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Programmes Review done in February 2008. To download
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Programmes Overview - February
2008
Current Focus
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Organizational sustainability
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Transformation of partner organizations –
child centered
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Programme reviews
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Focus on regional strategy
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Learning Areas
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Development with funding approach
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Identifying USP for regional funding
organizations
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Relationship with development partners vs
grantees
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M & E system for knowledge management
Partners Worked With Per
Programme
Total number of partners for 2008 - 74
Spend per Province
Spend Per Programme - 2008
Progress report
Well Being of the Child Key Focus
Areas
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Key Focus Areas and
objectives |
Achievements |
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OVC services
10,000 children served per year |
33,614 total number of OVC on sub-partner
data base, cumulatively.
9010 children served 2007/8
Improved service delivery (Socio-economic
benefits for children and community)
48 community structures continue to
function, collectively from 9 partners |
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Regional Advocacy |
SADC regional advocacy round tables,
Coordination with UNICEF liaison to the AU
(Addis Ababa)
Meeting at SADC
CAIRO +5 participation
Revision of OVC scenarios document.
Slot at the Former Heads Of States Forum
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Partnerships
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UNICEF on the AU liaison
The AU
African Futures Institute on advocacy
SADC regional partners from six countries
Formers Heads of States Forum |
Goelama – Key Focus Areas
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Key Focus Areas and
objectives |
Achievements |
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OVC services
10,000 children served per year |
33,614 total number of OVC on sub-partner
data base, cumulatively.
9010 children served 2007/8
Improved service delivery (Socio-economic
benefits for children and community)
48 community structures continue to
function, collectively from 9 partners |
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Regional Advocacy |
SADC regional advocacy round tables,
Coordination with UNICEF liaison to the AU
(Addis Ababa)
Meeting at SADC
CAIRO +5 participation
Revision of OVC scenarios document.
Slot at the Former Heads Of States Forum
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Partnerships
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UNICEF on the AU liaison
The AU
African Futures Institute on advocacy
SADC regional partners from six countries
Formers Heads of States Forum |
OVC Unit
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Key focus area &
objectives |
Targets |
Performance against
targets |
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Capacity Building
Workshops /seminars
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2 Workshops on
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1workshop conducted on 11th -13 July 07.
This dealt with the two target topics OVC
Policy and CCFs |
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Mainstreaming PSS in programming |
2 workshop for NMCF implementing partners
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Workshop conducted on 03 to 07 September
2007. |
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PSS monitoring and Evaluation |
1 workshops for NMCF implementing partners
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1 workshop conducted on 18 to 24 November
2007 |
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Internal NMCF seminars/briefings |
2 workshops conducted |
·Half a day PSS workshop for NMCF staff.
·Half day workshop with staff on
Community mobilisation.
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Training/Capacity Building |
Train NMCF partners on Child participation
and Children’s rights in programming |
Training conducted on 22-25 Oct 2007. |
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Conferences |
Represent NMCF in 2 conferences on OVC |
Attended 4 conferences on
·Gauteng (GPack) OVC conference
·Free State provincial CCF conference
·OVC Food Security workshop
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Partnerships |
Establish partnerships with critical
stakeholders on OVC issues |
6 partnerships established |
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Collaboration |
Forge working relationships amongst NMCF
partners and critical government departments |
Facilitated meeting with Free state
provincial government and 6
Free State partners |
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Collaboration with government |
Collaborated with 6 government departments
on various OVC issues |
Children with Disabilities Key
Focus Areas
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Key Focus Areas and
objectives |
Achievements to date |
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Appropriate care services
190 children with disabilities receive
appropriate services and access to
government services |
711 children with disabilities received
services |
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Inclusion
Support 40 children to be admitted in
mainstream schools and participate optimally
in school activities. |
38 children were admitted to mainstream
schools. Families and schools continue to be
supported. |
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Capacity building
Capacity is provided to 298 care-givers,
family members and professionals who are
providing care services appropriate to the
needs of children and youth with
disabilities |
284 caregivers, families and professionals
were trained to ensure quality services for
children with disabilities. 2367 children
benefited indirectly from the training
A Sexuality and HIV and Aids manual was
produced |
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Research
An in-depth situational analysis into the
needs of children with disabilities
completed
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In-depth questionnaires have been sent out
to all the hospitals and clinics in Gauteng.
A database is being collated. Progress has
been slow because of low co-operation from
hospitals and clinics
A preliminary research was produced for the
International, first-ever Early- Hearing
Detection and Intervention conference .
Report due end of February 2008 |
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Advocacy and awareness
4 workshops conducted and one campaign
facilitated to influence policy around the
care and treatment of children with
disabilities |
A first-ever International, Early- Hearing
Detection and Intervention conference in
Africa was hosted by the Centre for Deaf
Studies . The Centre has established an EHDI
working group in South Africa through its
partnership with NMCF |
Leadership and Excellence Key
Focus Areas
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Key Focus Area |
Achievements |
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Arts and culture
5000 children and youth per annum have
access to information related to arts and
culture |
5191 children and youth are involved in and
have access to information related to arts
and culture
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Sport and Recreation
5000 children and youth per annum have
access to information related to sports |
3680 children and youth are involved in and
have access to information related to sports
and recreation
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Capacity building and life skills
5000 children and youth per annum have
access to information related to leadership
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11676 children and youth have access to
information related to leadership
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Skills Development – Key Focus Areas
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Key Focus Area |
Achievement |
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5 entrepreneurship models implemented for
young people in rural areas.
5 entrepreneurship models implemented for
young people in urban poor areas.
6 organisations accredited to provide
entrepreneurship programs for young people.
Three entrepreneurship models implemented
for young people with disabilities |
3 models are currently being implemented in
Qwaqwa, Sizolomphakathi and Barberton
4 models are being implemented in W Cape,
Soweto and Atteridgeville
3 organizations have partial accreditation
One model implemented in Gauteng |
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5 information centres accessible to young
entrepreneurs in urban poor communities.
1500 young people access information to
enable them to improve their academic and
economic situation |
Three information centres operational in W.
Cape, Free State and Soweto.
4580 children and young people had access to
information |
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4 organizations strengthened to deliver
capacity building programmes for young
people |
4 implementing partners have been trained on
financial literacy to support youth through
a non-financial relationship with Operation
Hope |
Challenges
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Partners have not reached adequate levels of
sustainability due to the nature of the work
they do. Though most of them have developed
sustainability plans, they continue to be
dependent on NMCF funding. This poses a risk
for NMCF sustainability
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Provinces still differ in their provision of
social services. Only the W. Cape seems
reliable in providing consistent support to
organizations, especially in the disability
sector.
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Within the disability programme, one partner
is being investigated by the Department of
Social Development for non-compliance. This
poses a risk to the programme objectives as
the funded project is now on hold until this
process in finalized. Even then, the outcome
of the investigation will determine the fate
of the project.
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Another partner has resorted to taking the
Department of Education to court for not
providing for the education of children with
profound mental disabilities as it impinges
on their constitutional rights. 1076
children in the W. Cape are affected by
this.
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It is difficult to reintegrate children
living in the streets into family structures
as condition that made them leave home
persist in most cases
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Different government departments have
different standards with regard to
requirements for service provision. This
makes interaction with government difficult
for the NGOs providing services. Effort
needs to be made to ensure consistent and
integrated services from government
departments.
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The NGO sector generally battles with staff
retention due to poor conditions of
employment. People leave with valuable
institutional memory, crippling the
organisations in the process. To curb this,
the NMCF has started assisting organisations
with the institutionalization and
documentation of their experiences
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Pressure on the family continues unabated
due to poverty, unemployment and ill health.
The situation is worse for vulnerable
families, especially those headed by
children and ailing pensioners. This
situation is creating pressure on the NGO
sector as the demand for their services also
increases.
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Young people and children with disabilities
still struggle to access youth development
services mainly due to transport. NMCF is
working with partners to address this
situation through relevant government
departments
Conclusion
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The NMCF
programmes are on target to achieve most of
their current objectives. Some have even
surpassed their targets
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The biggest
challenge for the programme is loss of
capacity at partner level due to inability
to retain staff
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A lot of ground
has been covered and some programmes are
ready for impact assessment
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The challenge for
NMCF will to ensure community capacity to
sustain the gains made without creating
dependence on funding
Future Plans
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Analyze package
and institutionalize information development
models tested within NMCF programmes
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Disseminate this
information to selected stakeholders to
change the way society treats children and
young people
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Conduct research
to plug gaps identified in the programmes
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Publish findings
in relevant publications
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Evaluate all
programmes against set Sakha Ikusasa
objectives
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Lobby government
for consistent service provision especially
as it impacts on OVC and children with
disability
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Focusing
sustainable livelihoods programmes for
partners servicing vulnerable families and
young people
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