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UYF Strategic Priorities for Youth Development 2008-2009

This document outlines the key strategic priorities and challenges for the Umsobomvu Youth Fund (UYF) in the year 2008-2009, focusing on skills development, youth business support, and service delivery channels. It also highlights the funding challenges and the need for better alignment between the National Budget and State of Nation Address.

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UYF Strategic Priorities for Youth Development 2008-2009

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  1. Joint Monitoring Committee on Improvement of Quality of Life and Status of Children, Youth & Disabled Persons, 29 February 2008

  2. Content • Introduction • Umsobomvu Response to Apex Priorities • Umsobomvu Response to other State of Nation Address Imperatives • 2008- 2009 Key Strategic Priorities • Challenges

  3. Introduction • Umsobomvu’s interventions are in fact alligned to key Apex Priorities outlined in SONA and thus require no change in our focus but rather scaling up of delivery. • The 5 key apex priority projects that Umsobomvu’s programmes are alligned to include: • Project 4: Implement intensive campaign on energy security • Project 8: War against poverty • Project 9: Self-/employment interventions in the second economy • Project 13: Assistance to SMES including procurement activities by government • Project 24: Increase SANDF (Military Skills Development) intake of young trainees • Other SONA Key Imperatives pertaining to Youth Development and UYF Mandate: • Youth Pledge • 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup • Relations with People’s Republic of China • Umsobomvu Youth Fund – National Youth Commission Merger

  4. Apex Priorities

  5. Apex Priorities

  6. Apex Priorities

  7. Apex Priorities

  8. SONA Imperatives

  9. SONA Imperatives

  10. SONA Imperatives

  11. SONA Imperatives

  12. 2008 – 2009 Key UYF Strategic Priorities:Skills Development • 74 500 young people will be trained and placed in National Youth Service initiatives benefiting 120 000 members of the community through home based care, extension services to emerging farmers as well as building of low cost houses. • 35 000 grade 8 to 12 learners will be enrolled in entrepreneurship training. • 21 200 out of school and unemployed youth will be enrolled into entrepreneurship education and cooperatives programmes, with 4380 linked to business support and finance resulting in 6000 new jobs created by graduates starting businesses • 6300 unemployed graduates will complete job preparedness training resulting in 4500 of them being linked to employment opportunities • 2000 unemployed young people accessing jobs and other livelihood opportunities • 6200 young entrepreneurs will undergo supplier development training resulting in 4340 of them being linked to business opportunities

  13. 2008 – 2009Key UYF Strategic Priorities:Youth Business Support • 15 000 vouchers will be issued to youth entrepreneurs resulting in 22 500 jobs being created/sustained and 4800 new businesses being established • 1000 young entrepreneurs will be assisted through volunteer mentorship support resulting in improves business performance, sustainability and 1650 jobs being created • R230 million worth of business opportunities will be sourced for 500 entrepreneurs with a potential of creating 650 new jobs • 22 222 loans accessed by micro, small and medium youth owned enterprises resulting in at least 18 000 jobs created and sustained.

  14. 2008 – 2009 Key UYF Strategic Priorities:Service Delivery Channels • 6 new Youth Advisory Centre’s will be established to increase the total number of YACs to 18 thereby increasing young people’s access to UYF’s services • Parliamentary Liaison Officer recruited to focus on working with parliamentary constituency offices • 40 Youth Advisory Centres Points will be opened to increase the total number of YAC Points to 170 – these are established in partnership with municipalities and further education and training colleges • 5 (bringing total to 9)YAC mobiles will also be rolled out to increase the outreach to all the provinces. • Equity targets: • 54% women target for all programmes • 4% target for youth with disability for all programmes including Take Person with Disability To Work Campaign. • 25% outreach to rural areas

  15. Challenges • Funding – only R5m per annum allocated under MTEF • Treasury argues that UYF should utilise cash on hand – however most is committed to projects. • Mismatch between the National Budget and State of Nation Address • Support to Unemployed Youth who are out of school. R125 billion on education focuses on Schools, Further & Higher Education. Bulk of beneficiaries under National Skills Development Learnerships affects Section 18(1) – employed youth • More allocation to youth in prison than to the Unemployed Youth Cohort.

  16. Merger/ NYDA • Mandate / Strategic Focus related to National Youth Policy/ Integrated Youth Development Strategy • Products & Services • Governance – relevant Executive Authority & Portfolio Committee • Relationship with the Provincial Youth Commissions • Passing the NYDA Bill / Act (before March 2009) • Liquidation of NYC & UYF and transfer of assets • Internal & External Communication (stakeholders) • Systems, operations processes integration • Forecast budget of R10 million required

  17. Unleashing the potential of youth… 18

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