Expanded Public Works Programme

1. Expanded Public Works Programme Jason Ngobeni 29 June 2011

2. PRESENTATION OUTLINE • EPWP in Context • Institutional Arrangements • CoJ EPWP Policy • Incentive Grant • Challenges CoJ (Land Owner) Economic Facilitation Team

3. EPWP in Context • How does EPWP fit in with other government programme? • It is one of government’s strategies aimed at addressing unemployment • It is a short to medium term strategy • It is one of the initiatives agreed to at the Growth and Development Summit held in June 2003 • EPWP Objectives • Job creation • Training / Skills Development CoJ (Land Owner) Economic Facilitation Team

4. EPWP in Context cont. CoJ (Land Owner) Economic Facilitation Team

5. Institutional Arrangements CoJ EPWP Steering Committee

6. Institutional Arrangements cont. • EPWP coordinated from Economic Development – EPWP Unit • Municipal Entities (15) and City Departments (11) have EPWP plans • City Manager, EDs and MD/CEOs have EPWP targets on their scorecard • Report monthly to CM on agreed KPI • Reporting quarterly to Mayoral Committee and Section 79 Committee • Steering Committee Meetings monthly • Programme is implemented as per EPWP guidelines Citywide • (unemployed citizens, minimum wage, skill beneficiaries, use CoJ budget to create work opportunities) CoJ (Land Owner) Economic Facilitation Team

7. Institutional Arrangements cont. • CoJ Slogan: Every project an EPWP project • EPWP Phase II Policy - approved 6th May 2009 • 5 year Targets – 150 000 work opportunities • 3 Sector Plans – Environmental, Social and Infrastructure • EPWP Lekgotla – Annual event to discuss implementation plans • Each Dept / MOE has a dedicated EPWP Champion • Political will CoJ (Land Owner) Economic Facilitation Team

8. CoJ Policy CoJ Expanded Public Works Programme Policy Objectives • To create short term jobs for the unemployed within local communities through inter alia; the implementation of labour-intensive infrastructure projects; • To develop skills within communities through on-the-job and / or accredited training of workers and thereby developing sustainable capacity within communities; • To capacitate SMMEs and emerging contractors within local communities by facilitating the transfer of sustainable technical, managerial and financial skills through an appropriate Learnership Programme; and • To maximize the percentage of the CoJs annual budget spent and retained within local communities by promoting the procurement of goods and services from local manufactures, suppliers and service providers. CoJ (Land Owner) Economic Facilitation Team

9. CoJ Policy CoJ Phase II Targets 2009/10 – 2014/15 FY Economic Facilitation Team

10. CoJ Policy Operational Framework/Sector Plans (Social, Environment & Infrastructure) • Identifies priority areas to be targeted and new programme, for example: • IJozi Ihlomile • Tourist Ambassadors • Reduction of Domestic Air Pollution (Imbawula) • Zakheni-Ikageng (Waste removal) • June 16 Trail • Bus Rapid Transit (Rea Vaya) CoJ (Land Owner) Economic Facilitation Team

11. Social Sector Project EPWP Incentive Grant Funded projects: Ijozi Ihlomile The iJozi ihlomile community HIV/AIDS education programme was established in 2005 and currently implemented in 26 informal settlements across the City of Johannesburg. Youth out of school are recruited and trained to participate in the programme. From 2010/2011 going forward the project is to be funded through the EPWP incentive grant. To date the project has created 362 jobs for young people who conduct daily door-to-door visits to households. Jozi ihlomile uses ward based approach and adopted “block-by-block” where beneficiaries work within their residential areas. Project Budget – R8 million Duration – 12 months CoJ (Land Owner) Economic Facilitation Team

12. Ijozi ihlomile Project CoJ (Land Owner) Economic Facilitation Team

13. Social Sector Project EPWP Incentive Grant Funded projects: Tourist Ambassadors This is a joint EPWP initiative between Johannesburg Metro Police Department and Johannesburg Tourism Company; funded through the EPWP Incentive grant. The 200 tourist ambassadors have been trained and prepared to handle tourists from a customer service point of view; they also received training on point duty traffic control as well as basic fire fighter course. The beneficiaries have been prepared physically and mentally so that they fit into both the culture of policing and public safety at large; and be the best tour guides. Project Budget – R6 million Duration – 12 months CoJ (Land Owner) Economic Facilitation Team

14. Tourist Ambassadors CoJ (Land Owner) Economic Facilitation Team

15. Tourist Ambassadors CoJ (Land Owner) Economic Facilitation Team

16. Environment Project • EPWP Incentive Grant Funded projects: Zakheni Ikageng projects • The Zakheni – Ikageng project being implemented in the City Centre and southern suburbs is aimed at eliminating urban decay and empowering willing workers with not only temporal work opportunities, but also on-the-job training. The beneficiaries are tackling areas which have been targeted as hotspots. Their activities include trimming overgrown trees, collecting loose paving to be repaved, cleaning storm water drains, streets, sidewalks, and alley ways, removing illegal signage and cleaning graffiti. The project has created 250 work opportunities. • Project Budget – R9.9 million • Duration – 12 months CoJ (Land Owner) Economic Facilitation Team

17. Zakheni-Ikageng CoJ (Land Owner) Economic Facilitation Team

18. Infrastructure Project • EPWP Incentive Grant Funded projects: BRT Phase II • Rea Vaya, the CoJ Bus Rapid Transit system prides itself on helping to create jobs and has consistently generated employment in various sectors. The project has to date created 816 permanent positions and 6 840 wok opportunities. The scope of work entails creating bus lanes, and the job consist of reinforcing the roads so that they can accommodate the weight of the busses. • The CoJ BRT is the fist of its kind in Africa. It could be used as a model for similar transport systems in many African cities. • Project Budget – R5 million (co-funding) • Duration – Multi year CoJ (Land Owner) Economic Facilitation Team

19. BRT Phase II CoJ (Land Owner) Economic Facilitation Team

20. Infrastructure Project • EPWP Incentive Grant Funded projects: June 16 Phase II • The June 16 Trail is a Mayoral priority project implemented by the Johannesburg Roads Agency. The project entails paving of side walks following the route that was utilised by the 1976 students from different schools in Soweto to assemble in Orlando before they embarked on the historical march that brought change in South Africa. The project also focuses on footway bridges, paving, kerbing , road markings and footway crossings as well as business skills and managerial skills where unskilled and unemployed youth and women are trained and given employment opportunities. The project is implemented in Phases and has created 1100 wok opportunities. The project will be replicated in other townships throughout the country; Alexandra is next on the line to implement the project. • Project Budget – R22 million • Duration – Multi year CoJ (Land Owner) Economic Facilitation Team

21. June 16 Phase II CoJ (Land Owner) Economic Facilitation Team

22. CoJ Processes • EPWP Incentive Grant • In receipt of the incentive grant since 09/10 fy • Gazetted Indicative Allocations – start of the planning process • Receive funding proposals from Dept/MOE • Adjudicating committee assess proposals (criterion: Mayoral priority, W/O to be created, project duration, sustainable, counter funding, past performance etc) • Provide CoJ Budget Office with budget split (OPEX /CAPEX) • Allocation letters to recipients (Approved project, app. amount, no of W/O to be created) • Enter into Service Level Agreements with recipients (grant conditions) CoJ (Land Owner) Economic Facilitation Team

23. CoJ Processes • EPWP Incentive Grant • Compulsory Registrations • Project registration • Beneficiary registration • Guidelines / procedures for reimbursement of expenditure incurred by Dept / MOEs • - Monitoring of all capital / operational expenditure related to projects approved and funded by EPWP (Incentive grants) and ensuring that funds are utilised for the purpose intended for. • (See CoJ EPWP Incentive Grant guidelines) • Recipients allocated funding from the EPWP incentive grant submit a quarterly report to the Mayoral Committee on the Implementation of the EPWP funded projects. CoJ (Land Owner) Economic Facilitation Team

24. Challenges • Incentive Grant Challenges • Funds not available upfront • Not complying with payment schedule dates • Over performance is not gazetted • Performance Challenges • Disabled opportunities lacking • Accredited beneficiary training CoJ (Land Owner) Economic Facilitation Team

25. Conclusion • What makes Joburg EPWP Great? • We have over performed in the past 5 years inculcated a culture of EPWP in our overall spending approach • Our Slogan “Every Project an EPWP Project” is a telling story of our success • Robust monitoring and evaluation is an essential part of the rollout value chain • Accountability is at the highest level of management and reinforcement is via City’s performance management system • EPWP is not ad-hoc activity but part of the City’s overall comprehensive long term planning • The value is cherished and shared by all Politicians and Officials within the City Economic Facilitation Team

26. Thank YouJason Ngobeni Lulama NdlovuExecutive Director Programme ManagerDepartment of Economic Development Department of Economic Development(011) 703 5260 (011) 989 8011jasonn@joburg.org.za lulamaNd@jobug.org.za Proposed Logo