§ Ms AthertonTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what percentage of her Department's funding to the Sasi it has spent on(a) health projects and (b) education for the San Bushmen of South Africa. [96400]
§ Clare ShortThe South African San Institute (SASI) programme supported by DFID will help build the capacity of San communities to secure access to public health and education services. Funds have not been earmarked for health and education projects, but there will be health and education components to SASI supported activities in livelihood and cultural development, and to tackle substance abuse and violence against women and children.
§ Ms AthertonTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what work her Department has undertaken in South Africa in tackling alcohol abuse among the San Bushmen. [96401]
§ Clare ShortMy Department is supporting the South African San Institute (SASI), which plans to develop rehabilitation and counselling services to deal with substance abuse.
§ Ms AthertonTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what plans she has to support the San Bushmen of South Africa. [96399]
§ Clare ShortMy Department has assisted San communities in South Africa through the South African Government's Land Reform programme, which included advice on formulation of the successful land claim by the Southern Kalahari San, an indigenous San group located throughout the Mier area of South Africa near the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park.
Building on this support, my Department has made available £0.5 million to the South African San Institute (SASI) to help San communities create sustainable livelihoods and secure their constitutional rights to development and use of traditional language.