1. QUARTERLY REPORT 1st Quarter 2012/13 April – June 2012
BRANCH : Rights of Children and People with Disabilities UNIT: Rights of People with Disabilities
QUARTERLY REPORT
1st Quarter 2012/13
April – June 2012
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2. PROGRAMME OBJECTIVE
To raise awareness on the status and rights of people with disabilities, and to develop and popularise norms and standards for mainstreaming of disability considerations into legislation, policies and programmes through consultative processes.
To monitor, evaluate and report on progress and impact made on the realisation of rights of people with disabilities through an integrated monitoring and evaluation system.
To enable public and private sector institutions to deliver on the realisation of the rights of people with disabilities by establishing institutional mechanisms, as well as by facilitating and/or providing institutional support and training.
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3. Performance Indicator/output 2012/13 Proposed Corrective Actions
Strategic Objective
Performance Indicator/output 2012/13
Quarter 1 Target
Responsi ble Manager
Progress
Reason for Variances
Proposed Corrective Actions
Advocacy and mainstrea ming to promote the rights of people with disabilities.
National Disability Policy published
Legislation audit completed
Director : Advocacy and Mainstrea ming
Partially achieved
Only 1 staff member in Chief Directorate
Appoint ment of Chief Director and Deputy Director
National Disability Awareness Campaign Coordinated
Disability Awareness Campaign Framework published and circulated
Achieved
N/A
Universal Access
Strategy approved
Status Report on universal access in transport, built
environment and ICT finalised
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4. Performance Indicator/output 2012/13 Proposed Corrective Actions
Strategic Objective
Performance Indicator/output 2012/13
Quarter 1 Target
Responsible Manager
Progress
Reason for Variances
Proposed Corrective Actions
Advocacy and mainstrea ming to promote the rights of people with disabilities.
Participation by
disability sector in
key sector policy
development
processes &
government
programmes
facilitated
Disability sector participa tion in Inclusive
Education Strategy, the
review of the Funding
Model for Special Schools, NHI and district support and ward-based support models facilitated
Director : Advocacy and Mainstreaming
Partially achieved
Only 1 staff member in Chief Directorate
Appoint ment of Chief Director and Deputy Director
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5. Performance Indicator/output 2012/13 Proposed Corrective Actions
Strategic Objective
Performance Indicator/output 2012/13
Quarter 1 Target
Responsible Manager
Progress
Reason for Variances
Proposed Corrective Actions
Advocacy and mainstrea ming to promote the rights of people with disabilities.
SA Country Plan of the African Decade Continental Plan implemented and coordinated
SA Chapter of Continen tal Plan consulted
Director : Advocacy and Mainstrea ming
Partially achieved
Only 1 staff member in Chief Directorate
Appoint ment of Chief Director and Deputy Director
Statements made by
the SA delegation to
the UNCRPD Conference of Parties are published and circulated
Call for Nomina tions for Delegation issued
Note verbale received from DIRCO late June
Letters will be sent out in first half of July
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6. Performance Indicator/output 2012/13 Proposed Corrective Actions
Strategic Objective
Performance Indicator/output 2012/13
Quarter 1 Target
Responsi ble Manager
Progress
Reason for Variances
Proposed Corrective Actions
Monitor, evaluate and report on the status of the equalisa tion of opportuni ties for people with disabilities
Number of reports on access to education for children and young people with disabilities compiled
1 Report on Survey on Conditions in Special Schools finalised
Chief Dir: M&E
Partially achieved
Capacity challenges with capturing data in Research
Late return of question naires
StatsSA has re-designed template
Data capturers to be contracted through SADDR
Number of M&E reports on access to employment and economic empowerment opportunities for people with disabilities compiled
1 Report on experiences of public servants with disabilities finalised
Not achieved
Activity suspended due to high vacancy rate in RPD Unit
Filling of vacancies
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7. Performance Indicator/output 2012/13 Proposed Corrective Actions
Strategic Objective
Performance Indicator/output 2012/13
Quarter 1 Target
Responsi ble Manager
Progress
Reason for Variances
Proposed Corrective Actions
Monitor, evaluate and report on the status of the equalisa tion of opportuni ties for people with disabilities
Number of reports on participation by people with disabilities in rural development programmes compiled
Report on participation of people with disabilities in current rural development programmes
Chief Dir: M&E
Not achieved
Activity suspended due to high vacancy rate in RPD Unit
Filling of vacancies
Disability considera tions
integrated into all
Government M&E
(GWME) systems
Disability M&E indicators for GWM&E systems drafted
Partially achieved
Service provider delayed with Diagnostic Review and M&E Framework conceptualisation
UNDP has agreed to avail technical resources to strengthen research on development for disability indicators
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8. Performance Indicator/output 2012/13 Proposed Corrective Actions
Strategic Objective
Performance Indicator/output 2012/13
Quarter 1 Target
Responsi ble Manager
Progress
Reason for Variances
Proposed Corrective Actions
Monitor, evaluate and report on the status of the equalisa tion of opportuni ties for people with disabilities
UNCRPD Reporting
Require ments complied with
Final draft of first UNCRPD Country Report submitted for approval
Chief Dir: M&E
Partially achieved
Lack of responsiveness from national departments, provinces and districts resulted in significant time spent on follow ups rather than drafting
Draft report will be ready for submission to cluster system end of July
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9. Performance Indicator/output 2012/13 Proposed Corrective Actions
Strategic Objective
Performance Indicator/output 2012/13
Quarter 1 Target
Responsible Manager
Progress
Reason for Variances
Proposed Corrective Actions
Institutio nal support and capacity develop ment for equal access and opportuni ties for people with disabilities
An Intervention Model to accelerate access to education for children and young people with disabilities developed
(Basic Education) - None
Chief Dir: IS&CD
N/A
(Higher Education) - None
Two institutional support
interventions to facilitate equal access to employment and economic empowerment
opportunities for people with disabilities coordinated
None
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10. Performance Indicator/output 2012/13 Proposed Corrective Actions
Strategic Objective
Performance Indicator/output 2012/13
Quarter 1 Target
Responsible Manager
Progress
Reason for Variances
Proposed Corrective Actions
Institutio nal support and capacity develop ment for equal access and opportuni ties for people with disabilities
Strategy for mainstreaming of disability considerations in integrated public service delivery coordinated
Capacity Development
Framework for
mainstreaming of disability
considerations into all
Government programmes
finalised
Chief Dir: IS&CD
Partially achieved
Consultative meeting with disability sector inputs being incorporated into final draft
Will be finalised in second quarter
Institutional Framework
developed
Draft institutional framework
consulted nationally
Same as above
Disability machinery
convened
Achieved
N/A
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11. MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS KPI Q1 Target Achieved Progress Information
National Disability Awareness Campaign Coordinated
Disability Awareness Campaign Framework published and circulated
Monthly updates on disability calendar sent out;
Planning for Disability Month on track;
Disability mainstreamed into Child Protection Week.
Institutional Framework
developed
Disability machinery
convened
Consultative meetings were held with both Disabled People South Africa (DPSA) and the South African Disability Alliance
181 delegates from the three spheres of government attended the National Disability Machinery (IGR) meeting on the May
234 delegates attended the National Disability Machinery (Disability Consultative Forum) meeting on the June
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12. SUPPLIMENTARY PROJECTS (Ad hoc Activities)
Partnering with GIFTED STARS as well as INSETA on the Gifted Stars Talent Competition and National Disability Awards respectively as integral components of the National Disability Awareness Campaign –
MOUs ready to be signed with both institutions;
Gifted Stars launched on 14 June 2012.
Drafting of UN Reports on Disability and MDGs as well as Employment of People with Disabilities
Work in Progress – for submission end of July 2012.
Case Management –
57 appeals for intervention were processed in the first quarter, with 31 of these closed.
Responses to 13 Questions for Written and Oral Reply were drafted
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13. BRANCH CHALLENGES REQUIRING INTERVENTION
Issue
Challenge
Intervention
Human Resources
46,6% vacancy rate
See Slide 14
Ratio
Programme Content : Administration
Only days spent on content – the rest is spent on meetings, admin etc.
See slide 15
Lack of clarity re budget status
Stalemate on resolving dis-juncture between ENE baselines and reality of budget shortfall in programme 1 impacting very severely on capacity and morale
Political leadership

14. STATUS QUO: HUMAN RESOURCES
Current vacancy rate in Programme 4 is 46,6%
Position
Filled/Vacant
Progress
Chief Directors
(3 posts)
2 filled
1 vacancy since 31 Jan 2012
Short-listing has been suspended
Target date for filling: frozen
Directors
1 vacancy since 1 March 2011
Post was advertised in Feb 2011.
Deputy Directors
1 filled
1 vacancy since 31 March 2012
Assistant Directors
(3 shared posts)
1 filled (RPD)
1 vacant (shared post)
Awaiting approval of new organisational structure before any posts will be filled.
Administrative Officers
1 vacant
RPD AO has been off-sick for 90% of the month
Senior Secretaries
2 vacancies
1 post seconded in interim to PA: Dir: Adv & Mainstreaming
Short-listing for 2 vacancies concluded
Interviews for 1 secretary concluded end April
PA to Dir: Advocacy & Mainstreaming
Post not created. PA currently seconded from senior secretary post
HRM to indicate

15. ‘PRODUCTIVITY’ANALYSIS
2 staff members per sub programme on average
Only 1 Director has PA (reasonable accommodation) and only 1 Admin Officer (IS&CB)
Minimum of 3-4 out of 22 working days spent on departmental meetings
Minimum of 1 out of 22 working days spent on writing of reports and/or submissions and financial management
Minimum of 1 out of 22 working days spent on Human Resource Management
Minimum of 2 out of 22 working days spent on case management
Chief Directors and Directors lose approx 3-4 out of 22 working days (22-25%) of their productive time on PA work this increased to 6-7 days due to administrative workload of NDM meeting.
I.E WORKING DAYS REMAIN TO GET WORK DONE

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