Digital Address in Informal Settlements

Digital Address in Informal Settlements

Having a physical address can mean the difference between life and death for those who live in informal settlements. Digital addresses for informal settlements serve to bridge the digital divide. Digital addressing is an innovative intervention that Planact developed...
Tamboville land Invasion

Tamboville land Invasion

Responsive Living Environments Tamboville land Invasion Written in 1999 Wattville is a township in the City of Ekurhuleni that today falls within the municipal boundaries of Greater Benoni.  Wattville constitutes one of the major cities in the East Rand...

Housing affordability study in Joburg inner city

Responsive Living Environments Housing affordability study in Joburg inner city Six hundred thousand informal settlement residents will receive better quality sanitation services as a result of community-led monitoring and engagement in Ekurhuleni Planact in close...

Planact’s Upgrading of Informal Settlements Programme

Responsive Living Environments Planact’s Upgrading of Informal Settlements Programme One of the main aims of the Upgrading of Informal Settlements Programme (UISP) for Planact is to make sure that: Communities participate in the initiation and the implementation...

Informal settlements name own streets

Responsive Living Environments Informal settlements name own streets “People living in informal settlements need to be allowed to own their shacks. “You can’t feel secure or take pride in a home that could be demolished at any moment!” The push for tenure underpins...