1 - 31 October
October marks Social Development Month.
Social Development Month aims to engage communities to identify their challenges and put together action plans to deal with these challenges. The campaign, held in conjunction with the National Development Agency (NDA) and the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA), also aims to inform communities of the various social security programmes available to them and how these can be accessed.
Social Development success stories
Since 1994 our social services have substantially improved the lives of the most vulnerable South Africans
- The number of South Africans benefitting from grants increased from 2.5 million in 1993 to more than 16 million by mid-2014.
- The child support grant was introduced in 1998 with 70 000 beneficiaries. Currently more than 11 million children benefit from it.
- DSD research shows that grants reduce poverty, improve wealth distribution and generate economic growth within communities.
- Statistics South Africa’s “Poverty Trends in South Africa” report states that the successes of pro-poor policies are reflected in the decline in poverty between 2006 and 2011.
- Government’s interventions in Early Childhood Development are already bearing fruit with better achievement levels among learners in the Foundation Phase.
- In 2011 Government started to roll out the Food for All Campaign as a measure to address incidents of extreme hunger and malnutrition.
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