1. PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT 22 AUGUST 2001

2. Transitional National Development Trust oTemporary structure formed in 1996 whilst NDA was being established oOver 4000 proposals for funding were inherited oInherited infrastructure and resources oValuable lessons learnt

3. ACCELERATED GRANT DISBURSEMENT PROCESS pTemporary Provincial satellite offices pScreening projects under R200 000 pScreening projects over R200 000 pParallel processes involved

4. WHO IS NDA? oAct of Parliament 108, November 1998 oReporting to the Treasury/ Social Development (to be confirmed) oIndependent of Government oStarted operating April 2000 oThe NDA Board of Trustees is composed of six representatives from Government and nine representatives from civil society appointed by the Minister of Finance, the Executive Authority of the NDA.

5. WHO IS NDA? cont… The Board is divided into the following subcommittees: oManagement Committee oFinance and Audit Committee oHuman resource and Remuneration Committee oPolicy, Projects and Programmes Screening Committee

6. Our Vision…. The NDA is South Africa’s key funding agency that addresses poverty and contributes towards the creation of a healthy, economically vibrant and stable civil society. Our Strategic Direction Our Mission…. To be a statutory funding agency whose primary focus is to contribute towards the eradication of poverty and its causes, and strengthen the capacity of civil society organisation in combating poverty.

7. Strategic Objectives To focus and provide funding to poverty stricken areas To introduce and phase-in proactive, integrated “programme level funding strategies To form a working relationship with CSOs and other relevant organisations To increase the pool of funds To develop and implement a capacity building model to improve the NDA (Staff and Board) organisation competence To develop and implement a capacity building model to improve CSO organisation competence To form working relationships with other capacity building organisations To build an innovative internal research capability and form external links To build a culture of knowledge generation and management that would differentiate the NDA as an organisation To form working relationships with other relevant research organisations To lead and influence external policy debate on poverty eradication To lead and influence public debate on poverty eradication To engage and communicate effectively to related organisations and communities To form working relationships and build networks within the poverty arena NDA Mandate Funding Capacity Building Primary Objectives Policy and Research Policy Dialogue Secondary Objectives Our Strategic Direction

8. SOURCES OF FUNDING Current funding sources: o Government o European Union o Independent Development Trust (once off funding) Potential funding sources: o Lottery? o Any other partners

9. WHERE IS NDA GOING? pMove away from sectoral funding to Programme level funding pPartnering with stakeholders pISRDP support / Urban renewal pPoverty pockets (SSA info) pInstitutional building pHuman capacity pProvincialisation

10. INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING pStaff pPermanent (National Office) 45 pTemporary (Provincial)38 pInfrastructure pProject Tracking System pDecision making process pFinancial Management system (ACCPAC) pMicrosoft Outlook E-mail system pCall Centre pProject Cycle Management pPre-Assessment pAssessment pMonitoring & Evaluation pProject Closure

11. PARTNERSHIPS pLand Claims Commission – Validation Campaign pSABS – SMME Development pIDT - ISRDP pUNDP – Local Government – Capacity Building pInterfund – Capacity Building pBristol Myers Squibb – HIV/AIDS pEtc

12. PROGRESS TO DATE PROGRAMME ENHANCEMENT pGrant making tools & systems pIT Review pStaff Development pPerformance contracting pRisk Management pDecentralisation pPolicy Review pFunding Criteria pResourcing

13. DISBURSEMENT UPDATE PROGRESS TO DATE cont…

14. PROACTIVE FUNDING  Uphaphe Empowerment Trust - KZN  Community Self Empowerment Centre - EC  Tswelelopele Initiative - NC  Northern Province Special Projects Forum – NP  Stormberg Farmers Association – EC  SABS - National Flagship Programmes

15. THANK YOU

16. ANY QUESTIONS?