annual report 2008 - Community Peace Programme

ANNUAL REPORT 2008

An Introduction …………………………………………… Message of Support Archbishop Emeritus Desmond M Tutu ………………. Message of Support Ms Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi ……………………….… Message of Support Cameron Dugmore ……………………………………… Message of Support Leonard Ramatlakane ………………………………….. Progress Report Director – Implementation ………………………..…..… Progress Report Director – Partnerships ………………………..……...... The Board ………………………………………………... What they say ……....………………………………..…... Milestones to Date ………………………………………. PeaceNews ………………………………………….…... PeaceBuilding Headlines ……………………………… PeaceTalks 2008 ……………………………………...… PeaceBuilding .……………………………...……………. PeaceAwards – Press Release ……...……………...… Peace Awards – Category 1 ...…………………….…… Peace Awards – Category 2 …………………………… PeaceAwards – Category 3 ……………………………. PeaceAwards – Category 4 …………………………….. PeaceAwards – Category 5 ……………….………….… Objectives & Activities ………………………………….. Data Analysis ……………………………………………. Financial Report ………………………………………….

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VISION Local knowledge and capacity in action

MISSION To build, refine, maintain and promote an effective and sustainable model of local governance in cooperation with local communities, using conflicts as ‘windows’ to deepen democracy

To build a model of equal and mutually accountable partnership between state agencies and organs of civil society

To document and reflect critically upon these processes and practices and to disseminate the results to a variety of audiences

IMPACT Enhanced self-direction of communities in the development of programmes designed to address local issues including, but not limited to, those pertaining to community safety and security

Increased collaboration between communities, government and non-government agencies in the resolution of a wide range of issues

Work creation through investment in poor communities that promotes sustainable micro-enterprise development and support

Background The Community Peace Programme addresses safety and security in the local context, with the aim of building a sustainable model of local governance, based on the mobilisation of local knowledge and capacity around issues of dispute-resolution and community-building. The cooperative action-research process – initiated in 1997 – has produced a model of community engagement called ”Peace Committees”, groups of residents in poor communities who facilitate the resolution of local disputes and support local entrepreneurs who are engaged in projects and enterprises that address the root causes of local conflicts. The programme focuses on the following thematic areas Urban Governance; Civic Engagement and Cultural Vitality; Gender Equality and Social Inclusion. The continuing aims of this model of community development include the following :

1. to develop Private/Public partnerships involving poor communities and state agencies in a relationship of mutual respect;

2. through both the PeaceMaking and the PeaceBuilding processes, to build the capacity and increase the effectiveness of Peace Committee members and community service-providers;

3. to build a culture of community solidarity, self-direction and respect for human rights; 4. to show how market incentives, in the form of remunerated rather than voluntary work, can be applied to

mobilise and organise civil society in the local governance of justice and security; 5. to extend the model to other countries and jurisdictions, adapting it where appropriate to local

circumstances but without compromising its essential foundation – that is the effective mobilisation of local knowledge within an appropriate and facilitative regulatory framework.

The Peace Committees have so far facilitated the resolution of over 33 000 disputes, and have provided training and an income for 500 active Peace Committee members. The latest expansion since 2007 mobilises an additional 1 000 facilitators in 100 sites. Situation before the Initiative Began In post-apartheid South Africa the police, justice and correctional services had to be transformed to fit the human rights culture of a democracy, but the state could not adequately service the many people living in poor conditions in urban and semi-rural townships. This project set out to demonstrate that such people have the knowledge and resources to help themselves in a peaceful, non-patriarchal and sustainable way. Establishment of Priorities The aim of the initiative in the pilot site was to help build a stable and peaceful community through drawing on the knowledge, capacity and enterprise of the residents themselves. In order to identify the most frequently cited problems and obstacles, all recognised community organisations were consulted in open public meetings, together with the local police, magistracy and councillors. All agreed that there was no reliable mechanism for peacefully resolving neighbourhood and local problems and disputes, and that this stood in the way of community development. The project therefore focused on developing principles and procedures for addressing this need in a sustainable and locally accountable form.

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Formulation of Objectives & Strategies Subsequently a workshop (facilitated by the Community Peace Programme) was held in May 1998, attended by about thirty residents from Zwelethemba, to agree on the underlying values and principles to be embodied in this experiment. All agreed that the dominant form of leadership (patriarchal, hierarchical and tending to the authoritarian) was not acceptable: the project should rather be characterised by a form of leadership that was facilitative and respectful of ethnic, gender and political difference and that gave at least as much value to local knowledge and capacity as to professional or state-based expertise.. Mobilisation of Resources The Raoul Wallenberg Foundation, through the University of Lund, Sweden, recognised the potential of this innovative approach to human security and provided funding for the first three-year model-building phase. The Embassy of Finland in South Africa then financially supported the extension and refining of the model from 2000 to 2007. Financial support for a three year national expansion in collaboration with the Department of Public Service and Administration, Department of Community Safety, Department of Education and the Department of Social Services proceeded in 2007. Local municipalities provided more limited support for the launching of Peace Committees in their areas. The Community Peace Programme provides the overall project and financial management, and the South African Police Service shares physical space and information with local Peace Committees. However, the project’s main drive is to identify and mobilise the under-valued human resources in poor communities to the benefit of these communities, through training, income generation and sustainable problem-solving. Process The aim of the initiative was to test the assumption that people living in a poor neighbourhood, with limited resources and inadequate education and training, nevertheless have the knowledge and capacity to make a substantial, positive and sustainable difference to the lives of themselves and their neighbours. The then Minister of Justice, the late Dullah Omar, and senior members of the police and the magistracy, gave their support and encouragement, but the actual work took place on the ground, beginning in a pilot site - a community of some 20 000 people – that had been very active in the anti-apartheid struggle, but which nevertheless remained poor and under-resourced. Extensive consultations in the community, including public meetings, led to the decision to concentrate on local dispute resolution as a priority. Older males tended to dominate the process to begin with, but women of all ages were explicitly encouraged to participate and quickly grew in confidence; gender equality and mutual respect became a cornerstone of the model that was developed, reflecting in daily practice and routines a broader commitment to human rights. The training process for Peace Committee members became tested and refined; regular meetings for feedback and reflection were facilitated by the Community Peace Programme; comprehensive peacemaking report-forms were developed, together with base-line surveys of the state of public safety in the communities, exit interviews with community members who had participated in peace-gatherings, and monthly reports drawing on the data collected by these means. An innovative financial incentive system rewards active participation in Peace Committee activities, providing both a modest income and a greatly enhanced sense of self-respect, especially for the women involved. Regular community exchanges have helped to build a shared alternative culture based on the routinised practices of respectful facilitation and problem-solving.

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Results Achieved In August 2009 there are in excess of 180 projects in South Africa, and they have facilitated the resolution of over 33 000 peace-gatherings. These gatherings have generated approximately R 3 million in revenue for Peace Committees. All of these revenues are spent in these communities. In addition, the Peace Committees have recently been introduced in 100 primary or secondary schools. This development will have two main benefits: first, it assures the sustainability of the Peace Committee model by integrating it into an existing community-based infrastructure. Secondly, it opens up the Peace Committee experience more readily to the participation of children and youths, both as Peace Committee members and as disputants seeking facilitation. At the time of compiling this annual report, we have analysed reports reflecting that over 350 000 people have been involved in participating directly in solving problems in their communities through the “window” of gatherings. That is, over 350 000 people have had the experience of shifting their stance from one of dependency to one of responsibility and of moving from an orientation of blame to one that is focused on creating a new future. In gatherings, 60 % of participants were woman, 39 % men of whom 8 % was made up of children, 20 % of youth, 70% of adults and 1 % of seniors. The most frequent issues related to money (money lending disputes, non-payment of loans or for goods and misappropriation of funds) occurred in 42 % of cases. Assaults featured in 41 %, property offences in 36 %, neighbourhood disputes in 46 %, domestic violence in 26 %, substance abuse features in 15 % and sexual offences in 3 % if a total number of 33 198 cases. In 99% of the gatherings held, the participants developed a course of action and people committed themselves to it. In a little under three quarters of the gatherings some gesture marking the end of the conflict took place. At times this involved everyone present making a commitment to peace. At other times only the disputants were involved. To participate in the Peace Committee processes, either as an active member or a community disputant, is to begin to see oneself as a citizen with rights and responsibilities, not as a mere consumer or person without resources or value. Considering the highly patriarchal assumptions and practices that characterise most South African communities, this is of particular importance to women and children. Sustainability In the course of the ten years of this project so far, a culture of personal and civic responsibility, respect and patient problem-solving has been built and is daily confirmed and reinforced in practice. The long-term sustainability of this model of community activism has been a primary aim from the beginning, and has developed several dimensions. The ordered and non-threatening dispute-resolution service provided by the Peace Committees has uniquely filled a gap and earned the trust and confidence of community members and organisations. Community members have realised that the Peace Committees provide a forum in which they will be listened to without prejudice or blaming on grounds of ethnicity, gender or class. Local police Station Commissioners and magistrates have also explicitly recognised that the work of the Peace Committees complements their own professional activity, and they encourage community members to make use of their service. Local authorities recognise Peace Committees as a reliable and non-politicised means of communicating with and listening to poor communities.

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As a matter of course, Peace Committees establish channels of communication with other community organisations and with relevant professionals in community safety, education, social services and environmental affairs. The closer association between Peace Committees at 100 schools, embeds the Peace Committees even more deeply and sustainably in their respective communities. The South African Law Reform Commission established a Project Committee in 2001 to make recommendations on the status of "Alternative Dispute Resolution" structures in South Africa. The Committee's Report (which has yet to go from the Commission to the Minister of Justice) singles out the Peace Committee model for a full chapter as an exemplary project in the ordered mobilisation of local knowledge and capacity, and the Report's recommendations closely reflect the values and experience of the Peace Committee model. Lessons Learned Poor communities do indeed have the knowledge and capacity to make serious and sustainable contributions to their own safety and welfare. When they find the space and opportunity to reflect on their situation without the pressures of conventional notions of patriarchy, authority and leadership, their hard-won knowledge of their own communities, their problems and their resources can come into its own and find innovative responses. In this process, genuine and mutually respectful partnerships are essential. The crucial question in this context is: what is it that I (or my organisation, or my community...) can do best, that the conventional sources of power and authority cannot do? And then: how can we complement each other by each recognising what the other does best? Two examples from our experience:

• The Community Peace Programme and the Peace Committees (based in poor communities). The CPP is able to access funding and political support, to manage, analyse and circulate data, and to coordinate training and regular reviews and reflection sessions. The parties rely on each other's unique abilities.

• The SA Police Service and the Peace Committees/CPP. The police do authorise law enforcement, the Peace Committees handle thousands of cases that the police have no experience in dealing with, and the CPP facilitates the partnership.

Building a sustainable and replicable model is very different from just carrying out a successful project in one community: the intention to build a model must be there from the beginning, with a built-in process of reflection, discussing and documenting what does and what does not work, testing each step not only for efficiency and effectiveness but for whether it is consistent with the values and priorities that were agreed upon by all concerned at the beginning of the project. Transfers Transferability The Peace Committee model has attracted attention from practitioners and scholars from Europe, North and South America, Australia and Africa, who have come to visit and observe Peace Committees in action. This is not to say that the South African Peace Committee in its exact form can simply be exported or transferred to other environments (although there is particular interest in Quebec and Uganda in raising funds to test the model locally). Rather, what underlies the particular practices and structures of the Peace Committee model is a more fundamental set of assumptions, principles and ways of thinking about governance and the limits of professional expertise. This insight into and experience of the effective mobilisation of local knowledge and capacity has been applied elsewhere in varied environments and is taking appropriately different forms.

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In the district of Sao Caetano in Sao Paolo, Brazil, the Peace Committee model is being adapted to and incorporated into an explicitly coordinated network that includes the local court, schools, social services and the municipal police. In the state of Victoria, Australia, Australian National University (in close cooperation with the Community Peace Programme) are facilitating a number of security-related projects that step outside the conventional role of the police and draw primarily on the knowledge and experience of relevant local participants, including youth at risk in a rural town, and public transit passengers in Melbourne. In Muizenberg, a largely middle-class suburb of Cape Town, South Africa, a project has just been launched to find out, by trial and error, what kind of procedures and/or structures will result from testing, in a different social environment, the assumptions and ways of thinking about the governance of security that gave rise to the Peace Committee model in a poor community some 80 kilometres away.

We believe and have demonstrated over the past decade that the programme creates community, builds civility, creates ‘social capital’, through people working together, and promotes a virtuous circle of PeaceBuilding activities, which develop organically.

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Dear Friends, I send you my warm greetings and congratulations to those involved in this timely initiative. The Community Peace Programme has an excellent track record of success in conflict resolution. The programme is a system whereby conflict resolution training is put into action by community based Peace Committees. The model is designed to enable people to manage their own lives and resolve local conflict. The process involves setting up Peace Committees where people can bring their disputes. Those who can help resolve a problem are invited to a PeaceMaking Gathering where the Peace Committee discusses and uncovers the root causes of the problem. The process does not identify the parties as victims or offenders but rather as participants. The goal of the PeaceMaking Gathering is to find a solution that all parties agree on. Successful, Peaceful conflict resolution is about looking at the long term goal of PeaceBuilding. It is about reclaiming our humanity and expressing compassion. It is in regaining and nurturing our compassion that we will build caring communities that will ensure a better life for all. God Bless you.

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I’d like to start by taking us back to the preamble of our Constitution, the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa of 1996. We sometimes forget that it is only as from 1994 that we could really talk about the Constitution that recognises the equality of all people that reflected on human dignity. That actually refers to our past in a manner to build, to create and to heal. One that very clearly says, that what we as South Africans have achieved in our transition to democracy was what many thought was impossible for our nation with its long history of division and conflict. The remarkable achievement of peace and stability in our country needs to be maintained and secured, and each and every one of us should ensure that this Constitution is a reality. We know there are challenges in communities, but we are not going to look at it and lament about it. We are going to make a difference by doing something. A quotation from an icon of our time, Mother Theresa “If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.” In simple terms, a lone voice in a crowd is often lost but when many voices join in a message of unity, they roar like a lion. The process does not identify the parties as victims or offenders but rather as participants. So the goal of the PeaceMaking Gathering is to find a solution that all parties agree to. I do want to say that’s not an easy thing, it’s much easier to call for the death penalty. It’s much easier to look at how we can be punitive but it’s much more difficult to be developmental in our approach. It’s a much greater challenge. The Peace Committees that I refer to operate in 35 sites around South Africa and have since their operation, 10 years ago, successfully dealt with a substantial number of 15 000 cases. The issues tackled by the Peace Committees include sexual offences, substance abuse, domestic violence, neighbourhood disputes and money lending. The roll out of this programme to the 100 Western Cape Schools is a part of an integrated approach in partnership with various non-governmental organisations, government departments and businesses. A pilot project was initiated at schools in the Drakenstein area and invitations were issued to all the schools within the manageable radius of the Western Cape. I must join our Programme Directors in their congratulating the 100 schools and I’m going to take it further, all participants in this gathering, for being part of this event and celebrating the 100 schools who have positively responded to the call for this training. This vibrant, interconnectedness of communities is the true strength of our country. The Community Peace Programme is one that I whole heartedly support and I’m sure none of us would want to be outside of this process.

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I cannot imagine a world without a sense of belonging and a sense of pride. And we know that schools are microcosms of the community they serve and the pupils are ambassadors of these communities. It is therefore important that all healthy conflict resolution skills that you as ambassadors of these 100 schools take away from this process, you should ensure that it can and will be passed onto friends and families in your community. From your studies to your future workplace to your home, as a student, an employee, a spouse and a parent, you will have to deal with conflict. How you deal with these challenges will directly reflect on who you are as a person. So absorb the process and the programme with the required dedication and passion. Conflict resolution can at times seem out our reach and impossible to achieve, but essentially conflict is resolved peacefully through a few basic principles. Whether you are dealing with an angry neighbour who claims you have cut down his / her favourite tree, or a super power wanting to invade your country because they suspect you are housing an international terrorist. Simple misunderstandings can often escalate into violent feuds. So to simply listen to your accuser’s grievances is often the first most crucial step in conflict resolution. So to all the learners, to community leaders and educators fortunate enough to access the Community Peace Programme, strong and courageous leadership is required of you as we seek to rise to the challenges of our generation so that we may meet the hopes of the next. An African proverb states - “We’ve not inherited the earth from our forebearers, we have merely borrowed it from our children and those yet to be born.” So let’s ensure that through what we do, we hand it over to the beautiful ones who are yet to be born, in a state that’s even better than the kind of society we have inherited. Mahatma Gandhi said - “You must be the change you wish to see in the world”. I trust that you will take your first steps on the collective path to achieving this goal.

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Clearly this is an initiative that we not only want to support, and will support, but we are very interested in making sure that these young ambassadors that have been selected from each of our schools, are actually going to be developed in the abilities to contribute to peace, not only in the school context, but also in the context of the communities where our schools find themselves. Our department will be an active participant in making sure that this Programme is sustainable and that it has a lasting impact on building peace in our schools. Our main job is to build partnerships to focus on the key things that confront the majority of our people - that is poverty and the lack of work. We have 1,5 million parents whose children are in schools across the Western Cape. We have 960 000 learners in our schools and close to 33 000 teachers. If we are able to get the message of peace to learners, teachers and parents, we will make a significant contribution to resolving conflict. Peace is a precondition for development and learning. When we talk about safe schools, we often focus on the threat to safety from outside the schools – we talk about the impact of gangs, we talk about how crime impacts on our schools – but actually one of the major problems that we are facing, is really the internal conflict in our schools. The ambassadors that we identify and train can strengthen the Representative Council of Learners and will form part of the School Safety Committees. We welcome this initiative and we are convinced that peace within the schools will lead to better education and uninterrupted learning. These skills will contribute to addressing poverty and unemployment in our country.

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We’re all in this together, we support this programme and we must make a success of it. I believe the resolution is better resolved by people involved in the conflict themselves. We shouldn’t say we are fighting crime, we should rather say, we are building peace. We want our communities to be involved in putting the shoulder to the wheel in building peace. The school must be a place where peace is centred around. Learners must become the role models in the process of building peace. We started this process with the community in Nkqubela during 2002 where they have had remarkable achievements in resolving problems amongst themselves. In Worcester, Zwelethemba, we did the same during 2003. The Community Peace Programme has a good track record and we want to build a caring community.

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A safe and secure environment is integral to the social, political and economic life of every individual and society as a whole. It should be concerned with development and growth that allows individuals to participate meaningfully in society where everyone can attain an acceptable standard of living. Safety and security must consider the needs of the broader society. Such an intervention strategy needs a co-ordinated inter-sectoral approach to address security issues in South Africa. The “Zwelethemba” model places local security governance within a strategic and normative framework that keeps these practices within limits and tuned towards core restorative values. Used as a reference in many thesis papers and academic journals, the programme has been labelled by academics and scholars across the world as a response to gaps in governance and policing. Further, it is believed that the programme has helped people recognise that they could solve their own problems, dealing with disputes to build a better life for all. In 2008 we continued the process of building sustainability for the Peace Committee model and the principles that it embodies. This is done by mobilising and integrating community-based knowledge and capacity with that of the education system, social services and the criminal justice system. Our work ensured that the investment made in developing and applying this model through a process of innovative institution building was fully realized. We look back on the programme, where we started and where we are today. Over the past ten years the Peace Committee model has grown inside the borders of our country and beyond. As a reputable model of conflict resolution, the principles of the programme and the work done by Peace Committees reflect that Peace Committees have become a valuable resource in the communities they serve. We are pleased to announce that Community Peace Programme was selected as one of the 100 Best Practices for 2008 at the Dubai International Awards for Best Practices, established during a 1995 United Nations International Conference. With gratitude we acknowledge the support and dedication of all Peace Committees, organizers, co-ordinators, partner agencies, researchers, funders, political leadership, friends and family.

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A core objective of the programme is to ensure strategic partnerships with government departments and other social partners such as business, labour and civil society. The success of such a strategy requires a fundamental shift away from the shortcomings of the fragmented, sectoral methodologies of the past to a seamless, value-adding approach in which all the partners’ work together to achieve a common vision and goal. A safe and secure environment as a composite part cannot be an isolated responsibility of a solitary department or sub-department of the local, provincial or national government. Line government departments, spheres of government and sectors together with the social partners involved should be the operational champions and drivers of clearly defined specific intervention areas and activities. This approach was echoed and endorsed at the PeaceTalks Convention in May of 2008 by MEC Dugmore and MEC Ramatlakane of the Western Cape Provincial Legislator as well as Archbishop Emeritus Tutu and former Minister Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi. Partnerships require that the parties agree to collaborate and each partner should indicate what they contribute in making the agreement meaningful. We, in conjunction with government departments are working through this as to ensure conformity to the financial accountability required by Government. Presently we are in the process of drafting memorandum and service level agreements with the Western Cape provincial departments of Community Safety, Social Development, Local Government and Housing as well as the Family Advocates Office. We also have agreements with Organised Business Western Cape, Business Against Crime and NGOs that operate in similar spheres. These agreements in turn need to be detailed to give meaning and substance to the evolving partnerships. This model creates the opportunity to construct a platform for transversal and integration programming that could be pivotal in addressing safety and security comprehensively in the participating communities. May 2009 bring us the peace and tranquillity we all so earnestly desire and let us all take hands in ensuring that we build the foundation for a just and peaceful social order.

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“I want to congratulate you on the work you are doing in an attempt to ensure that our people can live in peace and safety.”

Dullah Omar Minister of Justice

14 December 1998 “In order to create a more caring society, we need to take back our streets, ensure good neighbourliness and take control of dispute resolution in a structured manner. The promotion of a safe and healthy environment is an object of local government. The Peace Committees have a proven track record in addressing the need for constructive community-based dispute resolution.”

Clarence Johnson Mayor, Boland District Municipality

29 October 2001 “The Peace Committee has become a valuable asset to the community as it has given them an opportunity to take ownership not only of a problem, but also the solution of crime and criminality in their communities.”

Andrew le Fleur Magistrate, Worcester

30 October 2001 “ …this is a new approach to getting people involved in solving their own problems. It is an initiative where communities are drawn in and can be part of the solution of whatever problems the community would experience.”

Charmaine Manual Mayor – Drakenstein Municipality

October 2007 “ … we have found in areas where the project has been running … the crime rate has come down, there’s a lot of harmony, there’s a lot of respect in the communities for the peace committees and the police …” “what better way is there to have community participation than through this peace project …. it’s working, it’s working … it’s something that has been designed that can have long term solutions …”

Ganief Daniels Area Commissioner - SAPS

October 2007 “ … we need more peace committees in the area so that those people would not have a lot of bad luck with regard to the cases.”

Supt Dyantji Mbekweni SAPS

October 2007

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“When the people have a problem they come to the peace committee and they will solve the problem. So the members of the community will go to the committee at any time to talk. They will sit down and make peace.”

Jane Xhaso Peace Committee Coordinator

October 2007 “the formal legal system had no credibility with especially the black communities … we proposed a system whereby communities themselves could get involved in the legal system as such ,,,” “the immediate impact was that we had an almost 50 % decline in the number of cases coming to court because of the peace committees who play a very important role.”

Magistrate le Fleur Worcester

October 2007 “The CPP is a good idea because it helps a lot of people, first those who are doing the job, like being member of the peace committees, you see there is a lot of unemployment, so by bringing the peace committees they give us a lot of employment. They did provide us with some money for the members. So I can say that it is a good idea.”

Neliswa “Baby’ Sambokwe Peace Committee Coordinator

October 2007 “I think that peace committee members feel … that at the end of the day they save souls.”

Sindiswa Sambokwe Peace Committee Coordinator

October 2007 “The Peace Committee has a good history and a long history … they have been very successful in bringing people together, bringing harmony to live together peacefully, to live like a community.” “… they have been successful in the cases that they get. They have succeeded in bringing those families / individuals to peace. The Peace Committees are there to improve the lives of our people.” “… you cannot build a country with aggression … we can rebuild a country when people have sober minds, who know and care about others, it is about 'Unbuntu' – humanity”.

Ward Councillor Xhaso October 2007

“… They (Peace Committees) try to deal with the matters that come before them … in a manner that is forward-looking and respectful. … They commit themselves to neutrality and to a process of healing intended for further safety and security in their communities.” “… This suggests to me that, quite apart from the crime control effects that the Community Peace Programme may have, South Africa needs the Peace Committees as avatars of a democracy that is locally vibrant and participatory.”

Diana Gordon Professor of Political Science and Criminal Justice

City University of New York January 2008

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“This initiative has showed positive change in the attitudes of learners-at-risk during its implementation. Not only has this project aimed to restore respect and tolerance amongst learners, but also promoted pride, self-discipline and a sense of well-being that underpin the values and ethos of our school. It was encouraging to find that learners were willing to participate and heed to the facilitators advice and guidance. It is our conviction that the continuation of the peace project at our school will enable our learners with the necessary life skills to seek positive non-violent pathways to solving their problems and taking responsibility for their actions.”

Edwin Philender – Principal, Saambou Primary School, Manenberg December 2008

“It has definitely had a positive influence at our school. There was a decline in problem behaviour from learners who were referred to the peace committee. The learners learnt to employ positive strategies when dealing with anger and differences amongst themselves.”

The Staff of Red River Primary, Red River Primary, Manenberg December 2008

“Learners all agree and said it is a good programme and they feel safe knowing there is a Peace Committee situated at their school.”

N. Kassiem – Principal, Oval North Secondary School, Mitchells Plain December 2008

“Furthermore the programme would have greater impact if you can consider allocating a fulltime person that would facilitate the programme.”

R. Ward – Principal, Nal’uxolo Primary School, Samora Machel December 2008

“Although our school only entered late, the effect of the programme is evident in the way educators now approach deviant learners. We are all now more peaceful and collaborative, listening and trying to find a meaningful solution.”

VC Africa – Principal, Wavecrest Primary School, Mitchells Plain December 2008

“Two of my learners were interviewed and counselled by the peace officer. I am very impressed with the results. The learners’ attitudes have changed for the better as the intervention influenced their lives in a positive way. May l be bold enough to request that you strongly consider continuing your work at our school? We would not like to leave these learners with nowhere to turn to.”

WE Myburgh-Principal, Ridgeville Primary, Mitchells Plain December 2008

“That’s when they start to realize the seriousness of this movement .This has also helped our community to understand the ideology of this programme - that it was looking for roots of the problem.”

B.Tybosch- Principal, Intshinga Primary, Gugulethu December 2008

“These days many youngsters are expected to face up to the scourge of drug usage, physical and verbal abuse and while it may be easy for some to handle, we realize that there are those who for a variety of reasons, but especially due to a lack of open communication channels, have nowhere to turn to in having their grievances or injustices addressed .Your programme has made a meaningful difference in getting many of these issues discussed and

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remedied. I also want to comment Mrs. Delores Koopman for the highly professional approach that she has displayed in dealing with some very sensitive issues which has gone a long way in securing the trust of the parents and guardians of the learners who had issues which needed to be resolved.”

Quentin Cloete- Principal, Willows Primary, Athlone December 2008

“Our learners are very eager and there are more who would like to join the Zonnebloem Peace Committee in 2009.”

Heather Calmeyer- Educator, Zonnebloem Nest Senior School, Woodstock December 2008

“The Peace Committee members have taught our learners conflict resolution skills. We are grateful for this as they are now able to utilize these skills in their everyday lives and this will bring positive change in our community.”

Mr E .D. Wyngaard – Principal, Heideveld Primary, Heideveld December 2008

“The learners’ challenges were dealt with accordingly and everything is at peace .The monetary reward was a cherry on the cake and it was of great use to both the school and Ms Giladile.”

N.J. Ngesi - Principal, Xolani Primary School, Gugulethu December 2008

“We were pleasantly surprised by the positive response from learners who were exposed on a continuous basis.”

V.I. Ward-school – Principal, Silverstream Primary School, Manenberg December 2008

“There has been a reasonable reduction of serious incidents at our school, but there community issues which somehow still end up on our school grounds.”

T.F.Brown – Principal, Manenberg High School. Manenberg December 2008

“Ons is opgewonde om te sien wat hierdie jaar gaan gebeur. Ons is baie tevrede met dienste gelewer deur die CPP. Vandat die CCP in werking is, is hier aansienlik minder gevalle. Dit is meer veiliger in die omgewing en daarom kan almal lekker saamleef”.

N Abrahams – Principal, Bergendal Intermediate School. Paarl December 2008

“The parents felt so worthy and valued because they could be of help, they had a sense of respect for themselves and it also boosted their self-image. The learners on the other hand learnt to feel for each other…Parents painted our school walls to make it look beautiful and clean. We gave the grade r learners a graduation party. We bought curtains for our feeding scheme room where learners are eating every morning. We are hoping to buy our school’s very own digital camera and beautify our office in the admin block with the rest of the money.”

R.C Malgarte – Principal, Spine View Primary, Mitchells Plain December 2008

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“We value the fact that we could involve our parents in this programme….Learners went to the peace committee to state their case knowing that somehow they would get a sense of direction as well as solving their problems that they were faced with”.

M.W . Gasant – Principal, Rocklands Secondary School, Mitchells Plain December 2008

‘The support which your counsellors gave to our learners has been invaluable and much appreciated. The learners felt comfortable with them and also assured that there were concerned people who were willing to listen and assist them. Many of our learners come from deprived and troubled backgrounds. Your support took a tremendous load off the shoulders of our educators who struggle with large classes and are often not able to reach troubled learners as they would like’.

V.U Eksteen – Principal, Athlone North Primary School, Athlone December 2008

“From the time the peace committee started operating at our school we have seen a marked improvement in the relationship and co-operation between the school and the home. The visits of the committee members to the homes of learners have been greatly appreciated. Due to these visits some families have been assisted and referred to the relevant organizations. l have also experienced the growth of the members on a personal level. They have gained lots of confidence and have become an integral part of the counselling processes at our school. The stipend that they are being paid per case has also enhanced their standard of living. With the portion of money being paid to the school we are now able to earmark this money as a benevolent fund which would pay for things such as uniforms for learners whose parents cannot afford to buy it, unbudgeted, yet necessary expenditure like educational games needed for counselling and assisting families who are in dire need of financial support”.

Mrs. D. Petersen-Principal, Blomvlei Primary School, Hanover Park

December 2008 “They rendered grief counselling as well as trauma counselling, a fantastic and much needed service was rendered and it had a dramatic impact on the learners lives. At all the sessions the counsellors only had the learners’ best interest at heart. Our learners’ lives have forever been changed thanks to the excellent programme provided by you. It is with this in mind that l. Franklin Phillipus, the principal make the recommendation that you please continue with your excellent and outstanding programme at our school. It is a valuable and much needed programme that we cannot do without”.

Mr. F. Philips – Principal, Athwood Primary, Hanover Park December 2008

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1997 - First survey carried out to explore ways of successfully integrating state-civil society

resources through viable partnerships - Cooperation with Working for Water on a problem solving approach - Establishment of the Zwelethemba Liaison Committee 1998 - Zwelethemba pilot launched endorsed by the Minister of Justice, National Police

Commissioner and the South African Law Commission

- First workshop with the aim of defining problems and distinguishing between PeaceMaking and PeaceBuilding

- First PeaceBuilding activity in Zwelethemba - First informal presentations on healing circles and sentencing circles - Workshop to address kinds of leadership, negotiation and mediation - Establishment of the Zwelethemba Peacemakers Association - Conclusion of first phase of work with Working for Water - First Baseline Surveys conducted in Zwelethemba

1999 - Discussion with the Chair of the SA Law Commission on Peace Committees as a model of community conflict resolution

- Develop criteria for evaluating community development projects - Discussions around possible saving scheme, using example of People’s Dialogue - Discussions around possible community forums - Funding from Breede River District Council

- Procedure for facilitating disputes - an outcomes-based system of financial incentives for members and a fund to support community building projects

- First PeaceMaking Case Reports submitted

2000 - Model adopted in Argentina - Establishment of 3 Peace Committees in Mbekweni - Establishment of Peace Committee in Fairyland - Peace Committee model endorsed by National Cooperatives Association of SA - First gathering in Thabong, Free State - Support from the SAPS Commissioner, Ganief Daniels - Funding from Drakenstein Municipality - Inclusion in Urban Renewal Strategy - 3 Peace Committees established in Khayelitsha

- Training for members of Beaufort West Disciplinary Committee - Karoo Centre for Human Rights

- First loans to Peace Committees

- 250 PeaceMaking Case Reports submitted

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2001 - 5 Additional Peace Committees in Khayelitsha - 2 Additional Peace Committees in Thabong

- Invitation to join SA Law Commission Project Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution structures

- Establishment of Beaufort West Peace Committee - 800 PeaceMaking Case Reports submitted

2002 - Funding from Boland District Council - Establishment of Nkqubela Peace Committee and Phola Park Peace Committee - International conference by the Law Commission of Canada – ‘In Search of Security’ - Discussions on PeaceBuilding for Health

- Establishment of Nkqubela Community Peace Centre in partnership with Boland SAPS and Department of Community Safety

- Funding from Central Karoo District Council - Peace Festivals to celebrate an active year for Peace Committees - Funding from Boland District Council - Launch of Project iThemba – Community Peace Centres - 2 000 PeaceMaking Case Reports submitted

2003 - The concept of creating a documentary on the programme is born - The introduction of monthly review meetings - Peace Committees of McGregor and Montaque established

- Funding from UN Food and Agricultural Organisation to run 1 year pilot in two

existing Peace Committees testing the capacity of the PeaceBuilding process to deal effectively with questions of nutrition and malnutrition

- Training course in First Aid and HIV-Aids to Peace Committee members

- A service agreement concerning respective roles and responsibilities is drawn up to refer to the relationship between CPP and Peace Committees.

- Peace Committee model tested with the Victoria State police in Australia - Partnership with Drakenstein Municipality on Bergriver Clean up - Copyright of intellectual property of the programme - Opening of Community Peace Centre in Zwelethemba - Launch of Centres of Policing Excellence into Community Peace Centres - 5 996 PeaceMaking Case Reports submitted 2004 - Model adopted in Brazil

- Norway / SA Grant to investigate the meaning and implications of local knowledge as expressed through the PC model

- Launch of Mbekweni Community Peace Centre

- Research project by Dr Isabelle Barkowiak to better understand what exactly ‘local

knowledge and capacity’ means, how it works and the particular strengths and limitations

- Discussions around possible collaboration between Sector Policing and Project iThemba

- The PC Pocket Book completed and introduced into active Peace Committees

- Partnership with De Poort Heritage Project to raise funding for PeaceBuilding activities

- Impumelelo Innovations Award for Community Peace Centres – SAPS and CPP Partnership

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2005 - Introduction of Affidavits as means of verification - Formalisation of Peace Committee training format and content - Adoption of Filemaker as database - CPP transforms into a certification and support agency - First partnership agreements signed with implementing agents

- First training session for Peace Committee network established through the Centre for Adult Education at the University of KwaZulu-Natal

- Scars documentary completed

- The first Peace Committee established in Drakenstein Correctional Facility – juvenile section

- A grant is made available to pilot Peace Committees in rural areas of Uganda and South Africa

- First introduction of the model to Bethvale Primary School, Port Elizabeth - Training of 60 members in Home Base Care by St John’s Ambulance Services - 11 379 PeaceMaking Case Reports submitted

2006 - Model adopted in Uganda - Evaluation of the programme by UMAC - Move from the University of the Western Cape to the University of Cape Town - International funding to support the work of Peace Committees in KZN - SAPS training in Tableview, Milnerton and Durbanville

- Support from three local municipalities – Breede River Winelands Municipality, Breede Valley Municipality and Drakenstein Municipality

- Partnership with Provincial Development Council and the municipalities of Matsikama, Theewaterskloof and Drakenstein on Food Security Programme

- 13 544 PeaceMaking Case Reports submitted

2007 - Article in Law Review, a publication from the University of Cape Town - New branding for materials package developed - The development of a Peace Committee Manual for area coordinators - 2nd Phase of EU / Cage research - McGregor and Montaque included in IDP for 2007 / 2008 - Introduction of Pastel as accounting system

- National expansion in South Africa with ISSS and Minister Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi as Champion

- The first PeaceTalks event is held in Paarl with 10 schools and all stakeholders - 14 131 PeaceMaking Case Reports submitted

2008 - Appointment of 8 dedicated area coordinators - Further expansion of the model into 100 schools across the Western Cape - PeaceTalks 2008 event held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre - Introduction of PeaceAwards - Implementation of new Filemaker Database System - Appointment of dedicated monitoring and data capturing team - Uganda Documentary completed - 21 310 PeaceMaking Case Reports submitted - 180 Active Peace Committees across South Africa - Dubai International Award for Best Practices

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Allocation Activity Description Allocation Activity Description Allocation Activity Description Allocation Activity Description

1 Alfred Stamper Primary School V Appollis 0.00

2 Andile Intermediate M Mthembu 200.00 Workshop Catering 500.00 Soccer Kit 700.00

3 Athlone High S Taliep 0.00

4 Athlone North Primary School D Koopman 0.00

5 Athwood Primary S Taliep 600.00 Replace Windows 600.00

6 AZ Berman S Taliep 0.00

7 Balvenie Primary L Solomons 800.00 Upgrade Playcamp 800.00

8 Beaufort West V Appollis 0.00

9 Belgravia High School S Taliep 6,000.00 Revamp Ablution Fac 6,000.00

10 Bellavista High V Appollis 375.00 Feeding Scheme 375.00

11 Belmore Primary S Taliep 0.00

12 Belporto Primary School L Solomons 0.00

13 Belthorn Primary D Koopman 5,200.00 Jungle Gym 5,200.00

14 Bergendal Intermediate V Appollis 300.00 Feeding Scheme 300.00

15 Bergrivier High School V Appollis 825.00 Paint Boundary Walls 825.00

16 Bergvliet Primary School S Taliep 0.00

17 Blackheath High J Appollis 0.00

18 Blomvlei Primary School S Taliep 13,800.00 Upgrade Ablution Fac 13,800.00

19 Blossom Street Primary S Taliep 0.00

20 Bonga Primary School M Mthembu 7,700.00 Sports Day & Equip 7,700.00

21 Bonteheuwel High School D Koopman 1,000.00 Sportswear 1,000.00

22 Boundary Primary D Koopman 3,000.00 Safety Fence 3,000.00

23 Breerivier High V Appollis 225.00 Feeding Scheme 225.00

24 Bridgetown High S Taliep 0.00

25 Bridgeville Primary S Taliep 0.00

26 Bulumko High School J Appollis 0.00

27 Capricorn Primary L Solomons 200.00 Workshop Catering 200.00

28 Cathkin High School D Koopman 3,400.00 Workshop Catering 2,997.00 Recreational Games 6,397.00

29 Cedar High School S Taliep 2,000.00 Establish Garden 2,000.00

30 Ceres Secondary School V Appollis 300.00 Workshop Catering 300.00

31 Charleston Hill Secondary V Appollis 0.00

32 Chris Hani Arts & Culture J Appollis 0.00

33 Clarke Primary L Solomons 0.00

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34 Colorado Rehabilitation Centre S Taliep 11,900.00 Bedding for Rehab Cen 11,900.00

35 Crestway High L Solomons 1,500.00 Sportswear 1,500.00

36 Dagbreek Primary D Koopman 0.00

37 Dennemere Primary J Appollis 0.00

38 Downeville Primary D Koopman 6,100.00 Renovate Classrooms 6,100.00

39 Dr Nelson Mandela High D Koopman 400.00 Safety Gate 400.00

40 Drakenstein Peace Committee T Hume 0.00

41 Easterpeak Primary D Koopman 7,600.00 School Gates 7,600.00

42 Edendale Primary D Koopman 1,000.00 Nutrition Programme 1,000.00

43 Edward Primary School L Solomons 0.00

44 Eersterivier Secondary J Appollis 500.00 Feeding Scheme 500.00

45 Ellis Park No 1 D Koopman 100.00 Feeding Scheme 100.00

46 Elsiesrivier High School L Solomons 0.00

47 Elswood Senior Secondary L Solomons 0.00

48 Encotsheni Primary J Appollis 0.00

49 Esangweni Secondary J Appollis 0.00

50 Eurocon Primary L Solomons 700.00 Peace Room 700.00

51 Fairyland PC V Appollis 100.00 Workshop Catering 8,550.00 Feeding Scheme 2,100.00 Activity Park 10,750.00

52 Fezeka Senior Secondary M Mthembu 300.00 Workshop Catering 300.00

53 First Community Resource Centre S Taliep 800.00 Workshop Catering 800.00

54 Floreat Primary L Solomons 0.00

55 Florida High School L Solomons 0.00

56 Foreign Nationals D Williams 0.00

57 Forest Heights High J Appollis 0.00

58 Franschoek PC CPP 0.00

59 Garlandale Secondary S Taliep 2,900.00 Substance Abuse 2,900.00

61 Get Together Peace Committee M Mthembu 7,500.00 Drama Activity 7,500.00

62 GLC Peace Committee S Taliep 4,000.00 Soccer Equipment 4,000.00

63 Glendale High School S Taliep 17600 Feeding Scheme 17,600.00

64 Groendal Secondary V Appollis 750.00 Workshop Catering 750.00

65 Gugulethu Comprehensive School M Mthembu 302.00 Workshop Catering 302.00

66 Harmony Primary School L Solomons 0.00

67 Harold Cressy High School D Koopman 0.00

68 Harry Gwala J Appollis 0.0031



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69 Harvester Primary S Taliep 9,900.00 Wellpoints 9,900.00

70 Heatherdale Primary L Solomons 0.00

71 Heathfield High School L Solomons 0.00

72 Heideveld High School D Koopman 889.35 Training 6,100.00 Sports Equipment 6,989.35

73 Heideveld Primary School D Koopman 8,400.00 Playground 8,400.00

74 Helderkruin Primary J Appollis 0.00

75 Hillcrest Primary V Appollis 1,885.00 Sportswear 1,885.00

76 Hillside Primary L Solomons 0.00

77 Hillwood Primary School L Solomons 1,200.00 Sports Equipment 1,200.00

78 Hlengisa Junior Secondary M Mthembu 900.00 Feeding Scheme 900.00

79 Holy Trinity Primary School L Solomons 200.00 Workshop Catering 200.00

80 ID Mkhize Secondary M Mthembu 500.00 Feeding Scheme 500.00

81 Ingxelo Ngokwakhiwa Koxolo Prim M Mthembu 0.00

82 Intlanganiso Secondary School J Appollis 1,799.00 Feeding Scheme 1,799.00

83 Intshinga Primary M Mthembu 500.00 Workshop Catering 1,000.00 Camera 1,500.00

84 Isilimela High School J Appollis 3,200.00 Substance Abuse 3,200.00

85 Joe Slovo High School J Appollis 2,000.00 Sportswear 2,000.00

86 John Pama Primary M Mthembu 1,000.00 School Uniforms 1,000.00

87 John Ramsay Senior Secondary L Solomons 1,276.00 Feeding Scheme 1,276.00

88 JS Klopper Primary School L Solomons 700.00 First Aid Equipment 700.00

89 Kewtown Primary L Solomons 0.00

90 Khayelitsha J Appollis 0.00

91 Khayelitsha BM Block J Appollis 0.00

92 Klein Nederburg Secondary V Appollis 600.00 Feeding Scheme 600.00

93 Kulani High School J Appollis 2,100.00 Substance Abuse 2,100.00

94 Kwanele Youth Development M Mthembu 7,150.00 Sports Day 7,150.00

95 Langa High School J Appollis 0.00

96 Lavendar Hill High L Solomons 0.00

97 Lehlohonolo Primary M Mthembu 200.00 Workshop Training 1,100.00 Feeding Scheme 1,300.00

98 Levana Primary L Solomons 0.00

99 Liesbeeck Primary S Taliep 401.37 Worskhop Catering 7,300.00 Upgrade Sportsfield 7,701.37

100 Litha Primary M Mthembu 0.00

101 Littlewood Primary S Taliep 4,300.00 Feeding Scheme 4,300.00

102 Liwa Primary M Mthembu 140.00 Paint Ablution Fac 140.0032



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103 Lwandle PC V Appollis 100.00 Worskhop Catering 20,000.00 Food Parcels 20,100.00

104 Lwazi Primary M Mthembu 1,700.00 Motivational Speakers 1,700.00

105 Mamre Primary J Appollis 300.00 Feeding Scheme 300.00

106 Manenberg Helping Hands D Koopman 9,100.00 Erect Shelter 9,100.00

107 Manenberg High School D Koopman 1,300.00 Recreation Day 1,300.00

108 Manenberg Peace Committee D Koopman 0.00

109 Manenberg Primary School D Koopman 2,410.00 Positive Behaviour 2,410.00

110 Manyano High J Appollis 0.00

111 Manzamthambo Secondary J Appollis 0.00

112 Masiphumelele PC D Williams 0.00

113 Matthew Goniwe J Appollis 0.00

114 Mbekweni V Appollis 3,400.00 School Uniforms 3,400.00

115 Mbekweni Danuxolo V Appollis 0.00

116 McGregor PC V Appollis 0.00

117 Mega Hillwood Peace Committee L Solomons 0.00

118 Melton Primary School J Appollis 0.00

119 Mfuleni High J Appollis 0.00

120 Mfuleni Primary J Appollis 0.00

121 Mimosa Primary D Koopman 0.00

122 Mitchell's Plain Peace Committee S Taliep 0.00

123 Mkhanyiseli Primary M Mthembu 1,900.00 Feeding Scheme 1,900.00

124 Modderdam Senior Secondary D Koopman 6,600.00 Feeding Scheme 6,600.00

125 Mondale High School S Taliep 0.00

126 Montaque PC V Appollis 0.00

127 Morgenson Primary S Taliep 1,300.00 Fence for Playground 1,300.00

128 Mseki Primary School M Mthembu 1,000.00 Cultural Activities 1,000.00

129 Naluxolo Primary D Koopman 1,400.00 Sports Equipment 1,400.00

130 New Orleans Secondary School V Appollis 1,725.00 Upgrade Trauma Room 1,725.00

131 Nkqubela PC V Appollis 0.00

132 Nobantu Primary M Mthembu 4,500.00 Sports Equipment 4,500.00

133 Nolungile Primary J Appollis 0.00

134 Nomlanganiselo Primary School M Mthembu 2,300.00 Soup Kitchen 2,300.00

135 Nompumelelo LSEN M Mthembu 1,300.00 Workshop Catering 1,300.00

136 Nomzamo PC V Appollis 0.0033



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137 Noorder Paarl Secondary V Appollis 0.00

138 Norma Road Primary L Solomons 800.00 Peace Room 800.00

139 Norwood Central L Solomons 600.00 Feeding Scheme 600.00

140 Nyameko Primary J Appollis 0.00

141 Oval North Senior Secondary D Koopman 3,900.00 Garden Furniture 3,900.00

142 Paulus Joubert Primary V Appollis 225.00 Computer Repairs 225.00

143 Paulus Joubert Secondary V Appollis 825.00 Signage 825.00

144 Peakview High School L Solomons 600.00 Workshop Catering 600.00

145 Phoenix High School D Koopman 0.00

146 Phola Park PC V Appollis 5,300.00 School Uniforms 5,300.00

147 Portavue Primary School D Koopman 0.00

148 Portia Primary L Solomons 0.00

149 Portland High School S Taliep 0.00

150 Portlands Primary S Taliep 3,400.00 Wellpoints 3,400.00

151 Primrose Park Primary D Koopman 3,200.00 Tile Feeding Room 3,200.00

152 Princeton High S Taliep 0.00

153 Qingqwa Mntwana Intermediate M Mthembu 1,400.00 Uniforms 1,400.00

154 Range Secondary L Solomons 0.00

155 Red River Primary D Koopman 4,400.00 Counselling Room 4,400.00

156 Retreat Peace Committee L Solomons 0.00

157 Ridgeville Primary S Taliep 5,200.00 Irrigation & Wellpoint 5,200.00

158 Rio Grande Primary School D Koopman 977.20 Workshop Catering 16,200.00 Renovate Classrooms 17,177.20

159 Rocklands High School S Taliep 11,100.00 School Entrance Gate 11,100.00

160 Rocklands Primary School S Taliep 4,000.00 Nutrition Venue 4,000.00

161 Rolihlahla Peace Committee V Appollis 250.00 Workshop Catering 9,000.00 Feeding Scheme 13,500.00 Environmental Issues 22,750.00

162 Rosewood Primary D 0.00

163 Rylands High School S Taliep 0.00

164 Saambou Primary School D Koopman 11,000.00 Renovate Staffroom 11,000.00

165 Safe Cities D Koopman 0.00

166 Sakhisizwe PC M Mthembu 0.00

167 Sakhumzi II PC M Mthembu 25,500.00 Game Shop 25,500.00

168 Samora Machel Primary D Koopman 2,100.00 Assembly Sound Sys 2,100.00

169 Silverstream High School D Koopman 1,400.00 Sports Equipment 1,400.00

170 Silverstream Primary D Koopman 415.00 Workshop Catering 7,700.00 Paint Ablution Fac 8,115.0034



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171 Sinethemba High School M Mthembu 1,400.00 Workshop Catering 1,400.00

172 Sinoko High J Appollis 0.00

173 Sithembele Matiso PC M Mthembu 900.00 Workshop Catering 900.00

174 Siville Primary J Appollis 0.00

175 Siviwe School of Skills M Mthembu 1,100.00 Workshop Catering 1,100.00

176 Siwethemba Peace Committee M Mthembu 0.00

177 Siyazakha Intermediate M Mthembu 800.00 Workshop Catering 800.00

178 Siyazingisa Primary M Mthembu 200.00 Workshop Catering 1,300.00 General Repairs 1,500.00

179 Sizimisele High School J Appollis 0.00

180 Sokhanyo Primary M Mthembu 2,500.00 Workshop Catering 2,500.00

181 Sonderend Primary School D Koopman 8,400.00 Upgrade Ablution Fac 8,400.00

182 Songezo Junior Secondary M Mthembu 0.00

183 Sonwabo Primary School M Mthembu 12,700.00 Computer Skills 12,700.00

184 Sophumelele Senior Secondary D Koopman 600.00 Feeding Scheme 600.00

185 Spineroad High S Taliep 0.00

186 Spineview Primary School S Taliep 19,300.00 Peace Festival 19,300.00

187 Springdale Primary S Taliep 3,500.00 Vegetable Garden 3,500.00

188 Square Hill Primary L Solomons 1,000.00 Badges 1,000.00

189 St Andrews Senior Secondary L Solomons 0.00

190 St Francis School S Taliep 0.00

191 St Mary's Primary School M Mthembu 1,000.00 School Uniforms 1,000.00

192 Steenberg High L Solomons 0.00

193 Steenberg Primary L Solomons 0.00

194 Strandfontein High School S Taliep 1,400.00 Recreation Area 1,400.00

195 Strandfontein Primary S Taliep 0.00

196 Stratford Primary J Appollis 3,300.00 Feeding Scheme 3,300.00

197 Sullivan Primary L Solomons 0.00

198 Summit Primary S Taliep 1,800.00 Workshop Catering 1,800.00

199 Sunnyside Primary L Solomons 0.00

200 Tafalah Primary D Koopman 0.00

201 Tafelsig High School S Taliep 5,400.00 Upgrade Resouce Cen 5,400.00

202 Tembalethu Primary School M Mthembu 1,920.00 Leadership Programme 1,920.00

203 Thabong PC V Appollis 3,000.00 HIV / AIDS 3,000.00

204 Thabong Moremaphafu V Appollis 0.0035



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205 Thabong West V Appollis 2,600.00 Feeding Scheme 2,600.00

206 Thabong Far East V Appollis 0.00

207 Thandokhulu High School M Mthembu 200.00 Workshop Catering 800.00 Feeding Scheme 1,000.00

208 The Hague Primary School J Appollis 0.00

209 Thomas Wildscutt Primary L Solomons 2,500.00 Sports Equipment 2,500.00

210 Thornton Primary S Taliep 0.00

211 Uitsig Senior Secondary L Solomons 800.00 Sports Equipment 800.00

212 Ukhanyo Primary L Solomons 0.00

213 Usasaza Primary J Appollis 0.00

214 Uxolo High J Appollis 0.00

215 Valhalla High School L Solomons 0.00

216 Valhalla Park Primary L Solomons 0.00

217 Vanguard Peace Committee D Koopman 700.00 Sports Tournament 700.00

218 Vanguard Primary D Koopman 2,500.00 Computer Lab 2,500.00

219 Voorspoed Primary School S Taliep 32,200.00 Resouce Centre 32,200.00

220 Vukukhanye Primary School M Mthembu 2,000.00 Leadership Programme 2,000.00

221 Vuselela Primary J Appollis 0.00

222 Walter Teka D Koopman 500.00 Workshop Catering 500.00

223 Wavecrest Primary School D Koopman 1,100.00 Feeding Scheme 1,100.00

224 Welcome Primary School D Koopman 1,000.00 First Aid Equipment 1,000.00

225 Weltevrede Secondary School V Appollis 0.00

226 Weltevreden Valley Core D Koopman 10,300.00 Garden Furniture 10,300.00

227 West Coast PC V Appollis 660.00 Workshop Catering 52,840.00 Establish Youth Band 53,500.00

228 Westcott Primary School S Taliep 0.00

229 Westpoort Primary School S Taliep 7,900.00 Vegetable Garden 7,900.00

230 Westridge High School S Taliep 1,200.00 Food Parcels 1,200.00

231 Willows Primary School D Koopman 10,100.00 Renovate Classrooms 10,100.00

232 Woodlands High School D Koopman 0.00

233 Woodlands Primary School D Koopman 500.00 Sports Equipment 500.00

234 Xolani Primary School M Mthembu 6,100.00 School Garden 6,100.00

235 Zerilda Primary L Solomons 0.00

236 Zisukhanyo High School D Koopman 1,100.00 Sports Equipment 1,100.00

237 Zonnebloem Nest High School D Koopman 639.00 Paint Classrooms 639.00

238 Zwelethemba PC V Appollis 15,146.20 Worskhop Catering 4,000.00 Feeding Scheme 123,839.80 Community Upliftment 142,986.0036

PRESS RELEASE The Community Peace Programme to award R500 000 to their top teams. The Community Peace Programme (CPP), Western Cape’s successful community dispute management project, has announced their inaugural 2008 Peace Awards. Even though this will be its first year, the Peace Awards will soon become an annual competition, where peace committees from around the Western Cape - and in future all provinces – compete for one of five coveted R100 000 prizes. The winners of the Peace Awards are chosen from the top performing peace committees in each category, which are: number of cases; average response time; community member involvement; success rate with plan of action and level of resolution satisfaction. The prize money will be used in the community for projects identified by the winning Peace Committees. The Community Peace Programme is designed to empower people and their communities to resolve disputes peacefully using community-based peace committees, whose objective it is to find non-violent resolutions. The programme is a shining example of how well a public/private partnership can work towards creating a better South Africa. If there is a dispute within the community, it is brought before the local peace committee. Members of the community, able to help solve the problem, are invited to a peace-making gathering, where the dispute is discussed until the root cause of the problem is uncovered. The objective is to quickly, fairly and efficiently find an agreeable solution for all parties involved. The Community Peace Programme’s belief is that if the smaller disputes are effectively managed, then ultimately the explosion of potentially aggressive or violent situations will have been prevented. Peace committees already operate in 135 sites around South Africa and have, since their inception 10 years ago, successfully dealt with 15 000 cases. Issues that have been resolved include sexual offences, substance abuse, domestic violence, neighbourhood disputes and money lending. The 2008 Peace Awards’ winners will be selected from the detailed information that is submitted by the Peace Committees and collated by the Community Peace Programme’s administrators. CPP’s statistics show that at least half of the members interviewed feel their community is a safer place as a result of the programme’s work and 62% of them believe the manner in which conflict is dealt with has made a positive impact. These inspiring figures are due to the quick acting and efficient three-day average resolution time and the 99% success rate in finding a solution that determines a plan of action.

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CATEGORY 1

NUMBER OF CASES DEALT WITH

AWAITING AUDIT

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CATEGORY 2

AVERAGE RESPONSE TIME

AWAITING AUDIT

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CATEGORY 3

COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION

AWAITING AUDIT

40

CATEGORY 4

SUCCESS RATE WITH A PLAN OF ACTION

AWAITING AUDIT

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CATEGORY 5

LEVEL OF SATISFACTION

AWAITING AUDIT

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COACHING ON THE VALUES AND PRINCIPLES OF THE MODEL AS A PREREQUISITE TO ONGOING

SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MODEL

Description of Indicator Projection Achievement

Number of workshops

1 x 100 PC sites

1 x 180 PC Sites

Presentations to Network of Agencies

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91 Presentations

COLLECTION AND COMPILATION OF COMMUNITY PROFILING DATA


Data Surveys

200 Surveys x 100 PC Sites

14 880

- Baseline Surveys

8 840

- Exit Interviews 6 040

ESTABLISHMENT OF PEACE COMMITTEES IN THE PILOT COMMUNITIES


Number of workshops

1 x 100 PC sites

2 x 180 PC Sites

Number of PC’s certified by CPP

100

180

DEVELOPMENT OF A DISSEMINATION STRATEGY


Number of pieces in the media

1 per quarter

12 Pieces

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A STANDARD PROCEDURE FOR THE ONGOING AUDITING OF PEACE COMMITTEES


Number of training methodologies

1 x 100 PC Sites

180

POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS AND FUNDING PROPOSALS, AIMED AT INTEGRATING PROJECT

ACTIVITIES AND RELEVANT TECHNOLOGY AND KNOW-HOW ARE DEVELOPED AND PRESENTED TO

POLICY MAKERS AND/OR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS


Number of forms of technology

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5

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February 2000 - June 2009

180 Projects

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PeaceMaking (PM) 29 415

Baseline Surveys (BS) 26 580

Exit Interviews (EI) 14 065

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0.7 %Refusal to Comply

345 310Community Participation

3.0Average resolution time in Days

52 260Dispute issues Addressed

29 415PM cases Handled

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1. Sexual Offences ~ Attempted Rape ~ Rape ~ Sexual Harassment

2. Substance Abuse ~ Alcohol and Drug Abuse3. Domestic Violence ~ Extra Marital Affair

~ Spousal Abuse ~ Child Abuse ~ Family Dispute ~ Maintenance

4. Neighbourhood Disputes ~ Neighbourhood Disputes ~ Nuisance ~ Insults and Threats

5. Property Offences ~ Damage to Property ~ Theft ~ Robbery ~ Breaching of Contract ~ Misappropriation of Funds

6. Assault ~ Without a Weapon ~ With a Sharp Object ~ Blunt Object ~ With Gun ~ Fighting

7. Money Lending ~ Non Payment ~ Loan of Goods

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29 415 Analyzed to Date

Frequency of Occurances

42%

31%

34%

32%

22%

13%

3%

0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000

Sexual Offences

Substance Abuse

Domestic Violence

Neighbourhood Disputes

Property Offences

Assault

Money Lending

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29 415 Analyzed to Date

Age / Gender Breakdown of Community Participants

1%

50%

6%

3%

0%

31%

4%

4%

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

Senior

Adult

Youth

Children

Male, 40%Female, 60%

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26 580 Analysed to Date

Age / Gender of Community Participants

13 %

9 %

30 %

1 %

12 %

9 %

25 %

1 %Senior

Adult

Youth

Child


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Employment Status of Respondents

2%

56%

7%

7%

29 %

0%

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

Pensioner

Employed Full Time

Employed Part Time

Self Employed

Unemployed

Home Duties

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Level of Education of Respondents

21 %

38 %

8 %

27 %

2 %

4 %

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40

Some further Education beyond Gr 12

Completed Grade 12

Some High Schooling

Completed Grade 7

Some Primary Schooling

No Education


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Frequency of Root Causes Identified

62%

31%

13%

10%

35%

24%

38%

37%

18%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

Overcrow ding Land Issues

HIV / AIDS

Alcohol & Substance Abuse

Lack of Safe Recreational Space& Activities

Lack of Childcare Facilities

Nutritional Problems

Lack of Opportunities for Income Generation

Buying Stolen Goods

Environmental Problems


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Is your Community becoming a Safer place?

52 %

23 %

20 %

4 %

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

A safer place

A less safer place

No real change

Not sure


12

Has the handling of problems changed?

Become Worse 19%

Stayed the Same 30%

Improved 43%

Not Sure 9%


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Who is Responsible for the Change?

4%

5%

23%

4%

20%

44%

0 10 20 30 40 50

Police

Community members

Community organizations

Peace committee

Family members

Disputants


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Are the police called?

36%

24%

25%

15%

0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000

Not Sure

Police calledless

About thesame

Police calledmore


15

Age / Gender of Community Participants

13 %

4 %

29 %

4 %

24 %

5 %

19 %

2 %

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

Senior

Adult

Youth

Child



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Employment Status of Respondents

0%

21%

7%

3%

67%

2%

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

Pensioner

Employed Full Time

Employed Part Time

Self Employed

Unemployed

Home Duties


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Level of Education of Respondents

1%

17%

29%

7%

45%

1%

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50

Some Further Education beyond Grade 12

Completed Grade 12

Some High Schooling

Completed Grade 7

Some Primary Schooling

No Education


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Frequency of Root Causes Identified

21%

7%

27%

21%

29%

37%

61%

21%

32%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

Overcrowding Land Issues

HIV / AIDS

Alcohol & Substance Abuse

Lack of Safe RecreationalSpace& Activities

Lack of Childcare Facilities

Nutritional Problems

Lack of Opportunities forIncome Generation

Buying Stolen Goods

Environmental Problems


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Did PeaceMaking improve matters?

Not at all1%

Yes a little2%

Yes a lot97%


20

0%N/A

0%Not at all

2%Yes, a little

98%Yes a lot

Was the process the PC followed fair?


21

Was your Dispute resolved quickly enough?

Yes98%

No2%


22

If Peace Committees did not exist, who would have been involved

40%

7%

4%

13%

2%

9%

2%

22%

0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000

No One

Take legal action

Community organisations

Disputants

Family members

Community members

Street committee

Police


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Support local service providersNLPCLack of opportunities for Income Generation

Clearing the banks of the Berg RiverPPPCEnvironmental Problems

Awareness of buying stolen goodsZPCBuying Stolen Goods

Nutrition in CrèchesKPCNutritional Problems

AftercareTPCLack of Childcare Facilities

Sports TournamentNLPCLack of Safe Recreational Spaces & Activities

Rehabilitation ProgrammeMGPCAlcohol & Substance Abuse

Nutrition in ClinicsMPCHIV / Aids

PeaceBuilding ActivityPeace CommitteeRoot Cause

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Age/Gender of Community Participants

3%

19%

2%

18%

15%

15%17%

11%

Senior

Adult

Youth

Child

Male, 48%

Female, 52%

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