Planact and the Development Action Group (DAG) have partnered to deliver the Contractor Development Academy (CDA)-type of activities in Gauteng.
Emerging Contractors and Small-scale rentals Project
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Planact congratulates MASCOM for being a legally registered NPO
Planact wishes to congratulate the Emalahleni cluster of communities, also known as MASCOM for its recent legal registration as an independent Non-Profit Organisation.
Planact’s Election Observer Mission ready
Observing elections affords communities and Planact an opportunity to play a role and form an opinion on the credibility or lack thereof in the outcome of voting.
DEEPENING DEMOCRACY AND GOOD GOVERNANCE: ELECTIONS 2024
Planact’s history demonstrates an organisation alive to the vital importance of ‘local democracy as an essential process towards building sustainable communities, competitive economies and service delivery.’
ELECTIONS 2024: A BREAK WITH THE PAST?
Background Planact has convened a series of workshops as part of its broader work on promoting civic education to ensure that citizens are equipped with important information on the upcoming May elections and related processes. The workshops were held in Gauteng,...
Human Rights and Community Develop
One key aspect of promoting human rights is through community development initiatives.
The Asivikelane HUBs Model
As our Asivikelane initiative enters its 4th year, we are changing the way we operate! An unstable VIP toilet in Thembelihle, JohannesburgRecycling in Kameeldrift. Asivikelane 2.0 will be built using multi-stakeholder platforms (Hubs) focusing on specific service...
COOL CITIES LIVING LAB HEAT MAPPING CAMPAIGN
Planact will launch a heat mapping citizen scientist project on 5 March 2024 in partnership with the World Bank Africa, the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, the National Treasury of South Africa, and the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality.
Community safety and security is a shared responsibility.
As part of the Social Employment Fund project – safety and security theme, 64 participants from safety teams in Wattville and Skoonplaas in the City of Ekurhuleni received training to enhance their ability to identify and mitigate potential safety risks in their communities.
Citizen Science In Action In Mitigation Of City Warming
The year 2023 was the warmest on record and the warmest by far according to scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). South Africa’s temperature records bear this out and show an upward...
Event – Roundtable Discussion on Informal Settlements
On 20 November 2023, Planact in partnership with the City of Johannesburg hosted a successful roundtable discussion on digital addresses in informal settlements. Please find more information below: Presentations: Vincent Mkhwananzi - City of Johannesburg: Deputy...
Urban Greening in shared community spaces through tree planting
Planact is working with communities to ensure that their environment is climate friendly.
Putting informal settlements on the map through digital addressing
Having a physical address can mean the difference between life and death for those who live in informal settlements.
Capacity Building for local communities – Tsakane / Thembelihle /Skoonplaas informal settlements
Planact works with elected community structures to assist with capacity development for community leaders, ward committees, and councillors on participatory governance.
Social facilitation
Planact facilitates community participation, mobilisation and agency on developmental projects in local government.
Capacity Building on Local Government
Planact supports communities to understand local government structures and systems in order to engage better.
Asivikelane (Let’s Protect One Another)
The Asivikelane (Let’s Protect Each Other) initiative gives a voice to informal settlement residents in South Africa’s major cities who face severe basic service shortages. Planact is working with 25 Community Facilitators in nearly 50 informal settlement communities...
Our past projects
Planact has implemented social accountability, encourages participatory democracy and participatory budgeting projects.