QUARTERLY REPORT

1st Quarter 2012/13

April – June 2012

BRANCH : Rights of Children and People with Disabilities

UNIT: Rights of People with Disabilities

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PROGRAMME OBJECTIVE

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• To raise awareness on the status and rights of people with disabilities, and to develop and popularise norms and standards for mainstreaming of disability considerations into legislation, policies and programmes through consultative processes.

• To monitor, evaluate and report on progress and impact made on the realisation of rights of people with disabilities through an integrated monitoring and evaluation system.

• To enable public and private sector institutions to deliver on the realisation of the rights of people with disabilities by establishing institutional mechanisms, as well as by facilitating and/or providing institutional support and training.

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Strategic Objective

Performance Indicator/output 2012/13

Quarter 1 Target

Responsi ble Manager

ProgressReason for Variances

Proposed Corrective

Actions

Advocacy and mainstrea ming to promote the rights of people with disabilities.

National Disability Policy published

Legislation audit completed

Director : Advocacy and Mainstrea ming

Partially achieved

Only 1 staff member in Chief Directorate

Appoint ment of Chief Director and Deputy Director

National Disability Awareness Campaign Coordinated

Disability Awareness Campaign Framework published and circulated

Director : Advocacy and Mainstrea ming

Achieved N/A N/A

Universal AccessStrategy approved

Status Report on universal access in transport, builtenvironment and ICT finalised

Director : Advocacy and Mainstrea ming

Partially achieved

Only 1 staff member in Chief Directorate

Appoint ment of Chief Director and Deputy Director

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Strategic Objective

Performance Indicator/output

2012/13

Quarter 1 Target

Responsible Manager

ProgressReason for Variances

Proposed Corrective

Actions

Advocacy and mainstrea ming to promote the rights of people with disabilities.

Participation bydisability sector inkey sector policydevelopmentprocesses &governmentprogrammesfacilitated

Disability sector participa tion in InclusiveEducation Strategy, thereview of the FundingModel for Special Schools, NHI and district support and ward-based support models facilitated

Director : Advocacy and Mainstreaming

Partially achieved

Only 1 staff member in Chief Directorate

Appoint ment of Chief Director and Deputy Director

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Strategic Objective

Performance Indicator/output

2012/13

Quarter 1 Target

Responsible Manager

ProgressReason for Variances

Proposed Corrective

Actions

Advocacy and mainstrea ming to promote the rights of people with disabilities.

SA Country Plan of the African Decade Continental Plan implemented and coordinated

SA Chapter of Continen tal Plan consulted

Director : Advocacy and Mainstrea ming

Partially achieved

Only 1 staff member in Chief Directorate

Appoint ment of Chief Director and Deputy Director

Statements made bythe SA delegation tothe UNCRPD Conference of Parties are published and circulated

Call for Nomina tions for Delegation issued

Director : Advocacy and Mainstrea ming

Partially achieved

Note verbale received from DIRCO late June

Letters will be sent out in first half of July

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Strategic Objective

Performance Indicator/output

2012/13

Quarter 1 Target

Responsi ble

ManagerProgress

Reason for Variances

Proposed Corrective

Actions

Monitor, evaluate and report on the status of the equalisa tion of opportuni ties for people with disabilities

Number of reports on access to education for children and young people with disabilities compiled

1 Report on Survey on Conditions in Special Schools finalised

Chief Dir: M&E

Partially achieved

Capacity challenges with capturing data in ResearchLate return of question naires

StatsSA has re-designed templateData capturers to be contracted through SADDR

Number of M&E reports on access to employment and economic empowerment opportunities for people with disabilities compiled

1 Report on experiences of public servants with disabilities finalised

Chief Dir: M&E

Not achieved

Activity suspended due to high vacancy rate in RPD Unit

Filling of vacancies

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Strategic Objective

Performance Indicator/output

2012/13Quarter 1 Target

Responsi ble

ManagerProgress

Reason for Variances

Proposed Corrective

Actions

Monitor, evaluate and report on the status of the equalisa tion of opportuni ties for people with disabilities

Number of reports on participation by people with disabilities in rural development programmes compiled

Report on participation of people with disabilities in current rural development programmes

Chief Dir: M&E

Not achieved

Activity suspended due to high vacancy rate in RPD Unit

Filling of vacancies

Disability considera tionsintegrated into allGovernment M&E(GWME) systems

Disability M&E indicators for GWM&E systems drafted

Chief Dir: M&E

Partially achieved

Service provider delayed with Diagnostic Review and M&E Framework conceptualisation

UNDP has agreed to avail technical resources to strengthen research on development for disability indicators

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Strategic Objective

Performance Indicator/output 2012/13

Quarter 1 Target

Responsi ble

ManagerProgress

Reason for Variances

Proposed Corrective

Actions

Monitor, evaluate and report on the status of the equalisa tion of opportuni ties for people with disabilities

UNCRPD ReportingRequire ments complied with

Final draft of first UNCRPD Country Report submitted for approval

Chief Dir: M&E

Partially achieved

Lack of responsiveness from national departments, provinces and districts resulted in significant time spent on follow ups rather than drafting

Draft report will be ready for submission to cluster system end of July

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Strategic Objective

Performance Indicator/output

2012/13

Quarter 1 Target

Responsible

ManagerProgress

Reason for Variances

Proposed Corrective

Actions

Institutio nal support and capacity develop ment for equal access and opportuni ties for people with disabilities

An Intervention Model to accelerate access to education for children and young people with disabilities developed

(Basic Education) - None

Chief Dir: IS&CD

N/A N/A N/A

(Higher Education) - None

Chief Dir: IS&CD

N/A N/A N/A

Two institutional supportinterventions to facilitate equal access to employment and economic empowermentopportunities for people with disabilities coordinated

None Chief Dir: IS&CD

N/A N/A N/A

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Strategic Objective

Performance Indicator/output

2012/13Quarter 1 Target

Responsible Manager

ProgressReason for Variances

Proposed Corrective

Actions

Institutio nal support and capacity develop ment for equal access and opportuni ties for people with disabilities

Strategy for mainstreaming of disability considerations in integrated public service delivery coordinated

Capacity DevelopmentFramework formainstreaming of disabilityconsiderations into allGovernment programmesfinalised

Chief Dir: IS&CD

Partially achieved

Consultative meeting with disability sector inputs being incorporated into final draft

Will be finalised in second quarter

Institutional Frameworkdeveloped

Draft institutional frameworkconsulted nationally

Chief Dir: IS&CD

Same as above

Same as above

Same as above

Disability machineryconvened

Chief Dir: IS&CD

Achieved N/A N/A

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MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS

KPI Q1 Target Achieved Progress Information

National Disability Awareness Campaign Coordinated

Disability Awareness Campaign Framework published and circulated

Monthly updates on disability calendar sent out; Planning for Disability Month on track; Disability mainstreamed into Child Protection

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Institutional Frameworkdeveloped

Disability machineryconvened

Consultative meetings were held with both Disabled People South Africa (DPSA) and the South African Disability Alliance

181 delegates from the three spheres of government attended the National Disability Machinery (IGR) meeting on the 15-16 May

234 delegates attended the National Disability Machinery (Disability Consultative Forum) meeting on the 13-15 June

SUPPLIMENTARY PROJECTS (Ad hoc Activities)

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• Partnering with GIFTED STARS as well as INSETA on the Gifted Stars Talent Competition and National Disability Awards respectively as integral components of the National Disability Awareness Campaign –

– MOUs ready to be signed with both institutions;

– Gifted Stars launched on 14 June 2012.

• Drafting of UN Reports on Disability and MDGs as well as Employment of People with Disabilities

– Work in Progress – for submission end of July 2012.

• Case Management –

– 57 appeals for intervention were processed in the first quarter, with 31 of these closed.

• Responses to 13 Questions for Written and Oral Reply were drafted

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BRANCH CHALLENGES REQUIRING INTERVENTION

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Issue Challenge Intervention

Human Resources 46,6% vacancy rate See Slide 14

RatioProgramme Content : Administration

Only 12-13 days spent on content – the rest is spent on meetings, admin etc.

See slide 15

Lack of clarity re budget status

Stalemate on resolving dis-juncture between ENE baselines and reality of budget shortfall in programme 1 impacting very severely on capacity and morale

Political leadership

STATUS QUO: HUMAN RESOURCES

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Position Filled/Vacant Progress

Chief Directors (3 posts)

2 filled1 vacancy since 31 Jan 2012

Short-listing has been suspendedTarget date for filling: frozen

Directors(3 posts)

2 filled1 vacancy since 1 March 2011

Post was advertised in Feb 2011.Short-listing has been suspendedTarget date for filling: frozen

Deputy Directors(3 posts)

1 filled1 vacancy since 1 March 20111 vacancy since 31 March 2012

Short-listing has been suspendedTarget date for filling: frozen

Assistant Directors(3 shared posts)

1 filled (RPD)1 vacant (shared post)

Awaiting approval of new organisational structure before any posts will be filled.

Administrative Officers (3 shared posts)

1 filled (RPD)1 vacant

Awaiting approval of new organisational structure before any posts will be filled.RPD AO has been off-sick for 90% of the month

Senior Secretaries 2 vacancies1 post seconded in interim to PA: Dir: Adv & Mainstreaming

Short-listing for 2 vacancies concludedInterviews for 1 secretary concluded end AprilTarget date for filling: frozen

PA to Dir: Advocacy & Mainstreaming

Post not created. PA currently seconded from senior secretary post

HRM to indicate

Current vacancy rate in Programme 4 is 46,6%

‘PRODUCTIVITY’ANALYSIS• 2 staff members per sub programme on average

• Only 1 Director has PA (reasonable accommodation) and only 1 Admin Officer (IS&CB)

• Minimum of 3-4 out of 22 working days spent on departmental meetings• Minimum of 1 out of 22 working days spent on writing of reports and/or

submissions and financial management• Minimum of 1 out of 22 working days spent on Human Resource

Management• Minimum of 2 out of 22 working days spent on case management• Chief Directors and Directors lose approx 3-4 out of 22 working days

(22-25%) of their productive time on PA work this increased to 6-7 days due to administrative workload of NDM meeting.

• I.E. 12-13 WORKING DAYS REMAIN TO GET WORK DONE

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