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ANNUAL OPERATIONAL PLAN 2022/2023

Programme 5: Social Policy and Integrated Service Delivery

Purpose: To develop and facilitate the implementation of policies, guidelines, norms and standards for effective and efficient delivery of community development services to enable the poor, the
vulnerable and the excluded within South African society to secure a better life and build sustainable, vibrant and healthy communities.

Sub- Programmes:
• Special Projects and Innovation provides for the coordination, incubation and innovation of departmental and social cluster initiatives such as the Expanded Public Works Programme
(EPWP);
• Population and Development supports, monitors and evaluates the implementation of the White Paper on Population Policy for South Africa. This is done by conducting research on
the country’s population trends and dynamics; raising awareness of population and development concerns; and supporting and building the technical capacity of national, provincial and
local government and other stakeholders to implement the Population Policy strategies. It also monitors progress made with implementing the Population Policy in different spheres
and sectors of government, and reports back on progress made to Cabinet, the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Population Commission and the UN Com
mission on Population and Development;

• Registration and Compliance Monitoring of NPOs registers and monitors NPOs in terms of the Non-Profit Organisations Act 71 of 1997;

• Community Development develops and facilitates the implementation of policies, guidelines, norms and standards for ensuring the effective and efficient delivery of community
development services and programmes;

• Poverty alleviation, sustainable livelihoods and food security facilitates the implementation of policies, guidelines, norms and standards to build self-reliance and cohesive communities.

• Youth development develops and facilitates the implementation of policies, legislation and programmes aimed at empowering e youth
• The National Development Agency (NDA) provides grants to civil society organisations to implement sustainable community-driven projects that address food security and create
employment and income opportunities.
• NPO Funding Coordination develops and facilitates the implementation of policies, guidelines to ensure effective and uniform funding of Non-Profit Organisations in the sector.

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