Social Development

1. (i) No vehicles were handed over to NGOs in 2024/25. Vehicles were being prepared during this period.

(ii) 13 vehicles were handed over to NGOs in 2025/26 financial year

2. (i) NGOs that received vehicles are:

1. Oasis Association Day Care Centres
2. Cape Mental Health Special Education & Care Centre : Imizamo Yethu
3. Cape Mental Health Special Education & Care Centre : Erica Special Care Centre
4. Autism Connect
5. Siyabonga -Huis van Danksegging Day Care
6. Courage to Care
7. Breede Valley Association of and for Persons with Disabilities – Umnenge Special Care Centre
8. ACVV Robertson : Trippel -Toontjies Playschool for Disabled Children
9. Oudtshoorn Association for Persons with Disabilities – Sonskyn Day Care Centre
10. Emmanuel Day Care Centre
11. George APD: OPTIMA
12. Elim Home
13. Roosendal Special Care Centre

(ii) One vehicle was allocated to each organisation except for Cape Mental Health Society Special Care Centres in Khayelitsha and Mitchell’s Plain

3.  Districts/ Regions

1. Cape Winelands/ Overberg: Robertson, Bredasdorp/ Gansbaai, De Doorns
2. Eden Karoo: Oudtshoorn, George
3. Metro East:  Strand, Khayelitsha
4. Metro North: Delft; Ravensmead
5. Metro South:  Mitchell’s Plain
6. West Coast: Atlantis, Vredenburg
7. Criteria used:

A call for proposals where the Department requested NPOs to submit the applications and all applicants were assessed using the following criteria:

• The Centre to be registered as an NPO with the National Department of Social Development
• Currently subsidised by the Provincial Department of Social Development rendering day care services to children with disabilities
• Licensed with the Department of Health in terms of Mental Health Care Act : mental health licence certificate (full or conditional) 
• Good governance
• Existing facility transport mode:

• outsourced/ privately owned;
• no transport; 
• own transport : 5 years old and above or  less than 5 years old

• Number of children
• Meeting Performance targets