1 May 2025 | Building Business, Collaboration, Community Safety, Early Childhood Development, Fix Your Space, Klapmuts, Land & Property, People Development, Proud of my Town, Sport, Art & Culture, Stellenbosch, Strong Schools
A small gathering at a school library in early 2016 marked the beginning of Ranyaka’s journey in the community of Klapmuts. Fifteen residents and stakeholders met to discuss a shared vision for the area, laying the groundwork for future planning and development....
29 April 2025 | Collaboration, People Development, Proud of my Town, Tshwane, Umlazi
In every community across South Africa, passionate individuals and organisations are driving meaningful change. We journey with these local heroes every day – and as a non-profit organisation working side-by-side with our implementation partners, we understand the...
7 June 2019 | Collaboration
Telling the story of why non-profits do what they do can be tricky business. After a while, the explanations seem to lose their impact in between all the jargon. There are only so many words and so many ways in which to string them together. So, sometimes one just has...
27 April 2019 | Collaboration
“Cities (countries) have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody.” – Jane Jacobs (paraphrased) Our participation in a democratic society should extend beyond casting a vote on...
26 September 2018 | Klapmuts, Stellenbosch
Today, 200 engineering students from Stellenbosch University joined the Ranyaka team for a walkabout through Klapmuts. The students have now been tasked with coming up with people-centered design solutions to address specific problematic issues in Klapmuts. Last week,...
18 September 2018 | Klapmuts, Stellenbosch
Can engineers be social innovators? This was the question we posed to a group of 200 students at the Stellenbosch University’s Engineering Faculty today. Ranyaka’s Marli Goussard and Johan Olivier co-presented a lecture addressing the pressing need for...
