The Deputy Minister of Social Development Maria Ntuli, will host the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) Social Sector conference on 5-8 March 2013 in the Northern Cape, Kimberley. The EPWP is one of government’s programmes aimed at alleviating poverty and providing income relief through temporary work for the unemployed to carry out socially useful activities.
The conference will be held under the theme, “EPWP Social Sector United in Action towards Socio-Economic Freedom.” Deliberations of the conference will focus on youth unemployment, the National Development Plan as well as Active Citizenry, amongst other issues.
Members of the media are invited to the conference as follows:
Date: 5 to 8 March 2013
Time: 09h00 (daily)
Venue: Mita Seperepere Convention Centre, Kimberley
The purpose of the conference is to:
- Evaluate progress made since the EPWP Conference in 2012;
- Serve as a learning forum for all stakeholders;
- Serve as an accountability platform for the different partners;
- Review the work conducted by the implementing departments in the current financial year;
- Deliberate on strategic policy initiatives as pronounced by government;
- Identify new areas of expansion for the sector to achieve set targets; and
- To plan for the coming financial year.
The conference will also have commissions, in which people who benefited from the EPWP will have an opportunity to share their experiences and discuss various socio-economic challenges.
Stakeholders and partners expected to attend the conference include the Departments of Public Works, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, and the South African Local Government Association.
For RSVPs: Jaconia Kobue on 082 313 4673 or Justice Ditshego on 079 4977 426
For media enquiries:
Lumka Oliphant
Cell: 083 484 8067
