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in child and youth headed households, children with
chronic health conditions, as well as those living and
working on the streets. RISIHA is targeted at improving
care and support services for children affected by HIV
and AIDS, as many are left without parents/primary
caregivers. The programme seeks to strengthen
families and communities as the first line of response
in the child protection system, with particular focus on
children living in disadvantaged communities.

Social Development will continue to address high
risk behaviour by youth, through the Compendium
of Social and Behaviour Change (SBC) programmes
in its response to COVID-19 which are integrated in
our YOLO, Chommie, Men and Boys Championing
Change, Traditional Leaders, Family and Ke Moja
programmes. These programmes are implemented
within a multidisciplinary and multi-sectoral nature of
community development and delivered as an integral
part of social protection services.

Poverty and inequality continues to devastate
communities as it is experienced through multi
DEPUTY MINISTER STATEMENT deprivation and vulnerabilities which includes poor
nutrition, unemployment, poor education and poor
This Annual Performance Plan (APP) is part of the health outcomes. The Community Developoment
strategic alignment with the APPs of provinces, the Programmes will intensify its efforts to community
South African Social Security Agency (SASSA), and the capacity enhancement through the roll out of the One
National Development Agency (NDA) to progressively Plan, and the District Development Model under the
achieve the five-year impact of an ‘improved quality of auspices of Cooperative Governance and Traditional
life for the poor and vulnerable’. Affairs (COGTA) in all nine provinces to sustain social
cohesion. Building sustainable and vibrant livelihoods is
The Department of Social Development continues to the largest contribution towards achieving the mandate
lead in the coordination of social protection imperatives of the Department and this work is done in all provinces
outlined in the NDP and implemented through the with the support of NPOs as our implementing partners.
Medium-Term Strategic Framework (MTSF) through
Priority 4, Consolidating the Social Wage through COVID-19 compels us to speed up the implementation
Reliable and Quality Basic Services. of the NPO Funding Policy and Partnership Model
thereby ensuring uniformity in the Sector. The planned
The APP 2022/2023 is refocusing our work to outputs on provision of education and awareness
impact the outcomes inline with the need to ensure programmes to NPOs will lead to an empowered and
individuals, families and communities have a safety strengthened Sector that is able to deliver quality
net, especially during periods of unforeseen disasters. services to vulnerable and poor communities, thus
The psycho-social support programme are meant to improving the quality of life of our people. NPOs
build competencies and capabilities for these groups to continue to remain our core implementing partners in
cope with life’s pressures. We have witnessed how the our service provision continuum.
most vulnerable groups in our society were hard hit by
poverty during the different stages of lockdowns in our The National Drug Master Plan (2019-2024) prioritized
country. interventions that target vulnerable groups, including
children, youth, women, inmates and injecting drug
To address the plight and immediate needs of users. To improve access and standards to care,
vulnerable children within the scope of all children in treatment, rehabilitation, aftercare and reintegration,
need of care and protection in terms of Section 150 the Universal Treatment Curriculum (Colombo Plan) was
(1) of the Children’s Act (Act No.38 of 2005) and to approved by the African Union Commission of Ministers
implement protection of orphaned and vulnerable responsible for Drug Control in 2012. South Africa as a
children, the Department of Social Development Member State was also encouraged to participate in the
launched RISIHA. RISIHA means “resilience” in Xitsonga implementation of the programme. During 2022/2023,
and is a community-based child protection, prevention the UCT will be expanded to all treatment centres on a
and early intervention programme, aimed at protecting national level.
orphans and vulnerable children, including those living
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