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Provincial Flagship Programme(War on Poverty)

KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Council on AIDS

25 August 2010

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The Provincial Flagship Programme

The Provincial Flagship Programme requires a well coordinated and integrated system of operation to deliver government services and aggressive behavioural change campaign to curb the social ills that communities face.

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(Cont) The Provincial Flagship Programme

The Programme consists of three sub-programmes: Food Security Fighting TB, HIV & AIDS, and Poverty Empowerment of Women and Youth,

addressing social ills and driving an aggressive behavioural

change campaign All 783 wards in the Province are included in the rollout

plan and ranked according to three tiers: Most Deprived Medium Deprived Least DeprivedEach tier of the KZN Flagship Programme was to receive a

different package of services. 68840 HH visited in the Districts that submitted Annual

reports

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Strengths and Weaknesses of the Programme

STRENGTHS WEAKNESSESPROGRAMME TO OFFSET

WEAKNESSES

Bottom-up approach to household needs identification (profiling), interventions and behavioural change campaign

The reports generated by District Task Teams show that not all Districts are focusing on household needs assessment, interventions and behaviour change campaign

An appropriate template has been constructed for District Task Teams to use when compiling their reports to emphasize all areas of the Programme and to quantify Interventions, this will improve as the process is streamlined

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Programme support at Provincial Cabinet and Administrative Senior Level.Incremental progress of the support.

Challenges documented in District reports show that the Programme does not yet enjoy the full support of all Senior Government officials and the challenge in some Municipalities is reported by districts. In some wards the programme is not supported by either the Political leadership or the officials in those wards or municipalities. The improvement is noted

The Public Service volunteer week exposed the majority of Provincial Senior Managers to the programme. Districts have since noted an improvement in those wards which Senior Managers visited.The programme was presented at the Technical PCF, and the PCF. COGTA and IGR Office in OTP are to continue to advocate for the programme in municipalities. Performance Contracts of government officials to include Flagship Programme KPIs.

STRENGTHS WEAKNESSESPROGRAMME TO OFFSET

WEAKNESSES

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STRENGTHS WEAKNESSESRECOMMENDATIONS

TO OFFSET WEAKNESSES

Flagship Programme is designed to integrate civil society, local/district municipality, and government departments

The institutional structures and planning processes to be designed to support the Flagship Programme at Department, District, Local and Ward Levels.

The strategic planning processes to accommodate the spatial planning with the needs and priorities of communities as integral part of planning. This will improve the participation of departments in the IDP to institutionalise the programme

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STRENGTHSWEAKNESSES RECOMMENDATIONS TO

OFFSET WEAKNESSES

The programme is empowering - needs are identified by volunteers whose role is that of change agents. The dedicated volunteers are known within the communities

Volunteers display waning enthusiasm due to burnout, lack of remuneration, and lack of protective clothing when faced with harsh weather conditions

The standardisation of volunteer programme by government in the wards

The Provincial Flagship Programme facilitates learning at all levels of implementation -

Limited access to information systems with challenges on the feedback mechanism to the wards (community and officials) and difficulty in reporting from war rooms

war rooms to be equipped with necessary basic infrastructure and equipment to allow the functioning of the people in the wards. Improved communicationInformation system being developed in OTP

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WEAKNESSES PROGRAMME TO OFFSET WEAKNESSES

A number of districts did still have areas (wards) where the programme is none functional.

The wards with functional structures and programmes show better response to needs interventions and better working relationships between government, civil society and councillors and traditional leadership

The audit of the wards with officials implementing the programme was conducted during the Public Service Volunteer Week and some District reports submitted indicate the status of the wards but more work still needs to be done to ensure that all wards are included in the programme

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WEAKNESSES PROGRAMME TO OFFSET WEAKNESSES

The cost of co-ordination (time and resources) beyond the sector departments interventions required knowledge and understanding of how the Programme.

A governance structure for all the levels of operation with clear terms of reference together with roles and responsibilities. The roles and responsibilities should tie with performance contracts.Develop training programme not only for cadres but also for middle and senior management in local/district task teams. Hold Senior Managers accountable for the performance of their teams at district and community levels

Lack of systems to hold people and structures that do not comply with the Programme requirements accountable.

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Information Management System

How well does the monitoring and evaluation system provide strategic information?

The programme requires an integrated M&E system to collate, aggregate, analyse and report on the provincial response. This allows the province to have information that informs the strategic direction based on needs that will improve the IDP process.

The KZN OTP Nerve Centre is developing a system that will track the progress. The details will be presented later.

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Public Service Volunteer Week

This was conducted between 19 – 23 July 2010. All Provincial government SMS were to participate in the Flagship Programme by profiling households, assessing needs of the households, facilitating interventions, follow up with war rooms and assisting in strengthening the programme

10 DM and 1LM(Mandeni ) submitted reportsPlan: Total no of SMS submitted to OTP 478

4780 HH Total no of SMS participated( received reports) 194 Total no of wards visited 174 Total No. of H/H Profiled 2191

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Key Needs Identified

Hunger- food

Teenage pregnancy/Moral regeneration

school drop outs

ABET

career pathing/vocational training

child headed household

vital documents and grants

access to health services,

water, sanitation, electricity, road

housing

co ops/job opportunities

farming implements

crime related incidents

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Key Interventions Delivered

Birth Certificates 27

 SMS Donations  

Grants 18

EMRS 4

Health Screenings 32

Hospitalisation 9

Food Parcels 120

Social Relief 15

Children readmission to school 9

career guidance 12

School uniform/school fees  

Crime reporting to police 1

Seeds 4

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THE FOLLOWING SLIDES ATTEMPTS TO SUMMARISE THE QUANTIFIABLE INTERVENTIONS DELIVERED BY THE PROGRAMME USING THE AVAILABLE DATA ON THE ANNUAL REPORTS

SUBMITTED

1515

INTERVENTIONS BASED ON NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN THE WARDSOUTPUTS/

BENEFICIARIES

ID ISSUED 917

BIRTH CERTIFICATES ISSUED 39

GRANTS 3118

HEALTH SCREENINGS 736

FOOD PARCELS 160

SOCIAL RELIEF 228

MMC 962

HCT 38836

CONDOMS DISTRIBUTED 10120

CHILDREN READMITED BACK TO SCHOOL 420

CRIME CASES REPORTED TO POLICE 32

PEOPLE WHO RECEIVED SKILLS DEVELOPMENT 644

OVC SUPPORTED 454

HOUSEHOLD GARDENS 238

COMMUNITY GARDENS 82

FARMING INPUTS 587

SPORTS INITIATIVES SUPPORTED 24

ZULULAND SUMMARY REPORT

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INTERVENTIONS BASED ON NEEDS IDENTIFIED OUTPUTS/BENEFICIARIES

HOUSEHOLD VISITED 12 360

ID ISSUED

BIRTH CERTIFICATES ISSUED

GRANTS

SCHOOL UNIFORM 183

MASIFUNDISANE LEARNERS PROGRESSED TO ABET : 2 155

MMC

HCT

HOUSEHOLD GARDENS 2

COMMUNITY GARDENS 2

1800 HECTARES OF LAND FENCED AND TRACTORS 1800 HEC04

ROAD LINKAGE WARD1 AND 2

CONSTRUCTION OF COMMUNITY HALL

ELECTRIFICATION OF KWADO COMMUNITY PROJECT

WATER PROJECT

UMZINYATHI

1717

INTERVENTIONS BASED ON NEEDS IDENTIFIED OUTPUTS

FUNCTIONAL WAR ROOMS IN THE WARDS 20

HH VISITED 10 704

ID ISSUED 50

BIRTH CERTIFICATES ISSUED

GRANTS 7

SOCIAL RELIEF 15

MMC – 520

HCT 156 175

CHILDREN READMITED BACK TO SCHOOL 20

MASIFUNDISANE LEARNERS ( ADULT LITERACY) 6287

MASIFUNDISANE FACILITATORS ON STIPEND 327

HOUSEHOLD GARDENS 154

COMMUNITY GARDENS IN WARDS 11

LIVESTOCK REHABILITATION PROGRAMME IN WARD 1

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SPORTS – NETBALL KITS/COACHING CLINIC IN WARDS 11

HOUSES FOR THE VULNERABLE ISSUED 8

INCOME – EPWP PROGRAMME 467

ETHEKWINI

1818

AMAJUBA

INTERVENTIONS BASED ON NEEDS IDENTIFIED OUTPUTS/BENEFICIARIES

HOUSEHOLD VISITED 2695

ID ISSUED 41

BIRTH CERTIFICATES ISSUED 9

GRANTS 44

HEALTH SCREENINGS 679

MMC

HCT

HOUSEHOLD GARDENS 2

COMMUNITY GARDENS 2

1919

UTHUKELA

INTERVENTIONS BASED ON NEEDS IDENTIFIED OUTPUTS/BENFICIARIES

FUNCTIONAL WAR ROOMS IN THE WARDS

HH VISITED 3899

ID ISSUED 277

BIRTH CERTIFICATES ISSUED

GRANTS 329

HEALTH SCREENINGS/ MINOR AILMENTS 5206

MMC –

HCT 285

SKILLS DEVELOPMENT 553

CAREER GUIDANCE 290

HOUSEHOLD GARDENS 53

COMMUNITY GARDENS IN WARDS

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HH 1560

ID's and Birth Certficate 4372

Food Parcels 51

HCT 101

OVC with food Each school received R12,000.00

Household Gardens 12

Foster Care 48

IEC Registration 114

Co-ops 25

School Uniforms 28

UMKHANYAKUDE

2121

UTHUNGULU

Community Gardens Fenced by DAEA 9

Housing 21

Tents 20

Farming Inputs 6 tractors

Career Guidance 370

Operation Mbo's 10

Transportation 1 bus

School Uniforms 42

Vital Documents 1325

Grants 1113

Health Screenings 78764

Hospitalisation  

Food Parcels 380

MMC 661

HCT 78764

Children taken back to school 15

Crime reporting to police

See report

Skills developmentSee

report

Community safety interventions

See report

OVC at schools 17149

Household Gardens fenced by DAEA 30

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SISONKE

ID's 3582

Birth Certificates 1367

Grants 220

Health Screenings 2015

Food Parcels 80

MMC  

HCT  

Children taken back to school  

Skills development 120

Community safety interventions 10

OVC  

Household Gardens 10

Community Gardens  

Social Relief 6817

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Orphans placed 104

Foster care grants 104Social grants 226Operation Mbos 6Food Security 446 crates distributed

10 vegetable garden demonstrations done

Skills development 110 women & youth trained in candle-making6 cadres appointed through EPWP

Health-related Eye screening 177HCT 2681

Food parcels 412Schools interventionsGubhuza renovatedAppointment of the principal finalized at Mngomeni schoolNutrition programme introducedSchool uniforms 471Vital documents 74Household gardens fenced by DAEA 30Household gardens establishedTractors 4 deliveredChild abuse cases 3 removed and placedSports related Soccer balls, vuvuzelas distributed

Soccer jersey at Esiwoyeni

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ID's and Birth Certficate

4372

Foster Care 48

Grants 589

ID's AND Birth certificates

944

Social Relief 200

Health Screenings

4001

MMC 40

HCT 876

Food Parcels 169

Building of Schools

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FET 29

ABET 145

School Fees 6

School Uniforms 126

Slow Learner Assistance

15

HH 4960

Bursaries 9

Career Guidance 183

School Transport 9

Sports equipment 133

Skills development 73

SAPS services 2

OVC ( support services)

82

Housing 1106

Electricity 515

Water 43

Sanitation 10

Household Gardens 65

Fencing 5

Farming Inputs 389

Business Support 44

IEC Registration 114

Co-ops 25

UIF 14

Retirement 8

UMGUNGUNDLOVU

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Foster Care 446

Grants 1361

Home Affairs Documents

691

HCT 2152

Food Parcels 174

Dental Care Grade R

PMTCT Community Dialogue

HH 3421

Bursaries 9

Sports equipment 10

OVC ( support services)

1692

Housing 101

School Uniforms 184

Community Gardens 9

ILEMBE

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National/Provincial/District and Local AIDS Councils mandate

To guide, facilitate, monitor, evaluate and coordinate the implementation of the strategies and programmes of the multi-sectoral response to HIV and AIDS and TB

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Resolutions of the Provincial Council on

AIDS Critical Resolutions, taken include: Adoption of the Flagship Programme as the ward based

approach in mobilizing communities and civil society in the fight against HIV and AIDS and TB, aggressive behaviour change -(substance abuse, teenage pregnancy, crime ,gender based violence and HIV and AIDS), Food security and empowerment of women and youth

KZN is still an epicentre of the HIV and AIDS and TB This to be led by leadership in all wards – Mayors, Deputy

Mayors, Speakers, Councillors, traditional leaders, religious leaders and all Civil Society leaders in the Province in order to reverse the scourge of the diseases.

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Resolutions of the AIDS Council

It was resolved that the District and

Metro AIDS Council Chairpersons were to establish, or strengthen their District, and Local AIDS Councils up to the level of the wards(wards AIDS Committees to ensure the mobilization of the communities against HIV and AIDS and TB.

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UPDATE ON DISTRICT AND LOCAL AIDS COUNCIL

To support and guide the Local government on establishing functional structures of AIDS Councils in all municipalities

Ten (10) Districts and the Metro launched Districts/Metro AIDS Councils but some are not fully functional i.e. not meeting regularly and co-ordinating, monitoring and leading the multisectoral response to HIV and AIDS and TB as per mandate.

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UPDATE ON DISTRICT AND LOCAL AIDS COUNCIL

Thirty three (34) functional Local AIDS Councils,

Seventeen (17 ) recently established, Nine (9) launched but none

functional, One LAC not established Three Local AIDS Councils have

established Ward AIDS Committees to drive the programme in the wards

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