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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...
Supporting Sustainable Livelihoods in Communities
Planact is part of the Social Employment Fund in partnership with 1 to 1 Agency of Engagement and the Community Organisation Resource Centre (CORC) powered by the Industrial Development Corporation. Through supporting various community driven services such as food...
Transparency in Procurement of Chemical Toilets in Informal Settlements
As part of the Asivikelane campaign, we recently asked 260 residents from informal settlements in the City of Ekurhuleni about their experiences of the procurement, delivery, and servicing of chemical toilets. Residents also gave their recommendations to the metro on...
Get our August 2023 News Journal
We invite you to explore interesting and inspiring community development projects as we observe women's month. August 2023 News Journal
Explore our latest Annual Report
Get a glimpse of our community development projects from the past year and discover the impact of strengthened grassroots voices! Annual Report 2021/22
Explore our latest Annual Report
Get a glimpse of our community development projects from the past year and discover the impact of strengthened grassroots voices! ...
Gauteng Province and City of Ekurhuleni give thumbs up for re-blocking in Railway informal settlement, Tsakane.
The Human Settlements Department in the City of Ekurhuleni has responded positively to a petition for re-blocking, in-situ upgrading and access to adequate basic services by Railway residents supported by Planact. In July 2021, residents of Railway alongside Planact...
Get people involved in development
By Dr Hloniphile Simelane What is the developmental mandate of the newly elected municipal councils? In particular, what new interventions related to the Upgrading of Informal Settlements Programme will now be carried out to realise different results? The problem is...
The call for collaborative advocacy regarding land and housing issues affecting women
Prepared by Dr Hloniphile Simelane[1] A new platform for advocacy on gender equality Planact has joined the Women and Habitat Africa Working Group (WHAWG), which links up Habitat International Coalition (HIC) with many member organizations in Africa and with projects...
Basic services can protect and empower women
Asivikelane #20 shows that women access to basic services in informal settlements is closely tied to safety. In metropolitan municipalities, 74% of female residents reported feeling unsafe using municipal toilets at night and 24% feel unsafe doing so during the day....
Taps finally installed in Robert Sobukwe
The Robert Sobukwe informal settlement did not have adequate water services even during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. On 13 May 2021 1to1 Agency of Engagement, Planact and Asivikelane tweeted about the dire situation in Robert Sobukwe. Mayor Mzwandile Masina and...
How government can show that it cares
Having restored peace and calm after last week’s events, government must work to restore the peoples’ trust in the following ways: Provide IMMEDIATE INCOME SUPPORT through a basic income grant or the COVID-19 social relief of distress grant - While the fiscus...
Asivikelane 18: The maintenance puzzle
Maintenance doesn’t help if there are no taps and toilets to start with. As Asivikelane has been reporting, many informal settlements across the country do not have access to taps and toilets at all. Any improvement of maintenance should be supplemented by...