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REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON HIV, AIDS and HOUSING15 – 17 SEPTEMBER JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
Resource Mobilization and Strengthening Partnership with AIDS Services Organizations
(ASOs)
‘Planact’s experiences in the past years’
Presented by:
Shumani Luruli
Planact is a non-profit organisation established in 1985, whose mission is to support and mobilise community processes that enhance good governance
at the local level to improve people’s habitable environment in ways that alleviate poverty.
OUR PROGRAMMES INCLUDE:- Integrated Human Settlements
◦ Informal Settlement Upgrading◦ Inclusive Inner City◦ Strengthened Social Movements
Participatory Governance◦ Participatory Budget, Performance and Accountability◦ Active Citizenship
Community Development◦ Community based Organizational Development◦ Community Livelihoods Support
Who is Planact?
Strategic Intervention
Our work is focused on strengthening community participation in informal settlement upgrading,(Tenure road map)
Supporting participatory planning (IDP and CBP) and budgeting process
And supporting Innovative public participation strategies in communities (e.g. OE/Noordgesig-CDC model, Cosmo City, Spring Valley, Leandra)
Supporting communities in developing community based response to HIV/AIDS and other related issues(solplaatjie, Ivory park, Vosloorus and Spring Valley)
We also assist with Sustainable Livelihoods Assessment(SLA) to assist communities to develop livelihoods strategies
Training for ward committees in relation to roles& responsibilities and sector planning
LED assessment(using PACA methodology- participatory appraisal of competitive advantage) and strategic support for planning.
Strategic Intervention
Our intervention include mobilizing community members to own the process through a series of meetings and education
Capacity development on specific issues that will help with community interventions and planning e.g. IDP (
Lobby municipalities for information e.g. for land ownership (supported by SERI and Webber Wenzel)
Lobby municipalities for critical basic services like with SP(water and sanitation)
Strategic Intervention
Planact will always partner withoCommunity structures i.e. cbo’s, political
parties, social movements, civil society organizations, business forums etc.
oMunicipalities, councillors, ward committee members and relevant officials (mostly in the planning department and the speakers office)
oPro bono lawyers and legal institutionsoOther relevant institutions that will advance and
strengthen some of the strategic interventions e.g.. Soul City, HIVSA(TRAINING MATERIALS AND TRAINING SUPPORT GROUPS)
Strategic Partnerships
Other strategic partners also include:o International funding institutions(for direct
funding)oGovernment institutions e.g.. NDA supporting
HIV/AIDS and food security initiative, NLTDF(Lottery) supporting community care centre in spring valley
oGood governance learning network (GGLN) which allows for learning and support for similar organizations
oOther local and international Institutions and organizations that allows for cross learning too
Strategic Partnerships
Spring Valley in emalahleni municipality where the focus is on participation strategies in Informal settlement upgrading.
The sustainable livelihoods assessment helped us and the community to understand the need to address community basic needs even during the struggle for tenure security.
Health issues because of living conditions and lack of basic services, poverty due to unemployment and substance abuse
Community mapping and planning also revealed some social cohesion issues within the community
The intervention also started to build the morale of the leadership and were open to engage with municipality after years of hostilities
Strategic Interventioncase study: Spring Valley
Partnership with Thembalethu CCC (ASO) assist the intervention to be relevant to PLHIV
Lottery funding assisted the centre to have much needed equipment's and training for organizational development
In the partnership both organizations incurred cost for admin, equipment's, training for direct and indirect impact.
challenge is the ever changing environment i.e. focus by institutions, or turn around time to offer support.
Partnerships that depend on funding are challenging as sustainability is a problem but once the ASO is strengthened and volunteers agree to diversify they stand a chance to sustain their work, (programme mix to appeal to different instruments of support). Also be part of big forums at regional levels helps
With the help of urban landmark we developed Tenure Security Continuum, see slide below
Strategic Interventioncase study: Spring Valley
Steps towards greater administrative recognition
Resist evictions Resist evictions
Enhance tenure
through communit
y actions
Enhance tenure
through communit
y actions
Deal with the land ownership question
Deal with the land ownership question
Lobby for provision of basic services and local recognition
Lobby for provision of basic services and local recognition
Lobby for political support
Lobby for political support
Tenure Security Continuum
Less security More security
More InformalIllegal
More FormalLegal
THE APPROACHIncrementally securing tenure and improving lives The incremental tenure continuum concept
The incremental tenure continuum concept
the spring Water trucks
Sinking boreholeTanks and pipes
Training care workers Training OD
training training
Cleaning campaignEnumeration and
mapping
Mapping exercise Mobilizing support
The benefits of the partnership is felt far beyond PLHIV, it gave an opportunity for the rest of the community and the leadership to engage, it helped the community to advocate for better service in the IDP forums with the understanding of the vulnerability others face.
Community issues are tackled at a community level not just by isolated structures, the Spring valley Development committee (SDC) now have periodic community consultations and meeting for feedback to keep the community informed.
We are continuing with training of social facilitators and trainers in the community to help with monitoring and evaluation
In conclusion
END THANK YOU
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