The Department of Social Development take cognisance of the progressive contribution and positive input made by Non-Profit Organizations (NPOs) in strengthening the much needed delivery of strategic and developmental services to the poor, the needy and the vulnerable.  NPOs remain key and central partners in the effort to deliver interventions to extricate people out of the clutches of poverty and deprivation.
 
The Department of Social Development would hereby like to recognize and reward the hard work of these NPOs by calling for applications from all funded organizations to be considered for the NPO Excellence Awards 2018.

 

Download PDF: NPO Excellence Award Application Form

Download JPEG: 2018-06 NPO Excellence Awards poster

 

The Department of Social Development in line with the National Development Plan,  the Medium Term Strategic Framework and Outcome 13 has the responsibility to regularly assess its performance and therefore realign its plans based on the challenges experienced by the poor and vulnerable people of our Province. This reflection must be informed by the needs and aspirations of our poor and vulnerable  people and it must be underpinned by the affirmation of Batho Pele and the old-age Setswana idiomatic expression of Motho ke motho ka batho. We therefore continue to engage in annual performance planning in an  affort to assess how far we have come in realising our Strategic Plan 2015-2019 objectives and to determine what is to be done going forward.

 

Download PDF: ANNUAL PERFORMANCE PLAN

 

Tshedimosetso House, Friday, 15 September 2017

Minister of Postal & Telecommunications, Dr Siyabonga Cwele
Minister of Home Affairs, Prof Hlengiwe Mkhize
Members of the Technical Committee and senior officials here present
Ladies and Gentlemen of the media

The MEC for Social  Development, Father Gift van Staden kicked off a three day Community Outreach Programme in Upington and Kathu on Monday, 11 September 2017. The first stop was at the Progress Soup Kitchen and Neighbour - Helping - Neighbour Non-Profit Organization. The Progress Soup Kitchen provides a warm meal once a day to 100 people from Monday to Friday. The Soup Kitchen is funded by the Department and also runs various community programmes with the main focus on older  persons. The MEC donated additional food supplies to the Soup Kitchen in order to relief the plight of vulnerable people.