DEAT Social Responsibility Programme

The Social Responsibility Programme addresses the department’s core responsibilities in a
manner that ensures it contributes to job creation, skills development, SMME development
and the upliftment of households especially those headed up by women.

The Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism Social Responsibility Programme
commenced in 1999 as the Poverty Relief Programme. The department started with a budget
allocation of R 75 million. It has since grown to R 447 million in the current financial year.

In support of the nodes as specified under the Urban Renewal Programme and the Integrated
Sustainable Rural Development Programme, the Social Responsibility Programme ensures
the utilization of 40% of programme funding in these nodes as well as providing dedicated
technical and human resource support..