As citizens, how much time do we give to clean the environment that we live in? If we make our environment dirty, then who is responsible for cleaning it up? Food for thought Vumbanani for Peacebuilding (VFP), University of Venda (UNIVEN), Njhakanjhaka Tribal and other CBOs in Elim collaborated on an initiative aimed at triggering…
Public participation is the engagement of individuals with various structures and institutions of democracy including; voting, contacting a political representative, campaigning and lobbying, taking part in consultations e.g. Integrated Development Plan (IDP), and demonstrations. It affords community members an opportunity to influence decisions that affect their lives by giving meaningful inputs. Community engagements can transform…
The critical clean water shortage in Elim is an everyday story that disturbs people’s lives in many different aspects. It is everyone’s right to access clean water and decent sanitation in South Africa according to Chapter 2 Bill Of Rights in the Constitution. Issues of poor service delivery have sometimes taken community members to the…
The rising number of GBVF related cases in Elim has reached an alarming stage. There are cases that are reported at Waterval Police Station on a daily basis, but in reality we know that there are other cases that go unreported due to several reasons. Between May and July, lives were lost due to violence.…
The increase in Gender Based Violence (GBV) and femicide cases in Elim, Limpopo has prompted VFP to hold a GBV campaign to increase awareness, motivate community members to speak-out and find lasting solutions to curb this scurge that is spreading like veld fire. a men-only GBV dialogue/workshop took place on the 8th of July followed…