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Outline
• About UYF
• Programmes of UYF
• Description, Achievement, Lessons, Challenges Context (Conditions, Policies)
• Financial information
• Plans 2004 - 2006
Feb 1998 Budget Speech - Minister of Finance announces a levy on the demutualisation proceeds establish the UYF
Sep 1998 Government Gazette - Demutualisation Act
Oct 1999 Monies are transferred from SARS to the Umsobomvu Youth Fund account and placed a deposit with CPD
Oct 1999 National Treasury begins the process of appointing the Board of Directors
Nov 1999 Articles of Association drafted
Jan 2000 Board of Directors appointed
Feb 2000 Board of Directors meet for the first time
Mar 2000 Board begins the process of appointing the CEO
History
Jul 2000 Government Gazette amending the Demutualisation Act to exempt the UYF from income tax
Aug 2000 Consultative Forum
Jan 2001 CEO and COO are appointed
Jan 2001 Strategic planning session between the Directors and Management to establish four key result areas for the UYF Mar 2001 Bankers, auditors and asset consultant are appointed
Mar 2001 Work commenced on the internal structure, policies, procedures and systems to administer the UYF
Mar 2001 Board of Directors approve the focus areas of the UYF
Apr 2001 Recruitment process to fill 10 strategic posts begins
History
INVESTMENTS & PROJECTS
Contact, Information & Counselling
Skills Development &
Transfer
Youth
Entrepreneurship
Youth information service-Youth line-Youth portal-Youth advisory centres-Youth Card
On-the-job Training / Skills Development-National Youth Service
School to Work (FETCs)
SME FinanceSME FinanceCooperative FundingMicro FinanceBusiness Development Support-Entrepreneurship Education-New Venture Creation Learnership-Business skills development voucher programme
Focus of the Fund
Commitments
TYPE NO of
PROJECTS
AMOUNT
Core projects 74 R589 million
M& E, CBR 16 R 13,6 million
TOTAL 90 R602 million
Targets*
Project Type Participants JobsYouth Advisory Centres 129,600 12,960 School to Work 4,010 3,409 Youth Service 1,450 1,160 Business Development Support 12,000 12,000 Entreprenuership Finance 1,570 12,100 Letsema Volunteer Campaign 1,500 30 Total 150,130 41,659
50 000 jobs by 2006
*At current funding commitment level
Participants to date
Programme Number of beneficiaries
1. Youth Advisory Centres 80 554
2. Youth Line 83 480
3. Business Development Services Voucher Programme 3 356
4. Entrepreneurship Education 10 000
4. Small & Medium Enterprise Finance 60
5. Micro Finance 1 015
6. Youth Co-operatives Finance 120
7. School to Work 2 236
8. Community Youth Service 990
9. Skills Training (including Volunteer Campaign) 1 572
10. Youth Portal 507 000
Total beneficiaries in excess of 650 000
EntrepreneurshipTarget
Market
Aspiring entrepreneurs
Start-ups
ExistingBusinesses
PROGRAMME AREAS
EF PROGRAM STRUCTURE
Progress Fund: R100 million Fund – provides finance from R100k to R5,000k to SMEs which are beneficiaries of procurement contracts.
Franchise Fund: R125 million Fund – provides finance from R150k to R3,000 for purchase of new or existing franchises.
General Fund: R90 million Fund – provides finance from R50k to R5,000k to SMEs which are not covered by Franchise or Progress Fund
Micro-Finance: Provides finance of up to R50k for start up or expansion of existing business.
Co-operatives: Provides finance to groups of people in co-operative up to R500,000 per co-operative
Micro: 1015 enterprises (2000 jobs)
SME: 60 SMEs (979 jobs)
Co-investment: R50 million (7:1)
Private sector involvement – Banks
High (50%) support for women in micro
Returns = 21%-22% (Portfolio)
Bank direct commitment of R160 million and indirect of R320 million)
Strong expression of interest from other Banks
Partnership in process with ECDC and Ithala
Achieved significantly more than Khula, Msele-Nedventures, NEF Ventures,
Equity Africa
ACHIEVEMENTS
2004/2005 PLAN
Approve R60 m loans/investments to SMMEs
SME (70), Co-operatives (28), Micro (1,208)
Leverage private sector finance = 2:1 (R340m : R170m)
Implement partnerships with ECDC, Ithala, MEEC, NPDC; Provincial
Investment Promotion Agencies and Provincial Departments
Create / preserve 3,000 jobs
Women-owned SMMEs = 60%
Design, develop, implement mainstream micro
Gross portfolio return >20%
MEDIUM TERM PLAN
Fully disburse in next 4 years
Co-investment target from 7:1 to 0.5:1
Create / sustain 17,000 jobs for mainly youth
67% (vs 50%) of SMMEs - women-owned
Successful mainstream micro-finance model
Successful mainstream co-operatives model
Lower cost of financing for micro-businesses and co-operatives
(partnership with SACCOL)
Gross portfolio return (>20%)
CHALLENGES Attracting private sector investment in SMME Increased private sector investment vs UYF influence Managing stakeholder expectations Managing growth Balance developmental & financial returns Maintain focus (especially if seen as successful) Balancing breadth / depth of programs Improving outreach Creating and strengthening partnerships Lower operating costs of programs / projects Lowering cost of financing to SMMEs.
Entrepreneurs
hipEducation
Youth in generaleducation & training
EE Target Groups
How Voucher Programme
Works
Client completes voucher application form
Undergoes assessment and identification of required intervention
Pays contribution (10%) into BDSVP account
Selects preferred SP from SP directory
Attends the approved intervention
Endorses voucher on completion of intervention
Provides continuous feedback to AA on the provision of services including final evaluation of the intervention
BusinessDevel
opment Services Voucher
Programme
i. First BDS Voucher in South Africa
ii. First electronic voucher in the world
iii. 18 month pilot in 5 provinces until March 2004
iv. Focus is on one-on-one business support services
v. Initial focus is on 5 sectors
vi Youth entrepreneurs access up to 4 vouchers to purchase services for pre-start up and business
improvement activities
vii. Voucher values range >< R1 500 & R23 000
viii. Youth are expected to contribute towards the costof service (minimum 10% contribution)
Business Development
Services Voucher
Programme
Since the commencement ofpilot a year ago more than 2 278 have been assisted
by the programme
Pilot SitesE. CapeGauteng
KwaZulu-NatalLimpopoW. Cape
Sectors/ Sub-sectors
ConstructionManufacturing
TourismICT
Agro-processing
Service ProvidersOver 100
approved SPswith relevantexpertise andexperience
PartnersComsec
Open for BusinessTBDCJunior
AchievementInstitute for Dev.
Services
ServicesBusiness PlanningAccounting & FinanceMarketingMarket Access Operations Management Product development Business Registration
Future Plans2004/5
Entrepreneurship Education
Review of entrepreneurship education programmes (UWC) and finalisation of EE strategy
Hosting of National Entrepreneurship Conference (EE, BDS, access to finance)
20 000 young people to be assisted to enhance their entrepreneurial skills.
BDS Voucher Programme
Roll out of programme to remaining provinces : Free State, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape & North West (RFP for SPs & AAs already issued)
Provision of business support to 6000 young entrepreneurs
Approximately 9000 direct jobs to be created/sustained through programme.
Role of Umsobomvu in NYSP
• In 2003 Implementation Plan was developed
and adopted by Cabinet
• The Umsobomvu strategy was to ensure that
there was a national framework which would
ensure the implementation of NYS to scale
• 5 000 young people will commence the project
in 2004.
• The responsibility for implementing this
programme falls to many agencies. UYF’s
responsibility is to resource the youth
development components.
• The National Youth Service Programme is an
initiative of the Presidency and managed by a
Project Partnership Team. Govt. dept. are
resource agents.
Role of Umsobomv
u
UYF will support the youth service
programme in a number of ways, including:
• Funding for the youth development components;
• Assisting with exit opportunities;
• Running capacity building for the institutions that
are managing the programmes; and
• Developing the training material and running the
training programmes for the technical advisors
and the programme and institutional assessors.
• Many of these roles are likely to be particularly
intense during the first phase of implementation.
• In the immediate term UYF is developing the scope
of the initial service projects with govt. departments.
Areas of service2004
• Department of Health 3 000
• Department of Social Development
500
• Community Development Worker Support
250
• MPCCs 250
• Conservation and environment 500
• Agriculture 500
• Infrastructure: 1 000
• Construction: 1 000
• Additional 500
The Sector plans agreed by the EPWP are
guiding the location and nature of projects.
Programme Description
School to Work
• The School to Work (STW) Programme is a strategic intervention
aimed at improving the employability of youth in high growth sectors
through the development of high level technical skills training and
work experience
• Targets unemployed matriculants & graduates
Programme Model
• Life & professional skills training for holistic development
• Technical skills training & entrepreneurship education to assist youth to acquire sufficient preparation for the world of work
• Structured work experience to develop learners’ occupational competencies & an opportunity to apply theory
• Case management (counselling support, mentorship, follow-up and aftercare)
Target Areas
• Accounting
• Agriculture
• Banking and Financial Services
• Engineering
• Information Technology
• Sport and Entertainment
• New sectors under FETC RFP
• Mining
• Manufacturing
• Agri-processing
• Engineering
External integration
Partnerships with Setas
• Poslec Seta: Learnership for People with Disabilities• Chieta: Medical Sales Representative Learnership• Insurance Seta: Formalisation of the RAF Internship into a Learnership
Benefits
• Joint project design• Co-funding• Access to employers• Integration of life skills & entrepreneurship education• Integration of Enterprise Funding and BDS for self-employment exit opportunities
Lessons Learnt (cont.)
2004-2005 Plans
• Formalise current projects into learnerships
• Contract 18 public FET colleges (34 proposals received)
• Increase provincial representation through FET colleges, parastatals & Setas. New projects in NW, NC, EC & FS
• Increase participants to 3500 by March 2005
• Increase employment rate to 90% through BDS & Enterprise Finance
• Increase partnerships
• Conceptualise Career Development Programme with DoE
The Public FET
Colleges Programm
e
• In line with our mandate, UYF has identified
DoE as a strategic partner to deliver skills
development interventions for unemployed
youth.
• UYF & DoE are currently finalising the
operational plan which will guide the
implementation of identified interventions,
one of which is to support public FET
colleges to deliver skills & learnership
programmes.
The Public FET
Colleges Programm
e
The FET Colleges Programme began in
February with the following investment
from UYF:
• Technical support to enable colleges to
consolidate various capacity building
interventions they have received.
• Technical support to assist colleges to align
their programmes with SETA requirements
• R18 million direct investment into training
programmes over the next 2 years.
Purpose and Nature
• CIC Project Purpose
• Young people make informed decisions about their
skills development, employment and self-employment
and are linked to sustainable livelihood opportunities (
What is CIC?)
Achievements since
2001
• UYF Institutional Infrastructure and Capacity
Developed
CDMP operational - Content Development and Management
Project (CDMP),
YouthConnect operational as of March 2004 YL (Call Centre) has serviced 60 000 callers in last year
Internet Portal now live!
SAY! to be launched in June 2004
• Service Provider Institutional Infrastructure and
Capacity Developed
13 YACs operational
YACs have serviced 86 554 direct beneficaries and
benefited 408 indirect beneficiaries
Achievements since 2001 -
Continued
• CDMP
46 Information Products developed in key
information areas and converted for the web (
CDMP Information Products)
Database of 18 000 Youth Service Providers
Database of careers and 900 bursaries
20 + Project Management Resources
developed
• IP has deployed an information site, corporate
site and also systems for the development,
management and dissemination of content (
Internet Portal Screenshot)
• SAY! is conservatively expected to reach 65
000 in Year 1 young people in 2004/5
CDMP Information
Products
Information Stream Titles
Employment
1. You and the Workplace: A Guide for Young People2. Using Labour Market Information: A Guide for Young People3. Fact Sheet: Special Public Works Programmes4. Industry Profiles
Entrepreneurship
1. From Idea to Opportunity: A Guide for Young People2. Getting Business Finance: A Guide for Young Entrepreneurs3. Starting Your Own Business: A Guide for Young Entrepreneurs4. Writing a Business Plan: A Guide for Young Entrepreneurs5. Starting a Co-operative: A Guide for Young People6. Networking Your Way To Business Success: A Guide for Young Entrepreneurs
Education and Training
1. Career Planning and Development: A Guide for Young People2. Education and Training Options in South Africa: A Guide for Young People3. A Learner’s Guide to Higher and Distance Education4. Careers and Occupations Directory for Young People
Citizenship
1. Fact Sheet: Establishing and Running Community Committees2. Fact Sheet: Types of Organisations Working In and With Communities3. Fact Sheet: How to Raise Funds4. Fact Sheet: Public Participation – Getting Involved in Decision-Making that will Affect Your
Community5. Fact Sheet: What are My Right s and Responsibilities as a Volunteer?6. Fact Sheet: Why Should I Volunteer?7. Fact Sheet: Making Use of Volunteers8. Is My Community Project Working? A Basic Guide to Evaluation9. Let’s Get Involved with Our Communities: A Guide10. Understanding My Community’s Needs: A Guide 11. Developing Life- Skills for Citizenship: A Guide12. Get Active! You’re A South African 13. My Rights and Responsibilities as a South African Citizen14. What Does Democracy Mean for Me?15. The Nuts and Bolts of Volunteer Programmes and Policy16. Understanding Volunteering: A Guide for Young People
Health and Wellbeing
1. Coping with Teenage Pregnancy: A Guide for Young People 2. Dealing with HIV/ AIDS in the Workplace: A Guide for Young People 3. Fact Sheet: Substance Abuse and Addiction4. Fact Sheet: Do I Have a Substance Abuse Problem?5. Fact Sheet: How Substance Abuse Affects Your life6. Fact Sheet: Sexually Transmitted Infections7. Fact Sheet: Preventing HIV/AIDS 8. Fact Sheet: Voluntary Testing and Counselling9. Fact Sheet: Positive Living10. Fact Sheet: Healthy Eating 11. Fact Sheet: The ABCs of Good Health12. Fact Sheet: Leisure and Fitness13. Safe Sex Revolution: A Guide for Young People
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Lessons Learned
• UYF Investments
UYF investments are skewed to infrastructure,
labour, capacity building and operational costs
Currenty the average YACs costs are:
o ± 45% on Infrastructure and Operations
o ± 40 % on Labour and Capacity Building
o ± 15% on Direct Programme Related (some
programme costs are built into Labour
costs)
• Scale and Sustainability will be achieved
through Partnerships (to be covered later)
Partnerships,
Sustainability and Scale
• Key Principles of Sustainability• Working through Infomediaries
• Deploying innovative dissemination tools – Internet Portal, Community
Print Media, Radio, On-demand Print, On-demand Mulit-media
Datacasting
• Through Partnerships with: GCIS – 2000 Points of Presence (POPs), databases of 5000 + government
services
MPCCs – projected 50 sites nationally
USA Telecentres – projected 100 sites nationally with internet connectivity
DoL Labour Centres – approximately 150 sites nationally
Local Governments - approximately 290 local governments
LoveLife Centres – as sites for info dissemination
Strategic partnerships with Youth Formations and Bodies – SAYC, NYC, etc.
Network of Municipal Libraries
Network of Higher Education and FET Institutions Libraries/ Student Centres
Mindset Livelihoods Channel – 800 000 households, 2000 schools
Community Radio – average of 80 000 listenership per station
• Use Youth Advisory Centres for learner recruitment
& reference purposes
CIC going forward
Key to CIC Impact:
• Move Information Content to where
Young People are – focus less on
physical infrastructure and more on
creating access
• Use ICT to effectively develop,
manage and disseminate content
• Target UYF investments to
information content development and
training of infomediaries
• Ensure integration with partners who
share common purpose
Performance
• UYF pioneering almost all the
initiatives in South Africa
• 2 years of programme experience.
Growing i.t.o geographic coverage
& scale
• Received R855 milliion, committed
R500 million to 88 projects. More
than 100 000 young people have
participated in UYF projects
Challenges
• Risk of being perceived as a panacea
• Improving access especially for rural
areas
• Launch of the “Take it to the People”
concept
• Recruitment of Prov. Coordinators
• Dependancy on partners
• Youth development agenda not
mainstreamed
• Diminishing resource base (sustainability)
• Capacity (internally & externally)
Challenges
• Capacity of Service Providers –
OD, accreditation, partnerships &
job development
• Formalise partnerships with the
public and private sector
institutions = sustainability