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1 vote 8 Women, Children and People with Disabilities National Treasury estimates of national expenditure national treasury Department: National Treasury REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

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3 Estimates of National Expenditure 2012 National Treasury Republic of South Africa 22 February 2012

4 ISBN: RP: 01/2012 The Estimates of National Expenditure 2012 e-publications are compiled with the latest available information from departmental and other sources. Some of this information is unaudited or subject to revision. The Estimates of National Expenditure e-publications for individual votes are available on Compared to the abridged version of the Estimates of National Expenditure, these publications contain more comprehensive coverage of goods and services, transfers and subsidies, and public entities. Additional tables are included containing information on the main and adjusted appropriation, with revised spending estimates for the current financial year, on skills training, conditional grants to provinces and municipalities, public private partnerships and information on donor funding. Expenditure information at the level of service delivery is also included, where appropriate.

5 Foreword The current global economic context is characterised by high levels of uncertainty. Against this backdrop, South Africa s development depends largely on government improving its level and quality of service delivery in support of the inclusive and equitable economic roadmap, as contained in the new growth path. The 2012 Budget is an important tool of government for giving effect to these objectives, and this Budget allocates resources to specific interventions that will be actioned over the period of the medium term expenditure framework (MTEF). Growth in spending focuses particularly on infrastructure development, job creation, enterprise support and the enhancement of local government delivery. South Africa s fiscal stance and public spending programmes are focused on long term structural transformation. Over the next three years of the MTEF period, government priorities will continue to be realised within a sustainable fiscal trajectory, which balances current needs with intergenerational equity. In line with this, spending baselines have undergone rigorous review, areas of inefficiency and lower priority have been identified, and funds have been redirected towards government s key priorities, both new and existing. This has been done in recognition of the relationship between the composition of spending and fiscal sustainability over the long term. Here, the balance between consumption and investment is extremely important. Even the distribution of consumption spending between wages, goods and services and transfers is significant, as is the balance between the functional categories expenditure (such as education, health and economic services). Underspending on key priorities undermines the aims of the spending proposed within MTEF Budgets. Since introducing the functional approach to budget decision-making in 2009, transparency and coordination in budgeting has been enhanced, largely due to the participation by the stakeholders responsible for delivery across all spheres of government. South African budget reforms, especially the intensified focus on budget trade-offs and the composition of expenditure, will lead to greater accountability and improved control. It is not enough to demonstrate a change in the composition of budgeted expenditure; nor is it enough to pinpoint the specific actions required and proposed within the Budget. Success will only be achieved when we can demonstrate that a shift in the composition of actual expenditure has taken place, together with the achievement of improved delivery targets. This year, the layout of this publication has been altered substantially. The focus is on linking more closely expenditure planned with targeted performance. Specific focus is on the outcomes to which institutions contribute and the output and other performance measures supporting them. The sections covering employee numbers, personnel budgets and the purpose and key activities of each subprogramme within a vote are now more prominent, giving expression to the budget and service delivery. This publication still indicates details per vote of the allocation of new monies, monies reprioritised between or within budget programmes, and Cabinet approved budget reductions over the period ahead. Compared to the abridged version of the Estimates of National Expenditure, the e-publications for each vote contain more comprehensive coverage of goods and services, transfers and subsidies, and public entities. Additional tables are included, containing information on: the main and adjusted appropriation, with revised spending estimates for the current financial year; skills training; conditional grants to provinces and municipalities; public private partnerships; and donor funding. Expenditure information at the level of service delivery is also included, where appropriate. The expenditure estimates of departments are the outcome of a rigorous administrative and executive process. Treasury budget analysts, under the guidance of the Ministers Committee on the Budget, follow a wide-ranging intergovernmental consultative process, working closely with the policy and budget teams of departments and entities to ensure that government priorities are appropriately funded within the available resource envelope. The Treasury is grateful for the contribution of these teams. Appreciation is also due to the people in the Treasury team, who worked with great diligence to produce a high quality document that provides a comprehensive account of government s spending and performance plans. Lungisa Fuzile Director General: National Treasury

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7 Introduction The Estimates of National Expenditure publications The Estimates of National Expenditure publications are important accountability documents, which set out the details in relation to planned expenditure and planned performance at the time of the tabling of the Budget. Estimates of National Expenditure publications continue to make a significant contribution to the changes relating to budgeting by programme. As part of these ongoing efforts, several changes have been made to the 2012 Estimates of National Expenditure publications. Departments still provide information on the key objectives of each subprogramme within a programme, and note the activities carried out, the number of personnel responsible for undertaking these activities and the funding allocations supporting this. This year in the 2012 publications, information on expenditure and performance is more closely linked under the expenditure trends section, with a brief discussion on the impact of budget allocations on the achievement of outputs over the seven-year period. In addition, an explanation of the personnel trends, per programme by salary level, over the seven years in relation to compensation of employees has also been included. Finally, information on Cabinet approved cost reduction measures and other budget reprioritisation has been included per programme. The 2012 abridged Estimates of National Expenditure publication, and the separate Estimates of National Expenditure e-publications for each vote are the product of an extensive consultative review process of budgets and policy, and policy implementation by programme, and include the latest improvements in non-financial performance information. These publications provide the details of the spending estimates for the next three financial years (2012/13 to 2014/15), expenditure outcomes for the past three years (2008/09 to 2010/11) and revised estimates for the current financial year (2011/12). Information is provided on performance targets over the seven year period as well as changes in these, as they relate to trends in planned expenditure. The e-publications for individual votes contain more comprehensive coverage of goods and services, transfers and subsidies, and public entities. Additional tables are included containing information on: the main and adjusted appropriation, with revised spending estimates for the current financial year; skills training; conditional grants to provinces and municipalities; public private partnerships; and donor funding. Expenditure information at the level of service delivery is also included, where appropriate. A consolidated account, summarising the Estimates of National Expenditure publication information across votes, is provided in the form of a narrative and summary tables in the Introduction chapter, which is included in the front pages of the abridged version of the Estimates of National Expenditure. A write-up containing the explanation of the information that is contained in each section of the publications has also been included in the abridged version of the Estimates of National Expenditure. Like the separate Estimates of National Expenditure e-publications for each vote, the abridged Estimates of National Expenditure publication is also available on

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9 Women, Children and People with Disabilities National Treasury Republic of South Africa

10 Contents Budget summary... 1 Aim... 1 Programme purposes... 1 Strategic overview: 2008/ / Selected performance indicators... 3 Expenditure estimates... 3 Expenditure trends... 4 Personnel information... 5 Departmental receipts... 6 Programme 1: Administration... 7 Programme 2: Women, Empowerment and Gender Equality... 8 Programme 3: Children s Rights and Responsibilities Programme 4: Rights of People with Disabilities Public entities and other agencies Additional tables... 20

11 Vote 8 Women, Children and People with Disabilities Budget summary R thousand MTEF allocation Total to be appropriated 2012/ / /15 Current Transfers and Payments for payments subsidies capital assets Total Total Administration Women Empowerment and Gender Equality Children's Rights and Responsibilities Rights of People with Disabilities Total expenditure estimates Executive authority Accounting officer Website address Minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities Director General of Women, Children and People with Disabilities Aim Drive, accelerate and oversee government s equity, equality and empowerment agenda on women, children and people with disabilities, especially in poor and rural communities. Programme purposes Programme 1: Administration Purpose: Provide effective leadership, management and administrative support services to the minister and other branches in the department. Programme 2: Women, Empowerment and Gender Equality Purpose: Facilitate the translation of national and international instruments into empowerment and socioeconomic development programmes. Oversee and report comprehensively on the national realisation of women s rights and the progressive realisation of equality. Programme 3: Children s Rights and Responsibilities Purpose: Oversee the consolidation of the children s rights agenda and alignment of the conceptual frameworks and strategies across the three spheres of government to advance delivery against constitutional and international instruments. Programme 4: Rights of People with Disabilities Purpose: Facilitate the translation of national and international instruments into empowerment and socioeconomic development programmes. Oversee and comprehensively report on the national realisation of the rights of people with disabilities and the progressive realisation of equality. 1

12 2012 Estimates of National Expenditure Strategic overview: 2008/ /15 The Ministry for Women, Children and People with Disabilities came into being on 10 May In announcing the new ministry s establishment, the president emphasised the need for equity and access to development opportunities for vulnerable groups in society. The department s mandate is to advance, develop, promote and protect the rights of women, children and people with disabilities through mainstreaming, lobbying, advocacy, awareness raising, empowerment and monitoring compliance in government and all relevant sectors. Outcomes and strategic priorities The overall goal of the department s strategic plan for 2012/ /17 is to promote the achievement of equality and eradicate discrimination against women, children and people with disabilities. The strategic plan is aligned with government s priorities, and with an outcomes and rights based approach to gender, disability and children. The priority outcomes are: improved quality of basic education (outcome 1); a long and healthy life for all South Africans (outcome 2); all people in South Africa are and feel safe (outcome 3); a skilled and capable workforce to support an inclusive growth path (outcome 5); an efficient, competitive and responsive infrastructure network (outcome 6); vibrant, equitable and sustainable rural communities with food security for all (outcome 7); sustainable human settlements and improved quality of household life (outcome 8); an efficient, effective and developmental oriented public service and an empowered, fair and inclusive citizenship (outcome 12). In realising these outcomes, the department creates opportunities for strategic collaboration with a broad range of stakeholders and implementation partners. The department has drafted a memorandum of understanding with partner departments to formalise and agree on these collaborative strategic areas. These are expected to be signed off by the minister and her counterparts before the end of 2011/12. The department has already embarked on flagship projects which demonstrate the mainstreaming and integration of resources and efforts towards achieving these outcomes. Priorities over the medium term The department has identified the following key priorities over the medium term: advocating the promotion and protection of the rights of women, children and people with disabilities; monitoring and evaluating gender, disability and children s rights by ensuring that the national compendium of macro-indicators integrate targets for women, children and people with disabilities; ensuring that the mainstreaming of gender, disability and children s rights happens at the levels of Cabinet, the forum of South African directors general, the different departmental clusters, all levels of government, as well as public funded institutions, the private sector and communities; strengthening institutional capacity to deliver quality service; and strengthening participation in strategic bilateral and multilateral initiatives that contribute to empowerment and equality for women, children and people with disabilities. The department will engage in research and collaboration with other departments, entities and stakeholders that share its vision with a view to infusing the current monitoring and evaluation framework of government with indicators that are responsive to issues of empowerment and equality for children, women and people with disabilities. It will collaborate with civil society in ensuring that conditions are conducive for integrated transformation in relation to the three target groups; formulate and monitor the implementation of the mainstreaming strategy for gender, disability and children s rights in all 12 outcomes of government; facilitate and advocate for the promotion and protection of the rights of women, children and people with disabilities; and create awareness of maternal and children s health. The department facilitates a transfer payment to the Commission for Gender Equality, which seeks to protect and enforce gender rights by investigating complaints by members of the public and by sanctioning appropriate remedies in line with legislation. 2

13 Vote 8: Women, Children and People with Disabilities Selected performance indicators Table 8.1 Women, Children and People with Disabilities Indicator Programme Past Current Projections Number of reports submitted to Cabinet on mainstreaming, advocating and monitoring of the rights of women, children and people with disabilities per year Number of advocacy and mainstreaming programmes on the realisation of the rights of women, children and people with disabilities per year Number of awareness campaigns promoting the realisation and protection of the rights of women, children and people with disabilities per year Number of reports on the extent to which government prioritises the 12 outcomes to mainstream gender imperatives per year Number of programmes on access to development opportunities for vulnerable groups per year Number of reports submitted to the Southern African Development Community, African Union, committee on the elimination of discrimination against women and United Nations, per year Women, Empowerment and Gender Equality Children`s Rights and Responsibilities, and Rights of People with Disabilities Women, Empowerment and Gender Equality Children`s Rights and Responsibilities, and Rights of People with Disabilities Children`s Rights and Responsibilities Women, Empowerment and Gender Equality 2 Women, Empowerment and Gender Equality Children`s Rights and Responsibilities, and Rights of People with Disabilities Women, Empowerment and Gender Equality 2008/ / / / / / /15 _ 1 _ 1 _ _ 1 _ 1 _ _ 1 _ 1 _ 1 _ _ 1 _ 1 _ 1 _ The department has new indicators that are now in line with its newly developed strategic and annual performance plans. 2. Most of the indicators in the table focus on the Women, Empowerment and Gender Equality programme, as most of the budget has been allocated to this programme. Expenditure estimates Table 8.2 Women, Children and People with Disabilities Programme Audited outcome Adjusted appropriation Revised estimate Medium-term expenditure estimate R thousand 2008/ / / / / / /15 Administration Women, Empowerment and Gender Equality Children's Rights and Responsibilities Rights of People with Disabilities Total Change to 2011 Budget estimate Economic classification Current payments Compensation of employees Goods and services of which: Administrative fees

14 2012 Estimates of National Expenditure Table 8.2 Women, Children and People with Disabilities (continued) R thousand Economic classification Audited outcome Adjusted appropriation Revised estimate Medium-term expenditure estimate 2008/ / / / / / /15 Advertising Assets less than the capitalisation threshold Audit cost: External Bursaries: Employees Catering: Departmental activities Communication Computer services Consultants and professional services: Business and advisory services Consultants and professional services: Legal costs Contractors Agency and support / outsourced services Entertainment Housing 4 4 Inventory: Food and food supplies Inventory: Fuel, oil and gas Inventory: Learner and teacher support material Inventory: Materials and supplies Inventory: Military stores 1 1 Inventory: Other consumables Inventory: Stationery and printing Lease payments Property payments Transport provided: Departmental activity Travel and subsistence Training and development Operating expenditure Venues and facilities Transfers and subsidies Provinces and municipalities Departmental agencies and accounts Households Payments for capital assets Machinery and equipment Total Expenditure trends The spending focus over the medium term will be on supporting and facilitating planning for the mainstreaming and oversight of national programmes dealing with women, children and people with disabilities, ensuring their access and participation in the social, political and economic environment. Expenditure increased from R61.9 million in 2008/09 to R143.1 million in 2011/12, at an average annual rate of 32.2 per cent, mainly due to the transformation of the department from a unit in the Presidency to a stand-alone department. Over the medium term, expenditure is expected to increase to R214.9 million, at an average annual rate of 14.5 per cent, due to additional allocations totalling R120 million in the 2012 Budget. This is to provide for capacity building and the sustainability of the department s annual programmes. Funding of R39.7 million is 4

15 Vote 8: Women, Children and People with Disabilities also provided for the new deputy minister. In addition, Cabinet approved a baseline cut of R1.5 million (R1.2 million in 2012/13; R in 2013/14; and R in 2014/15), the details of which are discussed in the subprogrammes, where applicable. The transfer to the Commission for Gender Equality is expected to grow from R55.2 million in 2011/12 to R65.4 million in 2014/15, at an average annual rate of 5.9 per cent, mainly to cater for improved conditions of service. A projected amount of R4.3 million is allocated for consultants between 2012/13 and 2014/15. Consultants will be used mainly to provide translation and transcription services during awareness campaigns. The allocation over the medium term will provide for 22 awareness campaigns per year in all spheres of government, promoting the realisation and protection of the rights of women, children and people with disabilities. The department will also produce one report a year on the progress of government departments, provinces and municipalities on gender responsive budgeting. The department will also submit four reports per year to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and other international partners reporting on the country s progress on the realisation of the rights of women, children and people with disabilities. Personnel information Table 8.3 Details of approved establishment and personnel numbers according to salary level 1 Personnel post status as at 30 September 2011 Number of Number of Number of posts posts on funded additional to the approved posts establishment establishment Number of personnel posts filled / planned for on funded establishment Actual Mid-year 2 Medium-term estimate 2008/ / / / / / /15 Department Salary level Salary level Salary level Salary level Administration Salary level Salary level Salary level Salary level Women Empowerment and Gender Equality Salary level Salary level Salary level Salary level Children's Rights and Responsibilities Salary level Salary level Salary level Salary level Rights of People with Disabilities Salary level Salary level Salary level Salary level Data has been provided by the department and may not necessarily reconcile with official government personnel data. 2. As at 30 September The department had an approved establishment of 176 posts. The number of filled posts grew from 4 in 2008/09 to 103 in 2011/12 as the department transformed from being a unit in the Presidency to a stand-alone 5

16 2012 Estimates of National Expenditure department. Over the MTEF period, filled posts are expected to increase to 227, due to the expansion of the department to deliver on its mandate effectively. As at the 30 September 2011, the department had a vacancy rate of 12.2 per cent. The ratio of support staff to line staff is 1:4. Departmental receipts Table 8.4 Receipts Audited outcome Adjusted estimate Revised estimate Medium-term receipts estimate R thousand 2008/ / / / / / /15 Departmental receipts Sales of goods and services produced by department Administration fees of which: Parking fees Other sales of which: Services rendered: Commission on insurance and garnishee Total Between 2011/12 and 2014/15, revenue is expected to increase from R6 000 to R12 000, at an average annual rate of 25.9 per cent, as the department introduces a new revenue stream of charging for staff parking provided within the premises of the department. 6

17 Vote 8: Women, Children and People with Disabilities Programme 1: Administration Expenditure estimates Table 8.5 Administration Subprogramme Audited outcome Adjusted appropriation Medium-term expenditure estimate R thousand 2008/ / / / / / /15 Ministry Management Corporate Services Office Accommodation Total Change to 2011 Budget estimate Economic classification Current payments Compensation of employees Goods and services of which: Administrative fees Advertising Assets less than the capitalisation threshold Audit cost: External Bursaries: Employees Catering: Departmental activities Communication Computer services Consultants and professional services: Business and advisory services Consultants and professional services: Legal costs Contractors Agency and support / outsourced services Entertainment Housing 4 Inventory: Food and food supplies Inventory: Fuel, oil and gas Inventory: Learner and teacher support material Inventory: Materials and supplies Inventory: Military stores 1 Inventory: Other consumables Inventory: Stationery and printing Lease payments Property payments Transport provided: Departmental 200 activity Travel and subsistence Training and development Operating expenditure Venues and facilities Transfers and subsidies Provinces and municipalities Households

18 2012 Estimates of National Expenditure Table 8.5 Administration (continued) Audited outcome Adjusted appropriation Medium-term expenditure estimate R thousand 2008/ / / / / / /15 Payments for capital assets Machinery and equipment Total Details of transfers and subsidies Households Other transfers to households Current Employee social benefits Provinces and municipalities Municipalities Municipal agencies and funds Current Vehicle licences Expenditure trends The programme did not incur any expenditure in 2008/09 as it was still a unit in the Presidency. Between 2009/10 and 2011/12, expenditure increased significantly from R1.7 million to R42.8 million, at an average annual rate of per cent, mainly due to the additional funding for capacity to provide financial and administrative support to the programmes and the ministry. Over the medium term, expenditure is expected to increase to R83.6 million, at an average annual rate of 25 per cent, due to additional funding provided to further increase capacity and to finance the appointment of the new deputy minister. A projected total of R1.8 million is allocated for consultants between 2012/13 and 2014/15. Consultants will be used mainly for developing the asset management system and the supplier database for the department. Programme 2: Women, Empowerment and Gender Equality Objectives and measures Monitor and evaluate the mainstreaming of women empowerment and gender equality outcomes by developing and maintaining a monitoring and evaluation framework and establishing a database with gender responsive indicators and readily available gender disaggregated data in 2012/13. Adapt international and regional instruments on women empowerment and gender equality into government s existing national gender initiatives by reviewing the Domestic Violence Act (1998), the Recognition of Customary Marriages Act (1996) and government s maternity leave policy by 2014/15. Subprogrammes Advocacy and Mainstreaming for Gender Equality promotes the mainstreaming of women s empowerment and gender equality considerations into government s policies and governance processes. This subprogramme had a staff complement of 4 and a total budget of R16.6 million in 2011/12, of which 89.8 per cent was used for goods and services. This subprogramme will coordinate the implementation of National Women s Day celebrations, the 16 days of Activism as well as the 365 days Action Plan, at a total cost of R27.5 million in 2012/13. An expenditure cut of R over the medium term has been implemented from travel and subsistence. These funds were cut from the department s baseline and returned to the National Revenue Fund. Institutional Support and Capacity Building for Gender Equality coordinates institutional support and capacity development by integrating activities and synergy among government departments, civil society and the private sector. This subprogramme had a staff complement of 2 and a total budget of R3.6 million in 8

19 Vote 8: Women, Children and People with Disabilities 2011/12, of which 61.6 per cent was used for compensation of employees. An expenditure cut of R over the medium term has been implemented from travel and subsistence. These funds were cut from the department s baseline and returned to the National Revenue Fund. Monitoring and Evaluation for Gender Equality tracks delivery on constitutional, regional and international mandates by: implementing the sector specific performance tracking system; verifying sectoral performance evaluation and comprehensive reporting systems; ensuring that a research protocol is developed; and monitoring compliance with national and international instruments. This subprogramme had a staff complement of 3 and a total budget of R2.8 million in 2011/12, of which 60 per cent was used for compensation of employees. No savings have been identified in this subprogramme. Commission for Gender Equality was established in terms of the Constitution, and is mandated to promote the respect for gender equality and the protection, the development and attainment of gender equality. This subprogramme had a staff complement of 107 and a total budget of R55.2 million in 2011/12, which was transferred in full to the Commission for Gender Equality. No savings have been identified in this subprogramme. Expenditure estimates Table 8.6 Women, Empowerment and Gender Equality Subprogramme Audited outcome Adjusted appropriation Medium-term expenditure estimate R thousand 2008/ / / / / / /15 Advocacy and Mainstreaming for Gender Equality Institutional Support and Capacity Building for Gender Equality Monitoring and Evaluation for Gender Equality Commission for Gender Equality Total Change to 2011 Budget estimate Economic classification Current payments Compensation of employees (425) Goods and services of which: Administrative fees Advertising Assets less than the capitalisation threshold Audit cost: External 3 Bursaries: Employees Catering: Departmental activities Communication Computer services Consultants and professional services: Business and advisory services Consultants and professional services: 1 2 Legal costs Contractors Agency and support / outsourced services Entertainment Inventory: Food and food supplies Inventory: Other consumables

20 2012 Estimates of National Expenditure Table 8.6 Women, Empowerment and Gender Equality (continued) Audited outcome Adjusted appropriation Medium-term expenditure estimate R thousand 2008/ / / / / / /15 Economic classification Inventory: Stationery and printing Lease payments Transport provided: Departmental activity Travel and subsistence Training and development Operating expenditure Venues and facilities Transfers and subsidies Departmental agencies and accounts Households 11 Payments for capital assets Machinery and equipment Total Details of transfers and subsidies Departmental agencies and accounts Departmental agencies (non-business entities) Current Commission for Gender Equality Households Other transfers to households Current 11 Employee social benefit 11 Expenditure trends Between 2008/09 and 2011/12, expenditure increased from R50.9 million to R78.2 million, at an average annual rate of 15.4 per cent, mainly due to additional funding provided for hosting National Women s Day celebrations and 16 Days of Activism. The transfer payment to the Commission for Gender Equality increased from R46.2 million in 2008/09 to R55.2 million in 2011/12, at an average annual rate of 6.1 per cent, and is expected to increase to R65.4 million, at an average annual rate of 5.9 per cent. Growth in both periods is to provide for improved conditions of service. Total expenditure is expected to increase to R93.2 million over the medium term, at an average annual rate of 6 per cent, mainly due to additional funding of R36.6 million for awareness campaigns on the protection of the rights of women and capacity challenges. The department is anticipating an increase in awareness campaigns and consultative meetings, which will focus on engaging stakeholders on advocacy and the mainstreaming of women empowerment and gender equality. In 2011/12, the department held the following campaigns: the 16 Days of Activism, Women s Month and the Sanitary Dignity campaign. The department also hosted the Young Women s summit, the national women s conference, as well as the summit for women in business, which was held in collaboration with the World Bank. In 2012/13, the department will hold consultative meetings in the different provinces to discuss the draft bill on gender equality. A strategy on rural women s development will be workshopped and consulted on with the 9 provinces and selected departments, at an estimated cost of R The department will also attend international collaboration meetings for the United Nations (UN), African Union (AU) and SADC, at an estimated cost of R A projected total of R is allocated for consultants between 2012/13 and 2014/15. Consultants will be used mainly for translation and transcription services for awareness campaigns. 10

21 Vote 8: Women, Children and People with Disabilities Programme 3: Children s Rights and Responsibilities Objectives and measures Ensure the progressive realisation of children s rights and responsibilities by promoting and advancing the mainstreaming, coordination and monitoring of children s rights in government s policies and programmes through the: development of a national plan of action for children by March 2015 development and implementation of a national monitoring and evaluation strategy to monitor government and civil society s progress on the realisation of children s rights on an ongoing basis development and implementation of a capacity building and support strategy for government and civil society stakeholders in the children s rights sector over the MTEF period. Subprogrammes Advocacy and Mainstreaming for the Promotion and Protection of Children s Rights aligns and advocates children s rights and responsibilities across the three spheres of government. This subprogramme had a staff complement of 6 and a total budget of R3.7 million in 2011/12, of which 53.9 per cent was used for goods and services and 46.1 per cent was used for compensation of employees. In 2011/12, the children s rights policy framework was developed, the national plan of action for children has been drafted and consultations with relevant stakeholders are in progress and expected to be finalised in 2012/13, at an estimated cost of R An expenditure cut of R over the medium term has been implemented on travel and subsistence. These funds were cut from the department s baseline and will be returned to the National Revenue Fund. Institutional Support and Capacity Building for the Promotion and Protection of Children s Rights coordinates and supports capacity building actions on children s rights and creates synergy among government departments, civil society organisations and the private sector. This subprogramme had a staff complement of 6 and a total budget of R3.7 million in 2011/12, of which 60.5 per cent was used for compensation of employees. An expenditure cut of R over the medium term has been implemented from travel and subsistence. These funds were cut from the department s baseline and returned to the National Revenue Fund. Monitoring and Evaluation for the Promotion and Protection of Children s Rights monitors and evaluates the mainstreaming of children s rights into government policies and programmes, and ensures that compliance reports are submitted. This subprogramme had a staff complement of 6 and a total budget of R2.8 million in 2011/12, of which 60.7 per cent was used for compensation of employees. In 2012/13, consultative meetings will be coordinated with the national forum of provincial offices on children s rights and the advisory council. The estimated costs of coordinating these forums in all 9 provinces is R An expenditure cut of R over the medium has been effected from travel and subsistence. These funds were cut from the department s baseline and will be returned to the National Revenue Fund. Expenditure estimates Table 8.7 Children's Rights and Responsibilities Subprogramme Adjusted Audited outcome appropriation Medium-term expenditure estimate R thousand 2008/ / / / / / /15 Advocacy and Mainstreaming for the Promotion and Protection of Children's Rights Institutional Support and Capacity Building for the Promotion and Protection of Children's Rights Monitoring and Evaluation for the Promotion and Protection of Children's Rights Total Change to 2011 Budget estimate

22 2012 Estimates of National Expenditure Table 8.7 Children's Rights and Responsibilities (continued) Audited outcome Adjusted appropriation Medium-term expenditure estimate R thousand 2008/ / / / / / /15 Economic classification Current payments Compensation of employees Goods and services of which: Advertising Assets less than the capitalisation threshold Audit cost: External 3 Bursaries: Employees 21 Catering: Departmental activities Communication Computer services 40 Consultants and professional services: Business and advisory services Contractors Agency and support / outsourced services Entertainment Inventory: Food and food supplies Inventory: Other consumables Inventory: Stationery and printing Lease payments Property payments 35 Travel and subsistence Training and development Operating expenditure Venues and facilities Payments for capital assets Machinery and equipment Total Expenditure trends Expenditure increased from R4.6 million in 2008/09 to R10.2 million in 2011/12, at an average annual rate of 30.7 per cent. This growth is mainly attributed to funding for the advocacy of children s rights and the expansion of related projects. Over the medium term, expenditure is expected to increase to R17.1 million in 2014/15, at an average annual rate of 19 per cent, due to additional funding of R3.9 million to coordinate consultative meetings and advocacy programmes addressing the rights of children. Between 2011/12 and 2014/15, the department plans to conduct consultations with lead national departments such as the departments of cooperative governance and traditional affairs, human settlements, public works and the relevant Gauteng provincial departments. Consultations will focus on training government officials on mainstreaming children s considerations. The department anticipates spending R4.7 million over the medium term for these programmes. A projected total of R is allocated for consultants between 2012/13 and 2014/15. Consultants will be used mainly for coordinating the mainstreaming of the Sanitary Dignity Campaign for women and girls in Kenya. Programme 4: Rights of People with Disabilities Objectives and measures Ensure the progressive realisation of the rights of people with disabilities by: 12

23 Vote 8: Women, Children and People with Disabilities developing and maintaining a monitoring and evaluation framework for the rights of people with disabilities over the MTEF period, which will ensure that all spheres of government have disability responsive plans and budgets in place for 2013/14, and that disability considerations have been integrated into all government monitoring and evaluation systems, including the review of delivery agreements adapting continental and international instruments for people with disabilities into local initiatives, and ensuring Cabinet approval for the framework for universal access and design finalising and implementing the South African chapter of the continental plan of action for the African decade of persons with disabilities over the MTEF period developing and managing catalytic projects over the MTEF period on the rights and responsibilities of people with disabilities, in line with constitutional and international mandates, including the development of a model outlining norms and standards for mainstreaming disability considerations in skills development centres, through pilot sites in KwaZulu-Natal, North West and Gauteng coordinating an intervention plan to facilitate the transformation of at least 1 sheltered workshop and 5 disabled people s organisations into sustainable cooperatives increasing the participation by people with disabilities in the expanded public works programme facilitating public private partnerships, as and when required, in the interest of people with disabilities, including developing a coordinated intervention model to improve quality of education at special schools, an integrated support model to increase access to institutions of higher learning, and improving support to registered students with disabilities over the MTEF period coordinating forums on the rights of people with disabilities regionally and internationally depositing the first United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities country report with the UN by August 2012, and ensuring that statements made by the South African delegation to the convention are published and circulated to relevant parties on an ongoing basis. Subprogrammes Advocacy and Mainstreaming for the Equalisation of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities reviews the policy and planning required to align conceptualisation with the three spheres of government, civil society and the private sector, to ensure equity and quality of life for people with disabilities. This subprogramme had a staff complement of 3 and a total budget of R5.5 million in 2011/12, of which 70 per cent was used for goods and services. An expenditure cut of R over the medium term on travel and subsistence has been effected. These funds were cut from the department s baseline and returned to the National Revenue Fund. Institutional Support and Capacity Building for the Equalisation of Opportunities for persons with Disabilities integrates actions and creates synergy among government departments, civil society and the private sector. This includes implementing the antipoverty strategy for people with disabilities and developing a national disability agenda. This subprogramme had a staff complement of 3 and a total budget of R3.7 million in 2011/12, of which 62.1 per cent was used for compensation of employees. An expenditure cut of R over the medium term has been implemented on travel and subsistence. These funds were cut from the department s baseline and returned to the National Revenue Fund. Monitoring and Evaluation for the Equalisation of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities tracks delivery on constitutional, regional and international mandates by establishing and implementing sector specific performance tracking verification and evaluation systems. This subprogramme had a staff complement of 4 and a total budget of R2.8 million in 2011/12, of which 60.7 per cent was used for compensation of employees. An expenditure cut of R over the medium term has been implemented from travel and subsistence. These funds were cut from the department s baseline and returned to the National Revenue Fund. 13

24 2012 Estimates of National Expenditure Expenditure estimates Table 8.8 Rights of People with Disabilities Subprogramme Adjusted Audited outcome appropriation Medium-term expenditure estimate R thousand 2008/ / / / / / /15 Advocacy and Mainstreaming for the Equalisation of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities Institutional Support and Capacity Building for the Equalisation of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities Monitoring and Evaluation for the Equalisation of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities Total Change to 2011 Budget estimate Economic classification Current payments Compensation of employees Goods and services of which: Advertising Assets less than the capitalisation threshold Audit cost: External 3 Bursaries: Employees 20 Catering: Departmental activities Communication Computer services 7 39 Consultants and professional services: Business and advisory services Consultants and professional services: 22 Legal costs Contractors Agency and support / outsourced services Entertainment Inventory: Food and food supplies Inventory: Other consumables Inventory: Stationery and printing Lease payments Property payments 35 Transport provided: Departmental 70 activity Travel and subsistence Training and development Operating expenditure Venues and facilities Payments for capital assets Machinery and equipment Total