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PART B: PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

Community Development leadership and guidance on the implementation of community
development in the country, this will include initiatives by other
DSD continued with the implementation of food and nutrition government departments. The Policy also intends to give guidance
security programme, contributing to the goal of improving access on the coordination and integration of community development
to diverse and affordable food. The Covid-19 pandemic exacerbated interventions at community level by multiple role-players involved
the plight of the poor and vulnerable against hunger and poverty. in community development.
The Department worked hard to transform the provision of food
and nutrition security services from a normal chronic food insecurity The Department is also in the process of amending the National
environment to a more responsive food emergency system that Development Agency Act,1998 (Act No.108 of 1998). The
deals with transitory hunger posed by the lockdown and the loss of amendment of the Act is aimed at ensuring that the NDA becomes a
livelihoods in many households. well-functional government agency sufficiently supported in terms
of governance and also in terms of provision of resources to respond
Food relief interventions were implemented through the DSD to national development challenges. To this end, the Department
feeding centres, a total of 1 414 307 individuals and 367 483 also developed a concept document on the amendment of the NDA
households accessed food through the DSD centres in the financial Act
year 2021/22. The Department also implemented the National
Food and Nutrition Security Plan (NF&NSP) through the support During the 2020/21 financial year, the Department also finalised
for provinces to establish the Provincial Food and Nutrition Security the Community Mobilisation and Empowerment Framework. The
Plans (PF&NSP). Three (3) service providers were appointed as a framework focuses on the community mobilisation processes to be
technical resource to facilitate the development of the PF&NSPs followed when conducting community dialogues, household and
in eight (8) of the nine (9) provinces, with exception of the Western community profiling. The development of the framework is part
Cape that already has a plan developed. of government effort of building an active citizenry. During the
period under review, the Department conducted capacity building
The Department continue to lead the coordination of the EPWP programmes on Community Mobilisation and Empowerment (CME)
for the Social Sector, which comprises of the departments of Framework in all provinces. The aim of the capacity building is to
Health, Basic Education, Social Development, Community Safety, empower provinces on their facilitation of framework and improved
and Sports and Recreation in South Africa. These departments the skills level of the CDPs. The intervention has improved the
contributed to the Expanded Public Works programme (EPWP) by skills level of the CDPs and is in support of government priority
providing temporary work opportunities to the marginalised and contributing towards consolidating the social wage through
poor sectors of the community. The Social Sector created 210 reliable and quality basic services.
378 work opportunities, which translates to 120% achievement
against its set target of 175 253. Of these work opportunities, 39 The Department registers and monitors non-profit organisations in
942 were created through DSD programmes. The sector is still terms of the Non-Profit Organisation Act, 1997 (Act No 71 of 1997).
experiencing a challenge in achieving both youth and persons with There was an increase in demand for NPO registration during the
disabilities targets. This is an area that requires close monitoring reporting period. In this regard, a total of 27 552 applications
of the recruitment and selection of participants by participating for NPO registration were received, 27 127 were processed and
programmes in the sector. 27 089 (98%) of those processed was within two (2) months. The
Department is mandated with the responsibility of ensuring that
During the 2020/21, the DSD Youth Development Policy was NPO reports are processed and verified in line with the requirements
finalised and costed. The Policy was developed in alignment with of Sections 17 and 18 of the NPO Act. The submission of reports
the National Youth Policy developed by the Department of Women, by NPOs promotes accountability, good governance and improves
Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD). The DSD Youth Policy public confidence in NPOs. In this regard, a total of 41 147 NPO
focuses on the enhancement of capabilities and development of reports were received, with 35 627 processed and 33 369 (81%)
aspirations for youth in a way that enables them to participate of the reports received being processed within two (2) months of
in socio-economic opportunities within communities. During the receipt.
reporting period, the Department capacitated stakeholders on the
DSD Youth Policy in all provinces. The capacity building workshops During this period, the Department continued with the process of
were aimed at improving stakeholders’ understanding of DSD amending the NPO Amendment Bill. As such, the Bill was gazetted
services to youth. The training was able to assist in clarifying the for public comments. However, the sector requested extension for
role of DSD on the youth development programme in the country. submission of public comments and this resulted in the gazetting
Furthermore, in an effort to increase young people participation in of the Bill for second round of public comments. Further delays
business, the Department trained a total of two hundred and fifty were caused by postponements of the Cabinet Committee meeting
(250) young people on business development. Subsequently, these which was scheduled for 02 June 2021.
young people were supported to start business by the respective
provinces, through funding youth cooperatives and youth centres in The Department is in process of consulting on the Draft NPO Policy
which they were mobilised to attend the training. Framework, which outlines the challenges faced by the sector
and to ensure greater accountability from the sector. During the
During the period under review, the Department conducted 2021/22 financial year, the Policy Framework was consulted with
consultation on the National Community Development Policy. the following stakeholders: all provinces, South African Revenue
Once approved, the policy will ensure that there are coordinated Services (SARS), National Development Agency (NDA), Companies
and integrated community development interventions by and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC). All stakeholders’
all stakeholders in communities. The Policy aims to provide inputs were incorporated in the draft Policy Framework.

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