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Agrément South AfricaRef: https://agrement.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Approved-Draft-INTEGRATED-SOCIAL-FACILITATION-FRAMEWORK.pdf

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Collected on 28 July 2026

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What this means

This document is an “Integrated Social Facilitation Framework (ISFF)” for South African public infrastructure projects. It explains that Cabinet approved a Social Facilitation methodology/mechanism/process in May 2021 (as presented by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure, DPWI) and that the ISFF standardises how social facilitation should be applied across the infrastructure lifecycle. The framework sets out principles and practical guidance for community engagement, stakeholder mapping, procurement of social facilitation services, establishment of Project Steering Committees, monitoring/reporting, defined roles and responsibilities, and a risk management approach to mitigate conflicts and site disruptions.

Facts

Reference

https://agrement.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Approved-Draft-INTEGRATED-SOCIAL-FACILITATION-FRAMEWORK.pdf

Key Takeaways

  • Document title: Integrated Social Facilitation Framework (ISFF)
  • Cabinet approval of Social Facilitation methodology/mechanism/process: May 2021
  • DPWI developed ISFF in collaboration with key stakeholders
  • Purpose: standardise social facilitation practices across infrastructure projects and construction industry
  • Includes guidance for procurement of social facilitation services (aligned to Treasury and CIDB procurement standards)
  • Requires stakeholder mapping, community profiling/needs assessment, and establishment of Project Steering Committees (PSCs)
  • Emphasises continuous monitoring, regular reporting, data collection, and continuous improvement
  • Defines roles for clients/funders, implementing agents, construction project managers, social facilitators, PSCs, and contractors
  • Provides a risk management strategy addressing risks like poor stakeholder engagement and conflicts
  • Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI)
  • Cabinet
  • Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB)
  • Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)
  • Independent Development Trust (IDT)
  • South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL)
  • Coega Development Corporation (CDC)
  • National Treasury (procurement standards referenced)
  • Project Steering Committees (PSCs)
  • Voluntary associations
  • Public sector implementing agents
  • Contractors
  • Social facilitators