Impacts and Achievements

Page Updated on 11 January 2012

Funding leveraged by PPT Prepared
Projects 1995 - 2011

Projects under Preparation by PPT
Projects 1995 - 2011

Project Preparation Funding
Managed to Date: R21.6M

Gearing 1995 - 2011

Benefits to Communities:

PPT has delivered extensive benefits to poor and disadvantaged communities since its establishment. To date PPT has leveraged funding and other forms of assistance for more than 65,000 households and is currently working on projects benefiting 220,000 households. These communities are mainly informal settlements and marginalised rural communities. There is also a strong emphasis on those in special need (e.g. orphans and vulnerable children) and those involved in informal enterprise or livelihoods activities (e.g. food gardens and home based care).

Benefits to Government:

PPT provides significant support and assistance to various spheres of government (local and district municipalities as well as provincial and national government departments).

Capital approvals:

The projects PPT has prepared since its inception have resulted in R1.24 billion in capital funding being awarded for 140 "pro-poor" development projects benefiting over 65,000 disadvantaged households. The projects include housing and infrastructure, special needs housing and HIV/AIDS relief, pro-poor local economic development, sustainable energies and capacity building and skills transfer.

Projects under preparation:

PPT is currently preparing 160 projects benefiting 220,000 households with a projected capital value of R1.68 billion.

Gearing:

The effectiveness of PPT's focus on project preparation is evident in the high gearing it achieves on both its operating overheads and the preparations funds utilized when measured against the capital unlocked. There is also additional and un-quantified gearing which relates to: a) developmental benefits as improvements in people's quality of life, livelihoods, income generation and operating funds flowing into projects; b) significant improvements in the area of policies and strategies.

Policy Impacts:

PPT has achieved significant policy and strategy impacts in a range of fields such as project preparation, informal settlement upgrading, special needs housing and alternative technologies (click here for more)

Replicable Models:

PPT has developed a range of replicable models based on its practical project and programme experiences (click here for a schedule of PPT’s replicable models).