Title: Ministry for Women, Youth, Children and Persons with Disabilities
1Ministry for Women, Youth, Children and Persons
with Disabilities
2OUTLINE
- Introduction
- Mandate
- Legislative and Policy Environment
- Current Functions of the GDCY
- Key Functions of the Ministry
- Key Priority Areas
3INTRODUCTION
- At the 52nd Conference of the ANC in December
2007 Resolution 109 was adopted to establish a
Womens Ministry in the Presidency - Success of governments are measured globally
based on their responses to the needs of the
vulnerable groups - Children, Youth and People with disabilities
are identified to fall within the Ministry - The structure will include a focal person for the
elderly which will cut across all target groups -
4Mandate
- Ensuring that Government translates its
Constitutional, political and global commitments
into measurable and meaningful programs, thereby
promoting and protecting the human rights, human
dignity, freedom and equal development of all.
5Legislative and Policy Environment
- The Ministry gains its mandate from the
Constitution of the Republic of south Africa
(1996) - Work will also be guided by
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- The current national policies for women, youth,
children and persons with disabilities - Relevant acts
- International and regional instruments and
agreements
6Current Functions of GDCY
- Mainstreaming
- Monitoring and evaluation
- Policy Coordination
- Advocacy, lobbying and awareness raising
- International, regional and national obligations
- Capacity development
- Liaison and networking
7Key Functions of the Ministry
- 1. Mainstreaming
- 2. Advocacy, lobbying, and awareness raising
- 3. International, Regional, and National
Relations - 4. Capacity development
- 5. Monitoring Evaluation, and Reporting
- 6. Coordination and stakeholder management
- 7. Policy Management and Research
- 8. Empowerment
- 9. Corporate services
8Key Functions of the Ministry (continued)
- 1. Mainstreaming
- Facilitate establishment of the focal points and
machineries in all spheres of government - Ensure inclusion of WYCPwD in governance
processes (priorities, strategies, programmes,
budgets etc) - Provide strategic guidance and support to key
stakeholders in the development of programmes,
policies, legislation, products etc.
9Key Functions of the Ministry (continued)
- Advocacy, lobbying, and awareness raising
- Coordinate commemoration of national and
international days - Raise awareness, advocate, and lobby for
provision of effective services to WYCPwD - Ensure that all focal points are strategically
located - Lobby for adequate financial and other resource
allocation for WYCP programmes, projects, and
services - Lobby for inclusion of WYCPwD in performance
management systems of Senior Managers in the
public service - Lobby for prioritization of WYCPwD
- Ensure alignment to the national strategic agenda
of government.
10Key Functions of the Ministry (continued)
- International, Regional, and National Relations
- Provide leadership in all international,
regional, and national relations pertaining to
WYCPwD - Provide strategic leadership in bilateral and
multilateral engagements - Coordinate input and finalize the country
reports - Facilitate linkages with strategic partners
- Facilitate the sourcing and management of donor
support
11Key Functions of the Ministry (continued)
- 4. Capacity development
- Provide strategic direction on capacity
development within public and civil society
sectors
12Key Functions of the Ministry (continued)
- Monitoring Evaluation, and Reporting
- Develop monitoring and evaluation framework
- Develop generic indicators for WYCPwD
- Monitor and evaluate implementation and
compliance with regional, continental and
international instruments - Monitor policy and programme implementation in
all spheres of government - Monitor legislation implementation in all spheres
of government - Monitor performance of different government
agencies (e.g. National Youth Development Agency)
13Key Functions of the Ministry (continued)
- Coordination and stakeholder management
- Coordinate and manage stakeholder processes
(machineries, all spheres of Government,
traditional leadership, civil society, Izimbizo
etc) - Initiate and manage partnerships with private
sector, donors, civil society - Develop partnership framework/ policy.
14Key Functions of the Ministry (continued)
- Policy Management and Research
- Develop and review national legislation/
policies/ strategies/ guidelines WYCPwD - Development of generic norms and standards for
WYCPwD - Develop Quality assurance system
- Commission and undertake national research as and
when the need arise
15Key Functions of the Ministry (continued)
- Empowerment
- Initiate and facilitate the empowerment of
constituencies on different aspects (women, youth
and people with disabilities) - Ensure that all targeted groups have access to
government resources and facilities (funding,
skills development etc).
16Key Functions of the Ministry (continued)
- Corporate services
- Specific functions will be developed by the
Managers concerned. It was however proposed that
the following unit be included - Human resources management (with EAP unit)
- Human resources development
- Communication
- Finance
- Supply Chain Management
- Legal services
- Internal Security
- Office Management
- Information Technology
17Key Priority Areas
- Development of cooperatives
- Poverty alleviation including early childhood
development - Increasing representation in decision-making,
employment and in the workplace - Skills development, especially in rural areas
- Transformation of all spheres of society with
special reference to the private sector - Addressing violence and abuse against women,
children, youth, persons with disabilities and
older persons, including the issue of human
trafficking - Job creation and the advancement of decent jobs
- Fostering mentorships, coaching and support
structures
18Key Priority Areas (continued)
- Facilitating learnerships and internships
- Recognize unpaid care work and equal sharing of
responsibilities, including through development
of appropriate policies. - Establishment of funds for economic empowerment
of women, youth, persons with disabilities and
older persons - Encouraging and supporting the participation of
NGO's and civil society - Prevention of drug, alcohol abuse and other forms
of risky behaviour - Fostering relationships with machinery partners
(e.g.. BYDA, CGE, Childrens Rights Advisory
Council, CEE, HSRC, etc..) - Facilitate the observance of commemorative days
and other advocacy programs.
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