Leading thinktank in Cape Town.
Research, participatory engagement & innovation in informality, public health, economic dev, environment #urbanism#emergentcity
Save the Date! 29-31 Oct 2024
๐ Day 1 & 2: Sessions on Institutional Mandates & Municipal Capabilities
๐ Day 3: Open session on From Knowledge to Action Join us @JavettUP to shape the future of township economies! #TEDLearningEvent#TownshipDevelopment@ukinsouthafrica
๐ The Township Economic Development Project is uplifting township economies with support from the ๐ฌ๐ง & @WorldBank.
At @UPTuks with the Sustainable Livelihoods Foundation we celebrated progress, highlighted its impact and discussed the way forward! ๐
#UKwithSA#EconomicGrowth
The TED Learning Event kicks off today, our first speaker from the @ukinsouthafrica Josephine Hetherington sharing her experience on leveraging growth and urban resilience.
Also, donโt miss the "Township Economy" book by the co-founder of Sustainable Livelihoods Foundation, Andrew Charman, along with Lief Petersen and Thireshen Govender, being exhibited at the Township Economies Conference and Expo!
Our @CeSTII_HSRC colleagues will be exhibiting at the Township Economies Conference and Expo over the next two days. If you're around, make sure to pop by their stand.
๐Centre Court, Emperors Palace
๐ 30-31 July | 9:30 - 15:30
https://t.co/aiqYrgGdIV
We are pleased to launch our new online course: An Introduction and Practical Guide to Community Engagement and Involvement in Global Health Research, in collaboration with Mesh, @info_TGHN
If you're new to CEI or would like to learn more, get started: https://t.co/NS4TNVLJVs
New free online course: An Introduction and Practical Guide to Community Engagement and Involvement (CEI) in Global Health Health Research, in collaboration with @NIHRglobal and Mesh.
If you're new to CEI or would like to learn more, get started: https://t.co/43AdfwZUAD
SLF and its partners; @TreasuryRSA and the @ukfcdorbx are supporting the @CityofCT to develop and implement a township economic development strategy for Delft. Last week were in Delft engaging the community about public open space.
The Sustainable Livelihoods Foundation is delighted to welcome Thireshen Govender to the team!๐
Thireshen assumes the position of Independent Director and brings to the organisation 20 years of experience working as an architect in South Africa
We are proud to be funding the Township Economic Development Project which aims to support the transformation of townships into socially cohesive communities with a vibrant local economy across 5 ๐ฟ๐ฆ districts.
"Take a look at her first-hand testimony of the business support she received from Volkswagen SA and the Sustainable Livelihoods Foundation".
See this Instagram video by @volkswagensouthafrica https://t.co/RinNQHic5p
Transforming Townships!
SLF is providing advisory support to five metros to develop a systematic approach to township economic development sites.
Follow the link to read the full article
https://t.co/y6MslXjG9p
@SLF_RSA is participating in the "water justice colloquium & art exhibit linking SA, Canada, and broader Africa". The colloquium will be hosted by @FutureWaterUCT & @UofT_FIFSW on 5-7 June & 7-21 June 2023. RSVP to join in-person & online! ๐See Below:
https://t.co/U5tJ6Z7pOE
๐๐ปThis paper_Digital storytelling is an effective approach to co-produce knowledge on the impacts of drought, flooding and fire and identify contextually relevant interventions with people that are most affected. Co-authored by @gillblack8
More info ๐๐ปhttps://t.co/v2nIlV8TNX
Making the impacts of climate change visible.
This paper describes and evaluates our process of working with people who live in marginalized urban South Africa to bring to light their crucially informative experiences and ideas. https://t.co/zUIQSw1VZ7
Start your week with us! ๐๐ป๐๐ป๐๐ปPromises to be a thought-provoking event with fascinating talks by @GaryHickey16 @NIHRinvolvement Kay Polidano @ECLIPSE_Keele @UMmalta Cai Ngoc Thien Huong @OUCRU_Programme and @AlunIwanDavies @KEMRI_Wellcome@NDMOxford ๐๐ป๐๐ป๐๐ป
Towards better policy? An excellent overview of Cape Flats residents' work by @LeighSchaller sharing their home-grown, practical resilience actions in facing up to climate-related disasters. @GCRF@GCRFwaterfire@FutureWaterUCT @laurencep2010 @gillblack8
https://t.co/Hy2x0lriVA
So appreciative of this opportunity to share our learning @SLF_RSA about doing engaged research through the *Water and Fire* project. This mini documentary sums it all up beautifully! https://t.co/lxbQmUeEyX
With thanks to @SarahVanBorek, @StirUni@FutureWaterUCT and @info_TGHN