DWAFJob Creation Initiatives

Mr Jabulani Sindane

Deputy Director-General: Regions

Portfolio Committee Meeting

1 June 2005

1. All DWAF initiatives in, are in support of the EPWP labour intensive strategy

1. Most programmes undertaken by DWAF are multi-departmental in nature and seek to go beyond satisfying the

basic labour intensive requirements of public fund infrastructure development

DWAF & EPWP

DWAF PROGRAMMES

• This presentation will cover the following programmes in order:

• The Sanitation Programme• The Forestry Programme• Working for Water• Working for Wetlands• Working on Fire

MOU – DWAF & Labour Job Creation Trust

(LJCT)• Objectives The primary objectives of the anticipated MoU are to set out

the areas where cooperation between LJCT and DWAF.

The MoU encompasses all aspects of Job Creation in the Delivery of Sanitation Services.

OBJECTIVES CONTINUED

Training of communities in need of Sanitation Services

Monitoring of the impact and progress on job creation on the selected sanitation projects.

SANITATION PROGRAMME –

JOBS CREATED & PEOPLE TRAINED

Regions People Trained

Jobs Men

Jobs Women

Jobs Youth

EC 1790 1420 917 1043

FS 1581 2757 2090 2030

GP 203 160 145 157

KZN 3181 4313 1423 1990

LP 1887 1413 674 564

MPL 828 1968 919 1148

NW 962 1609 1497 1227

NC 669 1630 619 168

WC 104 35 31 7

Sanitation: Way Forward

• Report on job creation potential of available technological options.

• Economical analysis report.• Position paper on job creation in sanitation.• Report on lessons learnt from site visits.• Municipal Guide for job creation on sanitation.• Programme of Action has been developed.• Formulation of MoU with Stakeholders.

FORESTRY JOB OPPORTUNITIES

• S.A. IS PRODUCING AROUND 1500 TONS OF HONEY AND IMPORT 500 TONS

• 400 COMMERCIAL BEE-KEEPERS IN THE COUNTRY WHO OWNS ABOUT 60000 HIVES BETWEEN THEM AND THERE ARE ABOUT 4000 INFORMAL BEEKEEPERS

• DWAF OFFERS BEEKEEPING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH OUR FORESTRY ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES IN COLLABORATION WITH AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL (ARC), AND DANIDA

FORESTRY OPPORTUNITIES

• OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDE PROVISION OF TRAINING, SUPPLY OF MATERIAL AND ACCESS TO MARKETS

• EACH BEEKEEPING PROJECT HAS AN AVERAGE OF 50 HIVES

• 50 HIVES CAN YIELD AN AVERAGE OF BETWEEN R70000 TO R100000 PER ANNUM

• BEEKEEPING OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE PROVINCES EXCEPT NORTHERN CAPE AND WESTERN CAPE

FORESTRY OPPORTUNTIES

• About 28 million South Africans rely on medicinal plants for their primary health and 255 000 traditional healers in southern Africa.

• Estimated trade of medicinal plants 20 000 tonnes with a street value of approximately R270m annually.

• Majority of these plants are from our indigenous forests (in KZN alone, approx.16 000 harvesters, predominantly women).

• Some plants are provided through our nurseries.

• These plants provide income opportunities for local communities and traditional healers.

FORESTRY OPPORTUNITIES

• DWAF PROVIDE COMMUNITIES IN SOME AREAS PARTICULARLY IN EASTERN CAPE, LIMPOPO, MPUMALANGA AND KZN WITH FIREWOOD FREE OF CHARGE THROUGH OUR WOODLOTS PROJECTS

• THE FOLLOWING ARE A NUMBER OF PROJECTS IN THE AREAS IDENTIFIED ABOVE PER PROVINCE

FORESTRYProvince Project Beneficiaries Tangible outputsLimpopo Beekeeping 10 Project members Honey & by-products

Beekeeping 7 Project members Honey & by-productsBeekeeping About 15 members per project Honey & by-productsMedicinal plants nurseries 15 members of Mentz nursery Medicinal plants and processed medicinesTimber Products Not yet Determined Cash

KZN Beekeeping 15 Project members Honey & by-productsBeekeeping About 15 members per project Honey & by-productsMedicinal plants nurseries 10 Project members Medicinal & indigenous plants, saplingsTimber Products Sokhulu Chieftaincy Cash & skills

Eastern Cape Beekeeping 10 Project members Honey & by-productsBeekeeping 6 Project members Honey & by-productsMedicinal plant nurseries Members of two medicinal plant nurseries, Medicinal plants & vegetable produceMedicinal plant nurseries Nqabara trust and DWAF Medicinal plants & vegetable produceBeekeeping 3 Project members Honey & by-products

Mpumalanga Beekeeping About 15 Members Honey & by-productsMarula Product Bushbuckridge Communities Cash from sale of kennelsMedicinal plant nursery Medicinal plantsMedicinal plants nurseries Traditional healers living in Boelang,Moloro, Brooklyn & Thulamahashe Medicinal plants

North West Beekeeping About 15 members Honey & by-productsOlive tree plantation Members of the Badrense Griqua Trust Olive oilWild silk worm 500 members SilkAlien invader species Not yet determined Fuelwood and otherTimber products Kopano community Trust Cash & Timber

Western Cape Medicinal plants nurseries Traditional healers in the Southern Cape Medicinal plants Fern harvesting 12 project members Fern leafWood Carving 15 project members Craft from woodGuided Tours Eco-tourism adventureTree top canopy tours extension Stormsriver adventures and employees Eco-tourism adventure

Free state Beekeeping Honey & by-productsCommunity nurseries Botshabelo community

Gauteng Beekeeping About 15 members Honey & by-productsCommunity Nurseries 21 members

Impact on Water

Invasive alien plants are estimated to be using up to 7% of Mean Annual Runoff.

If left alone, invasives will invade, with increasing impact on water security, and the consequential impacts on jobs and poverty.

These problems are likely to be exacerbated by climate change.

Impact on Biodiversity

If left alone, invasives will increasingly impact on our biodiversity. This is not only a threat to life, but to livelihoods as well – most obviously to nature-based tourism. This will again result in a loss of existing jobs, and the consequences for poverty.

Infestation in HIP

Chromolaena

Impacts on Agriculture

If left alone, invasives will cause increasing losses of existing jobs in the agriculture & down-stream sectors, as well as impacting severely on resource-poor farmers (who are far more vulnerable to these impacts).

The impacts on soil erosion will worsen too.

Impacts on Wild Fires

Many invasive plants are fire-prone, and increase the intensity of wild fires by ten-fold or more. This again leads to losses of life and property, and worsen our challenges in terms of jobs and poverty.

Impacts on Human Health

Invasive species are now the biggest emerging threat to human health (eg, HIV/AIDS, cholera).

Invasive plants can worsen impact of diseases such as malaria and bilharzias, again with significant implications for existing jobs and levels of poverty.

WfW addresses these issues

In doing so, WfW seeks to take labour-intensive approaches to the control of invasive alien plants.

It also seeks to provide training and employment opportunities for the most marginalized, and with a focus on women, youth, the disabled, those in rural areas and other target groups.

WfW takes an integrated approach

In seeking to control of invasive alien plants, it is critical to take an integrated approach, using biological control agents, and (where possible) utilizing the wood for value-added products.

The use of advocacy, legislation, incentives and disincentives, is also vital, if we are to address what Premier Ndebele called the HIV/AIDS of the land.

Working for Water 2004/5 Statistics• Partnership – DWAF, DoA, DEAT, DST, DTI +.• Budget of R403m. Under-spent by R38m.• Figures include WoF ground teams (R24.5m – all spent).

• 142,417 initial & 507,139 ha follow-up clearing.• We have fallen behind in follow-up work in some areas.

• 32,093 people employed during 2004/5.• 52% Female, 19% youth (18-25), 1% Disabled.

• 2,240,205 persondays. R163 per personday.• 149,396 training days.

Future Challenges for Working for Water

• Implementing the Exit Strategy. • EPWP Discrepancies in daily wage.• Lack of Co-operation from Land Owners.• Litigation by Land Owners.• Co-operative Governance: DWAF, DEAT, DOA.• Demand for clearing bigger than capacity.• Developing a strong bio-control programme.• Developing & implementing incentives and

disincentives, and legislation (especially the NEMBA and CARA Regulations).

• Focus on prevention of new invasives.

Working for Wetlands 04/05 Statistics• Partnership – DEAT, DWAF, DoA, SANBI.• Good private sector and NGO support.• Met rehabilitation work targets for 2004/5.• Still awaiting final performance figures.• Indicative figures are:• Budget of R40m. Full budget spent.• 1,500 people employed during 2004/5.• 180,000 persondays. R220 per personday.• 7,000 training days.

Working on Fire 2004/5 Statistics• Partnership – DWAF, DPLG, DoA, DEAT.• Strong private sector support (esp Forestry).• Budget of R35m. Overspent by R5m.• Dry season – 1,200 fires in W Cape alone.• 1,120 people employed during 2004/5.• 77% African, 21% Coloured, 0% Indian, 2% White.

• 27% Female (was 15% in April 2004). <1% Disabled.

• 53% 18-25 years, 40% 26-35 years, 7% 36 years +.

• 224,346 persondays. R178 per personday.• 26,752 training days.

Thank you