Asivikelane service delivery impacts counter

Water
1090
SANITATION
1492
REFUSE REMOVAL
1602
Infrastructure
57
SYSTEMS IMPACTS
10
RESIDENTS IMPACTED
766101

Since March 2020

Western Cape

Asivikelane Western Cape, Brief 1: Knysna communities pave the way for female-friendly sanitation

Asivikelane Western Cape is laying the foundation for female-friendly sanitation in Knysna’s informal settlements. Asivikelane Community Facilitators carried out an initiative for separate toilets for males and females across 3 informal settlements and their efforts are helping to make sanitation safer for women and children.

Asivikelane Western Cape 2023: THANK YOU!

Asivikelane Western Cape 2023 Thank you for supporting us in 2023! We are pleased to report 240 service delivery improvements in water, sanitation, and solid waste services across informal settlements in Knysna and Stellenbosch!

Asivikelane Western Cape #14: Knysna and Stellenbosch – Women’s safety is compromised when broken services are not fixed

Asivikelane Western Cape #14 The municipalities of Knysna and Stellenbosch are slow to repair broken services in informal settlements. This results in the overuse of functional facilities, and some women express concerns about the safety and accessibility of alternative water and sanitation services.

Asivikelane Western Cape #13: Knysna and Stellenbosch – Let’s make sanitation accessible to all

Asivikelane Western Cape #13 Sanitation availability has improved in Knysna and Stellenbosch. But communal toilets are not accessible to everyone, and residents urge municipalities to improve sanitation access, hygiene and safety.

Asivikelane Western Cape #12: Knysna and Stellenbosch – Talking to residents will unlock service delivery solutions

Asivikelane Western Cape #12 Residents want to be included in decision-making about services. They ask Knysna and Stellenbosch municipalities for regular community meetings to solve service delivery challenges.

Asivikelane Western Cape #11: Knysna and Stellenbosch – Submission on the draft 2023/24 Budget

Asivikelane Western Cape #11 Knysna and Stellenbosch’s 2023/24 draft budget is out for comment. Residents from 60 informal settlements in Knysna and 9 informal settlements in Stellenbosch tell us what they want to see in the final budget.

Asivikelane Western Cape #10: Knysna and Stellenbosch – Women need safe sanitation

40% of women in Knysna’s informal settlements use chemical toilets. For many of them, this is an unsafe form of sanitation. In Stellenbosch, the solid waste collection service has deteriorated, exposing residents to numerous health risks. We advise both municipalities on how to fix these service delivery issues.

Asivikelane Western Cape #9: Knysna and Stellenbosch – Let’s prioritise informal settlements in Knysna’s 2023/24 budget plans

Asivikelane Western Cape #9 Many residents in Knysna and Stellenbosch informal settlements remain without access to water, sanitation or refuse removal and these services are not fixed when they break. Asivikelane asks these municipalities to set aside enough money in their upcoming budgets for basic services and for repairs and maintenance of communal taps and toilets.

Asivikelane Western Cape #8: Knysna and Stellenbosch – 2022: Thank you for a year of progress and impact

Asivikelane Western Cape #8 We reflect on our progress and impacts in 2022, across Knysna and Stellenbosch informal settlements.

Asivikelane Western Cape #7: Knysna and Stellenbosch – Repairs to taps and toilets in Knysna improve

Asivikelane Western Cape #7 shows that when municipalities engage residents it can yield progress in service delivery.