-POVERTY ALLEVIATION PROGRAMME "INVESTING IN CULTURE"
APRIL/MAY 2002
Although DACST was given R9 million of the roll-over funds from the Poverty Alleviation Fund in the 200/01 financial year, it was only in the 2001/02 financial year that the National Treasury recognised that culture has a critical role to play in development and that investing in culture has everything to do with economic development and poverty reduction. As a result DACST received funding for the "Investing in Culture" Poverty Alleviation Programme.
This programme is intended to initiate projects that:
During the three year period (March 2001 – March 2003) DACST will have:
The most immediate and obvious benefits of the Poverty Alleviation Programme are:
Musicians and artists who benefit from the "Music in public places" projects and "City Beautification" projects and people employed on infrastructure projects will be employed in a temporary capacity but more permanent employment will be created for crafters as small business units are established.
Training in both technical and business skills will account for the bulk of the funds.
Equipment in the form of raw materials (paint, wood, beads, hides, material, wire) will be provided in addition to sewing machines, tools, kilns to participants in the projects.
Some of the funding will be used to provide infrastructure. In the Northern Cape, where craft outlets have been identified as a major problem by crafters, craft markets will be established.
At Middelburg in Mpumalanga, the existing craft market near the Midway Hotel will be expanded to cater for the tourist buses.
The "City Beautification" projects will benefit the recipient locations in the sense that murals and the upgrading of buildings adds to aesthetic appeal of the district.
South African communities are often marginalised and denied access to basic facilities and opportunities for personal growth. It is hoped that these projects will contribute to the development of self-esteem.
The allocations to DACST by the National Treasury for the "Investing in Culture" Poverty Alleviation Programme are as follows:
R25 million for the 2001/02 financial year
R30 million for the 2002/03 financial year
R42 million for the 2003/04 financial year.
The categories of projects as approved by the National Treasury can be summarised as follows:
Category |
Project type |
Description |
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Cultural Industries Development |
Khomani San craft & cultural tourism project |
The development of a community-owned craft centre. |
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Craft clinic |
The Mobile Craft Clinic in Mpumalanga travels in the province disseminating product development and related skills. |
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Community arts centre retail outlets |
DACST established 42 community projects through the RDP fund. The retail outlets will enable these initiatives to become more sustainable. |
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Small batch production centres |
In order to provide a safe and productive environment for crafters to produce and market their wares, small batch production and exhibitions are proposed. The aim is to formalise craft production into manufacturing units and also to provide a node for craft development in communities. |
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Western Cape Craft Institute |
The aim is to establish an institute that can conduct consistent craft development training activities. |
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Music in public spaces |
The aim of this project is to utilise public spaces as venues for live music. |
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City beautification projects |
The projects will focus on urban renewal projects |
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Cultural Tourism development |
Cultural Tourism |
The areas of focus include: festivals, infrastructure development, African cuisine projects, heritage routes and training in various art forms. |
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Heritage Development Projects |
Khoi-San Community Projects |
The Khoisan Project aims at investment in human development and infrastructure in three Khoisan communities |
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Oral history project |
These projects will be initiated to record, develop, preserve and digitise the oral traditions of South African culture. |
The following mechanisms were use to identify and select projects:
In excess of R10 million of projects will be located within the thirteen poverty nodes as identified by Cabinet in February 2001. DACST projects are located in:
Umkhanyakude (KZN)
Ugu (KZN)
Zululand (KZN)
Or Tambo (E. Cape)
North East (E. Cape)
Ukwahlamba (E Cape)
Kuruman-Mothibastad (North West)
Thabo Mofutsanyane (Free State)
Eastern Municipality (Northern Province)
PROVINCE |
PROJECT |
LOCATION OF PROJECT |
Eastern Cape |
CSIR |
Mount Ayliff |
Mount Ayliff to Kokstad |
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Mount Frere |
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Sterkspruit |
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Burgersdorp |
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Craddock |
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Kwa Bomvana |
Mbashe, Elliotdale & Ntlonyana Village |
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Khanyisa |
Buffalo City, Kingwilliams' town |
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Vuka Everybody |
Kouga & Kouga Kamma |
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KhumbulaZulu Craft |
Province wide |
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Wild Coast SDI |
Wild Coast |
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Sisonke |
Nelson Mandela Metropole, New Brighton |
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Red Earth Clay |
Port Elizabeth |
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Dibanisani |
Morgan’s Bay |
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Free State |
Cloth & Colour |
Thaba Nchu |
CSIR |
Qwa Qwa |
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Qwa Qwa |
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Phillipolis & Edenburg |
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Bethulie, Rouxville & Zastron |
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Gauteng |
Neighbourhood branding |
Johannesburg |
Public Music |
Johannesburg |
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Khayalethu |
Johannesburg |
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KwaZulu Natal |
St Lucia Wetlands |
Northern KZN |
KhumbulaZulu Craft |
Northern KZN |
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Bergville Fabric Painting |
Bergville |
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Ugu Pottery Project |
Ugu |
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Warwick Junction |
Durban |
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Bat Centre |
Durban |
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Mpumalanga |
Craft Clinic |
Province wide |
KhumbulaZulu Craft |
Province wide |
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Maputo Corridor Festival |
Province wide |
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Community Arts |
Badplaas & Nelspruit |
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Cultural Villages |
Nelspruit |
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Little Elephant |
Middelburg |
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Roadside Craft |
Wakkerstroom |
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Northern Cape |
Khomani san |
Mier |
Craft development |
Province wide |
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Apollo Theatre |
Victoria West |
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Galeshewe Beer Hall |
Kimberley |
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Western Cape Craft Institute |
Province wide |
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Community Arts |
Province wide |
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Khoisan Project |
Richtersveldt |
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Northern Province |
CSIR |
Sekhukhune District |
Eastern District |
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Eastern District |
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Capricorn District |
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Province wide |
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FKR Enterprises |
Province wide |
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North West |
Mmabana projects |
Mmabatho |
Boikhutsho |
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Mmabatho |
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Kudumane |
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Mmabatho |
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Lekokho |
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CSIR |
Bakerville |
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Kudumane |
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Klerksdorp |
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Mabopane |
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Winterveld |
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Taung |
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Khoisan Project |
Vryburg |
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Western Cape |
Simunye Community Centre |
Plettenburg Bay |
Concerts in the Park |
Cape Town |
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Mission & Slave route |
Goedverwacht |
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Western Cape Craft Institute |
Province wide |
10. COMMUNITIES WHO ARE BENEFICIARIES
Although some projects operate throughout a particular province such as the Mobile Craft Clinic in Mpumalanga, most projects are located in a particular location and target a group within the larger community, particularly the women.
PROVINCE |
BENEFICIARY COMMUNITIES 2001/02 |
Eastern Cape |
Mount Ayliff, Mount Frere, Sterkspruit, Burgersdorp, Craddock, Port Elizabeth, Morgan’s Bay, Elliotdale & Ntlonyana Village, King William’s town, Kouga & Kouga Kamma, New Brighton, Port Elizabeth |
Free State |
Thaba Nchu, Qwa Qwa, Phillipolis, Edenburg, Bethulie, Rouxville, Zastron |
Gauteng |
Johannesburg |
KwaZulu Natal |
Northern KZN, Ugu, Durban, Bergville |
Mpumalanga |
Province wide, Badplaas, Nelspruit, Middelburg, Wakkerstroom |
Northern Cape |
Mier, Victoria West, Kimberley, Richtersveldt |
Northern Province |
Sekhukhune District, Eastern District, Capricorn District |
North West |
Mmabatho, Boikhutsho, Mmabatho, Kudumane, Mmabatho, Lekokho, Bakerville, Klerksdorp, Mabopane, Winterveld, Taung, Vryburg |
Western Cape |
Plettenburg Bay, Cape Town, Goedverwacht |
11. AMOUNT EXPENDED ON EACH PROJECT
As of 31 March 2002 all the funding had been paid by DACST to the projects. This does not necessarily indicate that the funds have been spent by the projects themselves. Because of the nature of the projects, funds have to be paid up front before projects can get underway. The following are the allocations:
PROVINCE |
PROJECT |
ALLOCATION FOR 2001/02 |
Eastern Cape |
KhumbulaZulu Craft |
R150 000 |
Vuka Everybody |
R102 600 |
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Wid Coast Corridor |
R600 000 |
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CSIR |
R1 345 000 |
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Kwa Bomvana |
R690 030 |
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Khanyisa |
R37 580 |
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Sisonke |
R68 750 |
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Red Earth Clay |
R300 000 |
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Dibanisani |
R550 000 |
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Free State |
Cloth & Colour |
R546 000 |
CSIR |
R1 395 000 |
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Gauteng |
Neighbourhood branding |
R187 375 |
Public Music |
R400 000 |
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Khayalethu |
R136 000 |
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KwaZulu Natal |
St Lucia Wetlands |
R3 281 073 |
KhumbulaZulu Craft |
R457 950 |
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Bergville Fabric Painting |
R400 000 |
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Ugu Pottery Project |
R400 000 |
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Warwick Junction |
R224 806 |
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Bat Centre |
R400 000 |
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Mpumalanga |
Craft Clinic |
R400 000 |
KhumbulaZulu Craft |
R150 000 |
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Maputo Corridor Festival |
R500 000 |
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Community Arts |
R300 000 |
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Cultural Villages |
R400 000 |
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Little Elephant |
R1 500 000 |
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Roadside Craft |
R20 000 |
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Northern Cape |
Khomani san |
R881 600 |
Craft development |
R635 000 |
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Apollo Theatre |
R775 000 |
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Galeshewe Beer Hall |
R625 000 |
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Western Cape Craft Institute |
R200 000 |
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Community Arts |
R40 000 |
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Khoisan Project |
R400 000 |
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Northern Province |
CSIR |
R2 000 000 |
FKR Enterprises |
R300 000 |
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North West |
Mmabana projects |
R750 000 |
CSIR |
R1 275 000 |
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Khoisan Project |
R400 000 |
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Western Cape |
Simunye Community Centre |
R305 000 |
Concerts in the Park |
R60 000 |
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Mission & Slave route |
R905 535 |
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Western Cape Craft Institute |
R505 000 |
On account of the fact that funds were transferred to projects late in the financial year, training has only just started on the majority of projects. The bulk of the funding has been targeted towards providing raw materials, equipment and training. Business skills and technical skills training has been spread over a three year period in order to give projects the maximum amount of "mentoring". From experience gained in the field, there are strong indications that the projects that are nurtured over a longer period of time have more chance of succeeding in the long term.
Although some projects such as the Khomani San project in the Northern Cape which has succeeded in concluding a contract with an Italian fashion house to supply ostrich shell buttons, have managed to create 50 jobs within a fairly short period of time, most projects will only show real results once product development and training has advanced beyond the basics. On average each project will create 15 – 30 jobs under normal circumstances, but if large orders can be negotiated with suppliers, the benefits of the projects can be spread to additional people as more and more jobs are created to fulfil the orders as in the case with the KhumbulaZulu craft project which because of the orders obtained through the LOSA initiative will have to employ additional crafters to complete the orders.
Conservative estimates indicate that the Poverty Alleviation funding for the 2001/02 financial year will result in at least 2 500 sustainable jobs and 500 temporary jobs.
PROVINCE |
PROJECT |
PROJECT MANAGEMENT |
Eastern Cape |
CSIR |
CSIR |
KhumbulaZulu Craft |
KhumbulaZulu Craft |
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Kwa Bomvana |
Community |
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Khanyisa |
Khanyisa |
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Sisonke |
Community |
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Wild Coast SDI |
Provincial officials |
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Vuka Everybody |
Community structures |
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Red Earth Clay |
PE Technikon |
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Dibanisani |
Community structures |
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Free State |
Cloth & Colour |
Oranje Vroue Vereniging |
CSIR |
CSIR |
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Gauteng |
Neighbourhood branding |
Lapeng Family Resource Centre |
Public Music |
Midi Trust |
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Khayalethu |
Dr Rabinowitz |
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KwaZulu Natal |
St Lucia Wetlands |
St Lucia Wetlands Park Trust |
KhumbulaZulu Craft |
KhumbulaZulu Craft |
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Bergville Fabric paining project |
Rural Development and Job Creation Consultants |
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Ugu Pottery Project |
Rural Development and Job Creation Consultants |
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Warwick Junction |
Warwick Junction: City of Durban |
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Bat Centre |
Bat Centre |
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Mpumalanga |
Craft Clinic |
Provincial officials |
KhumbulaZulu Craft |
KhumbulaZulu Craft |
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Maputo Corridor Festival |
Provincial officials |
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Community Arts |
Provincial officials |
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Cultural Villages |
Provincial officials |
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Little Elephant |
Sindisa |
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Roadside Craft |
Provincial officials |
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Northern Cape |
Khomani San |
Provincial officials |
Craft development |
Provincial officials |
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Apollo Theatre |
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Galeshewe Beer Hall |
Provincial officials |
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Western Cape Craft Institute |
Western Cape Craft Institute |
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Community Arts |
Provincial officials |
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Khoisan Project |
TurnStyle |
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Northern Province |
CSIR |
CSIR |
FKR Enterprises |
FKR Enterprises |
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North West |
Mmabana projects |
Mmabana |
CSIR |
CSIR |
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Khoisan Project |
Barendse-Griqua Trust |
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Western Cape |
Simunye Community Centre |
Community Structures |
Concerts in the Park |
City of Cape Town |
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Mission & Slave route |
Lanok |
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Western Cape Craft Institute |
Western Cape Craft Institute |
Most of the Investing in Culture Poverty Alleviation projects only received their funding between November 2001 and February 2002 due to the delays in getting memoranda of agreement signed. With the result, a number of projects did not submit a quarterly report in February 2002 or in April 2002. Until at least 75% of the funding has been spent and projects provide DACST with written reports , accurate figures will not be available.
The stipulations of the Poverty Alleviation Fund are that no more than 10% – 12% of the funding may be spent on project management and no business plans were accepted by DACST unless they adhered to this criterion.
Thus far, no projects have exceeded this stipulation.
By far the majority of the "Investing in Culture" Poverty Alleviation projects are being administered by provincial or city officials. In Mpumalanga and the Eastern and Northern Cape, provincial district officials are responsible for the projects. In some cases, the province or local government has recommended an organisation that DACST should work with eg. Lapeng in Johannesburg, Warwick Junction in Durban and Lanok in the Western Cape.
The larger projects are managed by government funded institutions such as the CSIR, technikons, Mmabana and the St Lucia Wetlands Park Authority.
In the case of the following projects, previously disadvantaged companies or organisations have been targeted for implementation:
Although only four of the forty projects have spent their 2001/02 allocations, there are already indications that in most cases the funding has been well spent.
The Khomani San project in the Northern Cape was selected to exhibit in Milan and was awarded a contract to supply ostrich buttons to an Italian fashion house. As a result 50 jobs have been created. In a community where no jobs previously existed, 50 people are now earning in excess of R1 000 per month.
As a result of initial funding from DACST, the Apollo Theatre in Victoria West was successful in hosting the National Film Festival in 2001 and thereby leveraging additional funding from de Beers and DEAT.
The Craft Clinic in Mpumalanga is poised to exhibit at the New York Gift Fair in August 2002.
The success of the KhumbulaZulu – CSIR – Sotheby launch and the resultant orders will have a profound effect on the rural crafters involved with these projects.
The "Music in Public Places" projects in both Durban and Cape Town have been hugely successful and the only regret is that the funding was limited to the 2001/02 financial year. Unfortunately the same cannot be said of the project in the Eastern Cape.
PROVINCE |
PROJECT |
FUTURE STATUS OF PROJECT |
Eastern Cape |
CSIR |
Projects commenced in 2001 and 2002 will continue to be funded until March 2004 |
Kwa Bomvana |
Projects will continue to be funded until March 2004 |
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Khanyisa |
Project completed |
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Vuka Everybody |
Project to be completed during 2002 |
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Wild Coast Corridor |
Projects will continue to be funded until March 2004 |
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Sisonke |
Project to be completed during 2002 |
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Red Earth Clay |
Projects will continue to be funded until March 2004 |
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Dibanisani |
Project will continue to be funded until March 2004 |
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Free State |
Cloth & Colour |
Project will continue to be funded until March 2004 |
CSIR |
Projects commenced in 2001 and 2002 will continue to be funded until March 2004 |
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Gauteng |
Neighbourhood branding |
Project will continue to be funded until March 2003 |
Public Music |
Project to be completed during 2002 |
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Khayalethu |
Project will continue to be funded until March 2004 |
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KwaZulu Natal |
St Lucia Wetlands |
Project will continue to be funded until March 2003 |
KhumbulaZulu Craft |
Project will continue to be funded until March 2004 |
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Bergville Fabric |
Projects will continue to be funded until March 2004 |
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Ugu Pottery Project |
Project will continue to be funded until March 2004 |
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Warwick Junction |
Project will continue to be funded until March 2004 |
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Bat Centre |
Project completed |
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Mpumalanga |
Craft Clinic |
Project will continue to be funded until March 2004 |
KhumbulaZulu Craft |
Project will continue to be funded until March 2004 |
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Maputo Corridor Festival |
Project will continue to be funded until March 2004 |
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Community Arts |
Project will continue to be funded until March 2004 |
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Cultural Villages |
Project will continue to be funded until March 2004 |
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Little Elephant |
Project will continue to be funded until March 2004 |
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Roadside Craft |
Project will continue to be funded until March 2004 |
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Northern Cape |
Khomani San |
Project will continue to be funded until March 2004 |
Craft development |
Project will continue to be funded until March 2004 |
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Apollo Theatre |
Project to be completed during 2002 |
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Galeshewe Beer Hall |
Project to be completed during 2002 |
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Western Cape Craft Institute |
Project will continue to be funded until March 2004 |
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Community Arts |
Project will continue to be funded until March 2004 |
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Khoisan Project |
Project will continue to be funded until March 2004 |
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Northern Province |
CSIR |
Projects commenced in 2001 and 2002 will continue to be funded until March 2004 |
FKR Enterprises |
Project to be completed during 2002 |
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North West |
Mmabana projects |
Projects commenced in 2001 and 2002 will continue to be funded until March 2004 |
CSIR |
Projects commenced in 2001 and 2002 will continue to be funded until March 2004. |
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Khoisan Project |
Project will continue to be funded until March 2004 |
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Western Cape |
Simunye Community Centre |
Project will continue to be funded until March 2004 |
Concerts in the Park |
Project to be completed during 2002 |
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Mission & Slave route |
Project will continue to be funded until March 2004 |
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Western Cape Craft Institute |
Project will continue to be funded until March 2004 |
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