GAUTENG Department of Social Development

1. GAUTENG Department of Social Development Presentation by: MEC Nandi Mayathula-Khoza

2. PURPOSE To provide a feedback on the outcome of District Dialogues, which culminated in the hosting of the Gauteng Provincial NPO Dialogue held on 17 July 2012

3. LEGISLATIVE MANDATE NPO Definition: • an organisation established for public purpose • Prohibited from distributing income & property amongst its members or Office Bearers. • Sec 24 requires a register of all registered NPOs • NPO Act: good governance, transparency & accountability, spirit of co-operation & shared responsibility • PFM Act 1 of 1999 & Policy on Financial Awards

4. SIZE & SCOPE - REGISTERED NPOS • By end March 2012, a total of 85,248 registered Nationally; • Gauteng has 27,331 NPOs registered; and • Gauteng represents 32%of the total NPOs registered nationally

5. REGISTRATION GROWTH GP NPOs Registration over the Years (11%)

6. REGISTERED NPOS IN SOCIAL SERVICES…

7. REGISTERED NPOS BY REGION

8. NPO FUNDING • GDSD funds 2 025 NPOs to the tune of R 1,274,230 (billion) • NPO Allocation constitutes 51.2% of the total Departmental Allocation NB. The shift towards NPOs is a clear demonstration of the GDSD’s commitment to support & adequately resource NPOs within available means

9. Funded NPOs …

10. REGIONAL DIALOGUES IN GP

11. HIGHLIGHTS REGIONAL & PROV DIALOGUES • Total participation during Prov. Dialogues: 1 428 • The dialogues were seen as being long-over-due (highly appreciated & welcome) Theme: Legislative Framework • No legislation for people with disabilities • Non-functional boards • NPO office not accessible • Compliance to varying Municipality by-laws • Mushrooming of NPOs with same services • Complicated & not coordinated forms

12. HIGHLIGHTS Cont … Theme: 10 Point Plan • Good policies and legislation in place. • Govt has made progress (e.g. active ageing, rebuilding families, HIV & AIDS, but there are challenges like: • Lack of infrastructure for NPOs • Legislation like Children’s Act not easy to implement; • Lack of Social Workers and Psychologists in schools; • Participation of NPOs in strategic planning of government minimal; • Not enough services rendered to Non-SA citizens; • High Social Work turn over in NPOs;

13. Highlights Cont … Theme: Resource Mobilization • Policies & guidelines set by the Dept not NPO user friendly (perceived as too rigid at times & not in all languages); • Funding from the Department not equitable & adequate, especially during times of donor funding shrinking; • Lack of expertise in financial management & fundraising • NPOs not transparent about donor funding • NPOs in disadvantaged communities have limited means to generate income & sustain programmes • Delays in funds transfer affects NPOs functioning • Salary disparity of Social Workers (NPOs & DSD) • Employees in NPOs are poorly remunerated

14. RECOMMENDATIONS • Legislative Framework • Conclude the development of the Disability legislation; • Establish new dispensation for establishment & functioning of Boards & coordinating structures in GP • Intensify & strengthen NPO capacity, incl enhancing governance capacity, training on PFMA, NPO management, professional development , twinning & mentoring • Building of relations between NPOs & GPG to be intensified (currently led by Prov. Executive Council) • Implementation of the Financial Awards Policy & its implications to be outlined to NPOs • Simplified guidelines incl application & reporting forms;

15. Recommendations cont ... • Resource Mobilisation • Institute NPO Sector involvement in Dept budget processes • Dept to review the current funding model – incl addressing equity & programme funding; • Progressive increase in budget allocations (incl improving conditions of service for professionals) • DSD to avail expert support to NPOs: M & E and admin capacity – not to police NPOs but support them (e.g. Bookkeepers, administrator posts, etc) • Facilitate CSI & facilitate donor funding (donor access for new, rural & poor NPOs) • DSD intervene in managing NPO relations with Municipalities

16. Recommendations cont ... • Resource Mobilisation cont ... • Expand the benefits of EPWP to NPOs, creating job opportunities and exit of volunteers into decent jobs • Progressively improve conditions of EPWP workers in NPOs towards compliance to Ministerial Determination on EPWP Workers • Formalise Institutional Mechanisms: setting up a platform for structured engagement (NPOs in GP & key Departments incl Prov. Treasury) • DSD to have MOU’s with other Departments with clear roles and responsibilities, incl standardizing requirements for funding;

17. Recommendations cont ... • 10 Point Plan • Strengthen infrastructure development for the sector (incl sector as part of human settlement agenda, allocation of serviced land by municipalities, etc) • Structured and continuous NPO engagement in defining & re-defining the sector strategy and resource appropriation • Strengthen NPO service delivery capacity & ability to expand – incl services to foreign nationals • Expand the application of the retention strategy to NPOs – to counter brain drain within NPOs

18. The End!!!!! Thank You!!!