Over the last month, the ASC has been involved in a diverse range of activities that have taken place in different parts of the world. We have included a summary of these initiatives here, and encourage you to share news of your own events for publication in future newsletters, as we seek to learn from …
Silence is golden goes the saying. But in the golden land of Myanmar the culture of silence that still dominates so many villages and townships is more an indicator of a dark and repressive past than an allusion to anything shiny or valuable. The behaviour of remaining silent and the underlying attitudes of fear, mistrust …
From Early Warning to Response in the Prevention of Violence A multi-stakeholder partnership between 5 organisational formations Members of the ASC flew to the UK in September to meet partners from the Making All Voices Count (MAVC) project. Below are the reflections and observations about the project that were noted at the Symposium The MAVC …
The ACTION Support Centre facilitated a session during a two day workshop on transformative leaders for the Stop Stock Outs Project (SSP) participants drawn from 8 provinces in South Africa. The Stop Stock Outs Project is a national campaign to assist the thousands of health care users whose lives remain threatened by the chronic plague …
Leadership training: individual self-reflection and collaborative leadership Read More »
The ASC team has been working on collecting the stories of Somali women for a publication that is intended to document the stories of Somali women living in South Africa – why they came, what they faced on the journey, what their experiences have been after reaching South Africa and what their aspirations are for …
Listening Voices: Refugee women to share their stories Read More »
In moving forward with the Post -2015 Development Agenda, the issue of inclusivity has been raised. Vulnerable groups such as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex individuals (LGBTI), women, the elderly and migrants should no be left behind in implementing the Post-2015 Development Agenda. These were some of the sentiments shared among those that attended …
Renowned author of ‘Three-Letter Plague, Midlands and The Number”, Johnny Steinberg won SA’s premier non-fiction prize, the Sunday Times Alan Paton Award. Now an associate professor of African Studies at Oxford, Johnny Steinberg embarked on a journey of sharing the story of a Somali man (Asad) who fled the city of Mogadishu as a child …
‘A Man of Good Hope’- Johnny Steinberg Book Discussion Read More »
ACTION’s attendance of the dialogue hosted by the Southern African Liasion’s Office (SALO), and respective partners on August 06, 2015, provided an opportunity for all present to engage on the topic of ‘Building Regional and International Consensus: Burundi, Lesotho, Madagascar and Zimbabwe’. The panelists that were made up of various practitioners, academics and researchers in …
A call for better collaboration: multilateral interventions Read More »
No matter our ethnicity, religion or background, we can always find things in common with others who we share this planet with. During the month of August, which is internationally celebrated as women’s month, there are men and women everywhere who are willing to leave their differences aside in pursuit of a common goal: the …
“Young people told us that they want a hand up and not a hand out. They told us that they do not want to be passive recipients of government interventions. But rather, they are ready to be active partners in youth development. They are not looking for special favours from government. But instead, they want …
Engaging Youth on Managing international Migration Read More »
