ANNUAL REPORTS

Development impact overview continued
Agency Services
The Agencies Unit was established in October 2002 to help
alleviate the development implementation and management
constraints in the SADC region. The DBSA acts as an agent
for government and donor organisations that do not have an
institutional presence in the region. The Unit attracted 11 new
agencies this year and supported a total of 35 agencies, with
R1,1 billion cumulative funds under management.
Community Development Facilitation
This Division of the DBSA Development Fund consists of
the Sustainable Communities programme and the Project
Development and Project Management Units.
Sustainable Communities
The Sustainable Communities programme brings together
different stakeholders to design a comprehensive plan to
address the short-, medium- and long-term development
needs of an area. In the process of establishing a
Development Charter or Social Compact, a contract is
created between the community and other stakeholders,
which articulates a common development vision, rules of
engagement and priorities for future development. This is
translated into a community-based, integrated development
planning process that deals with issues of space, the built
environment, infrastructure, the economy, social assets and
human capital assets.
During the year, the programme leveraged funding amounting
to R267 million and concluded Development Charters in
three sites. It also established partnerships with public
and private sector entities to support the development of
sustainable communities.
Project Development Unit
The Project Development Unit focuses on the conceptualisation,
pre-feasibility, feasibility and structuring stages of project
development. It also raises funds for qualifying projects.
During the year, the Unit conceptualised and structured six
development projects, and referred projects to the value of
R481 million to the investment divisions of the DBSA.
Project Management Unit
The Project Management Unit provides project management
support to the different programmes in the Division. It focuses
on developing systems, plans and frameworks. During the
year, the Unit prepared 25 project management plans for
projects and programmes at the Sustainable Communities
sites. It also undertook five planning interventions on behalf
of other divisions of the DBSA.
Rural Development
This Division of the DBSA Development Fund aims to integrate
development interventions in poor regions and municipalities
to catalyse and diversify economic growth through improved
infrastructure and service delivery. In collaboration with the
South Africa Operations Division of the DBSA, it has leveraged
MIGs to the value of R278 million for project implementation.
The Division supported 47 rural municipalities in identifying
and packaging socio-economic infrastructure projects.
In addition, 17 turnaround strategies were developed and
approved by municipal councils.
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