QUARTERLY REPORT

4th Quarter 2012/13

Jan – March 2013

BRANCH : Rights of Children and People with Disabilities

UNIT: Rights of People with Disabilities

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PROGRAMME OBJECTIVE

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• To raise awareness on the status and rights of people with disabilities, and to develop and popularise norms and standards for mainstreaming of disability considerations into legislation, policies and programmes through consultative processes.

• To monitor, evaluate and report on progress and impact made on the realisation of rights of people with disabilities through an integrated monitoring and evaluation system.

• To enable public and private sector institutions to deliver on the realisation of the rights of people with disabilities by establishing institutional mechanisms, as well as by facilitating and/or providing institutional support and training.

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Strategic Objective

Performance Indicator/output 2012/13

Quarter 4 Target

Responsible Manager

ProgressReason for Variances

Proposed Corrective

Actions

Advocacy and mainstreaming to promote the rights of people with disabilities

National Disability Policy published

National Disability Policy published

Director : Advocacy and Mainstreaming

Not achieved Only 1 staff member in Chief Directorate

Awaiting response from Ford Foundation for technical support to complete this task by March 2014.Included in 2013/14 APP.

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Strategic Objective

Performance Indicator/output 2012/13

Quarter 4 Target

Responsible Manager

ProgressReason

for Variances

Proposed Corrective

Actions

Advocacy and mainstreaming to promote the rights of people with disabilities.

National Disability Awareness Campaign Coordinated

Assessment Report on National Awareness and Accessibility Campaigns compiled

Director : Advocacy and Mainstreaming

Achieved N/A

Universal AccessStrategy approved

Universal Access Strategy submitted for approval

Director : Advocacy and Mainstreaming

Not Achieved Only 1 staff member in Chief Directorate

Awaiting response from Ford Foundation for technical support to complete this task by March 2014.Included in 2013/14 APP.

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Strategic Objective

Performance Indicator/output

2012/13

Quarter 4 Target

Responsible Manager

ProgressReason for Variances

Proposed Corrective

Actions

Advocacy and mainstreaming to promote the rights of people with disabilities.

Participation bydisability sector in key sector policydevelopmentprocesses &governmentprogrammesfacilitated

None Director : Advocacy and Mainstreaming

N/A N/A

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Strategic Objective

Performance Indicator/output

2012/13

Quarter 4 Target

Responsible Manager

ProgressReason for Variances

Proposed Corrective

Actions

Advocacy and mainstreaming to promote the rights of people with disabilities.

SA Country Plan of the African Decade Continental Plan implemented and coordinated

None Director : Advocacy and Mainstreaming

Statements made bythe SA delegation tothe UNCRPD Conference of Parties are published and circulated

None Chief Director : M&E

N/A N/A

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Strategic Objective

Performance Indicator/output

2012/13Quarter 4 Target

Responsible Manager

ProgressReason for Variances

Proposed Corrective

Actions

Monitor, evaluate and report on the status of the equalisation of opportunities for people with disabilities

Number of reports on access to education for children and young people with disabilities compiled

1 Report on transition of school-leavers and graduates with disabilities finalised 1 Status Report on Quality of Learning and Teaching in Special Schools finalised

Chief Dir: M&E

Not achieved

Delays in approval of Terms of Reference and advertising bid for appointment of consultants

Research and Policy Development still doing data analysis

Deferred to 2013/14

Number of M&E reports on access to employment and economic empowerment opportunities for people with disabilities compiled

1 Status Report on increased access by people with disabilities to economic empowerment and skills development programmes finalised

Chief Dir: M&E

Not achieved

Delays in approval of Terms of Reference and advertising bid for appointment of consultants

Deferred to 2013/14

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Strategic Objective

Performance Indicator/output

2012/13Quarter 4 Target

Responsi ble

ManagerProgress

Reason for Variances

Proposed Corrective

Actions

Monitor, evaluate and report on the status of the equalisation of opportunities for people with disabilities

Number of reports on participation by people with disabilities in rural development programmes compiled

Report on improvement of participation of people with disabilities in rural development programmes finalised

Chief Dir: M&E

Not achieved

Delays in approval of Terms of Reference and advertising bid for appointment of consultants

Deferred to 2013/14

Disability considerationsintegrated into allGovernment M&E(GWME) systems

Quarterly reports to Cabinet clusters submitted

Chief Dir: M&E

Not Achieved

Delays in finalising M&E Strategy & finalisation of Country Report delayed development of quarterly reports to Cabinet

M&E Strategy finalised

Country Report finalised

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Strategic Objective

Performance Indicator/outp

ut 2012/13Quarter 4 Target

Responsi ble

ManagerProgress

Reason for Variances

Proposed Corrective

Actions

Monitor, evaluate and report on the status of the equalisation of opportunities for people with disabilities

UNCRPD ReportingRequirements complied with

None Chief Dir: M&E

N/A N/A

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Strategic Objective

Performance Indicator/output

2012/13

Quarter 4 Target

Responsible

ManagerProgress

Reason for Variances

Proposed Corrective

Actions

Institutional support and capacity development for equal access and opportunities for people with disabilities

An Intervention Model to accelerate access to education for children and young people with disabilities developed

None DD: IS&CD

N/A N/A

Two institutional supportinterventions to facilitate equal access to employment and economic empowermentopportunities for people with disabilities coordinated

A model outlining norms and standards for mainstreaming disability considerations in sheltered employment factories developed

DD: IS&CD

Not achieved Delays on KZN site caused postponement of launch of centre

NW still in construction phase

Meeting was held between Ministry and MECs office

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Strategic Objective

Performance Indicator/output

2012/13Quarter 4 Target

Responsible Manager

ProgressReason for Variances

Proposed Corrective

Actions

Institutional support and capacity development for equal access and opportunities for people with disabilities

Strategy for mainstreaming of disability considerations in integrated public service delivery coordinated

Capacity building of district and local municipality disabled people organisations in four provinces coordinated

DD: IS&CD Not achieved

Only 1 staff member (Deputy Director) in Chief Directorate

Suspended for rest of year

Institutional Frameworkdeveloped

Consolidated report on Institutional Framework compiled

DD: IS&CD Not Achieved

Delays in finalising the Integrated Framework due to capacity constraints delayed development of Sector Framework

Will be finalised in 2013/14

Joint machineries convened

DD: IS&CD Achieved N/A N/A

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MAIN ACHIEVEMENTSKPI Q4 Target

AchievedProgress Information

National Disability Awareness Campaign Coordinated

Launch of National Disability Awareness Month and International Day of Persons with Disabilities celebrations coordinated

•A total of 177 news items were sent out to stakeholders through DisabilityRights

•The 2013 Disability Rights Calendar was finalized and circulated •Assessment Report on National Awareness and Accessibility Campaigns compiled

•Participated in number of human rights events during March and also ensured mainstreaming of disability into human rights events

Participation bydisability sector in key sector policydevelopmentprocesses &governmentprogrammesfacilitated

No quarter 4 target

The Road Accident Fund Scheme Bill was circulated to stakeholders to alert them to the commenting opportunity and periodSector kept informed with regards progress with Employment Services Bill and Employment Equity Amendment Bill in Parliament

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MAIN ACHIEVEMENTSKPI Q4 Target

AchievedProgress Information

An Intervention Model to accelerate access to education for children and young people with disabilities developed

No quarter 4 target Lessons learnt through Khanyisa Special School used to structure intervention in supporting Lepelle Nkumpi municpality with development of Pontsho Disability Centre in Khureng Village.Centre successfully lauched over a two day period, which included an empowerment workshop for parents

Facilitated the establishment of Disability Centres and support to existing centres in 17 Higher Education Institutions and distributed documents on best practices among them. Only 6 outstanding.

Institutional FrameworkDeveloped

Joint machineries convened

A meeting between the Joint machinery stakeholders and SALGA was convened to focus on combating Gender-Based Violence

UNCRPD ReportingRequirements complied with

The first UNCRPD Country Report deposited with the UN

Final draft of first UNCRPD Country Report submitted for approval

•Final Draft UN CRPD Country Report presented to Portfolio Committee.•Editing of UN CRPD Country Report concluded.•Cabinet memo and presentation finalised and submitted for discussion by

Joint Cabinet Cluster meeting on 6 March – awaiting confirmation from Ministry

•Comments from Portfolio Committee and Select Committee on Country Report received. Response drafted. (PoE M&E 1)

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PROGRESS MADE ON Q1, Q2 & Q3 OUTSTANDINGTARGETS

KPI Q1 -3 Target Progress InformationNational Disability Policy published

Legislation audit completedPre-final draft of NDP consulted National Disability Policy approved

•The project has been placed on hold while negotiations with the Ford Foundation with regards financial and technical support for the process, are finalised.

•The Ford foundation proposal to fund this process has been completed and is being discussed with Ford Foundation

Universal AccessStrategy approved

Status Report on universal access in transport, builtenvironment and ICT finalisedMinimum Norms and Standards for Universal Access and Design consulted and finalisedFramework for capacity development in universal access finalised Framework for financing universal access finalised

•The project has been placed on hold while negotiations with the Ford Foundation with regards financial and technical support for the process.

•The Ford foundation proposal to fund this process has been completed and is being discussed with Ford Foundation

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PROGRESS MADE ON Q1&3 TARGETSKPI Q1 -3 Target Progress Information

SA Country Plan of the African Decade Continental Plan implemented and coordinated

SA Chapter of Continental Plan consulted

SA Chapter of Continental Plan approved

Phase 1 of country plan coordinated and implementedSA Chapter of Continental Plan consulted

• Heads of State approved the AU Disability Architecture, which includes the Continental Plan of Action, in January 2013.

• The Continental Plan will be integrated into the National Disability Policy as well as Programme of Action 2014-2019

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PROGRESS MADE ON Q1&3 TARGETS

KPI Q1 -3 Target Progress InformationNumber of reports on access to education for children and young people with disabilities compiled

1 Report on Survey on Conditions in Special Schools finalised

1 Report reflecting experiences of students with disabilities at institutions of higher education published

1 Report on number of people with disabilities who have applied for access to ECD, basic education, FET and higher education facilities for 2012 academic year finalised

Awaiting analysis reports from Research and Policy Development.

Bids received have been evaluated for consideration for funding in 2013/14

Number of M&E reports on access to employment and economic empowerment opportunities for people with disabilities compiled

1 Report on experiences of public servants with disabilities finalised

1 Report on experiences of people with disabilities in learnership programmes finalised

Bids received have been evaluated for consideration for funding in 2013/14

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PROGRESS MADE ON Q1&3 TARGETSKPI Q1 -3 Target Progress Information

Number of reports on participation by people with disabilities in rural development programmes compiled

Report on participation of people with disabilities in current rural development programmes

Bids received have been evaluated for consideration for funding in 2013/14

Disability considerationsintegrated into allGovernment M&E(GWME) systems

Disability M&E indicators for GWM&E systems drafted

Disability M&E indicators for GWM&E systems finalised

UNDP process placed on suspension during a meeting between UNDP and DDG Toni until finalisation of the SCF

Disability M&E indicator matrix finalisedDisability definition, data management and statistics Working Group established and convened

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PROGRESS MADE ON Q1&3 TARGETSKPI Q1 -3 Target Progress Information

Two institutional support interventions to facilitate equal access to Employment and Economic Empowerment Opportunities for People with Disabilities coordinated

A model outlining norms and standards for mainstreaming disability considerations in skills development centres developed

The inclusive skills development centre model piloted on two sites

•Model finalised

•Roll-out held back by delays on construction site of Illovo Centre. Construction has now commenced again.

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PROGRESS MADE ON Q1&3 TARGETSKPI Q1 -3 Target Progress Information

Strategy for mainstreaming of disability considerations in integrated public service delivery coordinated

Capacity DevelopmentFramework formainstreaming of disabilityconsiderations into allGovernment programmes finalised

Capacity building of national and provincial disabled people organisations (departments coordinated)

Capacity building of district and local municipalities in five provinces coordinated

The activity has been postponed to the next financial year as part of the UN-DESA Toolkit development for implementation of the CRPD

Oversight of trainings on disability mainstreaming led by DSD and JICA

Conducted a study tour to Japan to learn from their models

SUPPLIMENTARY PROJECTS (Ad hoc Activities)

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• Case Management – Total new received: 23Total resolved (including previous months’ referrals): 16

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BUDGET REPORT

Item Budget Expenditure (31/03) Balance

COE 7 251 000 5,404,827 1,846,173

Goods and Services 8 011 000 7,411,112 599,888

Transfers 0 0 0

Capital 169 000 25,669 143,331

TOTAL: 15 431 000

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The figures provided were received from Finance on 04/04/2013 – the Unit is currently checking the expenditure figures against actual expenditure as the totals are disputed.

Awaiting the detailed expenditure report from Finance

BRANCH CHALLENGES REQUIRING INTERVENTION

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• Programme staff had to vacate their offices at AVN due to unhealthy conditions. – Offices at Hamilton allocated on different floors and

predominantly open plan– Staff utilising desk top computers sharing with

Hamilton staff and with limited access to their own desk top hard drives

– Limited access to landlines at Hamilton • Long delays in supply chain processes (approvals,

obtaining quotes, bid evaluation etc impacting negatively on delivery

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