1. NYDA PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON COOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE AND TRADITIONAL AFFAIRS Septeber 2016

2. NYDA Background
The National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) is a South African based agency established primarily to tackle challenges that the nation’s youth are faced with. The NYDA was established by an Act of parliament, act no 54 of 2008.
The institution was established to be a single, unitary structure, established to address youth development issues at National, Provincial and Local government level.
The NYDA plays a lead role in ensuring that all major stakeholder’s, i.e. government, private sector and civil society, prioritise youth development and contribute towards identifying and implementing lasting solutions which address youth development challenges. Furthermore, the NYDA designs and implements programmes aimed at improving lives and opportunities available to the youth. These programmes are clustered as follows as follows:
Education and Skills Development, Economic Development and Health & Wellbeing.
The NYDA channels for programme implementation include; Branches, Local Youth Offices and collaboration with NGO’s and CBOs. 1

3. Mandate and legislative context

4. Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
VISION AND MISSION
VISION
To be a Credible and Capable Development Agency for South Africa’s Youth
MISSION
To Mainstream youth issues into society and
To Facilitate youth development with all sectors of society.
Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
National Youth Development Agency

5. Functions of the Agency
National Youth Service and Social Cohesion; Economic Participation; Policy, Research and Development; Governance, Training and Development; Youth Advisory and Information Services; and National Youth Fund;

6. NYDA Branches Branch Province Bloemfontein Free State Cape Town
Western Cape
Durban
KZN
East London
Eastern Cape
Port Elizabeth
Johannesburg
Gauteng
Soweto
Tshwane
Emalahleni
Mpumalanga
Secunda
Mbombela
Rustenburg
North West
Polokwane
Limpopo
Thulamela
Kimberley
Northern Cape 5

7. TURNAROUND STRATEGY

8. RATIONALE AND CASE FOR OPERATIONAL TURNAROUND STRATEGY
The NYDA remains the most pivotal institution of the South African government to address youth development. The NYDA Act (54 of 2008), albeit wide-ranging, locates the agency at the centre of youth development directing the efforts of government, civil society and the private sector. The ever increasing expectations of the multitudes of young people’s crying out and demanding development support to achieve their aspirations confirm the central locality of the agency. The Agency will celebrate five (5) years of existence in From the starting blocks of its existence, the Agency has limped along often following the pathway of youth development instead of creating this pathway. The false starts and slow pace has seen the agency respond from one crisis to another. This has resulted in negative criticism from both state and non-state actors with the loudest voices being young people themselves. Struggling to tell its good story, the NYDA has found itself responding to the youth development narrative instead of leading and shaping this narrative. With a new Board of Directors and a renewed sense of purpose and governance, the NYDA has embarked on a different trajectory. A new mission, innovative flagship programmes and sound management has put the agency on a good footing. For the NYDA to be a credible and capable agency, it must move from good to great.

9. MOVING FROM GOOD TO GREAT, THE ROAD TO A CAPABLE AND CREDIBLE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR SOUTH AFRICA’S YOUTH
WHAT WILL IT TAKE?

10. ENHANCING CREDIBILITY
PILLAR 1:
ENHANCING CREDIBILITY
Engaging Youth Formations
Engaging Editors
Engaging Community Radio Stations and Newspapers
Transparent Reporting focusing on:
Performance Information
Expenditure report
Beneficiary Lists
( Profiling)
Irregular and Fruitless/Wasteful Expenditure
Sponsorships and Donations
NYDA Partnerships
Awarding of tenders
Payment of Suppliers
Turnaround times on provision of products and services
Implementation of corrective actions on audit and risks findings

11. PILLAR 2: BUILDING CAPABILITY
Reviewing Policies; Procedures and Systems
Monitoring Performance
Budget Management
Monitoring and Mitigating Risks
Introducing a Balanced Scorecard
Targeted Partnership Building
Staff training and development
Rural Reach

12. DEVELOPING EFFICIENCY
PILLAR 3:
Reviewing the Organisation’s Skills, Structure and Culture
Addressing Internal and External Audit Findings
Review, Upgrade and Replace IT Systems
Enhancing Labour Relations
Disposing of the Loan Book
Performance measures aimed at improving efficiencies
DEVELOPING
EFFICIENCY

13. PILLAR 4: ENHANCING IMPACT
Increased Funding from the National Treasury
Repositioning National Youth Service
Up-scaling Flagship Programmes
Repositioning the Mentorship Programme
ENHANCING IMPACT
Repositioning the Jobs Placement Programme
Developing a National Internship Programme
NYDA/IDC/SEFA Fund
Rural Development at the Epi-Centre
Cost containment program

14. Products and Services offered in NYDA branches
Entrepreneurship Development Programmes
Entrepreneurship development training
Grant funding for SMME development
Voucher services for businesses
Business mentorship
Market linkages
Cooperative training and funding
Education & Skills Development
2nd Chance Matric Rewrite
Solomon Mahlangu Scholarship
Career Guidance
Job Preparedness, Lifeskills and Job Placements
Outreach Programmes
NYDA provides information to the youth in their areas through the outreach programme with mobile units visiting the youth in their communities.

15. Functional NYDA Local Youth Office
Province
Contracted
Operational
Offices with trained staff
Offices with no internet connectivity
Number of LYO’s with allocated office space
Number of LYO’s with assigned staff
Number of LYO’s having received marketing material
Number of LYO’s branded
Eastern Cape 24 11 7 10 15 16 5
Free State 12 3 6
Gauteng 34 21 14 26 22 9
Kwa – Zulu Natal 38 31 29 28 17
Limpopo 4 8
Mpumalanga
103 87 40 44
Northern Cape 1
North West 13 2
Western Cape

16. Nature of partnership with LYO’s
The partnership with Local Youth Offices assists the NYDA to reach out to youth in communities.
The Municipalities offers the NYDA facilities (office space) human resources, and covers operational costs to run the office and implement youth programmes.
The NYDA brand the youth office, provides youth development training to staff at the municipality, and provides products and service support to the municipality.
Due to limited resources from both parties, there those LYOs that are not fully resourced as per the table above.
Municipalities identify youth programmes where there are possible areas of collaboration with the NYDA such as National Youth Service Programmes, YouthBuild Programmes and other skills and entrepreneurship development programme in line with the approved plans of the Municipalities.
NYDA also hosts youth dialogues with young people to debate challenges that young people are faced with in their communities. These dialogues inform programmes at a later stage.

17. Product & Services in LYO
CIPC Registrations
Internet Access
Information provision on youth programmes across government
Career information and advice
Sponsorship of youth initiatives
Bursaries
From the above listed products and services, since 1st April 2016, 2796 young people have been assisted (See attached list)

18. NYDA Rural Development Programme
There are a large variety of rural development approaches used globally. However, the NYDA has moved from a “needs and problems”- based approach towards an integrated process which takes the form of “assets and opportunities” identification for livelihood security and sustainability.
This is achieved by conducting a community ‘Gap Analysis” with a focus on the following:-
Human Asset Base
Natural Asset Base
Physical Asset Base
Social Asset Base
Financial Asset Base
The most dependable means of livelihood and causes, and the most desired means of livelihood
This assessment is followed by the following process:-
Data analysis and Designing change mechanisms;
Identification and engagement of relevant stakeholders, mobilization/ activations,
Project Planning, obtaining funds, and Project implementation.
All the Projects that NYDA implemented in the rural areas followed the same as outline above..

19. Summary of Projects Funded by the NYDA Rural Development Programme to date
Project name
Province
Date approved
Number of Cops
Number of Female youth supported
Number of Male youth supported
Number of Disabled youth supported
Total
O.R. Tambo Project EC
October 2013 7 75 12 87 LP 30 24 54 MP
December 2013 3 10 13 NC
February 2014 5 17 9 26 NW 1 8
KZN 6 20 FS
August 2104 27 16 43

20. Summary of Projects Funded by the NYDA Rural Development ContinuedMP
August 2014 1 6 10 16 EC
October 2014 7 33 12 45 LP
February 2015 8 27 35 WC 4 22 5 GP
May 2015 2 20 FS
July 2015
National
October 2015 15 30 75 36 24 60
November 2015
202
1212
808
2020
TOTAL
288
1450
970
2420

21. ANNUAL BUDGET 2015 - 2017 Key Programmatic Area
Budget allocation 15/16
Budget allocation 16/17
% change
MTSF outcome
Economic Participation R R
27%
Decent employment through inclusive economic growth
Education and skills development R R
43%
Quality basic education & decent employment through inclusive economic growth
National Youth Service R R
177%
Nation building and social cohesion
Service Delivery Channel R R
-22%
An efficient, effective and development orientated public service
Research and Policy R R
-18%
Administration R R
-7%
Employee costs R R
-23%
Total R R

22. Employee costs reprioritization
2014/2015
Audited
2015/2016
2016/2017
Budgeted
2017/2018
Projected
Employee costs
National Treasury allocation
Percentage
43%
51%
36%
35%

23. Cost reduction initiatives
Detail
Current spend (15/16)
Future spend
(16/17)
Saving per annum
Head office movement due to restructuring R R R

24. THANK YOU