Central SA
Social Development invites NPOs to discuss partnership─── MPHO MOHAPI 11:25 Mon, 17 Oct 2022
Non-profit organisations (NPOs) in the Free State, which the Department of Social Development funds, are invited to a consultative meeting with the department’s MEC, Motlagomang “Mamiki” Qabathe, alongside the department’s executive management.
The department’s Head of Communications, Lindiwe Mnguni, says the purpose of this engagement scheduled for Tuesday 18 October 2022, is to ensure that the department and funded NPOs have a meaningful partnership which will benefit citizens.
She says the department is able to reach out to communities that are far out of reach through the assistance of NPOs, and as a result, the department needs to always update the NPOs on what services they require assistance with, depending on the need of each community.
Mnungi adds that the engagement is also to hear what the NPOs need from the department because they are within the communities so they will be able to assist the department to identify and provide services that are needed from their side.
“This is also part of the MEC’s initiative of realigning the services of the NPOs, to meet the specific needs of each community. In the past, we would find NPOs that are offering services that we need, but now we had to re-strategise, and we need to offer services that are needed”.
The meeting is scheduled to start at 09h30 at Imvelo Safari Lodge in Bloemfontein.
OFM News previously reported that the Free State Department of Social Development was addressing the impact of the Jagersfontein disaster on government officials.
Mnguni said the department gathered on Tuesday morning 11 October 2022, to offer support to government officials who were affected by the tragedy. She said the aim was to ensure that every disadvantaged individual gets support, which was first offered to community members.
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MEC Qabathe attended a gala dinner at the Methodist Church of Southern Africa on Sunday 2 October 2022, to address the role of churches in fighting social injustices.
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The Mokala Montle District in Mangaung organised a gala dinner where Qabathe was given a platform to emphasise the important role that churches would play if they got involved in fighting gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF), alcohol and drug abuse, gangsterism and other social illnesses.
