Ranyaka Community Transformation

Ranyaka Community Transformation is a registered urban planning non-profit and Public Benefit Organisation working in South Africa to mobilize communities to become active participants and drivers of positive transformation in their towns and neighborhoods. Ranyaka currently operates in 25 communities across 8 of South Africa's nine provinces. Scroll down past 'Upcoming Major Projects' for more information about Ranyaka and the Proud of my Town programme they are implementing across South Africa. THE FERN - RANYAKA CONNECTION FERN Impact Partners LLC is a New York-based investment manager specializing in positive impact-themed investments that will be shaping the world for years to come. FERN collaborates with Ranyaka to bring about positive, holistic and sustainable impact in under-resourced communities. The overall objective is to facilitate and accelerate the flow of capital for meaningful impact. YOUR GIFTS ARE TAX-DEDUCTIBLE KBFUS is a U.S. public charity within the meaning of Sections 501(c)(3) and 509(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code. This means that donors are eligible for a U.S. income tax deduction for their contributions, to the extent permitted by U.S. tax law. HELP US REACH THE $5000 MARK TO WITHDRAW FUNDS While KBF.US enables us to run campaigns very cost effectively in the US, we need to reach a $5000 hurdle to be able to draw any funding raised on the platform. Please assist us by sharing widely! Also, even small monthly donations will help us in many exponential ways, not least of which is to always be able to clear the $5000 minimum distribution threshold. UPCOMING MAJOR PROJECTS - DECEMBER 2022 FOR GIVING TUESDAY 2022, WE ARE FUNDRAISING FOR THE FOLLOWING TWO PROJECTS: FIX YOUR SPACE PAARL - $11 000 Transforming a community - one street at a time In South Africa's Western Cape province, a small community named 'Chicago' in the town of Paarl is preparing for their first-ever Fix Your Space event taking place on 9 and 10 December 2022. Ranyaka has been journeying with the community of Chicago for the past 3 years - understanding local challenges, identifying strengths in the midst of this marginalised community, and mobilising and equipping project teams to be the drivers of change in their area. in April 2022, Ranyaka hosted a 'Reimagine Chicago' event where over 400 community members shared their ideas on how to transform one street in their area. The community spoke. We listened. Extensive planning followed in collaboration with the local project team. On 9 an 10 December, volunteers will tackle a section of Springbok Street. Activities will include:
Painting houses and small home-based shops
Fixing and installing fencing
Installing solar lighting (crime flourishes in dark alleys)
Planting trees
General cleaning up
Call for support Fundraising in South Africa is ongoing. As at 24 November 2022, a total of $11 000 was still needed to successfully implement this project. Below: Community members in Chicago shared ideas on how to create a safer, cleaner, more attractive, more investor-friendly neighbourhood CHRISTMAS MEALS FOR DISPLACED FLOOD VICTIMS - $3300 Make a difference for 1 436 flood victims left homeless The floodwaters that brought devastation to South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province in April 2022 subsided seven months ago. However, hundreds of families are still dealing with the aftermath. This festive season from 9 to 11 December 2022, Ranyaka is joining forces with over 150 NGOs from the Inanda, Ntuzuma and KwaMashu (INK) and Umlazi areas to serve Christmas lunches to 1 436 community members still being housed in 12 public community halls in these areas. The Drive also marks the launch of a campaign to raise funds for Back-to-School starter stationery packs and school uniforms for children under 18 housed in these halls.
$8,22 will sponsor a Christmas meal and colddrinks for a family of four
$8,80 will sponsor a basic Back-to-School stationery kit (250 kits needed)
$29,37 will sponsor a bottle of gas for cooking (total of 12 bottles needed)
$7,64 will sponsor a pair of school shoes (250 pairs needed)
$15,86 will sponsor the average school uniform for one child (250 pairs needed)
As at 24 November 2022, a total of $3300 was still required to successfully roll out this project. (This includes meals, cooking gas and stationery kits for 250 children, but excludes uniforms and shoes.) Read the story about Ranyaka's involvement in flood relief efforts supported by the Nedbank Proud of my Town programme and other co-funders and donors here . On 24 April, official reports indicated that over 17 000 households and 121 687 people had been affected by the floods. By end November 2022, hundreds of displaced families are still being housed in community halls. Living conditions are difficult. There is no privacy. Many halls struggle with food shortages. MORE ABOUT RANYAKA BACKGROUND: PURSUING COLLECTIVE, SYSTEMIC TRANSFORMATION Ranyaka works towards collective and sustainable impact on a grassroots, as well as a systemic level - looking beyond once-off, isolated interventions towards co-creating holistic transformation programs for under-resourced communities who face immense socio-economic challenges every day. CO-CREATING SOLUTIONS Ranyaka tackles complex socio-economic challenges and works hand-in-hand with local communities, stakeholders across multiple sectors, faith-based institutions, academic institutions, funders and all levels of government to:
Employ a cost-effective model to identify challenges, opportunities and resources within an area
Develop plans to address these challenges, unlock opportunities and activate change agents & communities to self-organize
Facilitate multi-sectoral collaboration and interventions
Build cohesion and strong local networks
Create lean impact opportunities for communities, corporates & other funders; and
Implement programs & projects that achieve collective impact, as opposed to isolated impact.
Ranyaka's work and approach is based on a sound theoretical and tested development framework , strong analytical tools, skills across a number of disciplines and sectors and care and concern for the communities with whom they collaborate. PROUD OF MY TOWN PROGRAMME Ranyaka is currently implementing a national socio-economic transformation initiative known as Proud of my Town for one of South Africa's largest banks. Watch the video below for more about Proud of my Town. PROGRAMS/THEMES - Early Childhood Development - Community Safety - Building Business (Enterpreneurial & Enterprise Development) - Fix Your Space (Repair and beautification of public spaces) - People Care & Development (Includes food security, addressing Gender-based Violence, women empowerment programmes) - Strong Schools (Supporting educational initiatives and strengthening the capacity of schools) - Sport, Art & Culture - Land & Property (including a growing food gardens network) - Collaboration Initiatives