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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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2020/21 The State of Urban Safety in South Africa Report
The State of Urban Safety in South Africa Report presents, analyses and assesses city-level crime trends towards more efficient urban safety institutionalisation, planning, targeted financing and strategy development at the city level and across spheres of government.
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A Guide to Community Engagement for Community Safety
Cities in South Africa attract large numbers of inhabitants seeking opportunities, improved livelihoods and higher average incomes but Cities have limited capacities and resources to meet these needs. Community engagement represents an opportunity for local and district municipalities in South Africa to connect and build strengthened relationships with communities.
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Understand Violence Prevention
Learn more about the basics of violence prevention in 3 short online modules!
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Safe and Inclusive Public Spaces - Participatory park upgrading in the Joburg inner-city
Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo in collaboration with Johannesburg Development Agency and the Department of Public Safety initiated the upgrading of End Street North Park which sits between Doornfontein and Hillbrow, one of the city’s cultural and social hotspots, but also an area plagued by crime.
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Incorporating safety into planning offers potential for crime prevention
01 Jun 2023 | by Ryan Hoffmann (GIZ)
Incorporating safety into planning offers potential for crime prevention
USRG ENDGBV multistakeholder engagement highlights the value of collaborative learning
16 May 2023
USRG ENDGBV multistakeholder engagement highlights the value of collaborative learning
Accredited training on Community Safety
28 Apr 2023 | by Ryan Hoffmann (GIZ)
Accredited training on Community Safety

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National Youth Dialogue 2021: Actions for Impact
19 – 20 Nov 2021 | Department of Women Youth and Persons with Disabilities, National Youth Development Agency, GIZ South Africa, Centre for the Study of Resilience, Agape Youth Movement, Youth Capital, WESSA, Activate, Unicef
Virtual
National Youth Dialogue 2021: Actions for Impact
The Role of Religious Sector in Curbing Gender-based Violence
07 Dec– 07 Dec 2022 | Government Communications, We Will Speak Out, Faith Action to end Gender-based Violence, GIZ-VCP
Zoom
Pillar 2 Dialogue: Prevention and Rebuilding Social Cohesion
24 Oct– 24 Oct 2022
https://bit.ly/3g1NmBf
Launch of the State of Urban Safety in South Africa Report
09 Jun– 09 Jun 2022 | South African Cities Network
Corner Pretoria Road & C.R.Swart Road Zuurfontein 33-Ir Kempton Park 1620

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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…

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Dimensions of Safety in Precinct Management and Development Guide -
Learning Brief 12: Schools as Strategic Entry Points for Area-Based Violence Prevention Interventions - Report/Study
Isandla Institute | 26 Apr 2023
Learning Brief 11: Fostering safety in public (green) spaces - Report/Study
Isandla Institute | 10 Nov 2022
SPRINT Situational Analysis: Empangeni -
Isandla Institute, Violence Prevention through Urban Upgrading (VPUU NPC)

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Mr Ryan hoffmann
GIZ
Miss Noxolo Thabatha
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Miss Nelvia Rawheath
GIZ VCP
Niven Naidoo
PreCrime Analytics
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