Nelspruit - Deputy President Baleka Mbete will attend the launch of the War on Poverty Campaign in Mpumalanga this month.
This War on Poverty Campaign is a national initiative that was launched by the department of social services in October last year.
Spokesperson for the provincial department of social development, Abie Ndlela, said the campaign will focus on the most deprived communities in the province.
"The most deprived households will be visited periodically during the campaign by a team of youths called Masupatsela (give direction) and community development workers who will identify their specific needs, help them access government services and provide mosquito nets to protect them from malaria.
Ms Mbete will attend the provincial campaign launch in Skhwahlane village near Malalane on 30 January.
The national "War Room on Poverty" in the deputy president's office will lead the campaign.
Mr Ndlela said the War Room on Poverty aimed to bring together government departments to identify and help impoverished households that are in urgent need of assistance, without duplicating any programmes.
One intervention seeks to assist children aged 14 to 18 by providing child support grants for them, ensuring they are being educated, have access to health care and that schools are able to properly implement the school nutrition programme.
He said younger children, regardless of where they live, must also attend crSche to prepare them for school.
