-POVERTY ALLEVIATION PROGRAMME "INVESTING IN CULTURE"

APRIL/MAY 2002

 

  1. INTRODUCTION
  2. 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.

     

  3. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

This programme is intended to initiate projects that:

 

  1. EXPECTED OUTCOMES

During the three year period (March 2001 – March 2003) DACST will have:

 

  1. BENEFITS

The most immediate and obvious benefits of the Poverty Alleviation Programme are:

    1. Jobs
    2. 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.

    3. Training
    4. Training in both technical and business skills will account for the bulk of the funds.

    5. Equipment
    6. 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.

    7. Facilities
    8. 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.

    9. Urban renewal
    10. 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.

    11. Self esteem

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.

 

  1. ALLOCATION FOR 2001/02
  2. 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.

     

  3. PROJECT CATEGORIES
  4. The categories of projects as approved by the National Treasury can be summarised as follows:

    Category

    Project type

    Description

    Cultural Industries Development

    Khomani San craft & cultural tourism project

    The development of a community-owned craft centre.

    Craft clinic

    The Mobile Craft Clinic in Mpumalanga travels in the province disseminating product development and related skills.

    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.

    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.

    Western Cape Craft Institute

    The aim is to establish an institute that can conduct consistent craft development training activities.

    Music in public spaces

    The aim of this project is to utilise public spaces as venues for live music.

    City beautification projects

    The projects will focus on urban renewal projects

    Cultural Tourism development

    Cultural Tourism

    The areas of focus include: festivals, infrastructure development, African cuisine projects, heritage routes and training in various art forms.

    Heritage Development Projects

    Khoi-San Community Projects

    The Khoisan Project aims at investment in human development and infrastructure in three Khoisan communities

    Oral history project

    These projects will be initiated to record, develop, preserve and digitise the oral traditions of South African culture.

     

  5. SELECTION PROCESS

The following mechanisms were use to identify and select projects:

 

  1. POVERTY NODES
  2. 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)

     

  3. LOCATION OF THE PROJECTS
  4. PROVINCE

    PROJECT

    LOCATION OF PROJECT

    Eastern Cape

    CSIR

    Mount Ayliff

    Mount Ayliff to Kokstad

    Mount Frere

    Sterkspruit

    Burgersdorp

    Craddock

     

    Kwa Bomvana

    Mbashe, Elliotdale & Ntlonyana Village

    Khanyisa

    Buffalo City, Kingwilliams' town

    Vuka Everybody

    Kouga & Kouga Kamma

    KhumbulaZulu Craft

    Province wide

    Wild Coast SDI

    Wild Coast

    Sisonke

    Nelson Mandela Metropole, New Brighton

    Red Earth Clay

    Port Elizabeth

    Dibanisani

    Morgan’s Bay

    Free State

    Cloth & Colour

    Thaba Nchu

    CSIR

    Qwa Qwa

    Qwa Qwa

    Phillipolis & Edenburg

    Bethulie, Rouxville & Zastron

     

    Gauteng

    Neighbourhood branding

    Johannesburg

    Public Music

    Johannesburg

    Khayalethu

    Johannesburg

    KwaZulu Natal

    St Lucia Wetlands

    Northern KZN

    KhumbulaZulu Craft

    Northern KZN

    Bergville Fabric Painting

    Bergville

    Ugu Pottery Project

    Ugu

    Warwick Junction

    Durban

    Bat Centre

    Durban

    Mpumalanga

    Craft Clinic

    Province wide

    KhumbulaZulu Craft

    Province wide

    Maputo Corridor Festival

    Province wide

    Community Arts

    Badplaas & Nelspruit

    Cultural Villages

    Nelspruit

    Little Elephant

    Middelburg

    Roadside Craft

    Wakkerstroom

    Northern Cape

    Khomani san

    Mier

    Craft development

    Province wide

    Apollo Theatre

    Victoria West

    Galeshewe Beer Hall

    Kimberley

    Western Cape Craft Institute

    Province wide

    Community Arts

    Province wide

    Khoisan Project

    Richtersveldt

    Northern Province

    CSIR

    Sekhukhune District

    Eastern District

    Eastern District

    Capricorn District

    Province wide

    FKR Enterprises

    Province wide

    North West

    Mmabana projects

    Mmabatho

    Boikhutsho

    Mmabatho

    Kudumane

    Mmabatho

    Lekokho

    CSIR

    Bakerville

    Kudumane

    Klerksdorp

    Mabopane

    Winterveld

    Taung

     

    Khoisan Project

    Vryburg

    Western Cape

    Simunye Community Centre

    Plettenburg Bay

    Concerts in the Park

    Cape Town

    Mission & Slave route

    Goedverwacht

    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

    Wid Coast Corridor

    R600 000

    CSIR

    R1 345 000

    Kwa Bomvana

    R690 030

    Khanyisa

    R37 580

    Sisonke

    R68 750

    Red Earth Clay

    R300 000

    Dibanisani

    R550 000

    Free State

    Cloth & Colour

    R546 000

    CSIR

    R1 395 000

    Gauteng

    Neighbourhood branding

    R187 375

    Public Music

    R400 000

    Khayalethu

    R136 000

    KwaZulu Natal

    St Lucia Wetlands

    R3 281 073

    KhumbulaZulu Craft

    R457 950

    Bergville Fabric Painting

    R400 000

    Ugu Pottery Project

    R400 000

    Warwick Junction

    R224 806

    Bat Centre

    R400 000

    Mpumalanga

    Craft Clinic

    R400 000

    KhumbulaZulu Craft

    R150 000

    Maputo Corridor Festival

    R500 000

    Community Arts

    R300 000

    Cultural Villages

    R400 000

    Little Elephant

    R1 500 000

    Roadside Craft

    R20 000

    Northern Cape

    Khomani san

    R881 600

    Craft development

    R635 000

    Apollo Theatre

    R775 000

    Galeshewe Beer Hall

    R625 000

    Western Cape Craft Institute

    R200 000

    Community Arts

    R40 000

    Khoisan Project

    R400 000

    Northern Province

    CSIR

    R2 000 000

    FKR Enterprises

    R300 000

    North West

    Mmabana projects

    R750 000

    CSIR

    R1 275 000

    Khoisan Project

    R400 000

    Western Cape

    Simunye Community Centre

    R305 000

    Concerts in the Park

    R60 000

    Mission & Slave route

    R905 535

    Western Cape Craft Institute

    R505 000

     

  5. TYPE AND NUMBER OF JOBS INVOLVED

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.

 

  1. PROJECT MANAGEMENT

PROVINCE

PROJECT

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Eastern Cape

CSIR

CSIR

KhumbulaZulu Craft

KhumbulaZulu Craft

Kwa Bomvana

Community

Khanyisa

Khanyisa

Sisonke

Community

Wild Coast SDI

Provincial officials

Vuka Everybody

Community structures

Red Earth Clay

PE Technikon

Dibanisani

Community structures

Free State

Cloth & Colour

Oranje Vroue Vereniging

CSIR

CSIR

Gauteng

Neighbourhood branding

Lapeng Family Resource Centre

Public Music

Midi Trust

Khayalethu

Dr Rabinowitz

KwaZulu Natal

St Lucia Wetlands

St Lucia Wetlands Park Trust

KhumbulaZulu Craft

KhumbulaZulu Craft

Bergville Fabric paining project

Rural Development and Job Creation Consultants

Ugu Pottery Project

Rural Development and Job Creation Consultants

Warwick Junction

Warwick Junction: City of Durban

Bat Centre

Bat Centre

Mpumalanga

Craft Clinic

Provincial officials

KhumbulaZulu Craft

KhumbulaZulu Craft

Maputo Corridor Festival

Provincial officials

Community Arts

Provincial officials

Cultural Villages

Provincial officials

Little Elephant

Sindisa

Roadside Craft

Provincial officials

Northern Cape

Khomani San

Provincial officials

Craft development

Provincial officials

Apollo Theatre

Galeshewe Beer Hall

Provincial officials

Western Cape Craft Institute

Western Cape Craft Institute

Community Arts

Provincial officials

Khoisan Project

TurnStyle

Northern Province

CSIR

CSIR

FKR Enterprises

FKR Enterprises

North West

Mmabana projects

Mmabana

CSIR

CSIR

Khoisan Project

Barendse-Griqua Trust

Western Cape

Simunye Community Centre

Community Structures

Concerts in the Park

City of Cape Town

Mission & Slave route

Lanok

Western Cape Craft Institute

Western Cape Craft Institute

 

  1. WHAT PERCENTAGE OF FUNDING WENT TO THE PROJECT MANAGER
  2. 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.

     

  3. BLACK EMPOWERMENT COMPANIES

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:

 

  1. VALUE FOR MONEY INVESTED – CAN IT BE QUANTIFIED OR ESTIMATED
  2. 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.

     

  3. WHAT IS CURRENT, ONGOING OR COMPLETED. WHAT IS BEING TAKEN INTO THE FUTURE

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

Khanyisa

Project completed

Vuka Everybody

Project to be completed during 2002

Wild Coast Corridor

Projects will continue to be funded until March 2004

Sisonke

Project to be completed during 2002

Red Earth Clay

Projects will continue to be funded until March 2004

Dibanisani

Project will continue to be funded until March 2004

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

Gauteng

Neighbourhood branding

Project will continue to be funded until March 2003

Public Music

Project to be completed during 2002

Khayalethu

Project will continue to be funded until March 2004

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

Bergville Fabric

Projects will continue to be funded until March 2004

Ugu Pottery Project

Project will continue to be funded until March 2004

Warwick Junction

Project will continue to be funded until March 2004

Bat Centre

Project completed

Mpumalanga

Craft Clinic

Project will continue to be funded until March 2004

KhumbulaZulu Craft

Project will continue to be funded until March 2004

Maputo Corridor Festival

Project will continue to be funded until March 2004

Community Arts

Project will continue to be funded until March 2004

Cultural Villages

Project will continue to be funded until March 2004

Little Elephant

Project will continue to be funded until March 2004

Roadside Craft

Project will continue to be funded until March 2004

Northern Cape

Khomani San

Project will continue to be funded until March 2004

Craft development

Project will continue to be funded until March 2004

Apollo Theatre

Project to be completed during 2002

Galeshewe Beer Hall

Project to be completed during 2002

Western Cape Craft Institute

Project will continue to be funded until March 2004

Community Arts

Project will continue to be funded until March 2004

Khoisan Project

Project will continue to be funded until March 2004

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

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.

Khoisan Project

Project will continue to be funded until March 2004

Western Cape

Simunye Community Centre

Project will continue to be funded until March 2004

Concerts in the Park

Project to be completed during 2002

Mission & Slave route

Project will continue to be funded until March 2004

Western Cape Craft Institute

Project will continue to be funded until March 2004

 

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