The department conducted eight outreach programmes in six provinces. Events included a Youth Seminar in the Free State and Northern Cape, a Youth Day Commemoration in Gauteng, International Youth Day commemoration in North West, a Youth Walk against Drug Abuse and Taking DSD to communities' campaign in KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Limpopo. The department also reported that a total of 2 426 youth participated in the National Youth Service Programme to become Child and Youth Care Workers and Assistant Community Development Practitioners.