1. OUR PROGRESS TO DATE NAC WORKSHOP 2012

2. THE NATIONAL ADOPTION COALITION OF SA The National Adoption Coalition of SA was formed on the 16th March 2011, with the aim of: 1.Promoting and building awareness and understanding of adoption. 2.Building partnerships and collaboration across the adoption community. 3.Sharing best practice and build capacity (training & development). 4.Lobbying government & regulators on behalf of the adoption community around key legislation such as the Children’s Act of 2010. 5.Developing a code of conduct, and best practice guidelines, that serve the best interests of the child, in the process of adoption.

3. ACHIEVEMENTS TO DATE Represent the adoption community and a mouth piece for adoption on a national and provincial level Branding and marketing of adoption AVSA campaign in 2011 valued at 2 million rand 2012/13 campaign up-close and personal running Website and call centre Partnership at national and provincial levels with DSD Representation regarding legislation and policy Community engagement programme Provincial road shows and coalitions Constitution and formalization

4. NAC Organisational Structure Chairperson Deputy Chair Secretary Financial Manager General Administration & Management (Sue Krawitz) Lobbying, Legislation & Code of Conduct (Mari Kruger & Katinka Pieterse) Communication (Adoption Voice SA) (Pam Wilson) Provincial Coalitions, Training & Engagement (Katinka Pieterse ) Database, Call- Centre & Website (Portal) TBC Professional Partnerships (Oko Mabasa) Research, Insight, Monitoring & Evaluation TBC