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Nkomazi Local Municipality 20 - Co-operative Governance and ...

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To provide family support services to all vulnerable children in <strong>Nkomazi</strong> through ongoing family counseling programmes,life skills programmes for parents <strong>and</strong> children, <strong>and</strong> poverty alleviation programmes.What do we need? Financial support to assist in developing a comprehensive response to the needs/problems of the community of <strong>Nkomazi</strong>.Financial assistance in establishing the places of safety (HIV/AIDS clients <strong>and</strong> for Orphans <strong>and</strong> Vulnerable children).Transport (Kombis) to transport clients who are very far to their ARV site at least one a month for the monthly supplytreatment <strong>and</strong> to be used for AIDS <strong>Co</strong>uncil outreach programme.Home Based care kits, Uniform <strong>and</strong> stipend for Home Based Care.Financial support to establish a local HIV/AIDS call centre (24rhs).Kombis for VCT (mobile HIV <strong>Co</strong>unseling <strong>and</strong> testing services)Progress RTOs (Right To Occupy the l<strong>and</strong>) for the two places of safety obtained for the <strong>Municipality</strong> to establish these places.The place of safety for children is now fenced.AIDS <strong>Co</strong>uncil secretariat office established.Exchange learning programme<strong>Nkomazi</strong> <strong>Municipality</strong> requested by SALGA to share the HIV/AIDS best practice model with all Municipalities in the province.Msukaligwa requested <strong>Nkomazi</strong> to visit <strong>and</strong> help in establishing a functional AIDS <strong>Co</strong>uncil.11.7. TRANSVERSAL ISSUES11.7.1. Youth DevelopmentThe municipality has considered Youth Development as the most important aspect of development. Young people or youth comprisesa majority amongst the other population groups; therefore youth development should be prioritised. The <strong>Municipality</strong> is involved in anumber of initiatives <strong>and</strong> projects in order to advance the Youth Development Agenda namely, Learner/Student Tertiary Education Financial Support Learnerships Internships Skills Development Programmes Career Exhibition Programme Youth Summit for Economic Empowerment11.7.2. Disability IssuesThe <strong>Municipality</strong> has adopted a Disability Policy that ensures that issues of persons with disabilities are coordinated <strong>and</strong>implemented. A disability Forum was established to assist or advise the municipality in implementing relevant programmes that willbenefit persons with disabilities. The municipality always ensures that all Learnership <strong>and</strong> internship programmes accommodatespersons with disabilities.NKLM Integrated Development Plan <strong>20</strong>12_<strong>20</strong>13 75

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