THE 5TH ANNUAL SERVICE DELIVERY LEARNING ACADEMY

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6TH ANNUAL SERVICE DELIVERY LEARNING
ACADEMY Building a Professional and Competent
Public Service for Improved Local
Delivery Prepared by Prof. Zach Chuenyane 15
August 2007

• THE 5TH ANNUAL SERVICE DELIVERY LEARNING ACADEMY
• Enhancing Access To Economic Opportunities

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The Case Of Likusasalethu Leather Fern Project

• ACCELERATING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH
  PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

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BACKGROUND

• Formerly TNDT
• Established in 2000 by an act of Parliament
• Section 3A statutory organisation
• Representation nationally offices in all 9
  Provinces
• Over 5000 projects funded to date
• The NDA is expected to act as a key conduit of
  funding from the Government of the Republic,
  foreign governments, and other national and
  international donors for development work to be
  carried out by civil society organisations
• Vision statement
•  A developing society free from poverty
• Our Mission
•  To contribute to poverty eradication and
  elimination of its causes
• Brand Promise
• Unlocking Potential

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Mandate

• Primary mandate To contribute towards the
  eradication of poverty and its causes by granting
  funds to civil society organizations for the
  purposes of
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• implementing development projects of poor
  communities and
• strengthening the institutional capacity of other
  civil society organizations that provide services
  to the poor communities.
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• Secondary mandate Promote consultation, dialogue
  and sharing of development experience between
  civil society organizations and relevant organs
  of state debate development policy and to
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• Undertake research and publication aimed at
  providing the basis for development policy.

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Current Focus Areas

• Food security projects
• Local economic development / social
  entrepreneurship
• NGO consortia and networks for policy and
  advocacy for the poor
• Capacity building for CSOs

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Beneficiaries

• Poor communities residing in identified poverty
  nodes
• SA institutions responsible for developing
  anti-poverty strategies and plans

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BIOGRAPHICAL DATA

• Likusasalethu Leatherfern Project
• Established in 1986 by 10 subsistence maize
  farmers.
• Assisted by DBSA and Agri-one( National
  Department of Agriculture and the former KaNgwane
  Government)
• Located in Nkomazi Local Municipality at
  Driekoppies, a rural area in Ehlanzeni District
  Mpumalanga Province.
• Nkomazi Municipality has 334 415 inhabitants .
• 41 unemployment rate. (Statistics SA 2001 )

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BIOGRAPHICAL DATA CONT

• Beneficiaries of the project
• 125 direct beneficiaries.
• 57 women
• 53 men
• 15 youth
• 1 250 indirect beneficiaries.

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PROJECT ACTIVITIES

• Growing Leatherfern on a 10 ha land
• Grading and packaging
• Exporting Leatherfern to Netherlands (main
  market)
• Supplying Multi-flora in Johannesburg and
  Pretoria
• Producing Mangoes and Sugarcane for the local
  market.

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CURRENT STATUS

• 10 ha of Leatherfern planted
• Bulk produce exported to Netherlands
• Additional 10 ha being prepared, planting to
  start in September
• Offer made by Braaks to sell a 17 ha farm with 2
  cool rooms, a pack house and 3 tractors to the
  project members.
• Sugarcane sold to TSB.
• Mangoes supplied to local traders and vendors
• Department of Agriculture provides extension
  services.

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HOW HAS THE PROJECT IMPROVED THE QUALITY OF LIFE

• Opportunity for income generation and
  development( 10 main project members take home no
  less than R 2 500.00 p/month)
• 54 permanent jobs created ( no less than R 650.00
  p/month)
• 35 local seasonal workers employed.
• Access to financial assistance and recognition (
  expansion 20 ha)
• Collective pooling of resources for common goal.

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CHALLENGES

• Management with technical expertise
• Moving with the times to produce at a competitive
  level.
• Access and further penetration to local and
  international markets ( Braaks still dominates).
• Need to increase youth participation.

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LESSONS LEARNT

• Community participation.
• Commitment to proper planning.
• Stakeholders involvement at the project
  conceptualising phase.
• Promoting relationships with traditional
  authorities.
• Partnering for development.

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• THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!!