At Monday’s Full Council meeting, the City of Cape Town adopted a recommendation to donate close on R2,5 million to Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) that assist street people across Cape Town.
An amount of R2 450 269 will be transferred to 12 NGOs that are part of this grant. The money will be managed in terms of the Municipal Finance Management Act, and the City will put measures in place to ensure that the money is used in terms of the Memorandum of Agreement signed between the City and the NGOs.
“The mandate to reintegrate street people in terms of the City’s curative services lies with the fostering of partnerships with these key NGOs. Through this partnership, these 12 organisations can enhance the delivery of critical services to vulnerable residents,” said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Social Development and Early Childhood Development, Councillor Beverley Cortje-Alcock.
The aim of the City’s Street People Strategy is to develop an integrated and holistic means of effectively reducing the number of people living on the streets and to ensure that street people are given the necessary developmental assistance in order to achieve employment, accommodation and the restoration of their human dignity.
“The City enables, coordinates and implements this strategy in partnership with Provincial Government, the NGO sector and civil society,” said Councillor Cortje-Alcock.
