Additional NGO funding approved for persons with disabilities: Statement by Western Cape MEC for Social Development Albert Fritz

In December last year, I presented to Parliament my department's adjustment budget, in which we managed to save R50 million by cutting back on non-essential spending. I undertook to make the savings available for welfare and related services, particularly for persons with disabilities, older persons and youth development.

Today we release the first tranche of this funding to non-governmental organisations (NGOs) selected via an application and adjudication process. These funds will be used for the last quarter of this financial year (until 1 April 2012) and is specific to persons with disabilities.

Disability: total additional funds approved - R 19,4 million

Residential facilities for persons with disabilities

Protective workshops

Huis Horison

Oasis Workshop

Eljada Nasorg

Ocean View Protective Workshop

Camphill Village West Coast

Orlon Atlantis

Robertson House

Oudtshoorn APD

Emmaus Home

Phambili VIP Bangani

Orion Wesfleur

Retreat Protective Workshop

Quasar Trust

Siyazama Disabled Craft Market

Includid

Sonwabile Selfhelp Group

Rosecourt

Southern Suburbs APD/Athlone Protective Workshop

Alta du Toit Nasorg

Sunfield Home Protective Workshop

Langa Cheshire Home

The Village Work Centre

Eric Miles Cheshire Home

Themba: Unity 2 Work Centre for Disabled

Rosedon House

Unity 1 Work Centre

Turfhall Cheshire Home

Worcester Werkswinkel

Sunfield Home

Developmental and Therapeutic Social Welfare Services

Elim Home

Durbanville Quadriplegic Centre

Siyabonga Huis van Danksegging

De La Bat School

Adams Farm Home

Glendale Home for Intellectually Challenged

Camphill Farm Community Hermanus

Masonic Home for Quadriplegics and Paraplegics

Institute for the Blind: Huis Ebenhaezer

Peter Pan Down Syndrome Centre

National Institute for the Deaf: Lewnsruimte vir Volwasse Dowes

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National Institute for the Deaf: Deaf Elderly Care - Rusoord

Social Service Organisations for special projects

Community Mental Health and Psychiatry: Huis Elroi

Hi Hopes

Huis Andries Olivier

Sibongile Day and Night Centre


Cape Town and District Association for the Hearing Impaired


Chaeli Campaign


Chaeli Campaign


Epilepsy SA


APD Western Cape


University of Stellenbosch

A funding panel has evaluated the applications for funding from these NGOs, as well as their track records, to ensure that we fund projects that speak directly to our strategic objective of social inclusion and poverty reduction. The resources are targeted at sites across the province to ensure they reach rural areas and provide equitable access to the opportunities created.

Further allocations are to follow shortly as we use the remainder of the savings from our adjustment budget.

The Western Cape Government is committed to ensuring that taxpayers get value for their money. We will continue cutting away non-essential expenditure to make more funds available to serve the people of this province - better together.

Media enquiries:
Albert Fritz
Cell: 083 307 0192

Melany Kühn
Spokesperson for Minister Fritz
Cell: 083 280 9199

Province

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