1. The department does not fund individual posts in any NPO. The department funds programmes in NPOs which is inclusive of operational costs to fill posts.
The table below reflects the number of Social Workers employed by NPOs in the nine provincial departments.
Table 1: Number of Social Workers employed in NPOs
PROVINCE |
NUMBER OF SOCIAL WORKERS EMPLOYED AND FUNDED IN NPOs |
Eastern Cape |
0 |
Free State |
0 |
Gauteng |
2 311 |
KwaZulu Natal |
1 111 |
Limpopo |
136 |
Mpumalanga |
328 |
Northern Cape |
69 |
North West |
- |
Western Cape |
1 100 |
Total |
5 055 |
2. The number of Social Workers employed in provincial DSD are as follows:
PROVINCE |
NUMBER OF SOCIAL WORKERS EMPLOYED |
Eastern Cape |
1 655 |
Free State |
501 |
Gauteng |
1 606 |
KwaZulu Natal |
1 951 |
Limpopo |
1 474 |
Mpumalanga |
496 |
Northern Cape |
231 |
North West |
- |
Western Cape |
766 |
Total |
8 680 |
3. The NPOs play a supporting role to the department in rendering social services to the most vulnerable citizens of this country. Since they operate within communities, they have direct access to the beneficiaries and are able to customize service provision according to specific target groups as per their founding constitutions, as well as localise according to the provincial/district/community needs. Their efforts contribute to the socio-economic development of the country in addressing the human development needs of society through their ability to provide developmental social services. The NPO-rendered services/programmes and interventions contribute towards improving the lives of the poor and most vulnerable. Below are some of the services and programmes rendered by NPOs: