The members were informed that the Department had offices in 3 Province namely KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern and Western Cape. An ad hoc marketing officer works with Provinces. In addition, the Department had linkages with Provincial Agencies such as the Eastern Cape Development Agency which assist the community to access funding. With regards to criteria for accessing funding, the Committee was informed that there are requirements for accessing funding e.g. for CIS, the project should have 5 members in order to access funding. With regards to awareness campaigns, the Committee was informed that the Department holds imbizo's, works with municipalities to raise awareness and broadcasts information to communities through radio.