1. STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVE FOR A BETTER LIFE FOR ALL CHILDREN IN SOUTH AFRICA PRESENTATION TO JCM: 26 AUGUST 2005

2. A HUMANE SOCIETY Kind and merciful Not cruel or brutal
Tender and compassionate
Human values and concern

3. A CARING SOCIETY
“A society with a conscience

4. GOVERNMENT’S PROGRAMME OF ACTION
WHAT THEN DO WE HAVE TO DO ?
WHAT IS OUR STRATEGY?

5. FOCUS ON CHILDREN: INTERVENTION STRATEGIES
Society
Intervention
Points
(Policy, Advocacy,
Co-ordintation)
Family
Government
Children’s Care
and Education Centres
Children’s Care
and Education Centres

6. OFFICE ON THE RIGHTS OF CHILDREN/OSDP/OSW
Policy Development
Mainstreaming
Advocacy
Co-ordination
Monitoring and Evaluation
Liaison and Networking

7. NATIONAL STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE
Transforming of our country into a united, just, democratic, non-racial, non-sexist and prosperous society

8. SECRETARY OF THE CABINET
PRESIDENT
Head of Government
&
Head of State
DEPUTY
PRESIDENT
Leader of Government
Business in Parliament
Chair of SANAC
Chair of the MRM
MINISTER
Political Oversight Responsibility for
Government Communications
National Youth Commission
Office on the Right of the Child
Office on the Status of Women
Office on the Disabled
DIRECTOR – GENERAL &
SECRETARY OF THE CABINET

9. Presidential Advisors
Forum
Director-General
&
Secretary of the
Cabinet
Forum of
South African
Directors-General
(FOSAD)
Forum of African
Renewal
Programme
(NEPAD)
Chief Operations
Officer (COO) &
Accounting Officer
Policy Co-ordination
And
Advisory Services
Cabinet
Secretariat
Communications
Services
Office of the
President
Office of the
Deputy
President
Corporate
Services, HRM
& Finance
Policy Unit
PCAS

10. HEAD OF THE POLICY UNIT AND CLUSTERS DEPUTY HEAD OF THE POLICY UNIT
Governance
&
Administration
International
Relations
Justice &
Crime
Prevention
Special
Programmes
Economic
Cluster
Social
Cluster

11. MISSION
Provide Leadership for Mainstreaming Issues of Gender, Disability and Children’s Rights into Government Programmes, Processes, Systems and Methods

12. MANDATE
To provide effective policy work, coordination and mainstreaming of GDC into government's programme of action through the provision of high quality technical support to the Presidency and government as a whole.

13. CORE FUNCTION OF CHIEF DIRECTORATE
Develop effective coordination frameworks
Undertake Policy analysis and guide on Planning
Ensure mainstreaming of government programmes
Conduct advocacy programme
Ensure capacity building of government officials
Networking and Liaison
Guide GDC monitoring and evaluation

14. Relationship of Government’s Priorities to GDC core functions
Growing the Economy
Addressing the Issues of
Second Economy
Mainstreaming , Policy
Coordination
Capacity Building
Mainstreaming , Policy
Coordination
Capacity Building
Sustainable livelihood
Access to Basic Services
Policy and Planning
Mainstreaming
Coordination
Mainstreaming , Policy and
Planning
Mainstreaming
Comprehensive Social
Security
Crime and Corruption
Advocacy Policy Coordination
Work for a Better Africa and
a better world
Advocacy, Policy Planning
Coordination
Networking and Liaison

15. IMPLICATIONS OF CORE FUNCTONS
Successful GDC delivery by National, Provincial and Local Government
Locating GDC Transformation within National, Provincial and Local Government Strategies
Contextualize GDC Human Rights Issues within Governments Evolving from Framework

16. HOW DOES THIS DIRECTORATE LOCATE THESE ISSUES
Done through mainstreaming of GDC issues
This is what we are expected to do

17. Mainstreaming
Process that is a goal orientated – provide full participation of women , Persons with disabilities and Children to ensure equitable and equal access to resources, opportunities and Services

18. GDC Mainstreaming Goal
To develop and enabling environment that will enable Government Institutions to translate the National vision on GDC into measurable results

19. INTERGRATION
Mainstreaming to occur within framework of programme implementation
Occur within implementation of key National priorities
Priorities outlined in Government Plan of Action and Provincial Strategies
Relationship integrated planning process;
Multi – prong approach and linkages with National Machinery with clear coordination framework

20. RELATIONSHIP WITH CLUSTERS
THE PRESIDENCY
IRPS
JCPS
G & A
ECON
SOC
NATIONAL AND PROVINCIAL DEPARTMENTS
CIVIL SOCIETY

21. CHALLENGES Lack of understanding of mainstreaming approach
Administrative
Capacity

22. THANK YOU!!!