Annual Work Plan 2016

3.2 Envisaged Programme Results

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  Enhanced institutional capacity, technical and advisory support on social protection
  
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  Enhanced employment generation and skills development for inclusive growth, particularly focusing on youth and women
  
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  Improved livelihoods of small-scale farmers in the context of rural development and land reforms
  
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  Enhanced employability and shift to higher-value services, particularly through e-skills development, in collaboration with universities and other partners, and supporting business incubators for the development of SMEs
  
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  Improved capacities of firms, including SMMEs, to benefit from public procurement opportunities and to better integrate into supply chains through South-South exchange
  
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  Promote gender equality for inclusive growth with specific focus on women’s economic empowerment within the context of the programme and policy interventions
  

3.3 Output One: Enhanced Social Protection Framework

Description/Purpose: The aim of the project is to support the Department of Social Development and Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) and to expand and improve the social returns and efficiency of the country’s social protection framework focusing specifically on finding ways to extend social protection to informal workers. UNDP will support this result by providing knowledge management services, technical support, and research that will inform policy development and review of various forms of social protection, and strengthen the institutional capacity of national government. In addition, exchanges with emerging economics and good practices will inform social protection schemes that also ensure employment creation and inclusive growth.
Activity 1: Support the Government of South Africa to implement social protection for inclusive growth

Description/Purpose: The Country Office will provide support to the Department of Planning Monitoring and Evaluation in piloting a small scale social support intervention for informal workers. The support will also entail the development of a framework for the selection of informal workers for the pilot; development of a pre-pilot planning framework; institutionalising a central repository of information on social protection; identifying sources of publications and research on social protection, and development of the digital platform to share information to facilitate sharing of information on social protection for informal workers
2016 Targets:

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  Social security mechanism pilot for informal workers, with a special consideration for vulnerable populations such as youth, women and those living with disabilities.
  
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  An information exchange platform on social protection developed
  

3.4 Output Two: Expanded Access to Employment Opportunities

Description/Purpose: The purpose of this project is to contribute to government’s efforts of creating and increasing employment opportunities in rural communities. Working in conjunction with government departments and other stakeholders, UNDP will provide policy advisory support in developing gender-responsive policies on land and rural development; and initiate programmes that will integrate small scale farmers into the agricultural value chains. UNDP will partner with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in providing this support. The project will also provide support to government efforts to address youth unemployment by reviewing youth employment programmes initiatives that have been implemented nationally and internationally with a view of informing policy and strategies to create sustainable jobs for the youth. The programme will also promote women participation in small businesses and review current international trade policies to ensure that they promote and support women entrepreneurs.
Activity 1: Provide policy advisory and technical support in areas of land reform, rural development to contribute to creation of employment opportunities

Description/Purpose: UNDP will provide technical support to the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform in conducting Socio-economic Impact Assessments (SEIAs) on Policies/ legislations and provide advisory notes on key policy issues on land reform, identify policy and legislation that require socio impact assessments, and recruit consultants to conduct SEIAs. UNDP will also provide technical support and expertise on identifying appropriate technologies for smallholder farmers, conduct a study on land size efficiency and draft policy advisory notes on land holdings. UNDP will also facilitate the establishment of an International Exchange Programme to share global experiences on land reform programmes; recruit an international rural development and land reform expert to provide technical advice to DRDLR in the general area of agrarian and land reform policy, with focus on the economics of land reform, including the theory and practice relevant in addressing the triple challenge of inequality, unemployment, and poverty in South Africa, organise international study tours and seminars and video conferences to share experiences. A Project Management Unit will be established to provide support to the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform. Together with Stakeholders, the Country Office will develop and launch the National Human Development Report 2016. The main objective of the NHDR is to help generate debate and dialogue around policies and actions needed to accelerate human development and achieve the national development objectives outlined in the National Development Plan: Vision 2030. Together with TIPs, UNDP will provide technical support in establishing an Industrial Development Research Programme to generate programmatic research that strengthen the effectiveness of the industrial policy in South Africa; support the implementation of the National Development Plan through organising public debates, round table discussions and deep-dives in order to offer solutions to the constraints and bottlenecks impeding the implementation of the NDP.

Activity 2: Support the development of a programme of support to address youth unemployment

Description/Purpose: UNDP will work with relevant stakeholders to develop a programme of support to address youth unemployment, and mobilise resources for its implementation.
Targets 2015:

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  At least 2 SEIAs that include gender concerns conducted to provide advisory notes on key policy issues on land reform
  
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  A youth programme developed with the National Youth Development Agency
  
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  Studies conducted on the land size efficiency and technology appropriate to be used by smallholder farmers.
  
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  Two International Exchange Programmes supported to share global experiences on land reform programmes
  
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  A PMU established at the DRDLR to oversee the implementation of the project
  
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  Preparations for the establishment of a Center for Trade Negotiations initiated
  
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  Background paper on NDHR 2016 produced
  
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  Three research papers on industrial policy published
  
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  Four public debates on the implementation of the NDP conducted