Public Service Act, 1994 (Act No. 103 of 1994)RegulationsPublic Service Regulations, 2016Chapter 8 : Community Development Workers Programme108. Objectives of CDWP |
| (1) | The objectives of the CDWP are to— |
| (a) | assist with improving service delivery and accessibility of services to the public; |
| (b) | assist with inter-governmental coordination both between government line departments and the three spheres of government; |
| (c) | facilitate community development and stronger interaction and partnerships between government and communities; and |
| (d) | support participatory democracy. |
| (2) | The CDWP may achieve the objectives contemplated in subregulation (1) by— |
| (a) | regularly communicating governmental and other information to communities in an accessible way; |
| (b) | providing feedback to government regarding community experiences of service and governance; |
| (c) | providing early warnings to government of any obvious reduction in service standards or performance that could lead to the collapse or significant impairment of the overall service function; |
| (d) | reporting any corruption or irregularity that is encountered within any sphere of government, government department, community organisation or private company; |
| (e) | facilitating government assistance to community projects where required and appropriate; |
| (f) | facilitating community interaction with public works programmes; |
| (g) | assisting communities to engage with and provide input into integrated development plans and other programmes of government; |
| (h) | assisting in the coordination of inter-departmental programmes and programmes that involve more than one sphere of government; |
| (i) | maintaining communication with community based organisations and initiatives of civil society; |
| (j) | promoting the principles of Batho Pele and community participation; |
| (k) | improving community linkages to relevant public entities, non-governmental organisations and private donors; |
| (l) | monitoring and reporting significant trends within communities related to health, social development and livelihood security as well as the impact of associated development projects; |
| (m) | performing such other functions consistent with the objectives of the CDWP as may be determined by the CDWP Framework. |