NATIONAL YOUTH COMMISSION

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NATIONAL YOUTH COMMISSION

• REVISED NYC STRAT. PLAN
• 2007 -2011
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• PRESENTATION TO THE JMC
• 16 May 2008

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

• Background
• Key NYC Programs
• Cluster Priorities
• Administration
• Budget

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BACKGROUND

• The presentation seeks to highlighting key
  programmes espoused in the revised strategy
  2007-2011 as well as highlight NYC priorities for
  2008.
• August 2007 NYC engaged in a strategy review
  session which resulted in the strat. plan 2008/9

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• KEY PROGRAMS

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1. ADVOCACY AND LOBBYING

• Undertake youth policy review and develop
  national youth policy 2008 -2013.
• Develop implementation plan to ensure
  implementation of the policy
• Develop ME tool (youth indicators)
• Undertake research on institutional mechanisms

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2. LEGISLATION MONITORING

• Strengthen capacity of the Parliamentary Office
• Undertake legislation monitoring
• Make youth submissions to relevant policies and
  legislation being developed to ensure that youth
  issues are integrated.
• Strengthen Youth Parliament as part of the ME
  tools
• Participate in various clusters of government

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3. RESEARCH, ME

• Co-ordinate and develop relevant research e,g.
  research on institutional mechanisms,
  establishment of youth directorates in govt etc
• Develop a knowledge manage system
• Host Seminars on key topical issues affecting
  youth through the youth dialogue program
• Develop an annual report on the performance of
  the state institutions

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4. NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE

• Build capacity for PYCs
• Strengthen lobbying and advocacy to ensure
  massification
• Coordination NSC PSC
• Monitoring and evaluation

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5. STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT

• Strategic partnership to ensure greater
  interaction with the youth constituency
• Collaborate with similar institutions and
  chapter 9 institutions
• Convene IDCYA on a quarterly basis
• Partner with IEC on youth mobilisation to
  participate in democratic process (elections)
• Chairpersons Forum quarterly meetings
• CEOs Form Quarterly meetings

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• CLUSTER PRIORITIES

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1. SOCIAL COHESION

• Ke Moja No to Drugs Campaign
• Youth and Elections
• 2010 Soccer World Cup
• Young Women
• Youth Dialogues

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2. ECONOMIC PARTICIPATION

• Youth and ISAD Program
• Youth Development Forum
• GDS Review
• Regional Employment Summit (June 2008)

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Education and training

• Back to school campaign
• Literacy campaign to be linked to NYS
• Summit on Youth and Education
• Learner Retention Strategy
• Campaign on values
• Schools pledge/ youth pledge
• Focus on teenage pregnancy

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3. LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• Batsha/ Jeugd partnership with the Flemish
  government
• Youth Democracy Week (Youth Ambassadors Program)
• ID Yourself Camp (partnership with SABC, Home
  Affairs and IEC)
• Capacity Building for local youth units

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4. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

• Ratification of the Africa Youth Charter
• Bilaterals with other countries in stages of
  development (Qatar, Senegal etc)

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• ADMINISTRATION

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1. ADMINISTRATION

• Improve internal controls
• Align Strategic operational planning to the
  budgeting processes as set out by National
  Treasury
• Develop and implement internal policies (SCM, HR
  and IT policies)
• Develop implement HRM strategy
• Develop Anti Fraud/ Corruption policy

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Budget Allocation

• 2008-09 BUDGET ALLOCATION
• R 24,333mil
• Less CREDITORS AS _at_ 31/03/2008 R3,724 mil
• AVAILABLE BUDGET
• R 20,608 mil

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Overall Budget Per Standard Item
Item R000 To Budget
Salaries Staff Costs 14,350 70
Admin Operating Expenses 3,958 19
Professional Services (Audit fees) 1,300 6
Youth Month Expenditure 1,000 5
TOTAL 20,608 m 100
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Programmes R500,000

• Young Womens Network R100k
• Youth Leaders Training- Foreign RelationsR100k
• Ke Moja Campaign R100k
• Youth Social Dialogue R100k
• Youth Democracy Week R100k

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Comparative Years
STANDARD ITEMS 2007/2008 2008/2009 Increase (Decrease) Increase (Decrease)
STANDARD ITEMS R000 R000 R000
PERSONNEL EXPENDITURE 11,250 14,350 3,100 28
ADMINI OPERATIONAL EXPENSE 7,021 3,958 (3,063) (44)
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 3,148 1,300 (1,848) (59)
YOUTH MONTH EXPENDITURE 1,000 1,000 0 0
EXPECTED DONOR FUNDING (Flemish Project) (1,807)   1,807 (100)
TOTALS 20,612 20,608 (4) 0
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CONCLUSION

• Insufficient capacity (restructuring put on hold
  due to the merger process)
• Insufficient resources
• Planned intervention
• Strategic partnerships to ensure implementation
  of priorities
• Submissions for additional funds during
  adjustments period by NT
• Cut down spending on non essential items