GAUTENG Department of Social Development Presentation by: MEC Nandi Mayathula-Khoza 1

PURPOSE To provide a feedback on the outcome of District Dialogues, which culminated in the hosting of the Gauteng Provincial NPO Dialogue held on 17 July

LEGISLATIVE MANDATE NPO Definition : an organisation established for public purpose Prohibited from distributing income & property amongst its members or Office Bearers. Sec 24 requires a register of all registered NPOs NPO Act: good governance, transparency & accountability, spirit of co-operation & shared responsibility PFM Act 1 of 1999 & Policy on Financial Awards 3

SIZE & SCOPE - REGISTERED NPOS By end March 2012, a total of 85,248 registered Nationally; Gauteng has 27,331 NPOs registered; and Gauteng represents 32% of the total NPOs registered nationally 4

REGISTRATION GROWTH GP NPOs Registration over the Years (11%)

REGISTERED NPOS IN SOCIAL SERVICES… Theme or Service Registered Child welfare, child services, day care 7033 Youth services & youth welfare services 1306 Services for the elderly 570 Services for Persons with Disabilities 472 Material assistance e.g. food, clothing, etc 330 Self-help and other personal social services 267 Family services 225 Income support and maintenance 48 Refugee assistance 62 Temporary shelters 57 Disaster/emergency prevention and control 13

REGISTERED NPOS BY REGION

NPO FUNDING GDSD funds NPOs to the tune of R 1,274,230 (billion) NPO Allocation constitutes 51.2% of the total Departmental Allocation NB. The shift towards NPOs is a clear demonstration of the GDSD’s commitment to support & adequately resource NPOs within available means

Funded NPOs … SectorTransfers ‘000’ Treatment of Substance Abuse R 44,675 m Services to Older Persons R 157,125 m Services to People With Disabilities R 77,530 m Crime Prevention and Rehabilitation R 68,840 m Services to Children R 468,214 m Victim Empowerment R 30,867 m Services to families R 107,370 m HIV & AIDS R 225,703 m Sustainable Livelihoods R 87,509 m Youth R 6,397 m

REGIONAL DIALOGUES IN GP 10 REGIONALDATE No OF PARTICIPANTS Sedibeng Region27th June West Rand Region6th July Ekurhuleni Region11th July City of Johannesburg Metropolitan5th July City of Tshwane Metropolitan11th July

HIGHLIGHTS REGIONAL & PROV DIALOGUES Total participation during Prov. Dialogues: The dialogues were seen as being long-over-due (highly appreciated & welcome) Theme: Legislative Framework  No legislation for people with disabilities  Non-functional boards  NPO office not accessible  Compliance to varying Municipality by-laws  Mushrooming of NPOs with same services  Complicated & not coordinated forms 11

HIGHLIGHTS Cont … Theme: 10 Point Plan Good policies and legislation in place. Govt has made progress (e.g. active ageing, rebuilding families, HIV & AIDS, but there are challenges like: –Lack of infrastructure for NPOs –Legislation like Children’s Act not easy to implement; –Lack of Social Workers and Psychologists in schools; –Participation of NPOs in strategic planning of government minimal; –Not enough services rendered to Non-SA citizens; –High Social Work turn over in NPOs; 12

Highlights Cont … Theme: Resource Mobilization Policies & guidelines set by the Dept not NPO user friendly (perceived as too rigid at times & not in all languages); Funding from the Department not equitable & adequate, especially during times of donor funding shrinking; Lack of expertise in financial management & fundraising NPOs not transparent about donor funding NPOs in disadvantaged communities have limited means to generate income & sustain programmes Delays in funds transfer affects NPOs functioning Salary disparity of Social Workers (NPOs & DSD) Employees in NPOs are poorly remunerated 13

RECOMMENDATIONS Legislative Framework –Conclude the development of the Disability legislation; –Establish new dispensation for establishment & functioning of Boards & coordinating structures in GP –Intensify & strengthen NPO capacity, incl enhancing governance capacity, training on PFMA, NPO management, professional development, twinning & mentoring –Building of relations between NPOs & GPG to be intensified (currently led by Prov. Executive Council) –Implementation of the Financial Awards Policy & its implications to be outlined to NPOs –Simplified guidelines incl application & reporting forms;

Recommendations cont... Resource Mobilisation –Institute NPO Sector involvement in Dept budget processes –Dept to review the current funding model – incl addressing equity & programme funding; –Progressive increase in budget allocations (incl improving conditions of service for professionals) –DSD to avail expert support to NPOs: M & E and admin capacity – not to police NPOs but support them (e.g. Bookkeepers, administrator posts, etc) –Facilitate CSI & facilitate donor funding (donor access for new, rural & poor NPOs) –DSD intervene in managing NPO relations with Municipalities

Recommendations cont... Resource Mobilisation cont... –Expand the benefits of EPWP to NPOs, creating job opportunities and exit of volunteers into decent jobs –Progressively improve conditions of EPWP workers in NPOs towards compliance to Ministerial Determination on EPWP Workers –Formalise Institutional Mechanisms: setting up a platform for structured engagement (NPOs in GP & key Departments incl Prov. Treasury) –DSD to have MOU’s with other Departments with clear roles and responsibilities, incl standardizing requirements for funding; 16

Recommendations cont Point Plan –Strengthen infrastructure development for the sector (incl sector as part of human settlement agenda, allocation of serviced land by municipalities, etc) –Structured and continuous NPO engagement in defining & re-defining the sector strategy and resource appropriation –Strengthen NPO service delivery capacity & ability to expand – incl services to foreign nationals –Expand the application of the retention strategy to NPOs – to counter brain drain within NPOs 17

The End!!!!! Thank You!!! 18