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Reflections of the Men’s Gathering in Khayelitsha

By Mkhuseli Madiba, Xolisa Mato and Nontobeko Gcabashe The "Breaking the Silence'' Men’s Gathering in Khayelitsha was a monumental moment for the Kagisano programme. In a previous iteration of the...

Kagisano Report on Gender-Based Violence Work in Khayelitsha

This gender-based violence (GBV) report represents the work that has been done by the Kagisano programme in Khayelitsha. It gives a glimpse of what we’ve uncovered and advocates for violence...

Kagisano Stakeholder Mapping Report

This Stakeholder Mapping Report describes the Social Inquiry exercises that took place on 29 and 30 March 2024 in Makhaza, Khayelitsha Ward 95 which saw +/-350 community stakeholders participate. Due...

Supporting township businesses with essential knowledge and resources for success

By Afesis – Kagisano and African Kulture While facilitating social inquiry and community vision exercises in Khayelitsha, and our work with women, we discovered that unemployment, poverty and the lack...

Reflection of the Healing Space – Mental Health Workshop

by Afesis – Kagisano and Tekano Fellow Afesis, through the Kagisano programme, collaborated with Tekano Atlantic Fellow for Health Equity – part of the Kagisano Khayelitsha Steering Committee, to co-host...

A reflection of the SONA: Moving beyond surface-level approaches to tackle the complex issue of...

By Nontobeko Gcabashe While the election date has already been announced for Wednesday, 29 May 2024, there is still a need to highlight some of the missed opportunities from President...

Reflecting on the lessons learnt in addressing violence faced by underrepresented groups

By Sweetness Pullen Telling stories of underrepresented groups living amongst us who face violence is a very distressing task, but we have a choice to change this by coming together...

Gauteng and North West January 2024 Newsletter

Kagisano programme's implementing partner, Action Support Centre, was actively involved in a range of community activities across Gauteng and North West provinces during the month of January. For more details...

Driving meaningful change from bottom up to ensure long-lasting peacebuilding efforts

By Angela Mogorosi and Chipo Marunda In times of conflict and tension in our communities, achieving peace often feels like a distant dream. Nevertheless, within the turmoil, there is hope,...