Associate Members

Centre for Municipal Research and Advice (CMRA)

CMRA is a research and consultancy company in the field of local government.

For more information, go to www.cmra.org.za

Community Connections

Community Connections is a non-profit organisation based in Cape Town that supports community-led development by strengthening the capacity of community workers and CBOs to concretise, organise and agitate for transformation.

For more information, go to www.connectionsafrica.org.za

Nkosinathi Sotshangane

Nkosinathi Sotshangane is a Senior Research Associate at the Research Resource Centre at Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha.

For more information, go to www.utr.ac.za/urrc

Participation Junction

The Participation Junction promotes an approach to participation that will enhance our democracy. The Junction is a resource to share networks, knowledge, skills and experiences that will assist disadvantaged communities in negotiating rights and basic needs with Government.

For more information, go to www.participation.org.za

Black Sash

The Black Sash works to empower marginalized communities and individuals to speak for themselves in order to effect change in their social and economic circumstances. We do this through Rights Education; Advocacy and Advice Giving.

For more information, go to www.blacksash.org.za

Open Democracy Advice Centre

ODAC's mission is to promote open and transparent democracy; foster a culture of corporate and government accountability; and assist people in South Africa to be able to realize their human rights. ODAC seeks to achieve its mission through realising the right to know so that it makes a material, tangible difference to the lives of the poor, and thereby contributes to social and economic justice. Hence ODAC provides practical and niche services to individuals and organisations with a social justice agenda to help citizens access their rights in respect of three key pieces of legislation:

The Protected Disclosures Act 2000 (PDA) Assented to and signed on 1 August 2000
The Promotion of Access to Information Act 2000 (PAIA) Signed by the President on 2 February 2000
The Promotion of Administrative Justice Act 2000 (PAJA) Signed by the President on 3 February 2000

For more information, go to www.opendemocracy.org.za