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DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT BRIEFING TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE

ON FOOD EMERGENCY SCHEME

SCHEDULED FOR THE 12 MARCH 2003

FROM 11:00 – 13:00 (CAPE TOWN)

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INTRODUCTION

•In recognition of the fact that, of the many factors associated with poor communities and families food insecurity and malnutrition are some of the major indicators linked to Poverty and Vulnerability.

•Cabinet Lekgotla endorsed the integrated Food Security and Nutrition Strategy and Programme during July of 2002

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BACKGROUND

• The super-ordinate goal of this programme (IFSNP) is to eradicate hunger, malnutrition and food insecurity by half over 2015

2.1. The strategic objectives of the IFSNP

• Increase household food production and trading

• Improve Income generation and job creation opportunity

• Improve nutrition and food safety

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BACKGROUND (CONT 1)

• Increase Safety Nets and Food Emergency management Systems

• Improve analysis and information management systems

• Provide Capacity Building

• Increase Stakeholder dialogue and develop partnership

2.2. The Programme has Five broad sub programme

• Food Production and Trade Programme

• Community Development Programme

• Nutrition and Food Safety Programme

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BACKGROUND (CONT 2)

• Information and Communication Management Programme

• Safety Nets and Food Emergencies

2.3. Configuration of the IFSNP cluster Deaprtments (organogram)

2.4.The Social Cluster Departments have formed themselves into a service delivery chain and compliment each other through out their interventions. This is the key critical success factor for the IFSNP.

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IFSNP & ProcessesSTAKEHOLDER DIALOGUE

ANALYSIS OF FOOD INSECURITYSITUATION

CAPACITYBUILDING

PROGRAMMEINFORMATION &

COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT

SYSTEM

FOOD SECURITY STRATEGY

FOOD PRODUCTION AND TRADE

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

PROGRAMME

INTEGRATED NUTRITION AND FOOD SAFETY

PROGRAMME

COMPREHENSIVE SOCIAL SECURITY & FOOD EMERGENCIES

PROGRAMME

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FOOD EMERGENCY SCHEME

(This is a sub-programme of the IFSNP and is convened by the Department of SocialDevelopmentBackground (in Brief)

• Report on the increased malnutrition of children (168 deaths – Eastern Cape)

• Food price increases

• 29th October 2002 announcement of R400 million Regional Dimension – 100 000 tons of maize totaling R170 million

implemented through the Department of Foreign Affairs by the World Food Programme

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FOOD EMERGENCY SCHEME (CONT)

Local intervention: through the DoSD R230 million allocated for Food Parcels.

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CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK OF THE MODEL

3.2.The model stand on four pillars- Immediate food relief through food parcels for a three month

period (based on the Social Assistance Act)- Access to Social Security formal Safety Net- Household food production – Provision of Agricultural starter

packs or income generation activity.- Link beneficiary households to Community production

centres (DoSD/Agriculture/Public Works/DPLG etc)3.3 The principles adopted for the scheme include the

following: 

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CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK OF THE MODEL (CONT 1)

- Utilisation of existing structures, processes, procedures and systems to fast track implementation.

- Utilisation of public private partnerships including co-operatives to stretch the interventions in terms of value.

- Active engagement of provinces and local government structures.

- The intervention will be aimed at augmenting the current budgets of the departments of Social Development and other departments that are linked to the scheme.

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CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK OF THE MODEL (CONT 2)

- Increamental approach in terms of coverage will be employed based on time frames, capacity to deliver and financial resources.

3.4. Assumptions applied in the scheme- Nutritional levels are maintained within the food parcels

as per nutritional standards.- Tender exemptions and/or deviations are authorized for

speedy procurement of goods.- Income of households is mostly based on government

safety net programmes such as Social Security grants and remittances.

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IMPLEMENTATION

4.1. Problem Quantification- 2,2 million households identified as food

insecure (15 million people)- Budget at hand – 2002/2003 = R230 million

- 2003/2004 = R400 million - 2004/2005 = R400 million

- Priotisation – Stats S.A. Scoping (census 2001)

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IMPLEMENTATION (CONT 2)

Geographic location priotised rural and urban nodes. Expenditure levels categorised in Bands

Band ‘A’ -R200 and less =166,684 H/HBand ‘B’ -R200 – R300 =962 625 H/HBand ‘C’ -R300 – R400 =473 784 H/HBand ‘D’ -R400 – R500 =631 947 H/H

Total 2,2 million (approximated)

(Income through Social Security grants or remittances generally unemployed)

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IMPLEMENTATION (CONT 3)

4.2.Pilot – December 2002 – January 2003

Lessons - Stakeholder mobilisation

- Timing and Time Limitations

- Institutional Capacity

- Beneficiary identification and

verification

4.3. Roll-out – January – March 2003

Delivery Machinery

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IMPLEMENTATION (CONT 4)

Partnerships = Social Cluster Departments mainly

– Agriculture– Health– Public Works– DPLG– Treasury Parastatals

IDT NDA CSIR STATS (S.A)

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IMPLEMENTATION (CONT 5)

Civil Society NGO’s/CBO’s/FBO’s Trade Unions Private Sector

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INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISM

- National Coordinating Unit (NCU) established since November 2002(Cascaded to the district level)

- National Stakeholder Forum established 16 February 2003(Cascaded to the district level)

- National Operations Centre established 05 March 2003

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INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS

N a tio na l S ta ke h o ld ers Fo ru m s

P rov inc ia l S ta ke ho lde rs Fo rum s

D is tr ic t S takeh o ld e rs F orum

D is tr ic t C oo rd in a tin g T ea m s

P rov inc ia l C oo d in a ting T e am s

N a tio na l C oo rd in a ting U n it

N a tio na l T e chn ica l C o m m itteeD irec to rs G e ne ra l o f th e S o cia l C lus te r

In te r -M in is te r ia l S o cia l S ec to r C lu ste r

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BENEFICIARY IDENTIFICATION CRITERIA/PRIOTISATION

Children and child headed households Orphaned children People with disability Female headed household HIV/AIDS infected and affected households

(NAPWA Commitment of Food Supplement)

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PROVINCIAL QUOTAS (BAND ‘A’ BENEFICIARIES)

Province No Households Rands in MillionsEastern Cape 35 000 31.5Free State 30 000 27Kwazulu Natal 30 390 27.4Nothern Cape 4 670 4.2North West 72 000 64.8Limpopo 50 890 45.8Mpumalanga 12 000 10.8Gauteng 5 000 4.5Western Cape 5 000 4.5Total 244 950 R220.5m

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STAKEHOLDER ROLES

Provincial Role– Verification– Identification of service providers

Civil Society Role– Advise– Information Dissemination– Community Mobilisation

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FUNDING R230 MILLION

3rd February 2003 received allocation letter from National Treasury.

– Direct Costs Food Parcels= 97% = R220.5 million

– Indirect Costs = 3% = R9.5 million

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INDIRECT COSTS

Communication Social Facilitation Administration & Project Management

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LAUNCHES AT PROVINCES

Eastern Cape 27 February 2003 DoneLimpopo 07 March 2003 DoneMpumalanga 10 March 2003 DoneFree State 10 March 2003 DoneNorthern Cape 19 March 2003North West 13 March 2003KZN 20 March 2003Gauteng 13 March 2003Western Cape 28 March 2003 to be

confirmed.

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CHALLENGES

Sustainability Resources (Human and Financial) Finance cycle vs Development cycle Longer Term Partnership Active engagement by Parliament Sustaining intervention beyond the campaign