YDF not performing to optimum
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | Thursday February 25, 2016 17:19
The Goodhope sub council learnt this week that the unknown projects constitute those with beneficiaries that could not be reached during the monitoring process.
“Some of these businesses failed mainly due to drought, lack of commitment from the youth, youth leaving their projects for permanent jobs, shortage of water, and the inability of poultry projects to penetrate the market as they compete with large and already established suppliers,” the Sub council chairperson Mmaobene Molefe said.
He said despite the challenges, a total of 268 jobs have been created from these projects, with six funded in the Remote Area Communities.
Molefe explained that for the current financial year, a total of 54 projects had been approved, costing an estimated P5.6 million.
“It is also worth noting that out of the 54 projects, a total of 18 projects are operating and they were funded at P1.8 million. The other 36 projects have been approved for funding of P3.8 million and this additional amount has been requested for, with the parent Ministry in the process of securing funds,” she said.
On the Tirelo Sechaba programme, the sub council said it had registered a decline in the participants compared to last year. The chairperson said currently, the programme has a total of 678 participants, registering a decline from the 757 participants reported previously.
“There are a total of 152 registered dropouts and 21 unregistered dropouts. The participants resign to pursue other opportunities, which include back to school programme, medical, and to look for alternative employment. We have a total of 82 participants on the waiting list. The main challenge faced is the high demand for participants with Cambridge qualifications, thus resulting in those with the junior certificate qualification spending more time on the waiting list,” she said.
However for the Graduate Volunteer Scheme (GVS) only four were attached in the sub council since its inception in September 2015. Molefe stated that the programme’s uptake is still slow as graduates only opt to be put on the waiting list for the Internship programme.
For the Ipelegeng programme, the sub council had requested funds amounting to P17 million to implement 123 projects for the 2015/2016 budget in 58 villages.