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Accelerating radical socio-economic transformation through the social economy

Briefing on DSD's Strategy to Unleash Socio-Economic Potential of Cooperatives and Social Enterprises, aligned with international protocols, aiming to build a vibrant cooperative movement in South Africa for sustainable development and economic growth.

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Accelerating radical socio-economic transformation through the social economy

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  1. Accelerating radical socio-economic transformation through the social economy DSD’s Strategy to Unleash the Socio-Economic Potential of Cooperatives and Social Enterprises

  2. Purpose • To brief the Portfolio Committee on DSD’s contribution to radical socio-economic transformation through opportunities created by and within the social economy

  3. Mandate of DSD • Derived from various international and regional protocols: • UN Resolution of Social Cooperatives A/Res/68/133 of 2013 • International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) Blueprint for “A Cooperative Decade” - Vision 2022 of Jan. 2013. • Africa Cooperative Development Strategy 2013-2016 by ICA Africa Region

  4. Mandate of DSD • DTI Cooperatives Policy of 2004 which recognizes that cooperatives may operate in all sectors of the economy. • White Paper for Social Welfare, 1997 – Sector wide leadership for social and community development • The Social Protection mandate of DSD which includes developmental social service interventions to address among other issues related to: • Economic and social exclusion • Household food and nutrition security • Vulnerability of households and individuals to disaster • Strengthen social cohesion (NDP (Vision 2030)

  5. Vision & Mission Vision To contribute towards the development of an empowered, dynamic and democratic cooperative movement capable of leading the processes of social transformation and sustained economic development and growth.

  6. Mission The DSD shall facilitate empowerment and capacity building programmes for cooperatives and their members to pursue their social, economic and environmentally sustainable interests effectively and efficiently through investing in: • Community-based education among potential members and also ongoing training, incubation and mentoring processes to those already involved in cooperatives • Community-based education processes that create the demand for cooperatives from communities based on the understanding of their role in developing a healthy social economy.

  7. Goals • Elevate participation within membership and governance to a new level • Position co-operatives as builders of sustainability • Build the co-operative message and secure the co-operative identity • Ensure supportive legal frameworks for co-operative growth • Secure reliable co-operative capital while guaranteeing member control

  8. Strategic Objectives • To promote the development of a vibrant cooperative movement in South Africa through improved participation of members through: • Investment in community-based education processes that create a local demand for cooperatives based on the community’s understanding of its role in developing a healthy social economy • Fostering leadership, innovation and enterprise skills • Incubation and mentoring processes for existing cooperatives • To position cooperatives and social enterprises as builders of sustainable development through provision of services that enable them to access economic opportunities within the control of the State • To enhance the image and identity of cooperatives as effective drivers of social and economic development

  9. Strategic Objectives • To ensure existence of supportive legal and policy frameworks for growth of social development cooperatives • To ensure existence of an appropriate funding model for social development cooperatives while guaranteeing member control

  10. Strategic Interventions

  11. Strategic Interventions

  12. International Day of Cooperatives 2015 - Saturday, July 4, 2015

  13. Economic Opportunities from DSD Programmes

  14. Household Food &Nutrition Security Model Bulk procurement of food Donated food Provincial Food Distribution Centres Local producers Local producers Community Depots Community Depots Community Depots Community Depots Community Depots Food Agencies: Feeding organisations CNDCs Cooked meals Households Food parcels

  15. BANAPELE

  16. Proposed New Targets

  17. Targets on the 2015/16 APP

  18. Way Forward • The DSD is establishing a Cooperation and Social Enterprises Coordination and Management Unit operational from 1st April 2015 • The targets on the 2015/16 APP will be reviewed following approval of the Draft Concept and Strategy Document

  19. THANK YOU

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