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department’s baseline over the MTEF has been reduced by the Microsoft Licenses function shift to the Office
of the Premier. Budget decisions were based on the available budget.

The department continues to comply with the Financial Management Treasury Circular No.45 of 1999, as
amended by Treasury Circular No.5 of 2004 and Provincial Treasury, instruction note 4 of 2017 on cost
containment measures the department has appointed Departmental Finance Committee members and
Budget Advisory Committees to enhance transparency and participation in the budget compilation and
implementation.

1.8 Aligning departmental budgets to achieve government’s prescribed outcomes

The department has a direct responsibility of ensuring that Priority 4 (Consolidating the Social Wage through
Reliable and Quality Basic Services) is being delivered in a manner that will benefit the communities in the
province through the provision of:
x Implementation of the Children’s Act through establishing ECD centres for children with special needs,
Child and Youth Care (CYC) centres and Victim Empowerment programmes;
x Social welfare services by social workers and NPOs;
x Comprehensive social security services;
x Community development facilitation and support;
x Social Distress, poverty and inequality eradication; and
x HIV/AIDS prevention and mitigation of effects on vulnerable groups.
The National Development Plan (NDP) Vision 2030 prioritises the significant role of women, youth and
persons with disabilities in our society. If these three groups are strong, our whole society will be strong.
These are cross-cutting focus areas that need to be mainstreamed into all elements of South Africa’s
developmental future and all programmes of government. They will inform interventions across the afore-
mentioned seven pillars.

2. 2. Review of the current financial year (2022/23)

2.1 Key achievements
In line with Children’s Act, 38 of 2005 as amended, which contributes towards realisation children’s rights to
survival, growth, protection and development to the best of their ability in a family environment, 53 706
children in need of care and protection that were placed in foster care with valid foster care orders and 51
children were reunified with their families.
In fighting the scourge of crime and violence which continues to pose a threat to the social stability of the
province, the department supported and strengthened 17 618 victims of crime and violence. A total of 91
669 persons were reached through Gender Based Violence Prevention Programmes. The department
reached a total of 62 714 persons through Social Crime Prevention Programmes and rendered life skills,
therapeutic, educational, and vocational programmes to 280 children in conflict with the law who accessed
secure care programmes. A total of 149 persons in conflict with the law completed Diversion Programmes.

Capacity building is a sustainable community development intervention that intends to create inclusive,
responsive, and comprehensive social protection for sustainable and self-reliant communities. A total of 375
NPOs and 143 Cooperatives were capacitated on Basic Bookkeeping, Financial Management, and
Governance. Food security is a major challenge in the Eastern Cape; social protection programmes are key
in fighting poverty and hunger as they generate a broad range of positive impact on poor and vulnerable
individuals. A total of 6 265 people accessed food through DSD feeding programmes (centre based) and 355
households accessed food through DSD food security programmes. In strengthening the coordination and

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