Our mission is to strengthen the ability of all partners to deliver on their respective mandates through collaborative action. To develop a desired future for a stable prosperous Clanwilliam that is economically viable for all its residents. Everyone is pointing to someone else, to find the source of the problem of rapid urban sprawl. It is however a COMPLEX SYSTEMIC problem which is going to take
an INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENTAL APPROACH and MULTI-STAKEHOLDER COLLABORATIVE effort to solve. Benefits for Community:
• Collective bargaining group.
• Community prioritises what should receive first attention.
• Community is part of all processes and takes ownership to work on solutions themselves.
• Possibility of winning through training and participation, trust and being included in the value chain.
• Community is formalized in their represented groups, and no one is excluded.
• Community holds themselves responsible at all levels within the framework of good relationships and reciprocal respectful citizenship.
• Common development agenda leading to joint action.
• Opportunity to work together despite potential differences.
• Shared risks and rewards.
• Discovery of hidden resources here in the locality.
• Improved communication between sectors.
• Improved public participation.
• The Speed of trust fortified through practically succeeding together.
• Strengthen the ability of all partners to deliver on their respective mandates through collaborative action
• Overcome sectors, departments, civil society and government working in silos.
• Restore and heal divisive historic trauma with local collaborative successes.
• A Cross-sector partnership draws from local expertise available to strengthen weak capacity in Local Government.
• For a Cross-sector partnership to work all residents, producers and businesspeople contributes proportionally. Value Driven
Finding common ground in a historically segregated, ethnic and economically diverse community is almost impossible. Getting people to work together in any business, school or family takes hard work and committed leadership. These are the values that we have found the people of Clanwilliam agree on.
• We want to work with everyone.
• We do not want to fight with anyone.
• We are looking for practical solutions.
• We are looking for knowledgeable people to do the job
• We do not want to exclude anyone.
• We want to live together in peace.
• We want to unlock as many economic opportunities as possible for our people.
• We are hard on crime but gentle on people.
• We want to do first and then talk.
• We must each contribute and take responsibility.
• We always should maintain high standards. Founding partners:
Cederberg Municipality, Rooibos ltd., Khayelitsha Residents Committee, KKPP, Changemakers-HUB, Clanwilliam Business Chamber, Clanwilliam Community Police forum, Namakwaland Citrus, John Mountain, Ruben Richards Foundation. Stakeholders Map:
Additional stakeholders and potential partners to be included. All representative leaders, CEO’s, MD’s, key-decision-makers in the Government, Health & Social Welfare, Business & Farmers, Education & Skill-development and Safety & Security Sectors, Tourism, Recreation and Sport, with the support of Academics, and research institutions, Faith-based Organizations, NGOs, Local Indigenous people Chief, and ALL local elected Political Parties. Note that the Clanwilliam Partnership does not seek to represent stakeholders, institutions, and organizations in Clanwilliam, but rather offers a cross-sector platform for collaboration.
