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Human Rights and Community Develop
Mar 21, 2024
Human Rights Day in South Africa is a significant day that celebrates the importance of upholding and protecting the rights and freedoms of all individuals. It serves as a reminder of the country's tumultuous past and the ongoing journey towards equality and justice...
The Asivikelane HUBs Model
Mar 7, 2024
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
Mar 2, 2024
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. This...
Community safety and security is a shared responsibility.
Mar 1, 2024
Investing in training for community safety and security patrol is important for preventing incidents and promoting a shared responsibility in safeguarding the welfare of all community members. As part of the Social Employment Fund project - safety and security theme,...
Citizen Science In Action In Mitigation Of City Warming
Feb 27, 2024
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
Nov 21, 2023
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
Nov 16, 2023
Most townships and informal settlements lack trees, which makes the area attractive, green and beautiful. Not only do trees provide shade, give out clean fresh air (Oxygen) they also mitigate against soil erosion and provide for climate resilience. In Wattville, a...
Putting informal settlements on the map through digital addressing
Nov 16, 2023
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...
Capacity Building for local communities – Tsakane / Thembelihle /Skoonplaas informal settlements
Nov 16, 2023
Planact works with elected community structures to assist with capacity development for community leaders, ward committees, and councillors on participatory governance. Some of the long-standing community-based organisations such as the Thembelihle Crisis Committee...
Social facilitation
Nov 16, 2023
Planact supports meaningful participatory engagements between government and community members regarding local development in specific areas particularly regarding integrated human settlements development, integrated development planning, performance management plans,...
Capacity Building on Local Government
Nov 16, 2023
This project builds on Planact’s considerable experience with training and capacity-building programmes for a range of local government practitioners and stakeholders. This experience has created a strong understanding of the practical challenges facing local...
Asivikelane (Let’s Protect One Another)
Nov 16, 2023
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
Nov 15, 2023
• Promote social accountability in the three Metros in Gauteng Province and Emalahleni Local Municipality under the ‘Partnership for Municipal Accountability supported by the International Budget Partnership from 2018 to current.• Researched and has improved...
Asivikelane
Oct 5, 2023
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...
Asset Based Community Livelihood Initiatives
Oct 4, 2023
This project aims to promote active participation of communities in driving their own development. This is done by assisting communities to identify and mobilize their assets to achieve their social and economic development aspirations and desired results. It also...