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FCR is a non-governmental development organisation based in the Western Cape province of South Africa that focuses on action research to promote poverty alleviation and participatory governance at the local level.
Important notice: FCR is relocating to new premises as from the 1st July 2009. The new address is 8th Floor, SA Reserve Bank Building, 60 St George's Mall, Cape Town. For more information contact Babalwa at 021 418 4173. email: babalwa@fcr.org.za
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FCR's Latest Publication:
Fight against AIDS: Exploring the relationships between AIDS activists, municipal health officials and ward councillors in the Western Cape
Although HIV/AIDS work is not part of FCR’s direct focus, the immense socio-economic, political and moral implications of this pandemic on the nation cannot be ignored in the democracy-building process. Its impact on issues of local governance can not be ignored. Unfortunately the implications of HIV/AIDS on local governance and vice-versa are under-researched (Kelly 2004). Though literature on partnership responses to the HIV/AIDS pandemic in general is abundant, much of it however does not focus on the local government dimension, particularly the structuring of partnership relations between municipalities and civil society groupings. This study is FCR’s contribution towards developing a practice-based understanding of partnership relations between community-based TAC activists, municipal health officials, and ward councilors in four case study areas: Nyanga, Mbekweni, Wallaceden and Khayelitsha.
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Learning About Local Government: "A first step towards active engagement"
This publication is intended as a basic reader for anyone interested in learning more about the South African local government system, with an emphasis on the opportunities that exist for ordinary citizens to engage their local governments on critical local governance and development issues. The reader contains seven chapters that introduce readers to the core compnents of the developmental local government system in South Africa, including the legal and policy framework for the system, Integrated Development Planning (IDP), municipal budgets and performance management.
It also includes a chapter on how municipalities and citizens can work together through partnerships to address local development challenges.
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About the FCR
FCR contributes to sustainable poverty alleviation interventions by facilitation of good governance and municipal-community partnership processes. We do this through integrated research, community empowerment and advocacy within a sustainable livelihoods framework.
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