Supporting the positive change in how our South African cities are seen, made and managed.
Like many organisations in this sector, 1to1 has had to shift our traditional mode of socio-spatial support to respond to the changing needs of the people we work with and our project partners. In addition, the de-densification push by government was a major hurdle in this shifting lansdscape: This has included working with a host…
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In support of the massive cross sectoral efforts working through the lockdown, 1to1 has recently joined the Asivikalane Campaign, the initiative: “…provides a platform for residents in informal settlements to communicate severe water, sanitation and refuse removal shortages during the Covid-19 crisis. It is a growing network that already brings together 153 informal settlements in…
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1to1 has recently gained support from Misereor in the work we have been doing in inner-city Johannesburg. This support comes with a renewed collaboration with our partners in particular PlanAct, the Inner-City Resource Centre and SERI. Misereor supports many organisations in this sector, and 1to1 is very proud to accept this support and connect with…
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Community Centres are traditionally seen as state provided facilities and are most typically, skills development centres or civic gathering spaces. In our experience we have also encountered many informal community centres, or semi-formal multi-purpose spaces used for political or civic gatherings. This investigation into the definition of a Community Centre and the measurability of a…
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1to1 will be adapting the organization more closely into a social enterprise venture, and will be shifting many of our practices structures to achieve this, in support of this goal we have completely reformed our Advisory Board and welcome our new board to our team.
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As a means of handing over, reflecting and trying to make sense of the last 8 years we have put together a reflective document that we hope will capture and share the experience for other practitioners, our supporters and the people who have joined us so far.
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1to1 - Agency of Engagement 