BRIEFING REPORT ON THE MINISTER’S OUTREACH

PROGRAMME : KATLEHONG

9th December 2014

Presentation Outline:-• Introduction• Purpose of the presentation• Demographic profile of Katlehong• Social Development services in Katlehong• Challenges• Inputs from Community Dialogues• Intervention plan• Conclusion

This report presents an analysis of the Social Development services delivered in Katlehong based on the information that was collected from the sections of Gauteng Social Development, SASSA, NDA and community dialogues conducted on the 2nd and 3rd December 2014.

Introduction

To brief the Minister on the following:

• Demographic profile of Katlehong• Services rendered by Social Development, SASSA and NDA in the

area• Highlight challenges identified• Intervention plan • Mikondzo interventions

Purpose of the presentation:-

Background:-

The name Katlehong means “place of success”. It is a township located 35 kilometres east of Johannesburg and south of Germiston. Its an area that occupies 55.36 km2 of space and it is fused within two other townships Thokoza and Vosloorus next to the N3 highway in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality Gauteng Province.

Historically, it was established in 1945 and became a location for migrant workers working in the mines of Johannesburg Reef. Today, it has become a high density area which consists of 11 municipal wards including 6 informal settlements. Together with Thokoza and Vosloorus [KHATHORUS], it is the second largest township in South Africa following Soweto.

Population:-• Katlehong has a population of 407294 people, residing

in approximately 124841 households.• There are more males [51%] than females [49%].• The largest population groups are Black Africans

[98.44%], Indians or Asians [0.75%], Coloured [0.49%] and whites constitutes the smallest group [0.06%].

[Source: Census 2011]

Black African Indian or Asian

Coloured Other White0.00%

10.00%20.00%30.00%40.00%50.00%60.00%70.00%80.00%90.00%

100.00%

98.44%

0.75% 0.49% 0.26% 0.06%

Population Group Breakdown of Katlehong

51%

49%

Gender breakdown of Katlehong

MaleFemale

Resources:-The following are the resources in the area:• Most homes have water, electricity and sanitation• 6 x Clinics• 2 x Police Stations• 1 x Swimming Pool• 1 x Stadium• 2 x Community Halls• Primary and Secondary schools • Churches• ECD Centres

Social Development Services in Katlehong : Older PersonsFunding status Challenges Gaps Mitigation Monitoring

Tsomoma Service Centre60 beneficiaries = R180 0001 x Centre Manager= R98 400Total = R278,400  

The Service Centre functions very well , They do not have a proper venue, they could be accommodating more people

Due to the venue problems, not all programmes can be run in the service centre

Municipality to play a major role in assisting with land and facilities

The project is monitored by the Social Development and by the Monitoring and Evaluation Team, at list four times in quarter

Masego Home Based Care26 Benefiaries funded forTotal =R78 000  

The Home Based Care Centre is being funded for the third year, but the funds do not increase according to the request from the NGO and from the regional office. It could otherwise be serving more benefiaries

The two services are inadequate for the population of Elderly people in the community They serve more people than the funding given

The project is monitored by the Social Development and by the Monitoring and Evaluation Team, at list four times in quarter

Siphuthando Home Based Care60 beneficiaries =R180 00010x volunteers= R150 000Dry Stock = R20 0001xSupervisor =R84 000Total =R434 000   

The Home based care functions well, it could also serve more benefiaries as the area of Katlehong is huge, and the two Home Based Care services do not meet the needs of the whole community

The two services are inadequate for the population of Elderly people in the community They serve more people than the funding given

The project is monitored by the Social Development and by the Monitoring and Evaluation Team, at list four times in quarter

Social Development Services in Katlehong : Older Persons cont…

Funding status Challenges Gaps Mitigation Monitoring Kathorus Community Development Service Centre116 beneficiaries=R348 001xManager =R98 400Total = R446,000 

This is a new service Center, it has assisted in accommodating more benefiaries ,in line with the Older Persons Act, to keep the elderly person in the community

It has increased the number of Older persons being served in the area

The project is monitored by the Social Development and by the Monitoring and Evaluation Team, at list four times in quarter

16. Refentse Luncheon Club40 beneficiaries =R120 0001xcentre Manager=R98 400   

This is another new service that has recently been funded in the area

It has also increased the number of Older persons being served in the area

The project is monitored by the Social Development and by the Monitoring and Evaluation Team, at list four times in quarter

Social Development Services in Katlehong : Older Persons cont…Funding status Challenges Gaps Mitigation Monitoring Kathorus Community Development Service Centre116 beneficiaries=R348 001xManager =R98 400Total = R446,000 

This is a new service Center, it has assisted in accommodating more benefiaries ,in line with the Older Persons Act, to keep the elderly person in the community

It has increased the number of Older persons being served in the area

The project is monitored by the Social Development and by the Monitoring and Evaluation Team, at list four times in quarter

16. Refentse Luncheon Club40 beneficiaries =R120 0001xcentre Manager=R98 400   

This is another new service that has recently been funded in the area

It has also increased the number of Older persons being served in the area

The project is monitored by the Social Development and by the Monitoring and Evaluation Team, at list four times in quarter

Overall Challenges on Older Persons:-There is little intervention for abuse cases as there is only one Social Work service in Katlehong; and works from a strategic level. There are also cases against persons who rob the Older Persons of their houses and their grants are never given attention by the Police. Long ques at Clinics; grant application offices and there is no specified area where they are treated as elderly and disabled persons

Social Development Services in Katlehong : People with DisabilitiesFunding status Challenges Gaps Mitigation MonitoringTshepong Stimulation Centre1 x Chief Social Worker @ TOTAL= R162 132 per annum

-The Stimulation Center is funded by the Health Department, and it is also the responsibility of the Department of Health -The Social Worker works as both a worker and a manager for the Centre.-Wits mental health is unable to carry another post for a Social Worker, due to lack of funds

-There is no Protective Workshop for the Mentally handicapped in Katlehong

-There should be synergy between the polices of the Department of Health and Social Development-The community should be motivated to initiate such a service, especially the parents of the children with mental handicap not forthcoming in initiating this project

The project is monitored by the Social Development and by the Monitoring and Evaluation Team, at list four times in quarter

Ubuntu Workshop for the Blind 36 X Beneficiaries = R129 6001 x Centre Manager = R60 000Total = R189,600  

There is a challenge for a better venue. The place that the workshop is functioning from is an old hostel; it is completely conducive to serving people with a disability.

Protective workshop functions in Silos

- The protective workshop runs a small economic project which contributes to its sustainability- There is a need to assist to grow this initiative into a business

The project is monitored by the Social Development and by the Monitoring and Evaluation Team, at list four times in quarter

Social Development Services in Katlehong : People with Disabilities cont…Funding status Challenges Gaps Mitigation MonitoringZicabangeleni W/S, Katlehong (Zishap)1 x Centre Manager = R60 00055 x Beneficiaries =R198 000Total = R258.000

Not all people with a Disability attend the workshop

The three workshops for the people with a disability do not function in collaboration with each other. Even in caring for the disabled person they still serve a specialized group.eg. whist there is no protective workshop for the mentally handicapped, the Ubuntu workshop still specializes in caring for the blind disabled person, and Zicabangeleni still caters for the physically handicapped

There is a need to market the service.

The project is monitored by the Social Development and by the Monitoring and Evaluation Team, at list four times in quarter

Social Development Services in Katlehong : Women ServicesFunding status Challenges Gaps Mitigation MonitoringPOWA Kathorus Office1 x Chief social worker = R162 1322 x Social workers = R254 6902 x Social auxiliary workers = R215 6481 x Volunteer = R15 000 School Youth Programme = R15 000Total =Total = R662 470  

The subsidy is never enough to keep Social Worker and avoid staff turn over

There is no Women’s shelter in Katlehong, they are using shelters from neighboring townships

The organization raises funds and runs a small skills development project for keeping the women busySills do not generate enough funds for women to be independent

The project is monitored by the Social Development and by the Monitoring and Evaluation Team, at list four times in quarter

Sinakekelwe Crisis Centre 2 x Social workers = R254 6902 x Social auxiliary workers = R215 6481 x Debriefing = R30 0001 x Group therapy = R94 380Total = R594,719     

The organization does not have a place to work from. It was housed in the Old Hospital and had to relocate when the hospital was declared not to be functional. The organization has relocated

There are not enough services for abused women in this community

Clients from Katlehong have to now travel to Vosloorus for service delivery

The project is monitored by the Social Development and by the Monitoring and Evaluation Team, at list four times in quarter

Social Development Services in Katlehong : Women CooperativesTotal number of Cooperatives(Sewing Coops & Jersey )

Challenges Gaps Mitigation Monitoring

Total = 9 CooperativesThere are 8 sewing Cooperatives and 1 Jersey Cooperative All Nations Sewing Cooperative; Egugwini Bo Mama Sewing Cooperative; Emakhonyweni Sewing Cooperative; Khulani Textile Sewing Cooperative; Lefa larona Sewing Cooperative; Motheo Sewing Cooperative; Phumlanto Sewing Cooperative; Siyavuna Nathi Sewing Cooperative; Sesiyavuma Sikhulile Jersey Cooperative

Job creation aspects;The above mentioned Cooperatives are part of the school uniform project contracted by the Department of Social Development. Total number of beneficiaries within these Coops;There are 48 members within the 9 Cooperatives Total target of School Uniforms to be distributed in the area;The total target of school uniforms to be distributed in the area is 1050

Total number of other Coops (Shoe Coops/ Jersey Coops/ Gardening Coops exist in the area);There are 5 other Cooperatives that are within the area of Katlehong but are not funded by Social Development: Mexza CooperativeMohloli CooperativeYouth in Action Cooperative Ramodika CooperativeKetsepile Neo Cooperative What is the success rate in relation to job markets; Through the school uniform project the cooperatives got exposure and they are now part of other project in the community

What are the faced challenges on the Coops;Cooperatives lack skills sewing Skills and Financial management skills, Conflicts amongst cooperative that affects growth within the cooperative Cooperative governance issues, they don’t have relevant documents What are the mitigation plans thereof?Sewing Skills- FUMU will provide training Documentation -Financial Management – Kagisano have already startedCooperative governance – SACONO has already Planned intervention measures for the next three months. Interventions for the challenges outlined above are in progress

Challenges:-VULNERABLE GROUP CHALLENGE

Children Orphan hood; Neglect and Abuse and Poverty

Youth Unemployment; Substance Abuse; Youth Headed Households; School Drop Out; and crime

People with disabilities Unemployment; Poverty; Poor Health Care; Neglect and Abuse; Funding is very little for persons with disabilities as compared to other services. Policies for this sector needs to be finalized

Older Persons Poverty; There is little intervention for abuse cases as there is only one Social Work service in Katlehong; and works from a strategic level. There are also cases against persons who rob the Older Persons of their houses and their grants are never given attention by the Police. Long ques at Clinics; grant application offices and there is no specified area where they are treated as elderly and disabled persons; poor Health; Neglect and Abuse;

Women Domestic violence; Unemployment and Poverty

Inputs From Community Dialogues:-

• Community dialogues unfolded as follows:-

Day 1 : 2nd December 2014Day 2 : 3rd December 2014

• Facilitated by the Ministry Office : Mr. Moosa Magubane

• The following sectors were part of the dialogues’ sessions:-- Youth- People with Disabilities- Women- Elderly People

• Day 1: All the above groups were commissioned to present challenges faced in the Katlehong area

• Day 2 : Intervention plans on challenges raised

Sector Challenges

Target Group Challenges raised

Youth Corruption in the community; Substance Abuse; Lack of Rehabilitation Centres/ Treatment Centres in Katlehong; Teenage pregnancy rate is high; lack of development services; Unemployment; Limited transport facilities; misuse of grants; lack of job creation; non-prioritization of cases by officials i.t.o. Foster care; CSG; lack of funding for NGOs; poor service delivery; cohabitation; peer pressure; lack of bursaries; water sanitation; taverns; discrimination on HIV/AIDS status; lots of open spaces resulting into high levels of Crime; a need for College in the area; a need to hire more medical staff to assist in administration of medication; a need

People with Disabilities Crime; a need to review Disability grant system; lack of assistance devices; Lack of employment opportunities; lack of brail services; inaccessible transport resources; lack of sport facilities for disabled persons; lack of high schools & institutions; stigma; a need for the Ministry to respect International Day of People with Disabilities (e.g. the dialogue held on the 3rd December 2014 clashed with the International Day for people with Disabilities); lack of skills’ training for People with Disabilities

Women Ward(51) Councillor not prioritizing women’s issues; Lack of bursaries for youth who have matriculated; lack of job opportunities for unemployed women; high level of prostitution on the Heidelberg road; young children involved in sexual involvement activities; child support grants abused by young parents; the new Government hospital in Vosloorus inadequate to accommodate KATHORUS residents; high level of Domestic Violence; High rates of rapes to children; high rates of School drop outs

Older Persons Non-reporting of abuse of Older persons; family fights over Elderly persons’ houses and thus being taken to alternative placements by family members; Unsatisfactory services by SASSA. e.g. Grants given long after application and lack of proper communication when applications are declined; Social Workers failing to do home visits following foster care placements; No transport for older persons to pay-points/clinics;Older persons queuing in health clinics;SAPS members who take bribes. e.g. A child who was alleged to have physically abused her mother was reported to the police and had apparently bribed the police with R1 500 and was released and went back to tell the organization that reported her; HBC services not sufficient for the large number of older persons in the community; abuse of substances by you (Nyaope in particular) and terrorise older persons by stealing from them; lack of recreational facilities for youth; lProblems of electricity bills with Eskom that are difficult to scrap.

ECDs Inadequate funding; non-compliance to Municipality by-laws ; lack of toy libraries; lack of proper ECD sites; service disintegration; influx of children in ECD sites; un issuing of certificates; limited training continuity; non-disclosure of parents i.t.o. sick children; unprofessional staff; School fees’ payments(amount is too high);

Sector Challenges cont…

Target Group Challenges raised

Older Persons Non-reporting of abuse of Older persons; family fights over Elderly persons’ houses and thus being taken to alternative placements by family members; Unsatisfactory services by SASSA. e.g. Grants given long after application and lack of proper communication when applications are declined; Social Workers failing to do home visits following foster care placements; No transport for older persons to pay-points/ Clinics; Older persons queuing in health clinics;SAPS members who take bribes. e.g. A child who was alleged to have physically abused her mother was reported to the police and had apparently bribed the police with R1 500 and was released and went back to tell the organization that reported her; HBC services not sufficient for the large number of older persons in the community; abuse of substances by you (Nyaope in particular) and terrorise older persons by stealing from them; lack of recreational facilities for youth; Problems of electricity bills with Eskom that are difficult to scrap.

ECDs Inadequate funding; non-compliance to Municipality by-laws ; lack of toy libraries; lack of proper ECD sites; service disintegration; influx of children in ECD sites; un issuing of certificates; limited training continuity; non-disclosure of parents i.t.o. sick children; unprofessional staff; School fees’ payments(amount is too high);

OOverall Opportunities:-- Visibility of WARD Committees- Talented people in Katlehong- Young people are keen to learn- Easy access to facilities in the area- Good Infrastructure- Positive assistance from Social Workers- Funding of NPOs- Access to Health facilities- Security measures in place- Information awareness opportunities- Availability of resources (Sports facilities; Police Station; Fire-Station;

Stadium;Library; Clinics and Schools; Family Skills Centre)

Interventions Sought:-

Target Group Interventions Sought

Youth

People with Disabilities

Women

Older Persons

ECDs

Intervention Services Social Development:-

VULNERABLE GROUP TYPE OF SERVICE

Children Increased social protection through access to places of safety; foster care placement, children's homes school uniforms and dignity packs

Youth Increased social protection through access to skills development, employment opportunities; income generation opportunities, drug rehabilitating services and crime prevention services for youth at risk

People with disabilities

Increased social protection through access to care and support; skills development and income generation opportunities

Older Persons Increased social protection through access to care and support, old age homes and luncheon clubs

Women Increased social protection through access to care and support, shelters for abused women, skills development and income generation opportunities

Social Development Funded Programmes:-

• 3 x Service Points• 8 x HIV/AIDS Programmes• 3 x Old Age Homes• 1 x Shelter for abused women• 2 x Protective workshops• 2 x Substance abuse organisations• 2 x Luncheon clubs• 3 x Home based care