[Video] Improving service delivery through advocacy

by Chelsea | Sep 6, 2024 | Blog, Latest Updates, Projects, Strengthened Grassroots Voices

Watch an inspiring video about Planact’s Programme Coordinator, Shumani Luruli. The video explains how understanding budgets, gathering data, and leveraging this information with local government, communities get access to drinking water and functional toilets. South...

The impact of social employment – Shaunita’s Story

by Chelsea | Aug 30, 2024 | Blog, Latest Updates, Projects, Sustainable Livelihood Initiatives

BackgroundIn the heart of Bertrams, Johannesburg, Shaunita Pace faced a life fraught with challenges. At the age of 32, Shaunita struggled with joblessness, a pervasive issue affecting an estimated 8.4 million South Africans. Personal crises compounded the financial...

Press Statement: Reshaping township economy: Backing up emerging contractors and small-scale developers in Gauteng to participate in the construction economy

by Chelsea | Aug 27, 2024 | Blog, Latest Updates, Responsive Living Environments

Braamfontein— As South Africa’s major economic hub, Gauteng is confronted with high economic migration resulting in notable housing challenges. Small-scale rentals have arisen in townships as a promising solution that provides economic and social advantages....

Hammanskraal Enters a New Era through Precinct-based Safety Interventions Heralding a New Approach to Safety Management in South Africa

by Chelsea | Aug 16, 2024 | Blog, Events, Latest Updates, Projects, Responsive Living Environments

Faced with concerning and entrenched safety challenges in Hammanskraal, there was a need to rethink traditional approaches to safety and security. Planact and Mbumba Development Services took proactive steps to address safety issues through a project titled...

Empowering She Power: A National Women’s Day Recognition

by Chelsea | Aug 8, 2024 | Blog, Latest Updates, Sustainable Livelihood Initiatives

This National Women’s Day, we celebrate women making a difference in the Social Employment Fund (SEF) project, exemplified by Linda Zondi, a project manager for SEF at Planact. Planact is not a ‘do good feel good’ organisation, we work on eliminating the exclusion of...