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Programme 5: Social Policy and Integrated Service
Delivery
• Review of the M&E Framework and Theory of
substantive
findings
Webinar
•
series:
Change for the National Youth Policy
recommendations: The Department together
Programme Purpose
2015-2020.
with Statistics South Africa supported by the
• Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE)
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA); the
development
and
Support
community
curriculum for in school and out of school young
British High Commission to South Africa and the
knowledge of integration of demographic issues
evidence-based policy making in the Department and the
people, Advocacy Brief.
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
(including the demographic dividend) into IDPs and
Social Development Sector.
• Advocacy brief profiling the coordination of the
(FCDO); the African Union (AU) and Africa CDC;
started a process of engaging critical plans such as Spatial
National Coordination
the African Institute for Development Policy
Planning and Land Use Management. The Department also
Population and Development
(AFIDEP); the Union of African Population Studies
played a key role in the development of the 5th UNFPA
best practice.
(UAPS); and Population Association of Southern
Country Programme of Support to the Government of
The Department, through the National Population Unit, is
Africa (PASA) hosted a webinar series. The
South Africa (2020 – 2025). The implementation of this
mandated to facilitate, monitor and build capacity for the
Poverty Alleviation, Sustainable Livelihoods and Food
webinar series on Demography and Covid-19 in
Programme commenced in July 2020 in the three priority
implementation of the Population Policy and the
Security
Africa: Evidence and Policy Responses to
provinces of the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and
International Conference on Policy and Development
Safeguard the Demographic Dividend, was
Limpopo.
(ICPD) Programme of Action (PoA).
The Department developed Framework on Linking Social
intended to:
Protection Beneficiaries to Sustainable Livelihoods
• create a space for sharing a demographic
Interventions in response to Covid-19 pandemic
Population Policy and ICPD Programme of Action
Opportunities. The Framework seeks to respond to the
perspective on the impact of Covid-19 with
ever-increasing number of beneficiaries of social
partners on the continent, considering its
During the reporting period, the country was confronted
The Department developed a country report on
protection, especially social grants beneficiaries which
implications for Africa to reach a demographic
with an unprecedented threat of the Covid-19 pandemic.
“Population, Food Security, Nutrition and Sustainable
may not be sustainable even though it significantly
and
dividend
achieve
Sustainable
the
As such, the health and social protection as well as legal
Development in South Africa” for the 53rd session of the
contributes towards poverty alleviation. Social Protection
Development Goals (SDGs) and aspirations of the
systems that protect all women and girls were weakened.
United Nations Commission on Population and
in this context refers to programs like cash transfers,
African Union (AU) Agenda 2063; and
Several initiatives were implemented to minimize the
Development (UNCPD). As champion of the NEXUS
social grants, food and nutrition programs, health care,
• develop policy recommendations that South
impact of Covid-19 on young people in South Africa. These
initiative, the Department delivered a joint ministerial
quality education and skills development. It is concerned
Africa and the continent can implement now and
initiatives included, among others, the following:
statement on protecting Sexual and Reproductive Health
with preventing, managing, and overcoming situations
in the protracted response and early
• The National COVID Command Council (NCCC): The
and Rights (SRHR) and promoting gender-responsiveness
that adversely affect people's wellbeing.
post-pandemic recovery period to safeguard the
Department served in the NCCC Research and
in the Covid-19 crisis on behalf of 59 countries, to
The objectives of the Framework include, among others,
demographic dividend.
Statistics Work Stream, working on creating a range
promote SRHR and Gender Equality and Equity.
the following:
• These webinars engaged a wide range of
of data warehouses, including the current
• To link beneficiaries of social protection to
stakeholders and covered key topics, including
geographic spread of the Coronavirus (Covid-19)
The NEXUS is an innovative initiative to support a group
sustainable livelihoods opportunities with the
population-wide impact of Covid-19; its social
current cases, health vulnerabilities and location of
of cross-regional high-level government officials in
idea of relieving pressure on government fiscus.
and economic impact on service delivery;
health and other facilities, among other things.
ensuring the highest support to SRHR at crucial UN
• To contribute towards creation of employment
adaptation of SA's policies and programmes; and
• Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
negotiations related to the Agenda 2030 and ICPD
opportunities and thereby reduce levels of
advancing South-to-South Triangular
(SRHR) Online Advocacy Campaign: As a result of
beyond 2014 follow-up processes.
Cooperation through the Demographic Dividend.
poverty, hunger, unemployment and inequality.
Covid-19, young people in South Africa who make
• To contribute towards integrated approaches to
up a large proportion of the population, were
Additionally, as a sequel to the Nairobi Summit ICPD+25
poverty alleviation.
adversely affected by the closure of traditional
held in Kenya in 2019, the Department produced a
Programme
• To contribute towards the termination of
social spaces, including schools, places of learning,
follow-up progress review report on South African
inter-generational poverty.
community centres and health clinics, where they
commitments to the Nairobi Summit ICPD+25 in
• To empower and strengthen the income, assets
During the period under review, the Department compiled
would usually receive comprehensive sexuality
December 2020. South Africa was nominated to serve as
and capabilities of the social protection
a progress report on the Safeguard Young People (SYP)
education (CSE). In response to the challenges, the
its new Board Chair for a three-year term (2021-2023) at
beneficiaries to achieve sustainable livelihoods.
Programme. The report highlighted the interventions
Department in partnership with Partners in Sexual
the 25th Annual Board Meeting of Partners in Population
• To create and build a gateway to opportunities
achieved since its inception on SYP Phase I (2013-2016)
Health (PSH) embarked on a youth advocacy online
and Development (PPD) which was held in October 2020.
and towards self-reliance.
and Phase II (2017-2019). The lessons learnt and
campaign Sexual and Reproductive Health and
PPD is an inter-governmental organisation that consists
This Framework provides a foundation for robust
interventions achieved in the targeted few districts in
Rights and Comprehensive Sexuality Education
of 27 countries with the mandate to promote
discussions among all critical stakeholders within the
KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape provinces will benefit
(CSE). These campaigns were conducted using
South-South Cooperation in the fields of reproductive
social protection system. It is intended to protect the
other provinces. The following documents produced were
social media to engage young people and young
health, population and development.
poor, vulnerable individuals and households, ensure that
supported by UNFPA:
influencers to create awareness about SRHR and
those uplifted out of poverty are in a position to survive
• Nzululwazi Secondary School model as best
CSE topics, SRHR and CSE challenges and providing
Advocacy engagements, including Parliament, were
with limited support from government as well as to deal
practice in adolescent sexual and Reproductive
possible solutions during the COVID 19 pandemic.
conducted on World Population Day and the launch of
with the shocks and stresses that may ensue. The
Health and Rights service provision in schools,
A total of 178 495 young people were reached
State of the Population World Report with Minister of
Framework will respond to the said challenges and
• Good practices for working with community-based
through social media platforms such as Facebook,
Social Development. The Department further coordinated
ensure elevation and prioritization of the development
organisation within the Safeguard Young People
Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn. The aim was to
the implementation, evaluation and conclusion of the 4th
agenda as an integral part of the social protection
Programme in South Africa.
have the young people better informed on these
UNFPA Country Programme through the National
system. The Framework will be consulted with other
• Implementation of adolescents and youth
issues and could make better decisions regarding
Coordinating Forum (NCF) which supported eight priority
stakeholders in the next financial year
friendly services in KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern
their sexuality and sexual health, reproductive
districts in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. In these
Cape.
health and well-being.
two provinces,
• Involving youth in decisions that affect their
lives: Lessons learnt from the establishment of
Youth Advisory Panels in South Africa.
PART B: PERFORMANCE INFORMATION promote UNFPA together with its key partners strengthened Progress Report on the Safeguard Young People (SYP) and Forum, Provincial Coordination Forum and SYP Forums as
PERFORMANCE BY PROGRAMME
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
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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.