OUTLINE OF THE PRESENTATION
• PURPOSE
• BACKGROUND
• PROGRAMME DELIVERABLES
• PROGRAMME INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
• QUALITY ASSURANCE MEASURES
• LEARNER PROFILES
• PROGRAMME BUDGETS AND EXPENDITURE
• CAMPAIGN’S TARGETS AND OUTCOMES
• THE CAMPAIGN AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION
• WHAT HAS BEEN ACHIEVED
• CHALLENGES
• RISK FACTORS AND IMPROVEMENT
BACKGROUND
• The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, declares education as a right, including adult basic education.
• 9,6m adults had less than grade 7 and 4.7m of these had no schooling (2001 Census).
• South Africa made a commitment in terms of goal 4 of the Education For All (EFA) to halve illiteracy in the country by 50% at Dakar in 2000.
• The ABET System of literacy provision was inadequate to enable South Africa to meet the EFA commitment.
PROGRAMME DELIVERABLES
• To teach people to read and write in mother tongue.
• To use spoken English
• To develop a basic number concept and apply arithmetic operations to everyday contexts
• To achieve an equivalence of Grade 3 of the schooling system.
OPERATIONAL STRUCTURE
Coordinators (201)
(1:20)
Supervisors (3 663)
(1:10)
Educators (38 469)
(1:18)
Learners
( 665 134)
Head
Office
Monitors (44)
(1:4 Coordinators)
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Plan, Coordinate, Oversee & Report on the Campaign
2. Ensuring recruitment of monitors and coordinators
3. Ensures the recruitment of Supervisors and Volunteer Educators
4. Ensures the recruitment of learners across the country
HOW THE PROGRAMME ROLLS OUT
Setting-up Phase: Teaching /
January – May Learning Phase:
June - November
Advocacy
Recruitment
Update LTSM
Procure LTSM
Distribute LTSM
Train Volunteers
Secure Teaching /
Learning Spaces
Conduct
classes
Assess
Learners
Monitor
Learning Sites
Collect
Process &
dispatch
Admin.
documents
Completion
Phase: Dec
– March
Moderate
Learner
Assessment
Portfolios
(Regional)
Collect &
Dispatch
LAPS for
storage
Moderate
LAPs
(SAQA)
The 2012 Learners (per province)
LIMPOPO
GAUTENG
FREE STATE KWAZULU
NATAL
EASTERN
CAPE
WESTERN
CAPE
NORTHERN
CAPE
NORTH WEST
MPUMALANGA
7 281
14 311
159 321
53 022
35 049
145 656
55 193
107 388
87 913
Total: 665 134
Targeting women, youth the aged & the disabled: • 21% of the learners are youth
• 66% of the educators are youth
• 79% of the learners are women
• 80% of the volunteer educators are women
• 16% of the learners are above the age of 60
• 10% learners are above the age of 70
• 7.8% of the learners are disabled.
Campaign profile
QUALITY ASSURANCE MEASURES
• Ongoing quality assurance and monitoring.
• A selection of Learner Assessment Portfolios (LAPs) from each Supervisor is moderated e.g. Voluntary Educator pack no. 5 which consists of 18 LAPs.
• These Portfolios are moderated and then captured by the capturing centre .
QUALITY ASSURANCE (Cont.)
• Performance of Coordinator is determined, based on the submission of the Learner Assessment Portfolios (LAPs) and the accuracy of the marking of the LAPs.
• Once this process is completed , each Supervisor, Volunteer and Learner who has passed is issued with a certificate which is distributed to the Coordinators to hand out.
QUALITY ASSURANCE (Cont.)
• The Executive Officer of the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA), presents service recognition awards to Kha Ri Gude Co-ordinators who have gone through a two day moderation and verification workshop that was specifically designed for the Mass Literacy Campaign by SAQA.
Campaign Budgets Allocations
Actual Voted Funds
MTEF
2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16
R’000 R’000 R’000 R’000 R’000 R’000 R’000 R’000
457 000 443 194 468 302 541 373 572 397 608 773 644 743 674 401
Programme Expenditure
Kha Ri Gude Unit in Dept. Basic Education
Actual Expenditure
2008/9 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12
R R R R
Compensation of Employees
3 765 546
5 372 941
5 840 802
5 660 774
Goods & Services
438 019
1 085 046
426 405
1 430 113
Capital Expenditure
1 379 283
6 850
55 318
23 822
TOTAL 5 582 848 6 464 837 6 322 525 7 114 709
% Total Budget - 13.64% -2.25% 11.13%
Programme Expenditure
Kha Ri Gude Field Operations
Actual Expenditure
2008/9 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12
R’000 R’000 R’000 R’000
Stipends 258 623 292 280 340 778 358 234
Stationery 85 757 40 262 22 831 4 199
Printing 48 475 37 188 21 651 43 225
Distribution 17 579 34 159 35 527 42 353
Training 7 629 3 504 4 425 5 144
Other 5 074 983 3 553 5 056
TOTAL 423 137 408 376 428 765 458 211
% Total Budget - -3.49% 4.99% 6.87%
Programme Expenditure
Outsourced Component (Service Provider)
Actual Expenditure
2008/9 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12
R R R R
Administration Fees
28 265 763
28 337 929
31 673 297
32 012 914
% Total Budget - 0.25% 10.53% 1.06%
CAMPAIGN’S TARGETS AND OUTCOMES
1. The Campaign’s Outcomes are two pronged:
1.1 Quantitative
To be understood in the context of EFA. Reduction of the illiteracy rate by 50% by 2015
1.2 Qualitative
To be understood in the context of empowering individuals, thus improving the skills base of the country.
Quantitative Campaign Outcomes: Achieved & Outstanding
Adult Learners
Completed & to
Enrol for literacy
Classes
2008
359 995
2009
613 643
2010
609 199
2011
660 924
2012
665 134
2013
683 514
2014
681 732
2015
661 356
2015/16
4.7 million
Eradication
of illiteracy:
Awaiting
Census
2011
Annual outcomes
Intermediate
outcome
Long term
outcome
Achieved Quantitative outcomes
Against Provincial Targets
Province Targets 2008 2009 2010 2011 Remaining
KZN 1 145 395 67 435 133 486 125 122 146 642 668 812
Limpopo 858 681 44 853 103 828 94 453 116 055 499 492
EC 778 203 116 090 142 671 149 214 149 772 220 456
Gauteng 515 747 40 326 75 678 79 575 79 984 240 184
MP 468 747 31 534 55 971 56 242 60 404 264 596
NW 437 791 30 561 32 198 32 181 35 131 307 720
Free State 257 240 17 644 50 984 48 879 51 328 88 405
WC 167 618 5 762 11 173 14 661 12 475 123 547
NC 91 305 2 990 7 654 7 785 9 122 63 754
Unknown 2 800 1 087 11
TOTAL 4 720 727 359 995 613 643 609 199 660 924 2 476 966
Qualitative Programme Outcomes: Learner Outcomes
.
Illiterate
adults attend
literacy
classes
Acquire
skills to:
• Read
• Write
• Use
Numbers
• Speak
English
Practical
Life
Skills
Capacitated
&
Empowered
Individuals
Challenges
Immediate Long Term
KHA RI GUDE & POVERTY ALLEVIATION
• The Campaign was enlisted as part of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) in 2011 because of its capacity to create short term work opportunities for the unemployed.
• EPWP targets, budgets and expenditure are discussed below.
EPWP Targets
2011 2012
KRG Baseline
EPWP Baseline + EPWP
KRG Baseline
EPWP Baseline + EPWP
W/O 31 695 4 345 36 040 32 882 4 910 37 792
FTE’s 11 350 1 557 12 907 11 731 1 760 13 491
Volunteer Stipends
Actual Current MTEF
Volunteers 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Monitor 5 100 5 300 5 500 5 700 5 900 6100
Coordinators 5 000 5 000 5 100 5 300 5 500 5 700 5 900 6 100
Supervisors 2 300 2 300 2 400 2 500 2 600 2 700 2 800 2 900
Educators 1 200 1 200 1 300 1 350 1 400 1 450 1 500 1 550
Helpers 800 900 950 970 990 1 010 1 030
WHAT HAS BEEN ACHIEVED? AND WHAT DO WE ENVISAGE?
Actual Current MTEF
Volunteers 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Monitor 37 38 44 44 44 44
Coordinators 154 197 186 190 201 194 194 194
Supervisors 3 316 3 696 3 480 3 619 3 663 3 767 3 860 3 858
Educators 30583 37243 33 602 38 636 38 469 37 424 37 813 36 697
Helpers 108 121 146 252 322 322 322
TOTAL 34 053 41 244 37 426 42 629 42 629 41 751 42 233 41 115
SOME CHALLENGES
Challenges and weaknesses Suggested solutions
The 6 month programme/240
hours makes curriculum
coverage a challenge.
Extend the programme from 6
months to 9 months.
Poor take up by learners into
ABET level 2 as offered by
DHET.
Kha Ri Gude be permitted to
enrol learners for ABET level 2
classes under the same
conditions as the level 1 classes.
Transport for blind and aged
learners.
That transport facilities are made
available to disabled and aged
learners who have difficulty in
travelling to class. Department of
transport should make facilities
available for disabled learners.
Some Challenges Challenges and weaknesses Suggested solutions
Many learners complain of
hunger when they attend
classes. Many are on
medication and/or are diabetic
and need to have a meal.
By linking with the Department
for Social Development, there
should be some form of
sustenance provided for
learners.
The need for spectacles, canes
for the blind.
The Department for Women,
Children and the Disabled
should join the campaign by
providing assistance for learners
who are visually impaired.
Updating of materials All materials could be updated if
they are to be used after 2015.
Some Challenges
Challenges and weaknesses Suggested solutions
Enabling more support for
volunteers.
Additional training classes should be
provided for volunteers during the course of
the programme.
Large numbers of learners
attending classes with
mothers and grandmothers
The numbers of preschool children
attending Kha Ri Gude classes with their
mothers warrants special programmes for
these children alongside the Kha Ri Gude
classes. DSD and DBE should provide
facilities and the necessary stipends.
The need to link the literacy
campaign with sustainable
food security
The Department of Agriculture should
ensure that learners are able to have a
sustainable supply of food through food and
vegetable gardens.
RISK FACTORS AND IMPROVEMENT
Risk Factors Suggested improvements
Kha Ri Gude graduates will
retrogress in time without further
practice in reading, writing and
numeracy.
Discussions with Dept. of Higher
Education and Training have taken
place and a data base of graduates
given to them.
Post 2015/16 Kha Ri Gude Volunteer
Educators will be without
employment.
The Kha Ri Gude unit to hold
discussions with the Sectoral
Education and Training Authority
(ETDP SETA), DHET and UNISA to
address the issue.