Residents in Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality attended an International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction workshop which brought together government officials, local organisations and informal settlement residents to discuss how to reduce the risks of disasters and protect homes, livelihoods, and

#Asivikelane waste champions in Pienaarspoort informal settlement in City of Tshwane successfully installed boards at local waste collection points. This will assist residents to know where to put their waste, as well as which days waste is collected. This information will help

Samke Phewa, a member of the Governance Explorers’ Network, is helping flip the script on how informal settlements are seen, showing that real change starts with the people, not without them. governanceactionhub.org/inclusive-gove…

We are excited to report on service delivery progress in Gunguluza, Kariega in Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality! 18 new standpipes were installed in Area 11, replacing 9 Jojo tanks. This is part of a broader reticulation rollout across the community, fulfilling a commitment made to #Asivikelane

We are excited to be partnering with EWSETA to train informal settlement residents to fix taps and toilets. Plumbing training will enable these Community Plumbers to quickly and efficiently fix communal services in their communities. This will help to improve access to water and

🚨 Calling all reformers: A new free global masterclass on Democratic Public Leadership starts Oct 29! Led by Julio Guzmán, former Peruvian presidential candidate and senior policymaker, hosted by Governance Action Hub Learn more governanceactionhub.org/global-masterc…

Attention African NGOs! List of Funding Opportunities, November & December 2025 tinyurl.com/4w86k963 #AfricanNGOs #Funding #FundingOpportunities #Fundraising #Grants

We support the #WomenShutdown and an end to gender-based violence. We advocate for basic services to respond to the needs of women. This will have far-reaching benefits by ensuring safer and healthier for women living in informal settlements. Visit the gender section of our

We support the #WomenShutdown and the call for an end to gender-based violence. We advocate for female-friendly water and sanitation in informal settlements. Here is a helpful guide on how to make communal services safer and more hygienic. #women #womenempowerment

We developed an interactive Procurement Risk Assessment Guide to help CSOs identify common procurement risks and push for measures to address them. The guide also includes mitigation strategies for donors funding programmes where service providers are appointed through public

International Budget Partnership – [Vacancy] Join Our Board International Budget Partnership is looking for passionate, inspiring leaders to join our diverse Board of Directors. We are recruiting 2–3 new members to our Board of Trustees – visionary individuals who share our conviction that open,

Congratulations to Amnesty International / Amnesty International South Africa for shining a spotlight on the critical issue of flooding in informal settlements. Their new report 'Flooded and Forgotten' exposes the challenges residents endure when heavy rains bring devastating

Happening soon ⏰ Don’t forget to register for our upcoming webinar on our New Guide on Public Procurement. We’re launching a new resource to help advocates understand where public procurement goes wrong — and how to fix it. Procurement isn’t just paperwork. It’s the difference

Introducing @Openbudgets’ new guide on public procurement risks. 💡 From empty clinics to stalled roads, many service failures start with how contracts are planned, awarded, and managed. This guide helps advocates, journalists, and oversight actors spot common risks, ask sharper

“Public procurement is complex — so we chose a project that truly reaches people.” 🌊 Ramli Ernanda from FITRA Indonesia shared how his team focuses on high-value projects that benefit women in coastal communities, strengthens monitoring, and involves people with disabilities

“When information is missing, accountability is weakened.” 🔍 At our webinar on 'New Guide on Public Procurement', Jide Bamgbose of Accountability Lab Nigeria highlighted a core challenge: “We noticed that there is a problem with access to information about procurement. Most of

“When procurement fails, basic services suffer.” 🚰🚮 In South Africa’s informal settlements, around 10 million residents depend on outsourced service providers, hired through public procurement, for water, sanitation and refuse removal. As partners working in these communities

Introducing our new guide: “Public Procurement: Common Risks and How to Address Them" to help residents, advocates, journalists, and oversight actors connect everyday service failures to specific risks in the procurement cycle — and figure out what to do about them. 📥 Download

It was a privilege for our colleagues to present at the inaugural Gauteng Municipal Supply Chain Management Forum, launched by the Gauteng Treasury. The forum aims to establish a provincial platform to strengthen governance, improve transparency, and support municipalities in