COMMUNITY WORK PROGRAMME MALUTI-A-PHOFUNG SITE Province: Free State District Municipality: Thabo Mofutsanyana Local Municipality: Maluti-A-Phofung Implementing agents: Tholwana E Molemo and Lima Rural Development Foundation SITE PROFILE 2017 Contents 1. INTRODUCTION TO THE SITE AREA ......................................................................................... 2 2. SITE INFORMATION ................................................................................................................. 3 3. USEFUL WORK ......................................................................................................................... 4 4. SPECIAL PROJECTS ................................................................................................................... 6 5. LOCAL REFERENCE COMMITTEE ........................................................................................... 13 6. ANNEXURE A: REPORT ON USEFUL WORK BY WARD, MARCH 2017 .................................... 14 Page 1 of 26 1. INTRODUCTION TO THE SITE AREA Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality is situated in the Thabo Mofutsanyana District of the Free State Province. It was established in 2000 and is named after the Drakensberg Mountains (known as “Maluti” in Sesotho. The peak in Qwaqwa is known as the Sentinel is called “Phofung” in Sesotho. Maluti includes the towns of Harrismith and Kestell as well as the former homeland of QwaQwa, whose capital was Phuthaditjhaba. Today Phuthaditjhaba is Maluti’s administrative seat and QwaQwa residents account for 80% of the total municipal population, the majority coming from families forcibly removed from what was the Orange Free State in the 1970s and 1980s. In terms of area covered, Maluti is the smallest local municipality in the district municipality, but because of its apartheid-era history, it has the densest population and the deepest poverty. The table below,1 which compares 2011 with 2016, gives the main demographics for the municipality and shows how it is struggling to match service delivery improvements with the growth in population. Service provision is hampered by the mountainous land and remoteness of many homes. 2016 2011 Population 353 452 335 784 Age Structure Population under 15 30.50% 32.70% Population 15 to 64 64.50% 62.00% Population over 65 5.00% 5.30% Sex Ratio Males per 100 females 83.9 83.9 Population Growth Per annum 1.17% n/a Labour Market Unemployment rate (official) n/a 41.80% Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34 n/a 53.00% Education (aged 20 +) No schooling 6.90% 8.90% Matric 29.20% 26.80% Higher education 7.90% 7.90% Household Services Flush toilet connected to sewerage 29.70% 30.30% Weekly refuse removal 21.10% 24.80% Piped water inside dwelling 22.30% 31.90% Electricity for lighting 93.60% 89.00% 1 Taken from the Local Government Handbook, available at https://www.localgovernment.co.za/locals/view/51/Maluti-A-Phofung-Local-Municipality#demographic Page 2 of 26 Eighty-three percent of the population is Sesotho speaking and 11% Zulu speaking, with a small number of Afrikaans (2%) and English (1.5%) speaking inhabitants. Incomes, including social grants, are R1 600 or less per month for almost 85% of individuals, of whom 50% earn R400 or less per month.2 Government is the largest single employer in the municipal area (28%), with the agriculture and the retail sectors also important employers and drivers of the local economy. Implementation of the CWP in Maluti-a-Phofung began in 2010 as part of government’s efforts to alleviate poverty in the area. What were formerly two CWP sites, one in QwaQwa and another in Harrismith, were combined in 2014 to form the current site. 2. SITE INFORMATION There are 2 500 participant places budgeted for this site, of which 94% are for regular participants working 100 days per year, or 8 days a month from January to October, and 10 days each in November and December. The remaining 6% of places are allocated to supervisors and storekeepers who work 20 days every month. This site has a larger allocation than the average, due firstly to the combining of the two original sites and secondly in acknowledgement of the greater than average need of the area. To compensate for days lost due to casual absenteeism and participants leaving the programme during the year, and to ensure that the full wage allocation is benefitting the community, the site aims to be over-recruited by 10%, bringing the total to 2 750. In terms of demographics, youth participation (16-35 year olds) is 40%, female participation is 74% and participation by people living with disabilities is 1%. These figures are comparable to those for the CWP nationally, where youth participation is 39%, female participation is 77% and participation by people with disabilities is 1%. The table below shows how the participation targets are distributed across the wards. Every ward in the municipality has a CWP presence. Allocated number of Ward Towns and villages where CWP is operational participants 1 300 Makgolokoeng, Khalanyoni 2 55 Clubview, Mphatlalatsane, Matsikeng 3 200 Kestell 4 200 Intabazwe 5 200 Intabazwe 6 200 Intabazwe 7 55 Dithotaneng, Debult, Makgalaneng 8 55 Makgalaneng, Matebeleng 9 55 Poelong 10 55 Tseki 11 55 Monontsha, Hlatseng 2 These figures are taken from the 2011 Census cited in Gaffney’s Local Government Yearbook, 2013-2015. Page 3 of 26 Allocated number of Ward Towns and villages where CWP is operational participants 12 55 Naledi 13 55 Bolata 14 55 Phamong 15 55 Makeneng, Tshirela, Thabanatshoana 16 55 Turffontein, Mantolo, Thabatjhitja & Makong 17 55 Mangaung, Sebokeng 18 55 Hamafose, Hasethunya, Namahadi 19 55 Thababosiu, Marakong, Mollakoekoe 20 55 Thibell, Lejoaneng, Makeneng, Thabatshoeu 21 55 Ritpan, Tsheseng, Moeding 22 55 Tshiame 23 55 Marakon, Letshalemaduke 24 55 Lusaka, Qholaqhwe 25 55 Riverside, Riverpark, Riverview 26 55 Boiketlo 27 55 Phuthaditjhaba 28 55 Beruti, Elite, Modulaqhoa, Mabolela 29 55 Phuthaditjhaba 30 55 Lusaka 31 55 Molapo, Hanevil, Metsimatsho 32 55 Disaster Park, Matsikeng 33 55 Mandela Park, Slovo Park 34 55 Bluegumbosh, Disaster Park 35 55 Makoane Total 2 750 See Annexure A for a report on the tasks carried out in each ward over a typical one month period. 3. USEFUL WORK The concept of ‘useful work’, i.e. work that produces outputs that benefit the community, is a key feature of the CWP and much effort is expended every year in consultations, especially with community members, participants and community representatives, to identify community needs, including those that are unfunded or underfunded mandates of the Integrated Development Plan that are appropriate and feasible for the programme to address. The site is active in all pillars of CWP work. General life skills training is provided to participants, as well as training relevant to the sectors they work in. During the past three years a number of special projects have also been initiated. Food and Nutrition Security Support Community vegetable gardens are established in the grounds of schools, crèches, old age homes and clinics Page 4 of 26 Vegetables from the community gardens are utilised by the institutions to provide for their needs and excess produce is distributed to the vulnerable and destitute Environmental Programmes Illegal dump sites are cleared Legal dump sites are created where refuse can be dumped Maintenance Tasks The use of derelict buildings is secured from the municipality and these buildings are renovated by CWP participants as multi-purpose centres or CWP sub-site offices The fencing around sites where community gardens are established is repaired and maintained Maintenance is carried out on the homes of vulnerable community members Maintenance is carried out on the buildings of sites that house community gardens Support to Schools CWP provides school patrols and assist learners to cross open areas where dangers may lurk Crèches are assisted with playing and reading to the children and with their general care Vegetable gardens are established at schools Schools are cleaned, minor repairs carried out and general maintenance provided Assist with soup kitchens Urban Renewal Activities Parks are created and open spaces enclosed Home-based Care and Auxiliary Care Services Participants visit the homes of the elderly residents, ill and vulnerable community members to cook and clean Sick and weak patients are accompanied to their clinic appointments Medication is collected from the clinics for the elderly residents and incapacitated People are referred to government and social support services for assistance with birth Various health awareness campaigns are conducted Arts and Handicrafts At the Multi-Purpose centres the participants are given the opportunity to develop their artistic skills in the making of various arts and crafts objects Participants bake, cook and preserve vegetables Sewing Teams make the uniforms for the home- and community-based care workers and sew garments for ECD centres and orphanages Knitting Teams design and produce blankets for crèches and the elderly residents, and warm clothes for children Page 5 of 26 4. SPECIAL PROJECTS Nal’ibali Reading for Enjoyment Campaign The CWP participants in partnership with Nal’ibali are conducting reading clubs in ECD’s and crèches. This intervention has yielded good results in most of the ECD’s the site works with, where reading clubs have been formed. CWP participants have been trained to deliver these services to the ECD’s on a daily basis and the programme has set aside a budget