Social Development

Question by: 
Hon Daniel Plato
Answered by: 
Hon Sharna Fernandez
Question Number: 
3
Question Body: 

What projects does her department currently administer in conjunction with other departments of the Western Cape Government?

Answer Body: 

The Department is party to a number of project interventions which it administers/managers/or takes the lead on, in conjunction with other departments of the Western Cape Government. The table hereunder is a list of such project interventions:

DSD Programme and/or Sub-programme

Departments:

Provincial[1] and National

&

Municipalities

Project

 

1. Youth Development Programme

 

Department of Economic Development and Tourism 

Training to established and upcoming businesses on Red Tape reduction and SARS compliance.

 

 

 

Department of Cultural Affairs & Sport

 

Intergovernmental Provincial Youth Forum.

 

National Development Agency

 

Funding to entrepreneurs who completed Youth Cafe training.

 

 

National Department of Social Development

 

Accredited business development training and policy direction.

 

 

National Youth Development Agency

 

In process of establishing a formal relationship.

 

Department of Infrastructure

 

Pursuing relationships to get access to accredited training.

 

Department of Labour/ South African Local Government Association

 

Pursuing a relationship to get access to course materials.

 

 

Department of Agriculture

 

Pursuing a relationship to get exit opportunities and training materials.

 

 

 

2. Partnership/Stakeholder Management

 

West Coast District and Local Municipalities. Department of Health, Department of Justice, West Coast Tourism; South African Police Services. SASSA, Department of Agriculture, Department of Home Affairs. Red Cross

West Coast District Community Safety Advisory Forum & Disaster Management Meeting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipalities

Total of twenty (20) Implementation Protocols/MOUs with District and Local Municipalities.

 

Strategic and Operational.

Two (2) Social Development Coordinating Forums established – Overberg and West Coast Districts.

 

Gender Based Violence are mainstreamed through both districts forums.

 

Department of Local Government,

WECD,

Government Communication and Information Systems (GCIS)

Citizen Interphase Program

 – Matzikama Municipality (Ward 8)

 – Program, nutritional support to ECD Playgroups.

 

Multi-stakeholder approach

 

Department of Community Safety

Coordinate, co-fund and support the Chrysalis Programme

3. Child Protection – all sub-programmes that form part of this system

 

Department of Health and WCED

Right to Education Court Task Team for children with intellectual disabilities

 

 

 

Department of the Premier

Evidenced based Families at risk project

 

Department of Health

 

Task team on oversight of the implementation of violence prevention unit

 

Pilot project on Older Persons with Dementia/ Alzheimer’s

 

WCED

After School Care programme

 

Department of Health

WCED

Department of Community Safety

Department of Justice

Department of Home Affairs

SAPS

Regional Child Protection Forums

 

National Department of Justice, NPA, SAPS, WCED

Child Justice Forum

 

Provincial Joints Committee – Justice, SAPS, SANDF, State Security Agency, Correctional Services Provincial Department of Community Safety

Deal with various issues: anti-gang strategy such as gangsterism, schools; crime and social ills, murder rate reduction and collaborate on interventions

 

Department of Health, NPA, WCED

Child Death Review Panels

 

SASSA, Department of Justice

Canalisation Forum

 

4. Victim Empowerment

 

All provincial government departments

The implementation of the provincial GBV plan under the stewardship of Minister S Fernandes

 

All provincial government departments and National Departments such as SAPS, Justice, NPA

Victim Empowerment Forum

 

 

 

Department of Health and NPA

Thuthuzela Care Centres

5. Social Crime Prevention

 

WCED, Departments of Community Safety, Cultural Affairs and Sport, Health and Agriculture

Safety Social Cluster task team

 

Area Based Teams projects in the 16 hot spot areas

 

SAPS, Justice, Department of Community Safety

Case flow meeting – West Coast

 

Community Safety Forum – West Coast

6. Services to Persons with Disabilities

 

Department of Health

Co-funding of 53 residential facilities for persons with intellectual disabilities and the administration of Transfer Payment Agreements

 

West Coast Disability Forum

7. Substance Abuse Prevention, Rehabilitation and Treatment

 

WCED

Local Drug Advisory Committee – West Coast

8. Services to Older Persons

 

Department of Health

Pilot project on Older Persons with Dementia/Alzheimer’s

 

Department of Cultural affairs and Sport

Active Ageing programme/project

9. Services to Families

 

City of Cape Town and various rural municipalities

Co-funding and administration of shelters for the homeless.

 

Department of the Premier

Development and piloting of evidence-based parenting programs.

 

[1] All provincial Departments are highlighted

 

Date: 
Friday, September 23, 2022
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