Question NW1273 to the Minister of Social Development
18 April 2022 - NW1273
Opperman, Ms G to ask the Minister of Social Development
What (a) number of registered nonprofit organisations are in the Hantam Local Municipality, (b) services do they render to the community and (c) amount in funding do they receive from the National Development Agency?
Reply:
a) There are 61 (sixty-one) NPOs registered in terms of NPO Act in Hantam Local Municipality. The registered NPOs are based in the following towns that fall under the municipality, namely; Brandvlei, Calvinia, Loeriesfontein, Middelpos, Nieuwoudtville, Swartkop.
b) Registered NPOs in the Hatam Municipality are grouped as per the NPO Register under the following activity areas (sectors) as depicted in the table below:
|
Town |
Sector |
Number of NPOs |
|
Brandvlei 11 |
Development and Housing |
3 |
|
Law, Advocacy, and Politics |
1 |
|
|
Religion |
2 |
|
|
Social Services |
5 |
|
|
Calvinia 26 |
Culture and Recreation |
2 |
|
Development and Housing |
10 |
|
|
Education and Research |
1 |
|
|
Environment |
3 |
|
|
Health |
1 |
|
|
Law, Advocacy, and Politics |
2 |
|
|
Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion |
1 |
|
|
Social Services |
6 |
|
|
Calvinia West 9 |
Culture and Recreation |
2 |
|
Development and Housing |
2 |
|
|
Social Services |
5 |
|
|
Loeriesfontein 9 |
Development and Housing |
3 |
|
Health |
1 |
|
|
Religion |
1 |
|
|
Social Services |
4 |
|
|
Middelpos 1 |
Social Services |
1 |
|
Nieuwoudtville 5 |
Development and Housing |
3 |
|
Education and Research |
1 |
|
|
Religion |
1 |
(C) The NDA has funded 4 CSOs in the Hantam Local Municipality in the past years, these organisations are in income generation projects in the agriculture sector (vegetable and poultry farming, others are providing social services such as support to vulnerable groups and food security (soup kitchen). The total amount of funding the NDA has granted to the organisations in Hantam Local municipality is R1 844 175.00 to date.