1. Poverty Relief Program Presentation to. Portfolio Committee on
Poverty Relief Program Presentation to Portfolio Committee on Social Development 16/10/2002

2. Overview of the IDT PFMA Schedule II Public Entity
Executive Authority-Minister of Public Works
Board of Trustees-Accounting Authority
Transformed from Grant Making (1990) to Development Planning, Integration and Coordination

3. Purpose of the IDT
“To make measurable difference in the levels of poverty and underdevelopment through delivering innovative and sustainable development programmes in partnership with others”.

4. Mission
“The IDT, with strategic partners, will enable poor communities to access resources, and to recognise and unlock their potential to continuously improve the quality of their lives”.

5. Core Business Development Programme Management Leveraging Resources
Institutional and Capacity Building

6. How Does IDT Function Head Office in Pretoria
Regional or Satellite Offices in all Provinces
Four Business Units
Programme Management
Corporate Affairs
Finance & IT
Human Resources

7. Govt Programmes Managed

8. Name: Poverty Relief Programme
Programme History
Name: Poverty Relief Programme
Client: Department of Social Development
Allocations:

9. Issues Raised by PC Nov 2002 Impact of Programme
Accessibility of the Programme
Access to Finance
Access to Markets
Capacity Building and Support to Projects
Project Location
(All addressed by report and this presentation)

10. PRP: A Partnership Model
National Department of Social Development
Provincial Departments of Social Development
Independent Development Trust
Clusters/Projects

11. Roles of the IDT Receive programme funds Capture approved projects
Develop disbursement systems
Disburse funds
Provide reports to DSD
Programme management support

12. Programme Objectives Food Security HIV/AIDS Support Structures
Youth Skills and Employment
Women’s Income Generating Projects
Aged
People with Disabilities
Social Finance

13. Disbursements 2001/02
1. Allocation

14. Disbursements 2001/02
2. Distribution of Funds/Province

15. Disbursements 2001/02
3. Distribution of Funds/Objective

16. Disbursements 2001/02
4. Expenditure/Province

17. Disbursements 2002/03
1. Allocation

18. Disbursements 2002/03
2. Distribution of Funds/Province

19. Disbursements 2002/03
3. Distribution of Funds/Objective

20. Disbursements 2002/03 4. Expenditure
Disbursement Delayed Due to Community Mobilisation
1ST Tranche Payment Scheduled for October/November 2002
2nd Tranche Payment Scheduled for January/February 2003

21. Monitoring & Reporting
A Comprehensive ME&R system was developed and Piloted in 2001.
Baseline Data for each Project has been Collected and Analysed.
Problems are experienced in implementation affecting Data Quality
However very useful information is available

22. Monitoring & Reporting
Project Types

23. Monitoring & Reporting
2. Project Distribution/Objective

24. Monitoring & Reporting
3. Project Location

25. Monitoring & Reporting
4. Nodal Targeting

26. Monitoring & Reporting
5. Number of Beneficiaries

27. Monitoring & Reporting
6. Percentage/Beneficiary Group

28. Social Finance
To ensure sustainability PRP targeting that 60% of projects participate in Social Finance.
R10,9 Mill allocated for this over 3 years
Funds will strengthen existing community organisations
UNDP has agreed to partner the PRP by providing expertise

29. Training & Access to Markets
Project Training occurred Mar-Aug/02
Development practitioners (Provincial Support Teams) were appointed in each province
They were tasked to:
- Realign Business Plans
- Build Institutions
- Link Projects to other role players & markets
- Develop capacity building programmes

30. Training & Access to Markets (Cont)
PST’s have now submitted their reports
Training programmes are scheduled for Nov 02 to Feb 03
Academic institutions like UOFS have offered to get involved in this process with their students.

31. Continued Project Support
Some of the projects funded in 98/99 to 2000/01 are funded in the current 3 year programme
The Women’s Coops objective is allocated R52 Mill over 3 years for this purpose
DSD is also approaching other Depts. (e.g DTI) to take over projects that have potential
The evaluation of the PRP, in 2003, will also inform exit strategy

32. IDT Support in Project Identification
IDT supports DSD to develop procedures for PRP
In project identification, IDT developed project selection criteria
Provinces use criteria to identify their projects
IDT also supports provinces to target pockets of poverty
Project identification takes place once in 3 years

33. Achievements Managing development projects
Improved Institutional Arrangements
Community Participation
Meeting Set Targets

34. Challenges Disbursement Timeframes Dedicated Staff
Cooperation of Commercial Banks

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