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SUSTAINING GROWTH, SECURING PROSPERITY
CHAPTER 6: SOCIAL SECTOR PLANS FOR 2014
1. P
OLICY
I
NITIATIVES
AIMED
AT
F
OSTERING
U
NITY
IN
D
IVERSITY
• Hosting of a Diversity Conference;
• Establishment of diversity centres;
• Conduct of diversity fairs; and
• Conduct of diversity workshops for the
public and private sector.
2. I
NITIATIVES
AIMED
AT
E
NGENDERING
P
ATRIOTISM
IN
THE
C
ITIZENRY
• Continuation of the work of the Inter-sectoral
Steering Committee on Patriotism;
• Coordinating the schedule of patriotism fairs
across the country; and
• Initiatives aimed at honouring our National
Heroes
3. I
NITIATIVES
AIMED
AT
I
NSTITUTIONAL
S
TRENGTHENING OF
THE
M
INISTRY
OF
N
ATIONAL
D
IVERSITY
AND
S
OCIAL
I
NTEGRATION
• Undertaking of research in a number of
areas related to the work of the Ministry;
such as, diversity and social integration and
the development of a social cohesion index
• Establishment of aMonitoringandEvaluation
Division
• Computerisation of the Ministry
4. I
NITIATIVES WHICH
ARE
AIMED
AT
S
OCIAL
I
NTEGRATION
IN
THAT
THEY
A
ID
IN
P
ROVIDING
E
QUAL
O
PPORTUNITIES
FOR
M
ARGINALISED
AND
V
ULNERABLE
G
ROUPS
• Projects and programmes to support at-risk
youth
• Projectsandprogrammestosupportpersons
who have recovered, or are recovering from
substance-abuse
• Projects and programs to support ex-
prisoners and youth released fromcorrective
facilities
• Funding assistance to individuals and
organisations
geared
toward
social
integration (one-off payments)
• Provision of subventions to organisations
involved in projects aimed at social
integration.
5. F
ACILITATING
C
IVIL
S
OCIETY
E
NGAGEMENT
• Establishment of the secretariat which will
support the Civil Society Board
• Institutional strengthening of the Civil
Society Board through training workshops
and Seminars
• Funding
initiatives
for
institutional
strengthening of Civil Society Organisations
to foster contributions to national policy
making;
6. C
ITIZEN
’
S
F
ACILITATION
I
NITIATIVES
• Creation of integrated citizen’s facilitation
centres
• Creation of a citizen facilitation IT system
7. N
ATIONAL
A
RCHIVES
• Institutional Strengthening of the National
Archives including an upgrade of the
information technology hardware and
software and training of staff;
• Refurbishment and Upgrade of National
Archives Buildings
• Continuation of Outreach to the public.
8. S
UPPORT
TO
THE
I
NDIGENOUS
P
EOPLE
P
OPULATION
• Establishment
of
the
First
Peoples
Development Committee
