Province |
Budget allocated during 2000/01 |
Status of programme |
Amount to be transferred during 2001/02 |
Partnerships/ NGO’s/FBO’s/ CBO’s.Short description of programmes/projects |
Resources Personnel Funds from own budget/Poverty funds/donors |
Comments on how HIV/AIDS programmes are integrated with other services within dept. |
Eastern Cape |
R950 000 |
The funds are committed to a business plan for the Tsolo area. Vulnerable children including child-headed households have been identified and provided with services such as alternative care and support. New programmes have been established in Libode and Queenstown. Technical assistance is being provided to communities to establish HIV/AIDS programmes. The Tsolo project is strengthening from day to day. In March 2001 the volunteers were screened, recruited and trained. In May 2001 they began visiting localities where they are identifying orphans, children in need, families that need social relief and clients who need care and support. Three localities within the Tsolo district have been identified. These are Mhlakulo: 18 Orphans, 23 families who need social relief and 5 clients who need extensive care and support, Mngceleni: 21 orphans, 7 families who need social relief, and 4 families that need care and support, Sidwadweni A/A (Nkanini locality): 8 orphans, 7 families that need social relief and 4 families that need care and support. There are currently 41 volunteers providing service to the Tsolo project. They volunteer as caregivers, foster parents, educators and VCT counsellors. Total number of children: 50 New sites : Mhlakulo and Butterworth
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1 500 000 |
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HIV/Aids programmes are integrated into the poverty alleviation programmes and the welfare services programme. Presently looking into integration with social security programmes. |
Free State |
R910 000 |
Final appraisal of business plans and signing of contract with service providers in Welkom was effected in 14/3/2001. All funds were committed and transferred to the project’s account before the end of the financial year (March 2001). Around Welkom, the services are provided in the following communities: Thabong , Bronville, Kutlwanong, Odendaalsrus, Riebeeckstad, Meloding, Rheeder Park, Phomolong Village, White House and hostels The following services are provided to the children and their families: Home (institutional) and Family care-giving. Counseling and support Identification and placement of orphans. Awareness and Information giving. Workshops and condom distribution. Recruitment and Training of Foster Parents. TOTAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN RECEIVING SERVICES: 210
New Sites: Qwaqwa, Sasolburg, Odendaalsrus, Virginia, Theunissen and Bultfontein |
1 500 000 |
The Executive Committee is not in place yet. The Consortium briefed the local authority. The Consortium is in place. It was established from CBO and NGO service providers existing in the community that had expressed an interest in participating in the programme. It is responsible for coordinating the implementation of the programme. The name of the structure is "Goldfields HIV/AIDS Consortium". Clusters are in place. These are groupings of service providers according to the service they provide to ensure sharing of resources and cooperation, namely Information and Awareness cluster, Care-giving cluster, Counseling cluster, and so on. An audit of local committees on childcare has been completed. The structures have not been finalised yet. The Department is also funding and working with the following programmes in the communities. Lebone Care Centre: Established by the Methodist Church Mission, this centre Utilizes mothers to provide care and accommodation to children who are HIV positive 5 days a week. The centre has been funded to expand their services to include an outreach care-giving programme to surrounding informal settlements. Early Learning Training Centres: 5 Centres for the training of teachers for Early Childhood Development centres were funded to provide training on HIV/AIDS awareness to this sector and also to prepare this sector to participate in the Integrated Strategy programme. Kakaratso Development Trust: A community based organisation operating in the rural areas was funded to provide training, home visits as well as care giving services to people infected with HIV/AIDS in the Qwaqwa area. Thaba Nchu One-Stop Centre: A community based organisation providing home and community based care, information and education services to benefit children infected and affected by HIV/AIDS. Covers the former homeland of Bophuthatswana in the Bloemfontein and surrounding areas.
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Mpumalanga |
R960 000 |
The province experienced difficulties initially in accessing the allocated funds from the provincial treasury, this has now been addressed. The programme is running well in Tonga which has been chosen as a site. There is a record number of 34 Home based care projects that are being supported. The following indicates the number of children identified and assisted: Masoyi home based care: 500 Tembalethu home based care: 1,110 Thembalithle home based care: 206 Total number of children: 1 816 New sites: Matibidi, Mmamthlake, Kwa Mhlanga and Eerstehoek |
1 500 000 |
Governance structures
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An official has been appointed as the Provincial Co-ordinator, but not on a full-time basis. A Deputy Director will soon be appointed to head the HIV/AIDS unit. No funds are being utilised from the department’s budget. |
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Northern Cape |
R1 000 000 |
The site for the programme is De Aar. Identification of children is the various regions are been undertaken and so far, the following vulnerable children have been identified and assisted. Namaqualand Region: 188 Upington Region: 211 Diamond Fields Region: 86 Most children have been placed in fostercare and others adopted Total number of identified vulnerable children: 485
New sites: Diamond fields and Namaqualand |
1 500 000 |
The Department is in partnership with NGO’s, CBO’s in terms of the integrated plan in the Department. All programs in the Department are committed to work together and deliver a holistic service to their clients including PWA’s and their relatives. In specialized social services, NGO’s are also involved in the fight against HIV/Aids. NGO’s, CBO’s, CFO’s are also involved in training people and delivering support services. Training for caregivers is done by NGO’s and CBO’s. Support and monitoring services are rendered by FBO’s, such as the RDP of the Soul Committee. |
The Department functions with very limited human resources. Only one official is responsible for the program. However, an investigation into the establishment of permanent unit is currently underway. The unit envisages the appointment of 6 officials, 3 field workers, at least 1 Deputy Director, 1 Assistant Director and one Admin Clerk. |
In the Northern Cape the HIV/Aids program is totally integrated. Monitoring and evaluation meetings are held monthly with the Program Managers in order to integrate the different programs, also to create new efforts to deliver a sustainable program. |
Northern Province |
R800 000 |
The entire amount was committed to a business plan and will be rolled over to 2001/2. Implementation taking place includes provision of food parcels to families, R225 per month per family of 5. Provision of school fees, books and uniforms for children. Volunteers have been trained and are operating. Faith based organisation are being involved in service delivery undertaken. The province has allocated R1 500 million in order to strengthen community base care programmes
- Food parcels - Training volunteers - Outreach - School uniforms - School fees - Catering
Total number of vulnerable children identified: 1120 New Sites: Dwarsloop, Acornhoek, Dzanani, Messina, Nylstroom, and Potgiertersrus |
1 500 000 |
FBO’s - assist with outreach counseling care & support (very supportive) Home visits NGO’s - distribute food parcels - assist in training of volunteers & Care, - organise support programme for PLWA’s
CBO’s - Outreach programme - Traditional leaders - assisting in the establishment of committees |
R1025000 - 2001/2002 |
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North West |
R1 000 000 |
The province has engaged the services of an NGO-Life line to manage the HIV/AIDS programme in Jouberton, Klerksdorp. A business plan and service level agreement was signed and the amount of R700 000 was transferred to the NGO (Lifeline) before the end of this Financial year. Volunteers have been trained and are operating. 110 needy families have been identified and will receive material support at the value of R510 per family. The poverty relief funds will be used to support 8 existing projects in the Klerksdorp area. There are a total of 17 volunteers providing a service to the Klerksdorp project. 115 children both infected and affected with HIV/AIDS are benefiting from the grant system. The Potchefstroom University conducts monitoring and evaluation of the project. Total number of children that are benefiting from the grant system: 115
New Sites: Brits, Zeerust and Vryburg
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1 500 000 |
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Gauteng |
A strategy around community-based care programmes for infected and affected families has been developed. Full implementation is planned for 2001 and 2003. Training of service providers is in progress. Guidelines for dealing with children infected and affected by HIV/AIDS are being developed. An amount of more than R1 million of the National Poverty Relief Fund has been spent on HIV/AIDS. A further R1 million from the NIP will be made available this financial year. Carletonville project is well on its way. A visit to the project was conducted on 18 July 2001. Sites: Carltonville, Alexander, Sebokeng, Bronkhorstpruit/Cullinan |
1 000 000 |
The following projects are funded: Percy Mabote Care Programme ( study site ) in Carltonville Services Orphans Care Programme Poverty Alleviation Community Mobilisation and Capacity building Advocacy Support programmes for affected families R 250 000.00 Khanya Family Centre in Katlehong, Thokoza, Vosloosrus, Rutanda/ Heidelberg Services Orphans Care Programme Poverty Alleviation Community Mobilisation and Capacity building Support programmes for affected families R 238 500.00 Thabong Educare Resource Centre in Daveyton Services: HIV/AIDS training for pre-school teachers Mentoring programmes for trained teachers Training of Foster parents Situation Analysis R 235 000.00 Sparrows Ministries in Roodepoort Services: Provision of Disposable Nappies for Sparrows as well as for other similar programmes or Community Care Programmes R 53 344.23 Institute Primary Health Care in Alexandra Situation Analysis R 190 000 The National Association of African Women was identified as a site. They were visited by a delegation of Health and Welfare officials on the 5th August 2001 to discuss the proposed programme. They have been asked to prepare a business plan for the programme. Mission care Society has been identified as another project to be funded. A visit to this project will be conducted on 3rd September 2001 |
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KZN |
R230, 000 was spent from the National Integrated Plan (NIP) allocations. A further R1,5 million of the NIP will be spent this financial year on HIV/AIDS community base programmes. Sites: Ndumu, Ngwavuma,-Northern Moyeni, Ngingindlovu-Zululand Nseleni, Mpangeni-Zululand, Nduduzweni, Durban-Lower, Bhambayi, Durban- Khanyiselani, Portshepstone/Kokstad, Mpendle,Pietermaritzburg/Midlands |
1 500 000 |
R1,409 million of the National poverty Relief Fund has been spent on projects addressing HIV/AIDS. The following NGOS were funded: AGAPE, LEMBOBO SDI, Claremont Women’s Organisation and Babanango The province spent R1 084,390 of their Poverty Relief Funds on HIV/AIDS. |
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Western Cape |
The Department renders the following services:
Other targeted areas as sites: Nyanga and Langa Plettenberg bay Grabouw and Caledon Atlantis Bonteheuwel George Worcester Bonteheuwel George Worcester Total number of children: 64 |
1 000 000 |
Partnerships exist with the following additional organisations: Child Welfare, Cape Town, Beautiful Gate Ministry, Joan Cousins Mission, Wola – nani Community organisation and Nazareth House. |
The two projects, Khululeka Womens Group and Child and Family Welfare have been allocated R100 000 and R304 000 respectively. These funds have been allocated from the National Integrated Plan. - |