Archive for the 'dialogue' Category

Many of the enquiries we receive at DEVELOPMENT WORKS are for assistance with fundraising. We are constantly reminded that the search for funding is an ongoing and pressing challenge for NGOs and CBOs operating in South Africa. No doubt this same challenge also affects nonprofits in other countries.
The recent International Fundraising Congress [...]


Justin du Toit, an Honours student at the University of Stellenbosch studying sociology and a Research Intern at DEVELOPMENT WORKS, recently attended a thought-provoking seminar on RACE and shares his experience ….
“Race”, the word, the pronunciation, the very expression it invites is a sensitive issue in South Africa and especially in Cape Town. In speaking [...]


Justin du Toit, a research intern with DEVELOPMENT WORKS, attended the “Fit to Govern” seminar and shares his experience:
FIT TO GOVERN: THE NATIVE INTELLIGENCE OF THABO MBEKI
 
Chair: Adekeye Adebajo, Speaker: Ronald Suresh Roberts, Discussant: Sipho Seepe
The dialogue offered a space in which views could be debated and corrected and not merely criticised as the media [...]


The Division for Social Policy and Development (DSPD) of the United Nations Department of Social and Economic Affairs (UNDESA) recently held an E-dialogue on “Creating an Inclusive Society: Practical Strategies to promote Social Integration”. This E-dialogue was organized by DSPD in collaboration with UNESCO and UN-HABITAT, from 22 May to 20 June 2007 – [...]


 
 
 
 
 
Justin du Toit, a research intern at DEVELOPMENT WORKS, attended a Development Dialogue recently. This opportunity for dialogue was presented by the Isandla Institute and Open Society Foundation for South Africa, on 19 July 2007, at the Centre for the Book in Cape Town…
 
Justin shares his experiences and views of this Dialogue session… and begs [...]


The more we work in the development sector, the more we are convinced that development is not merely based on the application of prescribed strategies, theories and plans. In strategically and creatively treating each development issue or problem as a unique entity, we begin to better uncover and understand the complexities that lie beneath [...]