- Program Civil Society
- Program Area Special Initiatives
- Grant Amount $100,000
- Grant Period April 1, 2003–March 31, 2005
- Location Braamfontein, South Africa
- Geographic Focus Gauteng
About this grant
The mission of Planact is to help poor, marginalized communities on the urban periphery of Gauteng articulate their needs and play a meaningful role in local government planning and development processes. Funding will enable Planact to provide capacity-building support for community-based organizations in poor communities; develop communication between local government and community-based organizations; organize training interventions to promote good governance; and monitor and evaluate the process of local government policy implementation.Planact was established in 1985 to address issues of urban development and prepare communities for legitimate local government.