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Minister urges public servants to volunteer and register children for social grants
Ministry for Social Development Press Release. 14 October 2003.
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The Minister of Social Development. Dr Zola Skweyiya has urged the public servants across the country to mark Public Service Week and Imbizo Focus Week, especially those working in the rural areas, by intensifying the campaign to register all eligible children under nine years for the Child Support Grant (CSG) and birth certificates as well as register all people who qualify for identity documents.
"As the nation marks the Public Service and Imbizo Focus Week, we call on all public servants and communities at large to work closely together to register all children eligible for social grants especially those under nine years for the CSG. This is even more important as we prepare to celebrate the both the World Food day (16th October and the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on October 17th). During Social Development Month and beyond, let us all redouble our efforts as business, labour, faith based organisations, NGO's and community based organizations, to work together to make sure that no child goes to bed without at least one meal day," the Minister said.
The Minister said that access to social services as well as food security for children was critical in enabling them to cope with their studies and nurturing them to be the leaders of tomorrow.
Meanwhile plans are underway to mark the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (17th October) throughout the country with the highlight being the workshop organised jointly by the DSD and the Corporate Social Investment Forum at the Sandton Convention Centre. |
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