Planact has continued supporting the Orlando East / Noordgesig Community Development Committee (CDC). This work aimed at strengthening the abilities of, and creating opportunities for, community-based organisations to engage with government on development initiatives. The CDC was officially launched in September 2010, entrenching recognition of the CDC as a network structure that brings together the voices of civil society in these two areas. Twenty-eight organisations signed a declaration committing them to work collaboratively. This launch was the successful culmination of a long-term process to build trust and co-operation among different political and sector-based organisations, as well as ward committee structures in the area to work together more effectively. Planact, together with World Vision, provided strategic development support to strengthen community participation through the structure of the CDC. This has included ongoing support for the development of sector sub-committees and 18 block committees, involving 180 community representatives. These groups intend to further decentralise participation in development planning, as recommended in the Local Government Turn-Around Strategy (LGTAS) of 2009.