Strengthened Grassroots Voice
This programme is set to engage with, and influence actions at national level between communities and government on development planning projects and issues that are of prime concern for underprivileged communities.
Responsive Living Environments
This programme is set to engage with, and influence actions at city wide-level with the results correlating and or contributing to the national level and referencing the results to the communities.
Sustainable Livelihood Initiatives
This programme is set to engage with, and influence actions at community level with the results correlating and or contributing to the city-wide level and the national level.
About Us
Planact is a non-profit organisation, established in 1985 based in Johannesburg. We work on eliminating the exclusion of vulnerable communities in local government processes. Planact advocates for accountability of municipalities to their respective communities and promotes the inclusion of vulnerable communities in local government policy, processes and practice.
Intervention Strategy
Planact’s aim is to develop a knowledgeable, active society with access to all resources, that is aware of its rights and responsibilities and, an accountable state with clear local government systems and procedures.
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Theory of Change
Our Impact
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of the Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni and Emalahleni municipalities
Latest Updates
Published Journal Article: Planned stitching, practical suturing: assembling community voices and mobilisation across difference in Johannesburg’s corridors of freedom
Published Journal Article: This paper presents the experiences of a team of engaged-researchers, a long-standing NGO, Planact, in partnership with University-based scholars jointly investigating the Corridors of Freedom development process.
Towards Zero Hunger in Jumpers
Their recycled vegetable garden and soup kitchen initiatives are an effort towards #ZeroHunger SDG goal 2 and Planact’s sustainable livelihoods initiatives programme.
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[SEMINAR INVITATION] Participatory Democracy at local government: Where to next?
Please join us for a robust discussion that dives into the importance of participatory democracy and its significance in the sphere of local governance.
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