Communities have united on common issues and formed “clusters” to collectively advocate improved community participation in local governance processes.
Programme Areas
Strengthened Grassroots Voice
This programme is designed to engage with and influence actions at a national level between communities and government on development planning projects and issues of prime concern for underprivileged communities. The aim of the programme is to influence bureaucratic systems through improved participation, specifically at the local government level, and to contribute to policy regulation where necessary through evidence-based insights from implemented pilot projects.
| Sub Programmes | Objectives |
| Participatory Budgeting, Performance & Accountability | Participation & Influence in local government development processes. |
| Active Citizenship | Shift in power – municipalities provide information willingly to citizens when required, as a practice towards accountability in municipal affairs. |
Is MPAC the answer to improving transparency and accountability?
Planact considers the Municipal Public Accounts Committee as an important oversight body within the overall municipal governance structure.
Clusters of Community Agency: strengthening the voice of informal settlement residents
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).