DoA PRESENTATION ON THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH

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DoA PRESENTATION ON THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR
CHILDREN, YOUTH DISABLED PERSONS

• The department of Agriculture does not have a
  centralized budget for these programmes however
  various Directorates have made some significant
  contribution to this aspect.
• 1. Nature of Activities/Programme
• 1.1 Pilot Project on career Awareness on
  Agriculture targeting schools in KwaZulu Natal
  and Northern Cape.
• 1.2 External Bursary Scheme for Scarce Skills in
  Agriculture.
• 1.3 Experiential and Internship Programme.
• 1.4 Entrepreneurial Development Programme.

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2. Allocation

• 2.1 Pilot Project on Career Awareness.
• Learners with high academic potential are granted
  secondary school bursaries to the tune of R432
  000 a year.
• 2.2 External Bursary Scheme
• A sum of R5.3 million is allocated to University
  and College students each year. To date about 114
  students are beneficiaries of the DoA external
  bursary scheme.
• 3.3 Experiential and Internship
• In 2003/2004, 93 interns were taken while in
  2004/2005 138 interns were placed in different
  Directorates. For 2005/2006 it is estimated that
  160 interns will be selected. The internship cost
  DoA about R3 200 per intern on interns
  allowances each month. An additional R1.5 million
  has been set aside each year for the training of
  the interns. The profile of interns is 100 black
  and a minimum 15 out of interns expected to be
  selected for 2005/006 will be disabled.

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2.4 Entrepreneurial Development Program

• About 25 unemployed graduates preferable those
  interested in self employment are selected each
  year to register for University of Stellenbosch
  Business School Agri Industry Development
  Programme (AIDP) on black release basis. The 25
  interns attached to Agri Businesses under the
  guidance of a mentor. To date those interns have
  been placed in Agribusinesses like SENWES, AFGRI,
  Pioneer Foods, Wes KAAP AGRI etc. An amount of
  R2million is invested in this programme each
  year.

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3. Expected budget for 2006

• Pilot Project Career Awareness R500 000
• External Bursary Scheme R5.3 million
• Experiential and Internship R6.6 million
• Entrepreneurial Development Programme R2 million
• Total R14.4 million

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EDUPLANT PROGRAMME OF FOOD AND TREES FOR AFRICA

• This Project involves all the Provinces in
  evaluating all their school with Junior LandCare
  Projects and then nominating the two best schools
  to attend the Eduplant Week in Johannesburg from
  the 26-29 September 2005. Thus 18 Junior LandCare
  schools were represented at the Eduplant Week by
  a teacher and one leaner sponsored by the
  Department of Agriculture.
• Junior Care Prices for 2005
• 18 certificates for participation information
  packs
• 9 Provincial Trophies with Medals (the two
  Provincial school compete with each other or the
  school that has done better than other in their
  province becomes the winner of the province.
• National Trophy Medal for the best emerging
  school in LandCare plus a hamper of garden tools
  (Fork, Spade, Handhoe, hark, knapsack sprayer)
  worth R600,00.
• Second prize One A2 A3 Aluminium Framed
  LandCare NoCare Posters
• Third prize A2 LandCare NoCare Aluminium Framed
  Poster.

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EDUPLANT CONTINUE

• The following schools won the prize for the best
  school per Province above
• EASTERN CAPE PROVINCE
• Mbanga Junior Secondary School
• FREE STATE PROVINCE
• Leralathulo
• GAUTENG PROVINCE
• Ngungunyane Primary School
• KWAZULU NATAL PROVINCCE
• Khombindlela
• LIMPOPO PROVINCE
• Badimong Primary School
• MPUMALANGA PROVINCE
• Somlokothwa Primary School
• NORTHERN CAPE PROVINCE
• Monwabisi High School

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EDUPLANT ONTINUE

• NORTH WEST PROVINCE
• Masakhane Primary School
• WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE
• Kennemeyer Primary School

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FEMALE FARMER OF THE YEAR

• The project is being done by the Provinces
• This competition normally takes place during the
  Women's Month in August of every year.
• Last year there were two young vibrant females
  who took part in the competition and each won an
  amount of R15000,00 as a price.
• A mentoring programm for them has been developed
  and they are working closely Provinces.

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YOUTH FARMER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME THAT IS BEING
DONE BY ONE OF OUR PUBLIC ENTITIES LANDBANK

• This programme is done in partnership with the
  following Structures
• National Youth Commission
• Land Bank
• National Development Agency

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PURPOSE OF THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

• Purpose
• Empowerment of young entrepreneurs
• Job creation sustainable employment
• Capacity building development
• Rural development in agriculture
• Access to finance
• First to lease land and then effect purchase of
  property within two years.