Guides – Asivikelane https://asivikelane.org Mon, 08 Jun 2026 08:36:37 +0000 en-ZA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.11 A Community Waste Guide https://asivikelane.org/a-community-waste-guide/ https://asivikelane.org/a-community-waste-guide/#respond Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:46:02 +0000 https://asivikelane.org/?p=9303 We developed a practical guide to help communities transform waste challenges into opportunities. The guide demonstrates how sorting, recycling, and composting waste can contribute to cleaner and healthier neighborhoods. It includes step‑by‑step project plans, examples of waste mapping, and lists of recycling companies. This resource is designed to support anyone committed to improving their community’s environment.

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]]> https://asivikelane.org/a-community-waste-guide/feed/ 0 Public procurement: a guide to common risks and how to address them https://asivikelane.org/public-procurement-a-guide-to-common-risks-and-how-to-address-them/ https://asivikelane.org/public-procurement-a-guide-to-common-risks-and-how-to-address-them/#respond Tue, 02 Dec 2025 06:46:31 +0000 https://asivikelane.org/?p=9169 Download this procurement guide, a reference for understanding where public procurement often fails – and what you can do to make it work better. By unpacking the procurement process into nine clear phases, this guide reveals where things often go wrong – from poor planning, wrong choice of procurement method, to weak contract oversight. The guide also suggests actions to reduce the impact on these risks on service delivery and possible measures to prevent risks from occurring in the first place.

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]]> https://asivikelane.org/public-procurement-a-guide-to-common-risks-and-how-to-address-them/feed/ 0 Reimagining procurement transparency for informal settlement residents https://asivikelane.org/reimagining-procurement-transparency-for-informal-settlement-residents/ https://asivikelane.org/reimagining-procurement-transparency-for-informal-settlement-residents/#respond Tue, 30 Sep 2025 07:17:08 +0000 https://asivikelane.org/?p=9092 This procurement transparency guide is a new approach to assessing information needed to hold municipalities accountable. Accurate and accessible procurement information – such as service delivery schedules, contact details for reporting problems, and clear service expectations – empowers residents to collaborate with municipalities, address challenges, suggest improvements, and ultimately also hold them accountable. Read the full report to find out more.

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]]> https://asivikelane.org/reimagining-procurement-transparency-for-informal-settlement-residents/feed/ 0 Finding information about municipal contracted services in your community https://asivikelane.org/finding-information-about-municipal-contracted-services-in-your-community/ https://asivikelane.org/finding-information-about-municipal-contracted-services-in-your-community/#respond Fri, 30 May 2025 16:22:46 +0000 https://asivikelane.org/?p=8934 This guide aims to assist informal settlement residents to find important information about basic services provided by private companies through competitive bidding. It explains how and where to look for information in public procurement documents and gives examples of useful documents. It also shares practical tips and lessons from other informal settlement residents who have found important information from sources besides municipal websites.

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]]> https://asivikelane.org/finding-information-about-municipal-contracted-services-in-your-community/feed/ 0 Safety Guidelines for Community Facilitators https://asivikelane.org/safety-guidelines-for-community-facilitators/ https://asivikelane.org/safety-guidelines-for-community-facilitators/#respond Sun, 25 May 2025 16:08:00 +0000 https://asivikelane.org/?p=8921 It is essential that Asivikelane Community Facilitators and volunteers remain safe while working in communities. Drawing on their own experiences, CFs across the Asivikelane network collaboratively developed and documented safeguarding tips through a series of workshops. Click here to read the full guide.

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]]> https://asivikelane.org/safety-guidelines-for-community-facilitators/feed/ 0 Procurement transparency assessment tool https://asivikelane.org/procurement-transparency-assessment-tool/ https://asivikelane.org/procurement-transparency-assessment-tool/#respond Tue, 30 Apr 2024 05:22:00 +0000 https://asivikelane.org/?p=7481 We created a new procurement transparency assessment tool to evaluate how proactively municipalities share service-related procurement information.

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]]> https://asivikelane.org/procurement-transparency-assessment-tool/feed/ 0 Procurement training guide https://asivikelane.org/procurement-training-guide/ https://asivikelane.org/procurement-training-guide/#respond Sun, 03 Mar 2024 05:37:00 +0000 https://asivikelane.org/?p=7487 We created a procurement training guide for informal settlement residents to learn about ways to hold their municipalities accountable for service delivery.

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]]> https://asivikelane.org/procurement-training-guide/feed/ 0 Asivikelane hubs: Introducing Asivikelane’s service delivery hubs https://asivikelane.org/asivikelane-hubs-introducing-asivikelanes-service-delivery-hubs/ https://asivikelane.org/asivikelane-hubs-introducing-asivikelanes-service-delivery-hubs/#respond Wed, 21 Feb 2024 15:40:00 +0000 https://asivikelane.org/?p=8165 Asivikelane’s new service delivery hubs are designed to find solutions to water, sanitation and solid waste problems in informal settlements. The hubs bring together informal settlement residents, government officials and other stakeholders such as chapter 9 institutions, infrastructure donors, private sector, service providers, and friends in national or provincial government. Contact us if you would like to join one of our hubs!

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]]> https://asivikelane.org/asivikelane-hubs-introducing-asivikelanes-service-delivery-hubs/feed/ 0 Promoting female-friendly water and sanitation in informal settlements https://asivikelane.org/promoting-female-friendly-water-and-sanitation-in-informal-settlements/ https://asivikelane.org/promoting-female-friendly-water-and-sanitation-in-informal-settlements/#respond Tue, 28 Feb 2023 09:23:00 +0000 https://asivikelane.org/?p=7466 This is a helpful guide on how to make communal services safer, more hygienic, and female-friendly.

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]]> https://asivikelane.org/promoting-female-friendly-water-and-sanitation-in-informal-settlements/feed/ 0 Prioritising needs of women in the procurement of basic services https://asivikelane.org/prioritising-needs-of-women-in-the-procurement-of-basic-services/ https://asivikelane.org/prioritising-needs-of-women-in-the-procurement-of-basic-services/#respond Mon, 27 Feb 2023 22:46:00 +0000 https://asivikelane.org/?p=7469 This guide outlines how municipalities can be more inclusive and specifically prioritise the needs of women when procuring basic services for informal settlements.

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