Planact and the Development Action Group (DAG) are reshaping the construction industry by empowering emerging contractors and small-scale developers.
Planact considers the Municipal Public Accounts Committee as an important oversight body within the overall municipal governance structure.
Planact has been instrumental in the development of a model that brought together informal settlement communities to form what is termed Clusters of Community Agency (CCA).
Planact supported the Langaville case and strengthened the advocacy efforts for improved sanitation across the municipality. The judgement is a setback but the campaign for dignified sanitation will continue through alternative strategies.
Since May 2024, the Asivikelane campaign has been mapping VIP toilets to assess the condition of these toilets provided under the current sanitation framework.
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Since our campaign began in 2020, more than 7.5 million people have improved access to clean water, safe sanitation, and other basic services.
Shaunita’s life began to change when she received an opportunity to join the Social Employment Fund (SEF) project through Planact.
Braamfontein— As South Africa's major economic hub, Gauteng is confronted with high economic migration resulting in notable housing challenges. Small-scale rentals have arisen in townships as a promising solution that provides...
Faced with concerning and entrenched safety challenges in Hammanskraal, there was a need to rethink traditional approaches to safety and security.
This National Women’s Day, we celebrate women making a difference in the Social Employment Fund (SEF) project.
Planact wishes to congratulate the Emalahleni cluster of communities, also known as MASCOM for its recent legal registration as an independent Non-Profit Organisation.
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.
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.’
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,...
One key aspect of promoting human rights is through community development initiatives.
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.
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...