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Four key areas<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
This milestone partnership will focus on four key areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Prevention, by developing strategies to prevent homelessness, especially for individuals transitioning from institutions such as hospitals, care facilities and prisons;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Developmental services to expand shelter accommodation, day centres, outreach programmes and employment pathways that promote dignity and long-term independence;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Data and measurement to establish an integrated citywide data system to track progress and inform evidence-based policy;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Collaboration, to strengthen partnerships between government, non-profits, business and people with lived experience of homelessness.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Developed collaboratively<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
These goals were developed collaboratively with input from several organisations, including MES, U-turn, Streetscapes, The Haven, Oasis, Voortrekker Corridor Improvement District (VRCID), Cape Town Central City Improvement District (CCID) and the City of Cape Town\u2019s community services and health directorate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Transformative opportunity<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
MES, a long-standing partner in urban regeneration and social development, welcomes this commitment as a transformative opportunity to deepen collaboration and align efforts across sectors. The organisation believes that meaningful progress will depend on shared accountability, innovation, and compassion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis partnership represents a vital collective step toward addressing homelessness in a coordinated, measurable and sustainable way,\u201d said Maartens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are proud to stand alongside our partners in creating pathways to dignity, work readiness and community reintegration for those who have experienced homelessness.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Here signing the memorandum of understanding are (from ldft) Megan Pangni (head: City of Cape Town’s street people programme), Zukiswa Mandlana (executive director of the community services and health directorate) and Julia Wager (acting chief executive officer: IGH).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Joining Vanguard Cities Network<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
By joining the Vanguard Cities Network, Cape Town will collaborate with international peers such as Chicago, Adelaide and S\u00e3o Paulo, sharing best practices and receiving technical support from IGH to refine and scale proven interventions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For MES this initiative reinforces its vision of creating sustainable cities through holistic urban transformation, empowering individuals to restore dignity, rebuild independence and re-join society as active citizens, Maartens pointed out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- MES is a Christian social-development organisation that has been transforming the heart of South Africa\u2019s cities since 1986. Actively working to provide sustainable solutions to urban poverty, MES operates in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and Kempton Park. MES offers professional social-development services to vulnerable and at-risk individuals, families and communities. Programmes are tailored to the specific needs and resources of each area, ensuring a holistic and integrated approach to upliftment, empowerment and sustainable change.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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