Department of Social Development

The deadline for NPOs to apply for funding for social welfare and community development services in the province, has been extended by two...

PLEASE ATTRIBUTE THE BELOW TO MINISTER SHARNA FERNANDEZ: It seems national government is finally waking up to the desperate need to provide...

On 09 September the world observes International Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Day. When a mother consumes alcohol while pregnant...

The Western Cape Department of Social Development would like to remind NPOs that they have just over a week to submit their funding...

On 1 September, Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Sharna Fernandez, joined a group of women in Atlantis for a Women’s Month...

Members of the media are invited to attend the Western Cape Government’s Department of Social Development’s Women’s Month celebration on...

As Western Cape Minister of Social Development, I deal on a daily basis with issues of gender-based violence (GBV) and violence against...

A two-day workshop on gender equity and reconciliation at the Chrysalis Academy in Tokai hosted by the international NPO, Gender Equity and...

The Western Cape Department of Social Development invites NPOs and organisations to submit funding proposals for social welfare and...

Much-needed services were denied to many vulnerable clients of the Western Cape Department of Social Development (WCDSD) who could not...