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During the first four years of implementation the
Support Programme implemented four programmes and two initiatives.
They are:
Programmes
- Infrastructure Sector: This programme supported Municipal
and Provincial Infrastructure Departments and State Owned
Enterprises to increase their application of the EPWP Guidelines and
report work opportunities. In addition to investigate ways of
improving the basis by which workers on EPWP projects accessed
training opportunities.
- Social Sector: This programme sought to support
Provincial Health/Social Development or Education Departments to
implement the Home Based Community Care (HCBC) and Early Childhood
Development (ECD) programmes and report on both service and work
opportunity outputs.
- Environment Sector: This programme developed a model for
increasing labour intensive domestic waste collection by
municipalities and thus create more work opportunities, as well as
supported the implementation of a Food for Waste programme and
assisted in it being applied by other municipalities.
- Strategic Technical Assistance Fund (STAF): This
programme undertook assignments requested by the EPWP Unit and
conceptualised with the Support Programme to investigate blockages
to EPWP delivery and identify ways of resolving these. In addition a
midterm review of the first phase of the EPWP was undertaken and the
design and approval of the second phase of the EPWP supported.
Initiatives
- Communication: This initiative supported the EPWP to
design and implement a communication programme, as well as supported
the development and implementation of an awards programmes called
the Komoso Awards.
- Capacity Building: This initiative supported a review of
the capacity of the EPWP and initiatives to secure funding for
increased capacity.
Final Year
In the fifth and final year of the Support Programme, due to the
fact that the first five years of the EPWP was complete, the key
objective was to support the implementation of the second phase of the
EPWP. The final year focused on three programmes:
- Programme 1: Complete the Support Programme to EPWP
focusing on finalising the activities undertaken in the first four
years and handing over all relevant processes and documents
developed to the EPWP Unit and Business Trust.
- Programme 2: Support the EPWP Unit to design and
implement EPWP 2.
- Programme 3: Monitoring, Evaluation and final close out.
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