Events

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Background to the food garden project of the Department of Agriculture and Casidra, best practices for proprietorship of gardens, number of gardens supported, extent of support and funding granted, lessons learnt, sustainability of the various projects, contribution to healthy lifestyles and food security, recovery of assets, process where gardens come to an end and related issues

AGENDA

1. Briefing by the Department of Health on its Mental Health Programmes

2. Briefing by the Department of Social Development on the programmes in place to address the social determinants that apply pressure to the health system, specifically, in Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain District Hospitals.

3. Consideration and adoption of the following Committee documents:

AGENDA

1)     Briefing by the Department of Social Development on the funding of Old Age Homes in the province with a specific focus on rural areas. 

2)     Briefing by the institute for Contemporary Research Africa (ICRA) on the role of ICRA in assisting the old age homes that are struggling to operate.

3)     Briefing by the provincial SASSA on the plans in place to deal with loan sharks that are keeping SASSA beneficiary cards, and to give a status update on Social relief          grant.