NATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE ADVANCEMENT & COORDINATION OF C/R DELIVERY IN SA Presentation By: The Office On The Rights Of The Child In The Presidency The Office On The Rights Of The Child In The Presidency

Presentation Overview  Introduction  Mechanisms & Status of the Current CR F/work  Pillars of the Current CR F/work  Performance gaps  Assumptions Underlying the Restructurind Process  Vision of the Proposed Framework  Principles Guiding the Development of the Proposed F/work  Pillars of the Proposed Framework  Functions of the Component Parts of the Framework  The Performance Coordination Framework – Cabinet Clusters  Accountability & communication  Conclusion  Format of the CR Policy Framework – Work in Progress

Introduction  Prior to 1994  Struggle, liberation movement & international support  Inter. instruments, norms & stds.  1996, the Constitutional mandate, & new imperatives  10yr. Governance review process & Task Team to evaluate the C/R f/work

Achievements  Establishment of Provincial PPA Steering Committees in all Provinces  Establishment of 5 Children’s Units in Premier’s offices  Hosting various national / international workshops  Serving on various national committees dealing with children’s issues  Hosting international delegations at the Union Buildings  Produced various publications including the State of the Nations Children’s Report; End of Decade Report  Responsible for editing and publishing full page Comic strip on children’s rights in “Sowetan” over a period of 10 weeks  Initiated, co-ordinated and funded children’s workshops in all Provinces (Rights and Responsibilities)  Produced various promotional material relating to children’s rights example posters, bookmarkers, stickers, playing cards, CD’s, key rings, banners

Achievements  Developed a Child Rights’ Media Code  Co-ordinated voting process of 4 million children in SA  Responsible for co-ordinating activities of government departments during child protection week; Early Childhood Development Week; Water week; Child Injury Protection Week; Minerals and Energy week  Presented SA’s end decade report to the UN General Assembly  Responsible for the co-ordination and presentation of SA’s Country report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child  Responsible for hosting National and International children’s days  Initiated the development of a Monitoring and Evaluation Framework with indicators  Presentations and various launches held in parliament in conjunction with the JMC since 2002  Part of the team drafting the ten year review report on Gender, Disability and Children’s Rights (GDC) considerations to be launched once finalised

Mechanisms & Status of current C/R framework Nat. prg. of action for Cr in SA (NPA) 1996 NPA Steering Committee (NPASC) 1996 Office on the rights of the child: The Presidency (ORC) 1998 PROBLEM Structural tension between ORC & the NPASC The NPASC has a broad coord. mandate without authority to enforce ORC draws mandate from inter. instruments rather than fron Constitution Difficulty for either NPASC nor ORC to provide substantive L/ship in a transforming society Civil Society representation in- adequate

Pillars of the Current F/work GovernmentParliament Civil Society ORCNPASC C/R focal points in Gov. Depts Prov. C/R Prog. Of Action SCs (PPAs) Joint Monitoring Committee Cabinet National C/R Committee (NCRC)

Current Performance Gaps  Limitation of C/R work to Cabinet’s Social & JCP/S Clusters – emphasis only on welfare & protection  ORC oversights limitation due to Convention mandate  Limited civil society participation

Basic Assumptions Driving the Restructuring Process Clear roles and responsibilities of Component parts of F/work to deliver on Constitutional mandate Collaboration with clear Boundaries of work & authority Alignment & synergy in the work of component parts of the f/work Broad participation to ensure Integrated delivery F/work to advance child centred approach to service delivery

Vision of the Restructuring Process To establish a holistic and coherent National Framework for the Advancement and Coordination of Children’s Rights Delivery in South Africa

Basic Principles Guiding the Restructuring Process F/work to be a high level system to drive CR mainstreaming into policies, Programming, funding & comm. Provision of substantive leadership On children’s rights Clear lines of communication to Government To address and facilitate Implementation of national priorities Component parts with clear Roles, responsibilities & boundaries

Pillars of the Proposed C/R Framework GovernmentParliament Civil Society Independent Bodies  Presidency  ORC  National Adv. Council Adv. Council on CR on CR  CR F/points in Depts. in Depts.  Prov. ORCs (Prems’ Offs) (Prems’ Offs)  Prov. Adv. Councils Councils  LG CR f/points & CR Adv. & CR Adv. Committees. Committees.  Joint Monitoring Monitoring Committee Committee  Parliament Committees Committees  Cabinet & Clusters Clusters  Ministers  National NGOs NGOs  Faith based Orgs Orgs  Academic/ res. institus. res. institus.  CR specials.  Student Bod.  Prof. Assoc.  Adv. Coalition of Trad, Leaders  Salga  CBOs  Const. Court  Other courts  Public Service Service Commission Commission  Youth Comm. Comm.  SAHRC  SA Law Com.  Public Protector Protector

Key Functions of the ORC  CR policy work  Mainstreaming of CR  Advocacy in Gov. structures  Delivery monitoring & evaluation  Capacity building  Policy work  Performance coordination

Integrated Performance Coordination Framework ORC in the Presidency Provincial CR Adv. Councils Local CR Adv. Commits. CR F/points in Local Gov. 5 Cabinet Clusters National Adv. Council CR F/Points in Departments ORCs in Offices Of Premiers Technical Committees

Illustration of Coordinated Action by Various Components of the National CR Framework Presidency ORC National Advisory Council on CR Technical Working Committees Economic Sector Social Sec. JCPS SectorIRPS Sector G & A Sec. Depts. & Provs. Depts. & Provs. Depts. & Provs. Depts. & Provs. Depts. & Provs. Civil Society Civil Socitey Civil Society Civil Society Civil Society

National Accountability Framework for the Advancement of CR in SA Presidency Minister In the Presidency has direct Responsibility for the task The ORC is the Administrative Body providing support to the Minister Delivery Accountability: Depts., Prov., & LG

Beneficiaries of the Revised CR Framework  Children, families & Communities  All spheres of Government  All component parts of the national framework  National Advisory Council on CR  Specialists in the CR field  ORC

Conclusion  Input to ensure continuous improvement of the national CR Framework  Commitment and Support by relevant structures towards the advancement of children’s rights delivery in SA

Format of the CR Policy Framework (Work in Progress)  Executive Summary  Introduction  Situation Analysis & Prob. Statement  Vision & Principles for Equity  Framework for Implementation  Inter - sectoral Coordination Framework & Process  Implementation Resources  Performance Monitoring & Evaluation  Conclusion