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ESR REVIEW: Economic & Social Rights Review in Africa

Admin March 28, 2023

Welcome to the first issue of ESR Review of 2021, which is part of an ongoing special series on access to justice. At the time of this writing, the world bears witness to brutal attacks by the Nigerian government on #EndSARS protesters over the past three weeks. The Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), a police unit,..

Faith in the City, Individual Publications, Pathways out of Homelessness - Research theme, SARS Street Homelessness & COVID-19

Fostering Integrated, Collaborative Approaches to End Street Homelessness: A COVID-19 Perspective

Wayne Renkin March 28, 2022

ABSTRACT This article maps the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown in the City of Tshwane through the lens of street homelessness. This is done through a “thick description” of what happened during this time. This map is then read against both the intention of the Tshwane Homelessness Policy and the said objectives of the Tshwane Homelessness..

The Centre’s research approach is to follow a praxis-methodology, assuming deep local immersion in communities, from where analytical, reflective, visioning and strategic tools are employed to read society, to foster a critical consciousness, and to make urban change.

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Our research is engaged and trans-disciplinary, bringing together academics, activists, practitioners and community members, to share diverse experiences and knowledges, to collaborate as equals, to facilitate new partnerships, and to foster ownership for change-making and policy formation from below.

				
					
						
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