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We are called the Department of Social Development: Because of our commitment to social transformation We are committed to the agenda of social transformation that is embodied in the principle of social justice and the Bill of Rights contained in our Constitution. We endeavour to create a better life for the poor, vulnerable and excluded people in our society. Because our task is to reduce poverty and promote social integration Our task is to develop and monitor the implementation of social policy that both creates an enabling environment for and leads to the reduction in poverty. We ensure the provision of social protection and social welfare services to all people who live in our land. We conduct research that develops the social indicators necessary for programme implementation and public accountability. Because our work is based on partnerships and the Batho Pele principles of service delivery All our work requires extensive and on-going consultation with all sectors of our society. Our programmes are integrated with those of other government departments and all spheres of government. We work in partnership with NGOs, faith-based communities, the business sector, organized labour, and other role players. We are committed to the Batho Pele (People First) principles and use them to improve service delivery to our clients and the public. As social service professionals, we act on the basis of solidarity with all of humanity. We seek to empower communities and engender self-reliance by creating conditions for sustainable livelihoods. This involves expanding the range of choices available to communities. Because of the range of our human services Our development, social protection and social welfare services span the entire life cycle of human life and encompass advocacy, promotion, prevention, care, mitigation and palliation.

loveLife promotes healthy, positive, HIV-free living among South African teenagers. loveLife combines a sustained high-powered multi-media campaign with nationwide community-level outreach and support programmes for youth. loveLife’s programmes are implemented by a national youth volunteer service corps known as groundBREAKERS in partnership with more than 230 community-based non-government organisations, 8000 schools and 479 government clinics across South Africa. In 2013, major funding for loveLife is provided by the National Department of Health, the National Department of Social Development and Sports and Recreation South Africa. The Anglo American Chairman’s Fund, Berco, Dewey & Le Boeuf, FIFA Football for Hope, Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Mpumalanga Department of Social Development, the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund, Newsclip, North West Department of Social Development, Royal Bafokeng Nation, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Volkswagen South Africa.

The South African Medical Association (“SAMA”) as we know it today was formally constituted on 21 May 1998 as a unification of a variety of doctors groups that had represented a diversity of interests. Today, SAMA is a non-statutory, professional association for public and private sector medical practitioners. It functions as a non-profit company registered in terms of the Companies Act as well as a Public Sector registered in terms of the Labour Relations Act. SAMA is a voluntary membership association, existing to serve the best interests and needs of its members in any and all healthcare-related matters. SAMA's vision is to be the representative association for the South African medical profession. SAMA's mission is Empowering Doctors to bring health to the Nation.