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

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