Government Capacity Development and Support

The purpose of this contract is to enhance the South African Government (GoSA), specifically the Department of Social Development (DSD), in supporting Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) by strengthening the DSDs response in addressing the social and structural barriers that increase the vulnerability of OVC to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) and Tuberculosis (TB) and address specific constraints hampering the health and social welfare system to achieve better outcomes for OVC and other vulnerable children (e.g. those affected by child abuse, neglect and exploitation).

Specifically, the GCDS will support to the DSD to achieve the following three objectives: (1) Improve timely availability of reliable data on program performance monitoring and evaluation (M&E) and information on the social effects of HIV and AIDS and other vulnerabilities faced by children (such as child abuse, neglect and exploitation); (2) Strengthen coordination, management and oversight of community care service structures that protect and care for the most vulnerable children and the families that care for them; and (3 )Strengthen inter-sector integration and coordination between DSD and other GoSA Departments such as Health and Education and build a supportive multi-sector environment led by DSD for vulnerable children through system strengthening at the national and provincial level.