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Directors report
 The process of writing a ten year review gave us an opportunity to
reflect collectively on just how far both IPT as an organisation and
South Africa as a Nation have come in the turbulent years since 1990. As
individuals we vary in service between 10 and 4 years and so reflection
for each of us has been different in emphasis and context.
It is
important to say "thank you" right at the beginning. Our work has been
largely funded and we would like to say how grateful we are for the
commitment and confidence that funders have shown to our work with rural
communities, schools and the police service.
When we began in 1990
schools were segregated and a political settlement was being negotiated,
there were fears of the "right wing" threat and concerns about so many
things which never happened.
Our school work was difficult, the notion of
"cross cultural" weekends in 1990 was alien and threatening. We spent
many hours persuading reluctant teachers to allow pupils to attend
multiracial weekend workshops and often found concerned parents lurking
at the venue in the evening, on the pretext of bringing a "forgotten
toothbrush" in order to check on their childıs safety. When schools
integrated we spent the first week observing the process and were
delighted with the tolerance and ease with which desegregation was
achieved.
At the time the province was also characterised by
exceptionally high levels of violence and, in addition to our work in
schools, we soon became involved in providing conflict resolution
training to political party women and youth in the north and south of the
province. The experience gained in this difficult task deepened our long
term understanding of the complexity of both the region, and rural issues
that face it.
Since 1996 we have provided training and facilitation to
the South African Police Service and have focused much of our attention
on achieving an improvement in the level of service to victims. South
Africa has some of the highest figures for violent crime in the world,
and the level of support for victims is notably low. Through our
interventions in stations, rural and urban, evaluations have shown
improvement in the level of service to victims as well as enhanced
station dynamics.
In the year 2000 we continue to work in one of the most
rapidly changing and challenging environments in the world. We have
responded and adapted to changes in the external environment and now
describe ourselves as a facilitation, training and research consultancy
which seeks to assist organisations, both public and private, with the
conflicts which arise during transformation processes. A large portion of
our work is still funded, but we find ourselves under increasing pressure
to become self sustainable as foreign donors either prioritise very poor
countries, and South Africa misses the category, or bilateral agreements are
signed.
With the second democratic election in 1999, South Africa is seen as a
miracle nation, and therein lies the challenge. For while South Africa is
a rich by aid standards, the rural poor, the township schools, and the
marginalised who are our recipients, remain on the fringes of a society where
relatively few are affluent.
We want to continue our work at both the micro level with these
disadvantaged groups and at the macro level by helping major public
service organisations redefine and realise their strategic
priorities. An ability to work at both levels is in part the
uniqueness of IPT. Should donor funding decrease we will be forced to
focus on income generating work which our experience has shown tends to
be concerned with short term gains rather than long term transformation.
This will severely threaten our capacity to deliver services which have a
long term impact and benefit.
Thank you again to everyone for their
support, our loyal Trustees, dedicated staff and our funders.
Background & Context
The Independent Projects Trust has its head office in Durban within
the province of KwaZulu-Natal on South Africaıs east coast. One of
nine provinces, KwaZulu-Natal is bordered by Mozambique in the north
and the former Transkei homeland,now part of the Eastern Cape
province, in the south. KwaZulu-Natal occupies 8 per cent of South
Africaıs land surface, but is home to about nine million people or 21 per
cent of the countryıs population. This ranks KwaZulu-Natal as the second
most densely populated province after Gauteng. About 80 per cent of the
residents speak isiZulu followed by English (16 per cent) and Afrikaans (2
per cent). Durban is the busiest harbour in South Africa, and one of the
10 largest in the world, and the city also qualifies as one of the fastest
growing urban areas in the country. Other important urban centres in
KwaZulu-Natal include Pietermaritzburg, Richards Bay, Empangeni, Estcourt,
Ladysmith and Newcastle.
Rural Conditions in KwaZulu-Natal
Outside the above urban centres, the province is largely rural so that
many communities are found in areas inaccessible by road. Traditional
authority structures, with a system of amakhosi (traditional leaders) and
izinduna (headmen), often govern these areas where communal ownership of
land and resources is common. A large portion of the population is
unskilled, uneducated and poor, with almost 23 per cent having received no
schooling. There is a huge gap between the urban and rural per capita
income of people in KwaZulu-Natal, with the unemployment rate in rural
parts of KwaZulu-Natal estimated to be as high as 70 per cent. With the
province employing less than half of the potential labour force in the
formal economy, some 46 per cent of all households are estimated to be
dependent on men who migrate to Gauteng as contract labourers on the mines
and in other industries. A large number of rural households are dependent
on the old-age pension as their only source of income. The rate of
infection of HIV/Aids in KwaZulu-Natal is higher than elsewhere in South
Africa. An estimated 35 per cent of women attending antenatal clinics are
HIV-positive, but the figure is most likely higher in rural areas. The
infrastructure is rudimentary outside urban areas with little or no
provision of running water and access to power. The average monthly per
capita income is R210 per month against a household subsistence income
which is estimated at R900 per month. Approximately one million children
do not attend school and for those that do, many of the provinceıs 5340
schools still do not have running water, electricity and basic resources
such as desks and books. Health facilities are often crude but, as with
other facilities, are slowly improving in some areas.
Politics in KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal has a history of political violence which dates back to the
1980ıs when the Inkatha Freedom Party sought to consolidate its influence
in the province, against growing support for the Congress of South African
Trade Unions and the United Democratic Front, both of which were aligned
to the African National Congress. This had a long term negative effect on
relationships in the region. KwaZulu-Natal remained politically
unstablethroughout 1995 and 1996 after South Africa held the first
democratic elections in 1994. The Inkatha Freedom Party won the majority
support in the province in those elections and actively campaigned for
regional autonomy on the platform of a homeland for the Zulu nation, with
greater governing powers for the traditional authorities. This raised
fears of regional secession and provoked opposition from the significant
African National Congress support base (based mainly in the urban areas as
opposed to the Inkatha Freedom Partyıs largely rural electorate),
highlighting the conflict of interest over elected versus inherited
leadership practices in the region. This tension was often acute in rural
areas where the November 1995 election of local councillors in the new
governing structure resulted in considerable ambiguity about the role of
traditional leaders. In the 1999 general election the African National
Congress increased its support in the province and a coalition government
was established to govern KwaZulu-Natal with Inkatha Freedom Party senior
member Lionel Mtshali as Premier. Violence continues in the region,
although not claiming as many lives as in previous years, and is
increasingly viewed less as political in nature, and more as criminal.
However, the legacies of the violent past are evident in fractured
communities out of touch with their cultures and traditions, shattered
family structures, displaced communities and a deep-rooted history of
division. Over-riding this, South Africa has been left with a culture in
which violence is commonly used as an acceptable method of problem
solving. Today, the roots of this violence can also be found in sources
such as staggering poverty and unemployment as well as the general
insecurity generated by extensive processes of transition. Issues of
governance, and the role of traditional leaders will continue to play an
important role in KwaZulu-Natal in the future especially during the run-up
to elections, such as the local government elections, scheduled to be held
in November 2000.
10 Year History
On April 1st 2000 the IPT celebrated ten years of
activity - over those ten years the organisation has endeavoured to remain
relevant within a constantly changing environment. This has required a
commitment to an ongoing process of adaptation - in terms of our size,
areas of activity, methodology and focus - whilst adhering to an intrinsic
commitment to creative conflict management and the core values of
consultation, participation and inclusivity.
1990: The Independent Projects Trust opens in Umbilo Road, Durban with
core funding from Alusaf in Richards Bay, and the objective of providing
cross-cultural and lifeskills workshops to youth in underfunded schools.
We also offer conflict resolution training for organisations and
communities.
1993: High levels of violence demand a response and the IPT begins to work
with rural communities engaged in political conflict. Training staff
concentrate their efforts in rural KwaZulu-Natal which culminates in
theopening of an Empangeni branch office, funded by the Royal Netherlands
Embassy and US Aid.
1994: We open a small operational unit in Ulundi to facilitate work
with traditional leaders and rural community members, particularly
around the period of South Africaıs first democratic general
elections.
1995: We open an office in Port Shepstone as training expands into the
politically volatile area of the southern KwaZulu-Natal coast and launch
the SMART programme provincially, which eventually provides training to
scores of schools in KZN.
1996: Gender awareness and sensitivity issues are incorporated into
all our training programmes owing to the particular inequalities and
challenges facing women and the great need for these to be addressed.
The IPT also begins to work with the South African Police Service
which is undergoing a major transformation process. We undertake
conflict management training workshops for all station commissioners
in KwaZulu-Natal province.
1997: A research department is added to
monitor our programmes, disseminate our findings, and to monitor,
assess and explain conflicts. The first, of what will become a regular
series of Background Briefings is held for the press, consular
officials, non-governmental organisations and other interested
parties. It is at one of these later briefings, entitled
"Violence in Durban Schools", that the Community Alliance for Safe
Schools (CASS) is initiated.
1998:
We are appointed to a committee intended to advise the Culture of
Learning, Teaching and Service (Colts) campaign at the national
education directorate level, which leads to the IPT producing a
strategic plan to implement the COLTS philosophy
1999:
Two unique products are launched by the IPT - one is "Peace Begins
with Me", a primary school teaching aid developed in partnership with the
Media in Education Trust and designed to provide teachers with the means
to impart the skills of conflict resolution and peacekeeping. The second
is the guide Protecting Your School from Violence and Crime developed
through the CASS initiative.
The first edition of insight@ipt, our web based publication is
released with the aim of generating discussion and debate on various
issues,primarily in the fields of education and safety and security.
Based on an initial meeting with the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC)
during attendance at the 4th International Conference on Peacemaking
and Conflict Resolution in Belfast, the IPT initiates an exchange
between the RUC and the South African Police Service around issues of
change management.
2000:
Our commitment to rural communities is further supported through a
grant from Charles Stewart Mott Foundation for a two year research
project to analyse the relationship between traditional authorities
and democratically elected government structures.
Education
Since our early
beginnings in April 1990, a substantial portion of our work has always
been within the education sector. Our earliest interventions involved the
hosting of cross-cultural weekends for youth through the Unity Through
Youth (UTY) programme. Over the next four years we became involved in
training, curricula development and lobbying around peace education,
actively participating in the Forum: Educating for Peace, a national forum
which was officially launched at a conference hosted by the IPT in August
1995. As a result of this, our work with the Department of Education
became more proactive and by the end of 1995 we were providing training in
basic conflict management and mediation skills to teachers, school pupils,
interested parents and members of school governing bodies. This programme,
SMART for Schools Mediation and Reconciliation Training, focused on the
provision of communication skills, assertiveness training, building
co-operative behaviour and supporting Peer Mediation in more than 60
schools in the province. Research into the efficacy of the schools
programme began in 1997 and an evaluation was conducted with 10 schools in
the Durban area. This research found that although most of those
participants who had been through the conflict resolution training thought
it had been useful on a personal level, the programme had not had any
measurable effect on the high level of violence within the schools.
Further research indicated that this was because the violence was largely
caused by external gang activity on the school premises. While
gang-related violence was the number one problem in nine out of the 10
schools in the study group, in three areas in particular,rape, theft and
intimidation were also rife. In all but one school we found that security
measures were seriously inadequate. This research helped to redirect our
earlier efforts. It became clear that while we should retain our conflict
management skills training we should suspend our efforts to create peer
mediation structures, rather focusing on an approach which contributed to
the creation of schools safe from external threats of violence and crime.
Peer mediation would have to wait until the school environment was able to
provide support for such a system.
A Combined Effort to increase School Security
These high levels of violence in schools in the Durban area made the
IPT realise that it was important to foster a multi-agency approach to
fight school-based violence and crime. With this in mind we took a leading
role in organising a response by key role-players. We shared the research
findings at the first in a series of highly successful Public Information
Briefings beginning on November 18, 1997. In attendance were
representatives of some forty different organisations from both the
government and private sectors. It was as a result of this first meeting
that the Community Alliance for Safe Schools (CASS) was founded,
consisting of government, non-government, community-based and voluntary
organisations working together to fight violence and crime in schools. The
ongoing activities of CASS are facilitated and administered by the
Independent Projects Trust with funds accessed through Interfund.
Police
The history of South Africa, and the role of the previous South
African Police Force in the implementation of apartheid, has resulted in a
high level of distrust between the police and the communities they serve.
This distrust, coupled with poor service levels, has fuelled vigilantism
and the privatisation of justice with an increase in private security,
kangaroo courts and other extrajudicial responses to crime. Possibly the
most serious consequences of this weak public confidence in the police is
the drop both in police morale and in the inclination to provide
excellence in service. A lack of a culture of training and lifelong
learning amongst members of the police service contributes to the problems
of the demotivated and fragmented organisation. This has given rise to the
need to build relationships and create dialogue and forums for debate
amongst police and community members.
Our initial work with the police was conducted in this context when,
in 1996, we provided training in conflict management skills to all
KwaZulu-Natal Station Commissioners. This early work was followed by
numerous projects run in partnership with the SAPS and aimed at
improving service delivery and supporting the transformation process
being undertaken by the SAPS. Over the years our work has expanded and
while we continue to provide skills training and facilitation around the
building of dialogue and improving service, we also provide police
management with access to research and analysis. For instance, in 1999, we
completed an audit of external training service providers to SAPS within
KwaZulu-Natal on behalfof the Provincial Commissioner and have also
provided a series of maps of police areas and station details.
Work with community policing forums
Our involvement with community policing forums was concerned with
facilitating dialogue between the community and the police in areas
that have been embroiled in political conflict. We facilitated the
establishment of common ground rules for dialogue and a common
understanding of conflict management and problem solving processes.
This was followed by the promotion of joint sessions that led to the
establishment of longer term joint structures able to engage in
problem solving exercises.
Victim Support
One aspect of improved service delivery by the police is the manner in
which victims are treated. During 1999-2000 the IPT provided training and
facilitation for police members in order to ensure that the police respond
effectively to the needs of victims and contribute to an environment that
offers an increased access to justice to victims of crime.
A pilot project has been completed in four police stations in
KwaZulu-Natal and two in the Eastern Cape. The project was supported
by ongoing data collection and research to evaluate the impact of our
intervention on actual service provision. Our November 1999 issue of
"insight@ ipt" has victim empowerment as its focus.
Royal Ulster Constabulary / South African Police Services Exchange
An
exchange programme that the IPT facilitated between Northern Irelandıs
Royal Ulster Constabulary and the South African Police Service has been
one of the highlights of our police work. We first made contact with the
Royal Ulster Constabulary in 1998 at the 4th International Conference on
Peacemaking and Conflict Resolution held in Belfast. During discussions it
was obvious that, whilst there were enormous differences, the challenges
of transformation faced by the two police services had much in common. As
a result of this first meeting, the Independent Projects Trust hosted
three senior police officers from the Royal Ulster Constabulary on an
exploratory visit to South Africa and KwaZulu-Natal in October 1999. This
visit provided the opportunity for meetings between the Irish delegation
and key national and provincial South African Police Services members
involved in the change process in South Africa. These meetings reinforced
the belief that both services faced a similar journey, even though the
South Africans were further down the road, and that a collaborative
process had the potential to be beneficial for both organisations. This
initial fact finding visit was followed by a two way engagement, the
purpose of which was to tease out how large scale organisational
transformations can best be implemented, what were the most common
hindrances and how were the greatest successes achieved.
The first phase of the engagement consisted of a visit to South Africa by
key members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary's Change Management Team for
"engagement" sessions with the South Africa Change Management staff. These
sessions provided first-hand insight for the RUC team into the challenges
and pitfalls which the South African police faced and will assist them to
define and shape their own process. The second phase of the exchange
continued with a visit to Belfast in March 2000 by key SAPS personnel
involved in the South African Police Services change management process
and we are confident that this process will continue to yield long term
benefits to the SAPS in KwaZulu-Natal, as well as nationally and also to
the RUC.
Rural Communities
Over the last ten years we have maintained our strong links to
rural communities and a commitment to the provision of service to these
areas. Work within rural areas has focused around forty one communities
within the Empangeni, Ulundi and Port Shepstone areas and has consisted of
the delivery of workshops in conflict management, co operative behaviour
and group problem solving to community based organisations, traditional
leadership structures, local government structures and womenıs and youth
groups.
Our work within rural communities has also involved extensive liaison with
traditional leaders and in March 1996 we provided conflict management
skills training for a group of amakhosi, representing diverse communities
from KwaZulu-Natal.
A key concern within all our projects has been the development of
community skills and resources which ensures that a conflict
management capability remains within the community. In response to
this concern a "train-the-trainer" workshop for 14 aspirant community
trainers was held in August 1996 in the Empangeni area in order to ensure
sustainability within those communities once funded interventions ceased.
Another project which arose from this commitment was our Audio
Project, a project emanating from the numerous requests we received
from rural and semi rural communities for training in conflict
resolution skills. Unfortunately, we had a limited capacity to provide
this service to so many people and so the Audio Project was born - a radio
drama in Zulu which would provide both entertainment and education around
conflict management skills and processes. The IPT contracted Vuleka Radio
to develop a 30 part drama series which aimed to illustrate effective
conflict resolution thinking and practice. Our extensive collective
training andfacilitation experience, complemented by self-analysis of our
work, informed the process, establishing guidelines and providing
philosophical and methodological input into the development of the story.
The situation and characters were applicable to an African context and the
story moved from urban to rural settings in order to address the real
issues that both face. In late 1998, after two years of development, the
series was aired on Ukhosi FM Radio.
Our focus during the 1999 / 2000 period has been around the Port
Shepstone region, especially within the areas of Murchison, Bhoboyi,
Bomela, Nyandezulu, Bambayi, Shobashobane and Izingolweni. A large
percentage of our interventions have been through the UGU Regional
Council Structures, where councillors have facilitated our work with
local development groups.
Consultancy
In anticipation of an environment in which
funding is more competitive and in order to ensure the organisationıs long
term sustainability, since 1997 we have endeavoured to build our capacity
to deliver services for which we receive payment. Some of these
initiatives have included:
The development of a gender training manual
for the National Association for People with Aids;
Facilitating the
implementation of a two year pilot Peace Education
programme for secondary school pupils on behalf of the Centre for
Education Development of the University of Stellenbosch;
Training for
child care workers and staff members of St Thomasıs Childrenıs Home;
Strategic planning for the KwaZulu-Natal Wildlife Society;
Provision
of a facilitation service in order to assist in the amalgamation process
for three KwaZulu-Natal colleges of education;
Facilitation for Business
Against Crime (KZN) in several SAPS stations in KwaZulu-Natal;
Production of a general overview on South Africa's borders for an IDASA
publication on crime prevention;
An exchange with the Institute for
Multi-Cultural Success, a United
States organisation that builds relationships between the police
and youth;
Provision of an experience review on violence in urban schools in
South Africa on behalf of the national Secretariat for Safety
and Security;
The completion of a communications audit for Hillcrest High School,
followed by training for management and students;
Provision of
training to staff from the Department of Education, Gauteng;
Facilitating the Conflict Management module of the Management
Development Course for St Mary's Hospital in collaboration with
Participative Solutions Africa
Staff from the Independent Projects Trust have provided input and
gained valuable experience from several conferences and
missions:
International Peace Research Association
(Brisbane 1996 and Durban 1998)
National Conference on Peacekeeping and Conflict Resolution
(Pittsburgh, 1997)
World Congress on Human Violence
(Dublin 1997)
European Conference on Peacemaking and Conflict Resolution
(Belfast 1998)
International Boundaries Research Unit Conference
(Durham 1998)
International Seminar on Conflict Resolution in Schools
(Netherlands 2000)
Publications
Human Rights and Democracy: An Education for the Future - our first
publication appears in September 1994. An easy to read book in both
English and Zulu which defines democracy and discusses the role of
government within a democracy as well as the issues around human rights
and public participation.
Peace Begins with Me: an easy to use teaching tool for educators of
intermediate phase children. The material comes in the form of a stand
alone flip-chart style lectern with 20 lesson which are flipped over daily
or weekly to cover conflict management skills for grades four to six. This
programme, which fits into an outcomes based learning system, was
developed in conjunction with the Media in Education Trust.
Protecting Your School from Violence and Crime: a book which provides
guidelines for the development of a school based strategy for a safer
school. The book was developed for school governing bodies and school
management and reinforces the need for collaborative processes.
Research Publications:
Public Information Series: a series of occasional background briefings for
the press, consular officials, non-governmental organisations and
interested parties which was initiated in April 1997. These papers allow
us to share our research findings through publications and oral
presentations with the intention of promoting a deeper understanding and
analysis of contemporary issues as evidenced in news reporting and policy
making.
April 1997
The Great Lakes Conflict:
Strategies for Building Long-Term Peace
Dec 1997
Democratisation and Culture in the South Coast Areas
March 1998
Inadequate Security in Public Schools:
Coordinating A Response
June 1998
African Renaissance:
The Geopolitics of a New Discourse
July 1998
Crime, Violence and Silence in Durban Metro Schools
Oct 1998
Mapping the War in KwaZulu-Natal:
The geography of political strongholds
Nov 1998
Update on Police Transformation in KwaZulu-Natal
Feb 1999
The Four Elements of School Security Planning
May 1999
The KZN Civilian Secretariat for Safety and Security:
The missing link in Police Transformation
Nov 1999
Children At Risk:
The Security Situation in Durban Schools
Nov 1999
Protecting Your School From Violence and Crime:
Implementing the CASS Strategy
May 2000
Protecting Your School From Violence and Crime:
Evaluation of a one year Pilot Programme
insight@ipt
Our web based publication, insight@ipt, was released in July 1999 with the
aim of being a catalyst for activity and transformation and a valuable
lobbying tool. The publication was the initiated with seed money from SAIH
(a Norwegian based student organisation). The issues raised in insight@ipt
are those we believe warrant greater public attention or further analysis.
They are generally linked to the areas of education and police
transformation since this is the environment in which we currently
operate.
The publication is available at no cost from our web site which
provides regularly updated information about work undertaken by the
Independent Projects Trust.
June 1999
Transformation within the South African Police Service
July 1999
After the Elections: A focus on key portfolios
Aug 1999
The Independent Complaints Directorate: white paper discussion document
Nov 1999
Victim Empowerment: Can the South African Police Service deliver?
March 2000
Election Promises in KwaZulu-Natal: Truth or Fiction?
Resource Centre
The Independent Projects Trust has an
well-equipped resource centre which is made available to researchers and
other non-governmental organisation staff who may find the material
useful. The centre has over one hundred and forty books and manuals.
Publications and newsletters around conflict management and transformation
issues are added regularly.
Other research publications:
An Audit of External Service Providers to the South African Police
Service in KwaZulu-Natal
Colts Business Plan.
An Experience
Review of Programmes and Interventions
into Violence in Urban Schools in SA.
Trustees
Bishop Rubin Phillip
Bishop Rubin was ordained as a deacon in 1971 and as a priest the
following year at St Paul's Church, Durban. He served in five Durban
parishes with a three year interval at St James Church, New York
before becoming Dean of Pretoria in 1994 and then returning to
KwaZulu-Natal as Bishop Suffragan. He was enthroned as the ninth
Bishop of Natal in February 2000. The chairperson of the board of
Trustees is involved in many non-governmental organisations and has a
great desire to champion social justice and transitional procedures.
Paul Graham
Mr Graham is the Executive Director of IDASA, the Institute for
Democracy in South Africa. A past head of the Methodist Church of
Southern Africa's Education and Youth Department, he is an adult
educator by profession and an election support and local democracy
practitioner. He was educated in KwaZulu-Natal and lived there for 20
years.
Sue Brittion
Sue Brittion manages the Resource Team for the Diakonia Council of
Churches in Durban and is an active member of the Anglican Church. She has
trained in many fields, including conflict handling, direct non-violent
action, reconciliation, peace monitoring and social action. For many years
she counselled unwilling conscripts and was a founder-member of the End
Conscription Campaign (ECC). As a feminist theologian, Sue was active in
the successful Movement for the Ordination of Women (MOW) in the Anglican
Church.
Dr Devi Rajab
Dr Rajab is a counselling psychologist and Dean of Student Development at
the University of Natal, Durban. Her interests include women, gender
issues and intercultural diversity. She has been on the board of the
Independent Projects Trust since 1994 and also serves on the boards of the
Advice Desk for Abused Women, Action against Abuse, and Durban Girls
College as well as the Broadcasting and Monitoring Complains Commission.
Personnel
Glenda Caine, the Director, and one of the founders of the I PT,
is an experienced fund-raiser who acts as the primary liaison and
co ordinator ofiPT programmes and projects.
lole Matthews, a conflict management specialist and experienced
training facilitator, has designed numerous training programmes around
themes such as peer mediation, victim empowerment, school safety,
gender equity and participative management. lole co ordinates the
implementation of projects within the organisation.
Anell Beckhari, an attorney with a background in Human Rights,
provides support on issues pertaining to law and government to ensure
that our implementation strategies conform to existing legislation and
policies. He also acts as facilitator on many of our programmes with
the South African Police Service.
Mpume Jiyane,an educatorwith extensive experience asafacilitator
in programmes designed for the police and education sectors.
Mpume is also actively involved in developing training programmes flor
the organisation.
Dr Richard Griggs is a social scientist who previously lectured in the
Department of Environmental and Geographical Science at the University
of Cape Town and now heads the IPT research department.
Vaterie Smith co ordinates the IPT school safety programme and
provides key support to the Community Alliance for Safe Schoolsthrough
administration, production of regular newsletters and the facilitation of
the network.
Pearl Mackie, accountant and administrative manager, provides the
organisation with the skills needed to ensure financial accountability as
well as ensuring long term sustainability of the organisation.
Primrose Chiliza, qualified as a journalist and now maintains our
press clipping system as well as fulfilling reception duties and assisting
the administration department when needed.
Hendrew Lushozi has been with the IPT since its inception and
provides support to the administration department.
Ellen Mbele is a community worker with a background of
administration experience and a Public Relations qualification.
Ellen co-ordinates and facilitates our conflict management and schools
programmes in the greater Port Shepstone area. Independent Projects Trust
Edmund Mthuli, an experienced facititator, conducts life skills
workshops in various communities as a contribution to peace making,
poverty alleviation initiatives and community development.
Zwelihle Memeia and Dingani Mthetwa, are contract researchers
conducting research on the interface between traditional leaders and
elected representatives at local government level. Also, responsible
for mapping out alternative models of cooperative governance
at municipal level.
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