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DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Output Indicators Annual Target Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
(2022/23)
Guidelines on Respite Care Capacitate four provinces Develop a project plan on the Development of the Capacitate two provinces Capacitate two provinces
Services to Families and on the Guidelines on implementation Guidelines on training material for on the implementation on the implementation
Persons with Disabilities Respite Care Services for Respite Care Guidelines on Respite of the Respite Care of the Respite Care
implemented Families of Children and Care Services for Families Guidelines Guidelines
Persons with Disabilities of Children and Persons
with Disabilities

Community-based Develop user specification Conduct need assessment Conduct need assessment Draft user specification on Develop user specification
system for personal on community-based towards the development of towards the development community-based system on community-based
assistance to support system for personal the community-based system of the community-based for personal assistance system for personal
independent living assistance to support for personal assistance to system for personal to support independent assistance to support
within the community for independent living support independent living assistance to support living within the independent living
persons with disabilities within the community for within the community for independent living community for persons within the community for
implemented persons with disabilities persons with disabilities within the community for with disabilities persons with disabilities
persons with disabilities
7.2 EXPLANATION OF PLANNED PERFORMANCE OVER THE MEDIUM-TERM PERIOD
The outcomes are in line with the need to ensure individuals, families and communities the 0 - 4 year age cohort. The reflected outputs are aligned to the mandate of the
are empowered and made resilient to deal with the scourge of HIV and AIDS. The Department, contributing to the three outcomes namely; (1) Reducing inequality
psycho-social support programmes are meant to build competencies and capacities (2) Reducing poverty and (3) Empowered and resilient individuals, families and
for these groups to cope with life demands and stresses and manage relationships communities. Currently the majority of children mainly from underprivileged families
well. Some of the interventions entail building capacity of Social Service Practitioners and disadvantaged communities are not accessing ECD services as a result of a lack of
to enable mainstreaming of counselling, testing, treatment and adherence support services and affordability.
for children and adolescents in particular.
In instances where services are available people are not aware of the importance of
Similarly, some of the HIV prevention programmes ensure building the capacity of the services. These children are most likely to drop out of school at an early age and
adolescent girls and young women and boys to be able to resist temptations to engage perform poorly at school due to a poor foundation. Early Childhood Development
in risky sexual behaviour and be able to make informed choices. Ultimately, this will especially the 1st 1000 days is a critical stage in the development of a child’s brain
result in a society where individuals, families and communities are empowered and and contributes to their performance at school; provides parents/caregivers with an
made resilient to deal with the HIV epidemic and women, children and people with opportunity to participate in the open labour market and in future, break the cycle of
disabilities form part of the key and vulnerable populations outlined in the National poverty. The transformation, standardization of social welfare services continues to
Strategic Plan for HIV, TB and STIs (2017-2022). receive priority attention through the development and coordination of overarching
policies and legislative frameworks, norms and standards that promote integrated,
Furthermore, government has committed to provide universal quality access to quality –driven, professional and accountable service delivery. In this regard,
Early Childhood Development. 29 Departments contribute towards achieving government also ensures the training of social work professionals and facilitate
this mandate. The Department of Social Development is currently responsible for their employment or absorption to ensure improved human capacity for the sector,

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