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Youth: Government Resources: Library Guide: Policies and strategies

A guide to sources of government and international governmental organisations on youth issues.

Economic policies

South Africa. Department of Small Business Development. Youth enterprise development strategy, 2013-2023. Pretoria: Department of Small Business Development, May 2014.

South Africa. Department of Trade and Industry. Youth enterprise development strategy, 2013-2023. Pretoria: Department of Trade and Industry, 2013.

G 68 E.INDU.09.NATI South Africa. Dept. of Trade and Industry.  The national youth economic empowerment strategy and implementation framework : mainstreaming youth in the South African economy, 2009 - 2019 / Department: Trade and Industry, Republic of South Africa. --    Pretoria : Department of Trade and Industry, 2009. 69 p. ; 30 cm.

G 68 E.PRES.00.NATI South Africa. National Youth Commission. A national strategy to promote economic participation by young people / National Youth Commission & Ntsika Enterprise Promotion Agency. --    Pretoria : National Youth Commission ;   Arcadia : Ntsika Enterprise Promotion Agency, 2000. (Held by the Parliamentary Information Centre)

Employment & Unemployment

South Africa. National Treasury.   Confronting Youth Unemployment : Policy Options for South Africa : Discussion Paper . Pretoria: National Treasury, 2011. Shelf no. G 68 E.TREA.11.CONF

South Africa. Department of Economic Development.    New growth path :   accord 6 : youth employment accord /    Pretoria :   Department of Economic Development,   [2013]. G 68 E.ECON.13.NEWG

Towards a youth employment strategy for South Africa /    Halfway House, South Africa :   Development Planning Division, Development Bank of Southern Africa,   2011. G 68 E.DBSA.11.TOWA
 

Local policies

South African Cities Network. Youth policy field and institutional analyses at municipal level in South Africa: research report. Johannesburg: South African Cities Network in collaboration with GIZ: German International Cooperation, July 2015.

Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality. Child and youth development strategy, 2017-2021.

Buffalo City. Youth development strategy, 2005-2007

City of Cape Town. Transversal youth development strategy, March 2015.

City of Cape Town. Youth development policy (Policy number 12398C), 4 December 2013

City of Cape Town. Youth policy (2005) Broken link

Johannesburg. Department of Social Development. Youth policy 2020. Draft 4.

Johannesburg. Youth development strategy (2007)

Mangaung Local Municipality. Youth development policy

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality. Youth development policy (2007)

 

Local government

South Africa. Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs. Local government youth development framework: a mainstreaming approach [2015-2020] Broken link.

South Africa. Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs. Local government youth development framework [2015-2020]: a mainstreaming approach: draft. Broken link.

 G 68 E.LOCA.08.FRAM South Africa. Dept. of Provincial and Local Government. Youth development for local government : the framework:  [Pretoria : Department of Provincial and Local Government, 2008]. 

South Africa. Department of Cooperative Governance. Framework for youth development for local government : final draft (March 2008) Broken link.

G 68 E.LOCA.08.LOCA Mngadi, Simphiwe. The local government framework for youth development : Youth & Infrastructure Summit, 17-18 March 2008 / Simphiwe Mngadi. -- [Pretoria?] : Department of Provincial and Local Government, 2008.  17, [18] p. ; 30 cm.

 

Policies

South Africa. Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development. Revised National Rural Youth Service Corps (NARYEC) Policy, 2022. Pretoria: Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, 2022

South Africa. Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities. National youth policy, 2020-2030: a decade to accelerate positive youth development outcomes. Pretoria: Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, 2021.

South Africa. Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities. National youth policy, 2020-2030: draft: a decade to accelerate positive youth development outcomes. Pretoria: Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, [July 2020.]

South Africa. Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities. National youth policy, 2020-2030: draft: a decade to accelerate positive youth development outcomes. Pretoria: Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, National Youth Development Agency, [2020,.]

South Africa. Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation. Draft national youth policy, 2020-2030. Pretoria: Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, February 2020.

South Africa. Presidency (2015). National youth policy, 2015-2020.

Presidency: Background to the draft National Youth Policy 2015 to 2020, 14 January 2015

G 68 E.PRES.09.NATI South Africa. Presidency. National youth policy, 2009 - 2014. [Pretoria : The Presidency], 2009.  

South Africa. Presidency. Draft national youth policy, 2014-2019. In: South Africa. Government gazette no. 38393 (12 January 2015), General notice 15 of 2015.

Draft national youth policy, 2014-2019 : a submission from the Human Sciences Research Council and University of Cape Town together with key youth stakeholders, 27 February 2015

South Africa. National Youth Commission. National youth policy, 2008-2013. Pretoria: National Youth Commission, June 2008. 

 South Africa. Presidency.  The national youth policy, 2008-2013. [Draft] The Presidency. --    Pretoria : Government Printer, 2008. 48 p. ; 30 cm. G 68 G 31728/2008

 G 68 E.PRES.97.NATI  South Africa. National Youth Commission. National youth policy. Government of the Republic of South Africa, Office of the Deputy President, National Youth Commission. Pretoria ; The Commission, 1997.

 

Frameworks

G 68 E.PRES.02.NATI South Africa. Presidency. National youth development policy framework (2002 - 2007) : towards integrated national youth development initiatives and programmes .The Presidency, Republic of South Africa. --    [Pretoria : The Presidency, 2002].  20 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm.

Provincial policies

Eastern Cape. Youth development policy. Bhisho: Department of Social Development, 2017.

Gauteng youth employment strategy

Western Cape. Department of the Premier. Western Cape youth development strategy - 2013 /    Cape Town :   Western Cape Government,   [2013]. G PWC E.PREM.13.WEST

Western Cape. Department of Social Development. A draft youth development strategy for the Western Cape Department of Social Development : youth of the Western Cape : meeting the challenges of the 21st century. Cape Town: Department of Social Development, September 2013. 

Reflections on the human capital development strategy (HCDS) :   the first series of conceptual papers supporting the implementation of the HCDS /    [Cape Town] :   Western Cape Education Department,   2007. G PWC E.EDUC.07.REFL

Reflections on the human capital development strategy (HCDS) :   the second series of conceptual papers supporting the implementation of the HCDS /    [Cape Town ] :   Western Cape Education Department,   2008. G PWC E.EDUC.08.REFL

Lewis, Fiona M.    Reflections on the human capital development strategy (HCDS) :   the third series of conceptual papers supporting the implementation of the HCDS /    [Cape Town ] :   Western Cape Education Department,   2008. G PWC E.EDUC.08.REFL

Western Cape Education Department. 2006? A focus on the youth: a comprehensive youth development strategy for the Western Cape Education Department (broken link)

Western Cape (South Africa). Dept. of Education.    A human capital development strategy for the Western Cape: a focus on youth.  [Cape Town :   Western Cape Education Department,] January 2006.

Western Cape (South Africa). Dept. of Education.    A human capital development strategy for the Western Cape :   a focus on youth = 'n Menslikekapitaal-ontwikkelingstrategie vir die Wes-Kaap : 'n focus op jeug = Isicwangciso sophuhliso iwezakhono zoluntu sasentshona koloni : esijolise kulutsha /    [Cape Town :   Western Cape Education Department,   2006]. G PWC E.EDUC.06.HUMA (broken link)

Western Cape (South Africa). Dept. of Education.    A human capital development strategy for the Western Cape :   a focus on youth : 2004 to 2014 /    [Cape Town :   Western Cape Education Department,   2005]. G PWC E.EDUC.05.HUMA

Strategies

South Africa. National Youth Development Agency. Integrated youth development strategy (IYDS) 2022/25. Woodmead: National Youth Development Agency, [2022.]

South Africa. National Youth Development Agency. Integrated youth development strategy. Johannesburg: National Youth Development Agency, May 2021. (Presentation.)

South Africa. National Youth Development Agency. Integrated youth development strategy (IYDS) (2024) Working draft 11. April 2021. Parliamentary presentation, May 2021.

South Africa. National Youth Development Agency. Integrated youth development strategy (IYDS) (2021-2023). "Working draft for discussion." February 2021.

South Africa. Department of Social Development. National Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (ASRH&R) Framework Strategy, 2014-2019. Pretoria : Department of Social Development, 2015.

South Africa. National Youth Development Agency. Integrated youth development strategy (IYDS) of South Africa, 2012-2016. Johannesburg: National Youth Development Agency, 2011.

G 68 E.SOCI.07.NATI South Africa. Dept. of Social Development.  National youth development strategy, 2007/08 – 2011/12 / Department of Social Development. --    Pretoria : Dept. of Social Development, 2007.  22 p. ; 30 cm.

South Africa. Department of Social Development. DSD anti-gangsterism strategy for children and youth at risk and in conflict with the law. Pretoria: Department of Social Development, 2017. (Scroll down.)

 

Youth service

G 68 E.PRES.03.NATI South Africa. National Youth Commission. National youth service policy framework : as approved by Cabinet - 2003 ; National youth service implementation plan developed by National Youth Commission. --    Pretoria, South Africa : National Youth Commission, 2003.   22, 14 leaves ; 30 cm.

G 68 E.PRES.98.GREE South Africa. National Youth Commission. Green paper on national youth service. National Youth Commission in the Office of the Deputy President. --    [Pretoria : The Commission], 1998. xi, 98, [16] leaves ; 30 cm.

 

Health

South African National AIDS Council. A National Youth HIV Prevention Strategy for South Africa, 2022-2025. Pretoria: South African National AIDS Council, 2022.

South Africa. Department of Health. National adolescent & youth health policy, 2017. Pretoria: Department of Health, 2017.

G 68 E.HEAL.01.POLI

South Africa. Dept. of Health (1994- ).
   Policy guidelines for youth & adolescent health / Department: Health. --    Pretoria : Department of Health, 2001.
   69 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.

Human settlements

South Africa. Department of Human Settlements. Framework for the participation and empowerment of youth in human settlements: National Youth Service Programme in Human Settlements. Pretoria: Department of Human Settlements, 200-?

Social security

Altman, M., Mokomane, Z., Wright, G. & Boyce, G. (2012) Policy framework on social security for youth in South Africa : final report. Pretoria : HSRC. (Commissioned by the Directorate of Family Benefits, National Department of Social Development) Copy link address.

Human Sciences Research Council. Social grant for youth: some policy options: framework on social security for youth in South Africa: final report. Pretoria: HSRC, March 2012.  Compiled  and  produced  for  the  Directorate  of  Family  Benefits,  National  Department  of Social  Development,  by  the  Human  Sciences  Research  Council. 

Presentations

Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation. Monitoring report for the National youth policy 2015 - 2020, 6 June 2017