SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ZERO HUNGER PROGRAMME

Portfolio Committee on Social Development

19 March 2013

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PURPOSE

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To brief the Portfolio Committee on progress made in the implementation of the Department of Social Development’s Zero Hunger Campaign and strategy to eliminate hunger.

Background (1) Zero Hunger campaign derives its mandate from various policies

and documents that include SA Constitution, the Integrated Food Security Strategy (IFSS) and the National Development Plan Vision 2030

In 2002 the IFSS was approved for implementation in SA Food security is part of section 27 of the Constitution which

stipulates that “ every citizen has the right to have access to sufficient food and water, and that the state must by legislation and other measures, within its available resources, ensure the progressive realisation of the right to sufficient food”

Zero hunger campaign draws lessons from the Brazilian Zero Hunger Programme

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Background (2) In 2009 the ANC pledged government to introduce a “food for all”

programme to acquire and distribute basic foods at affordable prices to poor households and communities

The Food For All campaign was launched by the Minister of the Department of Social Development in December 2011 in the NW: Ngaka Modiri Molema District, Ratlou LM - Makgori Village

The Department of Social Development is part of the National Zero Hunger campaign that is led by the Department of Agriculture

DSD developed a strategy and implementation guidelines as part of the contribution to the Zero Hunger campaign

In 2012 Mangaung Conference resolutions reconfirmed government’s commitment to household food and nutrition security

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Food Security Challenges in SA*

Despite the political and economic advances made since 1994, South Africa continues to experience major challenges of poverty, unemployment and, more recently, steep increases in food and fuel prices, energy tariffs and interest rates.

These adverse conditions have placed ordinary South Africans, already struggling to meet their basic household needs, in an ever more vulnerable situation (Labadarios, 2009) .

South Africa has one of the highest rates of income inequality in the world, with the richest 10% of the population receiving almost half the income and the poorest 20% receiving only 3.3%.

Poverty plays out on racial lines, with estimates indicating that 56% of Black people are poor compared to 36% of Coloured people, 15% percent of Indian people and 7% of White people.

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Food Security Challenges in SA*• Poverty is more pervasive in rural areas of the country, particularly

in the former homelands. The majority (65%) of the poor are found in rural areas and 78% of those likely to be chronically poor are also found in rural areas (Woolard and Leibbrandt cited in FAO, 2004).

• Hunger and malnutrition are both a cause and effect of poverty.• Despite the good social protection system in the country, hunger

and poverty alleviation policies and programmes, there is still:- high levels of hunger and poverty- reliance on income from remittances & social grants- high rate of unemployment - decrease in own food production- inadequate access to food (GHS estimated 21.9% of SA HHs )

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Food Security Challenges in SA

• Like severe malnutrition, food access problems were the most serious in North West where 33,3% of households had inadequate or severely inadequate food access. This is followed by KwaZulu-Natal (26,9%), Northern Cape (26%), Free State (23,6%) and Limpopo (20,6%), Eastern Cape (20,3%). *

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Programme Goal

• To attain physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food for food insecure South Africans at all times to meet their specific needs for an active and a healthy lifestyle.

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Key Sector Objectives The key sector objectives are to:• Ensure access to food for the poor and vulnerable

members of our society;• Improve nutrition security of citizens;• Improve food production capacity of households• Develop market channels through bulk government

procurement of food;• Fostering partnerships with relevant stakeholders within

the food supply chain.

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Targeted groups*• The first 1000 days of a Child • Children under six years of age that are malnourished;• Child-headed households;• Children in drop in centres; Orphaned children; • Risky pregnant and lactating women;• Primary school children from poor households;• People suffering from chronic diseases of lifestyle or

communicable diseases; and• At-risk elderly persons• People with disabilities;• Female-headed households; and• HIV/AIDS-infected and affected households

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Progress Summary

• Mechanisms for effective programme implementation developed:– Active search intensification through household profiling– Household Food and Nutrition Security implementation

guidelines were developed– Food &Nutrition Security Task Team established and Terms of

Reference developed– Capacity for the programme implementation was enhanced

through a customised Food and Nutrition Security learning programme for the social sector

• Strengthening of partnerships with key stakeholders

Summary of Progress Made

Progress 2012/13Households Profiled 472 267Communities Profiled 400 Households linked to income generating opportunities

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Households benefiting from DSD Feeding Programmes

183 179

Beneficiaries of Social Relief of Distress 7 903Household Change Agents supported 2 178Household Food Gardens established and supported

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Progress to date

PROVINCE INTERVENTIONSEASTERN CAPE

• 3730 households profiled in 8 districts• 59 communities profiled over 8 districts• 181 Households were provided with food through

SRD • 476 households supported and access food through

DSD feeding programmes (Soup Kitchens and Drop –In-Centres)

• 2123 change agents were identified and supported• Income Generating projects 39

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Progress to date PROVINCE INTERVENTIONS

FREE STATE • Profiled 349 households• 2 communities were profiled• 24 change agents were identified and supported • 12 income generating projects were initiated and

received funding from the department• 1640 households access food through DSD feeding

programmes• 79 household food gardens were established and

supported• 600 Households were provided with food through

SRD

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Progress to datePROVINCE INTERVENTIONS

GAUTENG 10 082 households accessing food through DSD programmes

6 communities profiled 275 household & community gardens established

and supported 147 households participating in DSD food

programmes 2299 Households were provided with food

through SRDKWAZULU NATAL

115 400 households were profiled 17 income generating projects were funded 2215 Households were provided with food

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Progress to datePROVINCE INTERVENTIONS

LIMPOPO 93 Communities profiled 15834 households profiled 21 income generating initiatives/social cooperatives

supported 3 684 households accessing food through DSD

programmes

541 Households were provided with food through SRD

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Progress to datePROVINCE INTERVENTIONS

MPUMALANGA 6074 households profiled 208 Communities profiled 18 change agents support through social

cooperatives 28 income generating initiatives/social

cooperatives supported

600 Households were provided with food through SRD

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Progress to date

PROVINCE INTERVENTIONS

NORTH WEST 6 communities profiled 250 households referred for appropriate DSD

interventions 153 income generating initiatives / cooperatives

supported 1 community garden established and supported 145 Households were provided with food through

SRD

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Progress to date

PROVINCE INTERVENTIONS

NORTHERN CAPE

3 30880 households profiled 26 communities profiled 13 Change agents supported through SRD 6 income generating projects supported 112 530 beneficiaries accessing food through DSD

programmes (Soup Kitchens and Drop –In-Centres) 13 community gardens established and supported 172 Households were provided with food through

SRD

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Progress to date

PROVINCE INTERVENTIONS

WESTERN CAPE • 1322 Households were provided with food through SRD• 9 CNDC are operation feeding 52 980 people per month

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Progress to date Food Banks Network Development

Hubs (3) Cape Town Durban Johannesburg    

Satellites (5) Pietermaritzburg Polokwane Port Elizabeth Rustenburg Tshwane

Location of Community Depots (22)

Cape Town Durban Johannesburg Pietermaritzburg

Polokwane Port Elizabeth

Rustenburg Tshwane

1 6 0 4 4 0 6 0Durbanville Montague

Mother of Peace (South Coast); Ziphatheleni (South coast); Vukani (Umlazi); City of Victory (Chatsworth0; Hilcrest Family Mission (Hilcrest); Masisizane (Inanda); Tholimpilo (Indwedwe)

Organizations collect at the warehouse

Zenzeleni Community (Howick); Indindi creche (KwaDindi); Mayibuye (Dambuza); HMCS (Caluza)

Aganang, Molemole, Lepelle Nkumpi, Blouberg

Organizations collect at the warehouse

Mathopestad, Phokeng; Paardekraal Chaneng; Lesung, Monakato

Organizations collect at the warehouse

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Food bank Progress to date

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Food banks network has delivered procured and donated food as detailed follows:

Number of KG's of Food 2 983 037.16

Number of Meals 9 844 022

Number of Beneficiaries per month 377 658

Number of Food Agencies 1723

Cost per meal R 1.67

Pilot Community Nutrition and Development Centre in Western Cape

Current Open CPR’s Days Feeding Number of Beneficiaries per month

Mannenberg CPR Monday - Friday 5880

Hanover Park CPR Monday - Friday 2730

Bonteheuwel CPR Monday - Friday 5250

Nyanga CPR Monday - Friday 2730

Langa CPR Monday - Friday 2730

Khayelitsha Site C Lunch Monday - Sunday 13 500

Khayelitsha Site C Breakfast Monday - Sunday 10 500

George-Thembalethu Monday - Friday 4830

George - Skuinskraal Monday - Friday 4830

Total 52980

Future Plans 1. Household Food and Nutrition Security Coordination2. Household Food and Nutrition Capacity Security Building3. Increasing the number of households accessing DSD food security

programmes 4. Roll out of the Community Nutrition and Development Centre

Pilot5. Food Banks Network development support (Food Bank existence

in all 9 provinces)

THANK YOU