The grant-in-aid funding to 11 NGOs, totalling more than R9,8 million will be used for a range of programmes and interventions over the next six months. Today, the organisations signed their Memoranda of Agreement with the City’s Social Development and Early Childhood Development Department, along with nine organisations, which qualified for their share of an additional R650 000 in grant-in-aid funding for Arts and Culture programmes.
The disbursement of grant-in-aid funding to Non-Governmental Organisations working with street people is an integral part of the City’s efforts to widen its reach in assisting as many persons off the street as possible.
The Social Development and Early Childhood Development Department (SDECD) has availed Grant-in-Aid funding to registered organisations for a number of years.
A call for applications was issued in March this year, with the requirement being that applicants should have a developmental or residential programme for people living on the street, focussing on breaking the cycle of substance abuse, anti-social behaviour as well as reintegration into society.
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