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Estimates of the Provincial Revenue and Expenditure (EPRE) %u2013 2025/26 Financial YearInadequate Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure Old Network and ICT equipment due to lack of ICT investment in rural towns, especially in farms towns. Lack of proper long-term office space arrangements for the department is another contributing factor that makes it difficult to install ICT infrastructure. Poor Social Infrastructure Leading to non-compliance to norms and standards. Even though the provision of infrastructure, in most cases is not the sole responsibility of the department, there is a need to ensure that the infrastructure is in line with the acceptable norms and standards to advance the delivery of services, such as consulting rooms, residential facilities etc. 3 OUTLOOK FOR THE COMING FINANCIAL YEAR (2025/26) Institutional Capacity Building and Support for NPOs The department plans will fund and monitor1 316 NPOs. In realizing the mandate of the department, we will continue to promote sustainable, self-reliant community-based organisations for improved service delivery by strengthening the management and compliance of NPO%u2019s and cooperatives through accelerated capacity building. The department will capacitate 443 NPO%u2019s and 199 Cooperatives. HIV/AIDS Social and Behavioural Change Programme will be rolled out by reaching 80 523 beneficiaries and 54 292 beneficiaries to be reached through the implementation of psycho-social support services to address the rising social ills. Persons with Disabilities The department will provide services that facilitate the promotion of social well-being and the socio,economic empowerment of persons with disabilities through the provision of Residential Care targeting 812 beneficiaries and Community-Based Rehabilitation programmes will benefit 23 618 family members. These services will strengthen the participation, mainstreaming and empowerment of all our vulnerable groups: the persons with disabilities and Youth and Women Development, Social Relief of Distress The department is targeting 4 626 beneficiaries to benefit from programmes relating to Social Relief of Distress with a special focus on areas that have been affected by disasters through the development of a Disaster Response Plan and topping up of the SRD budget to cater for disasters or budget separately for disasters and climate change in line with the Provincial Framework, benefitting. The department will contribute to the Integrated School Health programme by providing sanitary dignity packs to 138 794 indigent learners from quintile 1 %u2013 3 schools. Care and Support Services to Families 319 family members will be reunited with their families through Family Preservation Services programme. 26 039 family members will participate in Parenting Programmes. The department will render family preservation services targeting 28 205 family members. Victim Empowerment Programme (VEP) The department will provide prevention and early intervention, through GBV prevention programme by reaching 120 896 people, provide sheltering services to 360 victims of GBVF and 19 954 victims of violence will receive psychosocial support services. 249