Questions/Answers
Question 1
Veuillez faire une brève description de l’initiative, en incluant les problèmes et défis abordés et les solutions apportées par l’initiative (300 mots maximum)
Thabane Community centre was implemented to provide people with the opportunity to work and organise together for the benefit of their local communities, including adult education social and cultural activities
It also constitutes a meeting place for voluntary organisations or other groups in the community which need accommodation.
a. Quels sont les objectifs principaux de l’initiative?
Veuillez décrire les objectifs principaux de l’initiative (200 mots maximum)
Implemented to provide people with the opportunity to work and organise together for the benefit of their local communities, including adult education social and cultural activities
It also constitutes a meeting place for voluntary organisations or other groups in the community which need accommodation.
b. Comment l’initiative s’intègre-t-elle dans la catégorie sélectionnée?
Veuillez décrire comment l’initiative est liée aux critères de la catégorie (200 mots maximum)
implemented to provide people with the opportunity to work and organise together for the benefit of their local communities, including adult education social and cultural activities
It also constitutes a meeting place for voluntary organisations or other groups in the community which need accommodation.
Question 2
L’initiative doit viser à améliorer la vie des personnes, notamment en améliorant la contribution des services publics à la mise en œuvre du Programme de développement durable à l'horizon 2030 et à la réalisation des Objectifs de développement durable (ODD).
Veuillez expliquer comment l’initiative améliore la prestation du service public (200 mots maximum)
Most communities, even small rural ones, have at least one community hall and some other community facilities – a library, a hospital or clinic, a small museum or historic site. Improving those facilities can mean different things for different communities.
For others, existing facilities may be old, and speak only to the needs of a community that has long since changed. Still others might find themselves with community facilities that are adequate in some ways, but that have become rundown or dangerous, and need to be revitalized. A less obvious situation is one in which community facilities are in good shape and seem to be adequate, but aren’t being used.
Question 3
L’initiative doit avoir un impact positif sur un ou plusieurs groupes de personnes (par exemple d’enfants, de femmes, de personnes âgées, de personnes à mobilité réduite, etc.) et aborder un problème important de prestation de services publics dans le contexte d’un pays ou d’une région donnée.
a. Veuillez expliquer comment l'initiative a résolu un problème important lié à la prestation des services publics (200 mots maximum)
The community did not have the place of gathering for social, recreational and religious purposes. The building of the community hall has assisted a great deal in bringing the community together to advance matters of common interests.
b. Veuillez expliquer comment l'initiative a eu un impact positif sur un ou plusieurs groupes de la population dans le contexte de votre pays ou région (200 mots maximum)
The community hall is used by community for gatherings on issues of social, religious and recreational purposes
Question 4
L’initiative doit présenter une idée innovante, une approche définitivement nouvelle ou encore une politique unique ou une approche de mise en œuvre afin d’atteindre les Objectifs de développement durable dans le contexte d’un pays ou d’une région donnée.
a. Veuillez expliquer de quelle manière l’initiative est innovante dans le contexte de votre pays ou région (200 mots maximum)
Public space provides opportunities for people to meet and be exposed to a variety of neighbors.
These meetings often take place by chance, but they also can come through active organizing. The art of promoting constructive interaction among people in public spaces has been nearly forgotten in many communities.
Planners, architects, and public administrators have focused more on creating aesthetic places and on providing for the unimpeded movement and storage of automobiles than on creating places that encourage social interaction. More recently, public officials have been even more concerned with security and maximizing their ability to observe and control people in public spaces
Question 4b
b. Veuillez décrire si l’initiative est inédite ou si elle est une adaptation d’une même initiative dans un autre contexte (si vous savez lequel) (200 mots maximum)
It is the adaption from other context, where these initiatives were implemented suscessfully
Question 4c
c. Quelles ressources (par exemple, financières, humaines, matérielles ou d’autres ressources) ont été utilisés pour la mise en œuvre de l’initiative ? (200 mots maximum)
The project was funded by Nkangala District Municipality through equitable share grant received from national fiscals. In terms of the human resources employed on the project, they were delegated as follows:
Nkangala District Municipality - Municipal Manager, General Manager Technical Services, Chief Financial Officer, Project Manager
Dr JS Moroka Local Municipality - Ward Councilllor, Traditional Leader, Community Liaison Officer, Technician
Service Provider (Implementation) - Contracts manager, Site manager, Site Foreman, Safety Officer
Service Provider (Design and Implementation Monitoring) - Project Engineer, Site Technician, Safety Representative
Question 5
L’initiative doit pouvoir s’adapter à d’autres contextes (par exemple à d’autres villes, pays ou régions). Peut-il déjà être prouvé qu’elle a inspiré des innovations similaires dans d’autres institutions du secteur public dans un pays donné, une région, ou au niveau mondial?
L’initiative a-t-elle été transférées dans d’autres contextes?
Oui
Nkangala District Municipality has implemented several seminal innovative in different areas of the District, which inspired other neighboring communities who subsequently requested Nkangala District Municipality to implement the same initiative in their areas.
Question 6
L’initiative doit pouvoir durer sur une longue période de temps.
a. Veuillez décrire si l’initiative est durable et comment (couvrant les aspects sociaux, économiques et environnementaux) (300 mots maximum)
The initiative is sustainable in a way that it provides longer lifespan for use by member of the community for purposes of gathering for their social, environmental and economic initiatives.
b. Veuillez décrire si et comment l’initiative peut durer dans le temps (300 mots maximum)
The initiative is sustainable in a way that it provides longer lifespan for use by member of the community for purposes of gathering for their social, environmental and economic initiatives. The community will only require periodic maintenance once in every 5 to 7 years. However routine maintenance will only be on minor items such as sewer blockage and replacement of lights bulbs which may seldomly occur.
Question 7
L’initiative doit avoir fait l’objet d’une évaluation formelle, montrant des évidences de son impact sur l’amélioration de la vie des personnes.
a. L’initiative a-t-elle fait l’objet d’une évaluation formelle ?
Non
Question 8
L’initiative doit démontrer qu’elle a impliqué divers intervenants, notamment d’institutions, de la société civile ou du secteur privé, lorsque c’était possible.
L’agenda 2030 pour le développement durable met l’accent sur la collaboration, l’engagement, la coordination, le partenariat et l’inclusion. Veuillez décrire comment les parties prenantes ont été impliquées dans la conception, la mise en œuvre et l’évaluation de l’initiative. Veuillez refléter leurs rôles et contributions (300 mots maximum)
The initiative was considered after being requested by members of the community during Mayoral Outreach programmes, where the Executive Mayor visit and interact with members of the communities. These included ordinary members, traditional leaders and Civic organizations. This was then reprioritized and thereafter funded for purposes of implementation.
Question 9
Veuillez décrire les leçons clés apprises ainsi que toutes les idées que vous avez quant à l’amélioration de l’initiative (200 mots maximum)
Lessons learn is that the District Municipality is there to be a servant of the community. Once their aspirations are made know, they have to be taken into consideration and be accordingly prioritized. These enables peace and prosperity to prevail among these communities.