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ANNUAL REPORT APRIL 2013–MARCH 2014 Vision: the Creation of Sustainable Human Settlements Through Development Processes Which Enable Human Rights, Dignity and Equity ANNUAL REPORT APRIL 2013–MARCH 2014 Vision: The creation of sustainable human settlements through development processes which enable human rights, dignity and equity. Mission: To create, implement and support opportunities for community-centred settlement development and to advocate for and foster a pro-poor policy environment which addresses economic, social and spatial imbalances. Umzomhle (Nyanga), Mncediisi Masakhane, RR Section, Participatory Action Planning CONTENTS ABBREVIATIONS ANC African National Congress KCT Khayelitsha Community Trust BESG Built Environment Support Group KDF Khayelitsha Development Forum Abbreviations 2 BfW Brot für die Welt KHP Khayelitsha Housing Project CBO Community-Based Organisation KHSF Khayelitsha Human Settlements Our team 3 CLP Community Leadership Programme Forum Board of Directors 4 CoCT City of Cape Town (Metropolitan) LED Local economic development Chairperson’s report 5 CORC Community Organisation Resource LRC Legal Resources Centre Centre MIT Massachusetts Institute of Executive Director’s report 6 CBP Capacity-Building Programme Technology From vision to strategy 9 CPUT Cape Peninsula University of NDHS National Department of Human Technology Settlements Affordable housing and human settlements 15 CSO Civil Society Organisation NGO Non-Governmental Organisation Building capacity in the urban sector 20 CTP Cape Town Partnership NDP National Development Plan Partnerships 23 DA Democratic Alliance NUSP National Upgrading Support DAG Development Action Group Programme Institutional change 25 DPU Development Planning Unit PAP Participatory Action Planning Financial report: 31 March 2014 26 DSD Department of Social Development PEP People’s Environmental Planning EED Evangelischer Entwicklungdienst PHP People’s Housing Process e.V. PPT Project Preparation Trust e-PHP Enhanced People’s Housing Process PUG Participatory Urban Governance GGLN Good Governance Learning Network SDI Shack/Slum Dwellers International GIS Geographical Information System SERI Socio-Economic Rights Institute of GTP Greater Tygerberg Partnership South Africa HSC Housing Support Centre TPA Tafelsig People’s Housing Edited by Liz Sparg IHS Institute for Housing and Urban Association Designed by Design for development, www.d4d.co.za Development Studies (The UCT University of Cape Town Cover photo by Paul Grendon: RR Section, Participatory Netherlands) WCDHS Western Cape Department of Action Planning 2013 ISU Informal Settlement Upgrade Human Settlements 3 OUR TEAM For the period April 2013 to March 2014: Back row (from left): Helen Macgregor, Zamikaya Mgwatyu, Pepe Hendricks, Helena Hendricks, Alexia Chauliac, Sinethemba Madlokazi, Xolisani Galada, Cavan Davids Middle row (from left): Kathy Aranes, Nomvuyo Simetu, Yolisa Madaza, Akhona Siswana, Brenda Qobongo, Josette Cole Front row (from left): Willard Matiashe, Thobeka Ntongana-Maliza, Zinzi Gatyeni, Ntombizakhe Reshane, Nokukhanya Mchunu 4 The Board of Directors, which provides strategic governance to DAG, consists of highly skilled professionals from a range BOARD OF DIRECTORS of backgrounds and experiences. Thabo Mashologu (DAG Wilhelmina Trout Tasleema Mohamed Chairperson) (Executive Board Member) (Executive Board Thabo, the founder and Managing Wilhemina is an international Member) Director of Msingi Projects, holds gender activist and trade unionist. Tasleema is an expert in a Bachelor of Science Honours She has a sound education architectural education and in Quantity Surveying and a background, especially with the built environment, with Bachelor of Commerce Honours in community adult education and a special interest in earth Financial Analysis and Portfolio Management (University currently works as an independent consultant to the architecture. She is currently lecturing at the Cape of Cape Town) and is registered as a construction project labour movement. Peninsula University of Technology. manager with the South African Council for Project and Construction Management Professions. Thabo serves on various NGO boards. Steve Kahanovitz (Executive Batembu Lugulwana Board Member) (Executive Board Member) Steve works as a public interest Robert (Bob) Hindle (DAG Batembu is a freelance lawyer for the Legal Resources Vice-Chairperson) consultant with a range Centre (LRC), serving as both the of expertise that includes Bob is a registered project legal and, later, national director local government, economic manager but currently works as an of the LRC. Since 1996, he has development and youth academic and business consultant been litigating in socio-economic rights cases, particularly development. He has been actively involved in various while running his own family the right of access to housing. He is a graduate of the public participation processes and the training of ward business, Zedcore CC. He lectures University of Cape Town (Bachelor of Arts), the University committees and government officials. in construction management, project management and of the Witwatersrand (Bachelor of Law), and the London strategic management at several tertiary institutions in School of Economics (Masters of Law). South Africa. Josette Cole (Ex–officio Qureisha Nagdee (Executive Board Member) Peter Smith (DAG Treasurer) Board Member) Josette is DAG’s Executive Pete, as he is better known, is a Qureisha is the local consultant Director. She has a long track chartered accountant with decades for the Dreikonigsaktion, an record in human rights, land, of experience working in both Austrian donor organisation. She housing and gender activism the NGO and private sectors. He is responsible for South Africa and and is a recognised development founded SystemSmiths, a provider joint partnerships in Africa. She strategist, social historian and author. She is currently an of management software and also works as an independent facilitator and consultant. Honorary Research Associate at the Archive and Public systems solutions, has various business interests and serves She has a background and expertise in social development, Culture Research Initiative (University of Cape Town) and a on several NGO boards. organisational development and the NGO sector. Doctoral Candidate in Historical Studies (UCT). 5 CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT The period 2013/14 has been eventful in the nation’s existence; life.… Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great. You many organisations have had to close down. DAG has had seminal events have caused us to pause and introspect. can be that great generation. Let your greatness blossom” to reinvent itself and adopt the social enterprise model of Twenty years into our democracy, many gains have been generating revenue from its activities. This approach has seen (Extract from Nelson Mandela’s speech in Trafalgar Square, made. However, we are faced with serious, and mounting, earned income grow to two thirds of total revenue, with one London, 3 February 2005) challenges. Rising poverty, rampant state corruption, poor third secured from grant funding. It gives me great pleasure service delivery, a declining education system and an ailing to report that, as a result of these efforts, DAG is in a sound This is a challenge which DAG, its partners and stakeholders financial position and has once again recorded a healthy sur- economy are among some of the pressing issues. must rise to. It is a call to civil society, government and plus, which will be reinvested in our programmes. We continue business to join hands and find innovative solutions. It requires The Marikana tragedy of August 2012 highlighted, beyond to enjoy the support of our donors, who share our vision and those with means, power and authority to listen to, engage the police brutality, the deep inequalities and exploitation invest in our work. We are grateful for this support, and look and work with all levels of society, and especially the poor. of the poor that persists to this day. The desperation of the forward to continuing these partnerships for years to come. workers, and the nature of their protest, is echoed several DAG seeks to achieve this within its strategic framework, DAG is fortunate to have a motivated and committed times over within our broader society. South Africa has gained Vision 2020. Vision 2020 is based on a partnership model management team and staff. Their passion and dedication the reputation of becoming the protest capital of the world, of strategic engagement with civil society groups and the have enabled DAG to seize the moment and position the in what is being dubbed the “rebellion of the poor”. The most public sector to actively “re-imagine” and transform human organisation to achieve its objectives. On behalf of the Board, common reasons for these protests are grievances around settlements and the urban context in South African cities. “Re- I wish to thank the team, under the leadership of Josette, for land and housing, lack of jobs and poor service delivery. imagining Cape Town” is our exciting flagship project, which all their efforts. The militancy and violent nature of these protests reflect seeks to fundamentally dismantle apartheid city planning and the frustration of citizens with a non-responsive state and integrate communities. It is reported on in more detail later in Lastly, I wish to thank my disconnected elite. the annual report. colleagues on the Board. I benefit immensely from their In December 2013, we joined the world in mourning the death The cornerstone of DAG’s Housing Programme continues wisdom, experience and of our most celebrated leader and icon, Nelson
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