NATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE ADVANCEMENT COORDINATION OF

NATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE ADVANCEMENT & COORDINATION OF C/R DELIVERY IN SA Presentation By: The Office On The Rights Of The Child In The Presidency

Presentation Overview u u u u Introduction Mechanisms & Status of the Current CR F/work Pillars of the Current CR F/work Performance gaps Assumptions Underlying the Restructurind Process Vision of the Proposed Framework Principles Guiding the Development of the Proposed F/work Pillars of the Proposed Framework Functions of the Component Parts of the Framework The Performance Coordination Framework – Cabinet Clusters Accountability & communication Conclusion Format of the CR Policy Framework – Work in Progress

Introduction Prior to 1994 u Struggle, liberation movement & international support u Inter. instruments, norms & stds. u 1996, the Constitutional mandate, & new imperatives u 10 yr. Governance review process & Task Team to evaluate the C/R f/work u

Achievements u u u u u Establishment of Provincial PPA Steering Committees in all Provinces Establishment of 5 Children’s Units in Premier’s offices Hosting various national / international workshops Serving on various national committees dealing with children’s issues Hosting international delegations at the Union Buildings Produced various publications including the State of the Nations Children’s Report; End of Decade Report Responsible for editing and publishing full page Comic strip on children’s rights in “Sowetan” over a period of 10 weeks Initiated, co-ordinated and funded children’s workshops in all Provinces (Rights and Responsibilities) Produced various promotional material relating to children’s rights example posters, bookmarkers, stickers, playing cards, CD’s, key rings, banners

Achievements u u u u u Developed a Child Rights’ Media Code Co-ordinated voting process of 4 million children in SA Responsible for co-ordinating activities of government departments during child protection week; Early Childhood Development Week; Water week; Child Injury Protection Week; Minerals and Energy week Presented SA’s end decade report to the UN General Assembly Responsible for the co-ordination and presentation of SA’s Country report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child Responsible for hosting National and International children’s days Initiated the development of a Monitoring and Evaluation Framework with indicators Presentations and various launches held in parliament in conjunction with the JMC since 2002 Part of the team drafting the ten year review report on Gender, Disability and Children’s Rights (GDC) considerations to be launched once finalised

Mechanisms & Status of current C/R framework Nat. prg. of action for Cr in SA (NPA) 1996 NPA Steering Committee (NPASC) 1996 PROBLEM • Structural tension between ORC & the NPASC • The NPASC has a broad coord. mandate without authority to enforce • ORC draws mandate from inter. instruments rather than fron Constitution • Difficulty for either NPASC nor ORC to provide substantive L/ship in a transforming society • Civil Society representation inadequate Office on the rights of the child: The Presidency (ORC) 1998

Pillars of the Current F/work Government Parliament Civil Society ORC NPASC Joint Monitoring Committee National C/R Committee (NCRC) C/R focal points in Gov. Depts Cabinet Prov. C/R Prog. Of Action SCs (PPAs)

Current Performance Gaps u Limitation of C/R work to Cabinet’s Social & JCP/S Clusters – emphasis only on welfare & protection u ORC oversights limitation due to Convention mandate u Limited civil society participation

Basic Assumptions Driving the Restructuring Process Clear roles and responsibilities of Component parts of F/work to deliver on Constitutional mandate Collaboration with clear Boundaries of work & authority Alignment & synergy in the work of component parts of the f/work F/work to advance child centred approach to service delivery Broad participation to ensure Integrated delivery

Vision of the Restructuring Process To establish a holistic and coherent National Framework for the Advancement and Coordination of Children’s Rights Delivery in South Africa

Basic Principles Guiding the Restructuring Process F/work to be a high level system to drive CR mainstreaming into policies, Programming, funding & comm. Provision of substantive leadership On children’s rights Clear lines of communication to Government Component parts with clear Roles, responsibilities & boundaries To address and facilitate Implementation of national priorities

Pillars of the Proposed C/R Framework Government Parliament Civil Society Independent Bodies u. Presidency u. Joint u. National u. Const. u. ORC u. National Monitoring Committee Adv. Council on CR u. Parliament u. CR F/points Committees in Depts. u. Prov. ORCs u. Cabinet & (Prems’ Offs) Clusters u. Prov. Adv. Councils u. LG CR f/points u. Ministers & CR Adv. Committees. NGOs u. Faith based Orgs u. Academic/ res. institus. u. CR specials. u. Student Bod. u. Prof. Assoc. u. Adv. Coalition of Trad, Leaders u. Salga Court u. Other courts u. Public Service Commission u. Youth Comm. u. SAHRC u. SA Law Com. u. Public Protector

Key Functions of the ORC u CR policy work u Mainstreaming of CR u Advocacy in Gov. structures u Delivery monitoring & evaluation u Capacity building u Policy work u Performance coordination

Integrated Performance Coordination Framework ORCs in Offices Of Premiers CR F/Points in Departments 5 Cabinet Clusters CR F/points in Local Gov. Local CR Adv. Commits. ORC in the Presidency Technical Committees National Adv. Council Provincial CR Adv. Councils

Illustration of Coordinated Action by Various Components of the National CR Framework National Advisory Council on CR Economic Sector Social Sec. Presidency Technical Working Committees ORC G&A Sec. JCPS Sector Depts. & Provs. Civil Society Civil Socitey Civil Society IRPS Sector Depts. & Provs. Civil Society

National Accountability Framework for the Advancement of CR in SA Presidency Delivery Accountability: Depts. , Prov. , & LG Minister In the Presidency has direct Responsibility for the task The ORC is the Administrative Body providing support to the Minister

Beneficiaries of the Revised CR Framework u Children, families & Communities u All spheres of Government u All component parts of the national framework u National Advisory Council on CR u Specialists in the CR field u ORC

Conclusion u Input to ensure continuous improvement of the national CR Framework u Commitment and Support by relevant structures towards the advancement of children’s rights delivery in SA

Format of the CR Policy Framework (Work in Progress) u u u u u Executive Summary Introduction Situation Analysis & Prob. Statement Vision & Principles for Equity Framework for Implementation Inter - sectoral Coordination Framework & Process Implementation Resources Performance Monitoring & Evaluation Conclusion