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Municipal Case Studies
The Safety Case Studies project, a collection of 18 studies, will facilitate dissemination and discussion of recent safety practice by local government and its partners to offer an opportunity to reflect on useful learning on evidence informed interventions at local level.
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Area-Based Violence Prevention Intervention
Area-Based Violence Prevention Interventions (ABVPI) offer an integrated, evidence-based, spatially targeted approach which aims to reduce violent occurrences as well as their underlying root causes.
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Dimensions of Safety in Precinct Management and Development Guide
The Dimensions of Safety in Precinct Management and Development Guide aims to provide practical insights into how doing things a little differently can lead to urban safety at a precinct level. The guide is designed to support the integration of dimensions of safety into precinct management and development.
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The National Inclusive and Safer Schools Partnership
The Department of Basic Education has developed a strategy to guide & support multi-stakeholder partnerships, for the creation of inclusive and safer South African schools. DBE in partnership with the national & international partners, facilitates the implementation of the NISSP Strategy and its 6 intervention areas.
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A new online course to strengthen youth resilience
09 Nov 2023 | by Ryan Hoffmann | GIZ
A new online course to strengthen youth resilience
Valuable lessons from Public Spaces Case Studies
24 Oct 2023 | by Emma de Villiers | Fixed Africa
Valuable lessons from Public Spaces Case Studies
Call for Inputs into the Draft National Policing Policy
16 Oct 2023 | by Matlakala Mosane | Civilian Secretariat for Police Service
Call for Inputs into the Draft National Policing Policy

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Municipal Case Study: Data-Driven Interventions
29 Nov 2023 | GIZ South Africa
Online meeting
Municipal Case Study: Data-Driven Interventions
Interfaith Action to end GBV
16 Nov– 16 Nov 2023 | We Will Speak Out, Faith Action to End GBV
Youth in Governance Skill Share Series: Toolkits as a Resource
Online Meeting

Discover Prevention Projects

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National Youth Resilience Initiative
GIZ South Africa | National (all SA)

The National Youth Resilience Initiative (NYRI) was conceptualized in 2020 to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic with the aim of…

Kind Heart Bench Project
| Western Cape

The aim of the project is to focus on the issues that our pupils deal with on a daily basis,…

SPRINT: Up-scaling Area-Based Violence Prevention Interventions
GIZ South Africa, Violence Prevention through Urban Upgrading (VPUU NPC), Isandla Institute | National (all SA)

The Safer Places: Resilient Institutions and Neighbourhoods Together (SPRINT) Project was conceptualised as an opportunity to grow capacity in and…

Resources

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Tauwsranten Case Study -
| 05 Nov 2023
el Kero Case Study -
Brixton Light Festival Case Study -
| 08 Nov 2023
SA Cities Network Youth Engagement Toolkit -
South African Cities Network | 06 Nov 2023

Meet the Community

Welcome to the newly registered safety practitioners and organisations. Find out how you can join.

Dr Thandi van Heyningen
Institute for Security Studies
Miss Memory Murindagomo
Sanca
Mitchelle Murindagomo
Sanca
Mrs Joanna Pieterse
Western Cape Government
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Ground Up Collective
Ground Up Collective
International, National (all SA), Western Cape
Geopolitical Intelligence Advisory
Geopolitical Intelligence Advisory
International, National (all SA)
Siyakholwa support care centre
Siyakholwa support care centre
National (all SA)
Pathfinders Leadership Academy (PTY) Ltd
Pathfinders Leadership Academy (PTY) Ltd
Western Cape
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