Expanded Public Works Programme
(EPWP) extension workers in the social
sector
DST Government Cluster Policy Workshop
31 October 2013
Presentation Outline
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Background
Institutional arrangements
Social Sector mandate
Institutional arrangements
SS EPWP Background
• The sector came into being with the advent of the EPWP in
2003/4.
• Cabinet designates DSD to lead the Social Sector
• The initial departments were Health, Education and Social
Development.
• Focus was put on the two programmes, i.e. Early Childhood
Development (ECD) and Home Community Based Care (HCBC)
• The SS can be defined as the sphere of Social Policy that focuses
on human development in the areas of welfare, education and
health.
Social Sector Mandate
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Strengthening Service Delivery : Increasing access, reach and improve
quality of social service provision
Strengthening Human Development and Social Capital
– Harnessing the volunteer spirit, and bridging the formal and “informal,
experience based” learning through the development and transfer of
accredited skills.
– Building community organisations as service delivery vehicles and
relationships of mutual trust.
Enhancing Community Development and Livelihood Capacities
– Reinforcing empowerment initiatives through enhancing livelihoods
capacities and creating work opportunities.
Fostering sector coherency, coordination and integration
– Reinforcing social sector wide policies, systems and delivery
processes in areas such as: planning, integrated bidding, and
monitoring & evaluation)
Institutional arrangements
• The sector set up the following Institutional Arrangements to ensure
effective coordination and thereby meeting set targets for work
opportunity creation:
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DDG Forum
Programme Managers/ Chief Directors forum
National Steering Committee
Extended National Steering Committee (includes provincial representatives)
Annual National Conference
M&E; Training and Capacity Building and Communications subcommittees
Dedicated capacity at provincial level has also been set up to ensure implementation of
plans.
– Provincial Social Sector Steering Committees
– National and provincial Incentive Grant Project Management Teams
SS EPWP Implementation
• Implementation is in line with the 5 year Social
Sector Plan operationalised through Annual
Action Plans
• Two sector plans spanning the periods 20042009 and 2009-2014 were developed.
• Currently developing a EPWP 3rd Phase Sector
Plan for the period 2014-2019.
Thank you