PROGRAMMES

Key development systems

The EDP works to achieve a better quality of life for all through sustainable development. Our team enhances the capabilities of civil society and government to engage in collaborative and adaptive governance within specific key development systems. These key systems -reflected in the EDP’s programmes - abound in opportunities to partner and have a high payoff of collaboration.

Energy & Climate

Partnering for energy security, sustainability and equity

Water Resilience

Building water resilience to strengthen water security

Infrastructure & Mobility

Collaboration for inclusive infrastructure delivery

Local Economic Development

Partnering for inclusive economic growth and employment

Safety

Enhancing safety boosts economic growth and promotes community well-being.

EDP PROGRAMMES

Safety

Safety as a cornerstone to a thriving society

Enhancing safety boosts economic growth and promotes community well-being. The EDP uses collaborative, area-based approaches to enrich public sector capabilities and foster co-created solutions that address crime and violence. These approaches are founded on strong partnerships that focus on holistic, adaptive methods.

Projects in this programme:

Implementing an Area-based Teams Approach to Safety in the Western Cape

The Western Cape, particularly Cape Town, faces high levels of crime and violence that affects all aspects of society. A localised, system-wide approach is needed to address both the immediate issues and root causes. 

The Area-based Teams (ABT) approach, led primarily by WCG, aims to coordinate efforts across all levels of government. This approach focuses on the intersection of law enforcement, urban planning and improving social systems at the local level. 

The EDP supports this work by facilitating collaborative processes to refine the ABT concept. Our efforts are also directed to developing a unified agenda for change and enhancing the capabilities of implementers to collaborate across different mandates and sectors. 

Two women walking in a Philipi village. Credit: Ashraf Hendricks.  

Areas-based approaches look at safety from a holistic perspective, which includes how communities use public spaces. Credit: Ashraf Hendricks.  

A group of people play basketball at a public court in Green Point, Cape Town. Credit: Ashraf Hendricks.  

Person on a skateboard at a local skatepark in Cape Town. Credit: Ashraf Hendricks.