9 November 2018 | Community Safety, Jamestown, Proud of my Town, Stellenbosch
Neighbourhood watch groups have proven to be highly effective in reducing crime rates in communities. On Friday, Ranyaka handed over reflective vests and torches to the Jamestown Neighbourhood Watch to assist them in this important task. Deputy-chairperson, Burton...
7 November 2018 | Jamestown, Proud of my Town, Stellenbosch
Jamestown has a rich heritage and everyone who visited the Jamestown Strawberry Festival on Saturday, had something they were proud of in their respective towns. How encouraging to see this sense of pride in our towns and communities. The Jamestown Strawberry Festival...
26 October 2018 | Early Childhood Development, Klapmuts, Proud of my Town, Strong Schools
Congratulations to the principal of Klapmuts Junior Academy, Fagma Swart! Fagma has been recognised as the practitioner with the highest number of active days amongst The Reach Trust’s sample group in Klapmuts. She makes use of free-to-use literacy apps...
26 October 2018 | Stellenbosch
Representing the voice of civil society, Ranyaka’s Marli Goussard is one of the new members of the Stellenbosch University Institutional Forum, one of the university’s three statutory bodies. The induction of new members took place in Stellenbosch today....
20 October 2018 | Collaboration, Lantana, Paarl, Proud of my Town
“You can’t clean only the part of the pool you’re swimming in.” – New York Times This sentence captures the essence of our approach to community transformation. We need to tackle the broader structures and systems that shape living...
20 October 2018 | Collaboration, Lantana, Paarl, Proud of my Town
This week we commenced community profiling in Lantana, a low income neighbourhood in Paarl East. This is an essential step in activating community ownership through the Ranyaka Protocol. We need to tackle the broader structures and systems that shape living together...
