1. NORTHEN CAPE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
PRESENTATION ON CONDITIONAL GRANTS
8 MAY 2006

2. Strategic Objectives HIV AND AIDS GRANT (LIFE SKILLS EDUCATION):
To ensure access to an appropriate and effective integrated system of prevention, care and support for children infected and affected by HIV and AIDS
To deliver life skills, sexuality and HIV and AIDS education in primary and secondary schools.

3. Strategic Objectives INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
To ensure backlogs in provision and maintenance of adequate physical infrastructure, water, sanitation and electricity to identified schools are eradicated.

4. Strategic Objectives NATIONAL SCHOOL NUTRITION PROGRAMME
To improve the nutrition status of South African Children specifically to enhance active learning capacity and improve attendance in schools.

5. Grant allocations & Capital Budget for 2005/06
PROGRAMME BUDGET
HIV/ AIDS R 2,318
FOOD NUTRITION R 31,033
INFRASTRUCTURE R 54,894
INFRASTRUCTURE CAPITAL R 30,648

6. ALLOCATIONS FROM VOTELINE
HIV AND AIDS = 3 002
INFRASTRUCTURE = 6 204
SCHOOL NUTRITION = 8 050
FOOD HANDLERS = 6 000
LIFESKILLS (NUTRITION) = 3 003

7. 2005/06 Budget Outcomes Program R’000 Final Budget Actual Expenditure
Variance
% Spent
Food Nutrition
31,033
28,707
2,263
93%
Infrastructure
54,894
53,953
941
98%
HIV and AIDS
2,318
2,028
290
88%
TOTAL
88,245
84,688
3,494
96%
Capital (Infrastructure)
31,297
30,648
649

8. Conditional Grant Performance - 2005/06
Program
Allocation
Received
Expenditure
Variance
R’000
Food Nutrition
31,033
28,770 -
Infrastructure
54,894
42,894
53,953
11,059
HIV/AIDS
2,318
2,028
TOTAL
88,245
76,245
84,752
Capital (Infrastructure)
31,297
30,648
649

9. PERFORMANCE PER QUARTER
GRANT
1st Q
2nd Q
3rd Q
4th Q
Tot
INFRA
4 671
09%
19 758
36%
16 882
31%
12 641
33%
53 953
98%
HIV & AIDS
307
13%
525
23%
669
29%
528
2 028
88%
PSNP
6 872
22%
5 783
19%
11 144
4 971
16%
28 770
93%
TOTAL
11 850
26 066
30%
28 696
18 140
21%
84 752
96%

10. INFRASTRUCTURE: BACKLOGS
Backlogs emerge from the need to replace existing infrastructure.
Schools (asbestos) = 4
Classrooms = 436
Administration Blocks = 90
Toilets / Ablution Blocks = 10
Laboratories = 46

11. Infrastructure Performance
There are no “learners under trees” in the province.
Provision of mobile classrooms in areas where learner enrolment growth is significant preempts over-crowding. 20 have been provided in the 05/06FY.
The bucket system has been eradicated, except in some “public schools on private property” (SASA -Section 14) where agreements with owners have not been signed and the Department thus has little control over the infrastructure

12. Infrastructure Performance cont…
New Schools
20 Classrooms, 1 Admin Block, 2 Toilet blocks
New Schools (Phase 1 of new school)
10 Classrooms,1 Admin Block,2 Toilet blocks
New Additional Classrooms - 19 New additional classrooms
Provision of Electricity at 35 Schools
Admin Blocks - 6 Constructed
Ablution Blocks – 10 Constructed
Repairs and Renovations – 41 Schools

13. Infrastructure: Challenges
There are a few “prefab” schools (constructed prior to 1994) which used material containing asbestos. These constitute a health hazard and need to be replaced as quickly as possible.

14. HIV/AIDS Performance
Training of 37 officials on Education Management and Governance Development
Training for 131 Educators to deliver Life Skills Programme
Lay counseling - 15 workshops.- capacity building of 363 officials.
Care and support - 6 workshops- 247 Officials orientated.
Moral regeneration (family focus) -2 workshops- 54 Educators trained.
First Aid- 3 workshops- 99 Educators trained.

15. HIV/AIDS Performance cont…
Cluster workshops – 5 workshops, participants from 32 schools.
Peer education- 391 learners trained. (focus on schools with problematic learners.)
Advocacy people were reached.
Monitoring and evaluation- 136 sites
3 hour information session conducted for 342 Educators.

16. HIV/AIDS Performance cont…
The training, orientation and development of capacity of the extensive pool of officials, educators and learners creates an ever-growing human resource that is crucial for the prevention strategy.
The advocacy increases awareness of the school programme amongst the parent population.
Independent surveys indicate a high awareness rate (over 95%)

17. HIV/AIDS Performance cont…
The impact of the programme on teenage learner-pregnancy, delays in becoming sexually active, adherence to the ABC (Abstinence, Be faithful, Condomise) injunction and reduction of infection rates amongst learners in school has been inferred by overall surveys which show a general stabilisation of HIV infections.

18. Food Nutrition Performance
Primary Schools = ( learners)
Secondary Schools = 110 ( learners)
(only 5 schools in the province not on the programme)
No of feeding days = 156 days per annum
Rate per learner per day for food = R1.00
Rate per learner per day for admin = R0,15
Rate per learner per day for admin in farm schools and schools with enrolment learners = R0,25

19. Food Nutrition Performance
313 SMME’s enlisted as service providers
Over 1500 Food Handlers engaged as part of EPWP, each receives a monthly stipend and training. This intervention contributes to poverty alleviation and reducing unemployment.
140 Schools have food gardens. The gardens are beginning to make them self-sufficient in the provision of vegetables for the programme. Some schools are producing excess which allow them to assist local communities with vegetables.

20. Monitoring Capacity FOOD NUTRITION PROGRAMME :
The organogram makes provision for 8 people at provincial level.
These function in the areas of Project Management, for school nutrition, sustainable food production and quality control.

21. Food nutrition capacity cont…
At district level the organogram provided for 9 district coordinators executing implementation of the 3 areas. Each district also has an admin support person to assist in programme delivery.
“Value for money” is obtained by ensuring the setting of nutritional menus in collaboration with the department of Health and by performing random checks to monitor adherence thereto.

22. Food nutrition capacity cont…
The Annual Performance Plan sets a target of monitoring 40% of schools per quarter by each district.
A common monitoring tool is enforced and implemented by all districts.
A mandatory quarterly meeting is held with all districts

23. Monitoring Capacity: HIV and AIDS
HIV/ AIDS :
4 District coordinators, Data capturer, 1 financial administrator, Provincial coordinator, care and support coordinator( total number of 9)
Quarterly assessments per district, monthly financial monitoring and evaluation.
Capacity Constraints :
- The workload of the district coordinators is very heavy and they require assistance with coordinating and reporting

24. Monitoring Capacity: HIV and AIDS
INFRASTRUCTURE :
Currently have only 3 Provincial Inspectors. Dept. of Public Works does day to day monitoring. Education does pre-payment inspections.
Capacity Constraints :
Lack of business principles by contractors.
Lack of skilled personnel to conduct inspections on regular basis.

25. Service Level Agreements
The departments of Education and Public Works signed an SLA on 30 May 2004.
The SLA clearly states the roles and responsibilities of the parties and includes mechanisms to hold all parties accountable.
A noticeable improvement in meeting delivery targets has been noticed since the SLA became operational.
The province is also part of the pilot of the IDIP (Infrastructure Development Implementation Plan). This will increase its capacity to plan and implement the programme more efficiently and effectively.

26. CHALLENGES
The recent heavy rains caused delays in the completion of projects and have also weakened certain schools. This is likely to increase pressure on the provision of physical infrastructure.
Some contractors are not adhering to the specifications in their contracts and require special interventions.

27. CHALLENGES
Some SGBs sometimes use Nutrition Funds to alleviate other pressures faced by the school (e.g. water and electricity payments) thus causing learners to have fewer feeding days and/or sub-nutritious meals.

28. CHALLENGES
There is an unprecedented increase in learner numbers with the movement of people from rural / farm areas to urban areas. The seasonal migration of farm workers also leads learners to follow their parents. The shifting numbers that thus require feeding makes predictable implementation difficult to sustain

29. CONCLUSION
The conditional grants have contributed significantly to service delivery.
The department intends to make incremental additions from the vote line budget to enable it to eventually become independent of these grants.