that deals with transitory hunger the sector. development and provides response to frequently asked systems by some of the personnel when working
posed by the lockdown and the loss of livelihoods in questions on the professionalization requirements. The remotely. The Department is also in the process of
many households. Food emergency response was As part of the contribution to the above performance, the material further provides voter education to Community developing NPO system, the development processes have
provided in the form of food parcels, take home rations unit coordinated activities that included the following: Development Practitioners (CDPs) in preparation for an been documented and outlines the following Process
and later introduced the food vouchers. A total of 10 006 • Quarterly engagements with DSD provincial establishment of Community Development Workflows:
423 people accessed food through DSD support. About coordinators to discuss the coordination Professionalisation Board. • CRM System/ Query Management
R66 million worth of food donations were distributed to mechanism and to strengthen implementation of • Registration Workflow
the provinces during the lock-down period. This was the programme including appraisal on Covid-19 The Department capacitated provinces on the • Annual Reporting and Compliance Monitoring
made possible by organisations such as the Church of intervention plans implementation of approved Comprehensive Norms and Workflow
Jesus Christ of the Latter Days Saints, The Solidarity Fund, • EPWP induction workshop convened with the EPWP Standards for Community Development to ensure • Appeals Workflow
Old Mutual, The Spar Group, Khula Milling, South African Free State Coordinators effective implementation. The approved Comprehensive • Education & Awareness Workflow
Sugar Association and many others that donated food, • EPWP Social Sector Incentive Grant Business plans Norms and Standards seeks to address the following; • Maintenance Workflow
and food vouchers to support humanity during this time. developed with all provinces • To ensure synergy, coherence, uniformity and The development of the system will address the
• M&E Forum focusing on reviewing the performance standardisation in the manner that community alignment of the NPO online application and monitoring
With the easing of lockdown regulations, the Department of the sector as well as addressing challenges for development programmes and interventions are system to the current electronic technologies. The system
re-opened its food and nutrition centres. The Department sector reporting facilitated and implemented including creation of also seeks to integrate with other regulators for
developed a Preparedness Guidelines to ensure that all • Bilateral sessions between DSD and Department of scope and parameters for the practice verification purposes; i.e., Department of Home Affairs for
the feeding centres can prevent and control the spread of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) • To promote sectoral collaboration, partnerships, verification of ID numbers, Companies and Intellectual
the virus. In this regard, a total of 1 233 officials were • Consultation sessions with all the provinces on the integration and coordination of community Properties Commission (CIPC) for verification of
trained on Covid-19 Feeding Centres Preparedness review of the framework and model of the EPWP development programmes and interventions; documentation for Non-Profit Companies (NPCs) and
Guidelines. The Department, in partnership with the Social Sector Incentive Grant. • To serve as a framework for capacity building, skills South African Institute of Professional Accountants
HWSETA, further conducted training and capacity development and empowerment of Community (SAIPA) for verification of registration numbers of
building initiative on Nutrition Assessment Counselling Community Mobilisation and Empowerment Development Practitioners across all levels; and Auditors.
and Support (NACS) for CDPs supporting CNDCs. This • To harmonise, unify and standardise the practice of
training was attended by 300 officials. During the reporting period, the National Community community development within the Department of NPO Amendment Bill
Development Policy was finalised. The policy aims to Social Development. During this period, the costing of the NPO Amendment
Special Projects and Innovation provide policy leadership and guidance on the Bill and the SEIAS report were finalised. The Bill was
implementation of community development in the The Department is also in the process of costing the presented and endorsed by FOSAD. In next financial year,
The Department led the Social Sector implementation of country (including by other government departments). approved norms and standards in order to make the NPO Bill will be presented to Cabinet Committees and
the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP). The The policy also intends to give guidance on the appropriate projections and resources required for introduced to Parliament.
Social Sector includes the departments of Social coordination and integration of community development effective implementation.
Development, Health, Education, Community Safety and interventions at community level by multiple role-players Draft NPO Policy Framework
Sports Arts and Culture. These departments contributed involved in community development. The policy also Non-Profit Organisations The Department developed the NPO Policy Framework,
to the EPWP by providing temporary work opportunities highlights the importance of professionalising which outline the challenges faced by the sector and how
to the marginalised and poor sectors of the community. community development practice within the SSP in the Information and Registration to ensure greater accountability from the sector. The
Participants, some of whom are primary caregivers of country. The Policy will be consulted with stakeholders in Framework emphasizes how the different NPO regulators
children receiving the Child Support Grant, were provided the new financial year. During the period under review, the Department can coordinate and work harmoniously to supervise and
with work experience and training opportunities that improved its services of registering non-profit monitor the sector.
provide critical pathways to employability and enterprise Similarly, the DSD Youth Development Policy was organisations in terms of the Non-Profit Organisations
development. consulted with stakeholders, costed and finalised. The Act, 1997 (Act No. 71 of 1997) by using the web based Compliance Monitoring
policy was developed in alignment with the National NPO application system. The system expedites the The Department is mandated with the responsibility of
The programme is targeted to achieve over 875 000 work Youth Policy developed by the Department of Women, processing of applications and assessments of reports on ensuring that NPO reports are processed and verified in
opportunities for the fourth phase which commenced in Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD). The DSD the NPO database. This has drastically shortened the line with the requirements of Sections 17 and 18 of the
April 2019 and will run for the next five years. During the Youth Policy focuses on the enhancement of capabilities turn-around time on processing both new applications NPO Act. The submission of reports by NPOs promotes
year under review the Social Sector exceeded its set and development of aspirations for youth in a way that and assessing of annual reports. During the reporting accountability, good governance and improves public
target of 174 204 by creating 179 204 Work enables them to participate in socio-economic period, a total of 22 685 applications for NPO registration confidence in NPOs. Additionally, the Department has the
Opportunities which translates to 103%. Of these work opportunities within communities. The Department also were received, 13 621 were processed and 12 551 (55%) responsibility to administer voluntary deregistration,
opportunities, 39 437 were created through DSD finalised the Community Mobilisation and Empowerment of those were processed within two months. deregister non-compliant NPOs from the national register
programmes. The Presidential Economic Stimulus Framework. The framework focuses on the community of NPOs, safeguard NPO assets and provide secretariat
allocation to provinces has also contributed to the mobilisation processes to be followed when conducting Furthermore, to strengthen support to NPOs, the services to the panel of arbitrators. In this regard, a total
overachievement of targets in the sector during this year community dialogues, household and community Department continuously provided offsite registration of 29 780 NPO reports were received, with 18 805
under review. Despite exceeding the work opportunity profiling. The development of the framework is part of support to NPOs amid the Covid-19 lockdown. NPO processed and 17 950 (60.3%) of the received reports
targets, the sector has underachieved on its youth and government effort of building an active citizenry. Business continuity was tested by rapidly evolving processed within two months.
disability demographic targets, reaching 87% for Women, challenges, such as travel restrictions to pursue National
NPO Roadshows, and as large-scale remote working

In the year under review, the Department witnessed an
increase in the number of reported cases that involves
fraud or abuse of NPOs as conduits for money laundering
in order to access Covid-19 relief funds or other
development funds. In order to mitigate against this
abuse, the Department is strengthening compliance
supervision and inspection by developing new
regulations and improving operational systems in order
to mitigate against the abuse of NPOs. The new
regulation is expected to come into effect in the new
financial year.

Know Your NPO Status Campaign

The Department started implementation of the Know
Your NPO Status (KYNS) campaign in 2019 as a pilot
project. The campaign is aimed at encouraging NPOs to
submit annual reports and update organisations details.
The pilot project was implemented nationally and was
positively received. The KYNS Campaign was officially
launched by the Minister in November 2020. However,
due to the Covid-19 lockdown regulations, some aspects
of the campaign were suspended as they required
organising large public gathering in the form of
roadshows, compliance drives and information sharing
sessions in public spaces. However, NPOs were mobilized
to submit annual reports and update organisations
details through the mainstream media and social media.