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CSI and Social Justice advocacy: What are you afraid of?

CSI and Social Justice advocacy: What are you afraid of?. Indicators of serious social investment. Presentation by Mark Heywood, Director, SECTION27 Tshikululu , Serious Social Investing workshop, 14 March 2013. Overview. The state of the nation

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CSI and Social Justice advocacy: What are you afraid of?

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  1. CSI and Social Justice advocacy:What are you afraid of? Indicators of serious social investment Presentation by Mark Heywood, Director, SECTION27 Tshikululu, Serious Social Investing workshop, 14 March 2013

  2. Overview • The state of the nation • The constitutional imperative for advocacy and the NDP • How serious is serious social investing? • CSI practice in 2012 • A case study of the outcomes of advocacy in education: • The Limpopo text books ‘saga’ and its aftermath • Civil society, advocacy and social justice: what and who are we talking about? • Building social fabric and accountability • Achievements/impact of civil society • What is serious social investing?

  3. South Africa at 19

  4. The Constitution • Preamble: • Heal the divisions of the past and establish a society based on democratic values, social justice and fundamental human rights; • Founding Provisions: • Human dignity, the achievement of equality and the advancement of human rights and freedoms. • Bill of Rights: • Applies to all, including “juristic persons” • Freedom of expression • Assembly, demonstration and petition • Freedom of association • Political rights – Right to campaign for a political party or cause

  5. The National Development Plan, 2012 • Citizens active in their own development: • “active citizenry and social activism is necessary for democracy and development to flourish.” NDP, Executive Summary p 27

  6. How does social investment relate to the Constitutional vision? • According to the CSI handbook, 15th edition, 2012: • Total CSI in 2012 = R6.9 bn, 5.4% increase after inflation adjustment (broad definition; narrow definition limited to expenditure =5.1bn) • R2.9bn or 40% of the overall spend is on education; education is supported by 93% of companies • Health has dropped from 68% to 40% of companies • “the shift towards education comes largely at the expense of health expenditure, which at 12% of CSI expenditure in 2012 has shown a significant decline over the past three years (spending on health and HIV/Aids accounted for 19% of CSI expenditure in 2009).” (p 36)

  7. Safe social investment? • Corporates contribute almost ¼ of NPO funding, while govt approx 20% • Trialogue’s CSI research in 2012 showed that whilst 9% of NPOs engage in advocacy, just over 40% of corporate will not fund it • Foreign donors contribute 1/5 of funding of NGOs surveyed (but 90% when it comes to advocacy) • TAC • SECTION27

  8. In 2012 R2.9bn was invested in education .. What were the results? Effective social investment?

  9. Progressive deterioration in numeracy Source: ANA, 2012 report Learners start off in the system fairly well. But as they progress in the education system their performance declines drastically. Source: Equal Education

  10. Learner retention : Percentage of young people who enter the school system and leave it with an employable qualification Source: Equal Education

  11. Sensory deprivation: Learners shut out of the modern world • Census @ Schools, 2009: • 69% of schools had a maths teacher • Less than 25% had a library • Only 53% had a computer • 15% had access to email or the internet • In the community: 35% had access to a library, 31% access to a computer and 20% access to the internet

  12. “Many school environments are not conducive to learning.” NDP Photos: SECTION27

  13. Effects of civil society advocacy • In 2012 SECTION27 invested: • One attorney • One research fellow • One advocate • A lot of energy and ingenuity • Less than R2m

  14. What were the results? • 1,2 million text books delivered to grades 1,2,3,10 • Recommendations of a Presidential enquiry • Books delivered largely on time in 2013 nationally • Agreement with S27 on a furniture provision plan and toilet and sanitation renovation plan • National political focus on education & growing social pressure

  15. Yet declining investmentin NPO sector Source: CSI Handbook, 2013

  16. Who is civil society & what is its interest in social justice? Opponents …. Friends … “Counter-revolutionaries; neo-liberals; anti-majoritarians”

  17. Impact: If it was not for activism... • Two million people would not be on ARVs • The Umtata medicines depot would have collapsed in 2012 • 1,2 million text books would not have been delivered in 2013 in Limpopo • An R60m plan for school toilets would not be being implemented in Limpopo • Corruption Watch would not exist

  18. What is serious social investing? • Investment in social goods and accountability • Building social fabric not just providing social goods • Bravery in investment decisions • Innovation • Risk taking

  19. heywood@section27.org.za www.section27.org.za Twitter #Section27News Facebook: SECTION27 Thank YOU

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