Overview : The social cohesion project is a long-term nation building initiative. It is informed by a recognition that the promotion of social cohesion is an important part in nation building and the articulation of South Africa’s national identity. The project is an outcome of analyses and deliberation on issues and trends identified in two key documents, A Nation in the Making (2003) and the Macro Social Report (2006) by the Human Sciences Research Council. In efforts to intensify a united South Africa, in 2012 Cabinet approved a national social cohesion strategy that was approved at the 2012 Historic National Social Cohesion Summit held in Kliptown where the Freedom Charter was signed. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in collaboration with the department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC) that is tasked to lead the Social Cohesion agenda in South Africa, seeks to appoint a service provider to review the national social cohesion strategy and develop a position document on the role of government partner institutions and stakeholders towards the attainment of a socially cohesive nation in South Africa. It is in this regard that service of a company is required to review the national social cohesion strategy and develop a position document on the role of government partner institutions and stakeholders towards the attainment of a socially cohesive nation in South Africa. (Detailed Terms of references canbe found in one of the links in this Notice) |