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#citizenskonnek

English

Active Citizenship is launching a virtual campaign on the 1 Dec - sharing positive stories and messages for 31 days -everyday we will have a different positive message with the hashtag
#citizenskonnek
With all the negative words going around it stuck in people’s brain and influence behavior - we can change behavior if we spread more positive words

Join us as we spreading positive stories and messages

French

Active Citizenship lance une campagne virtuelle le 1er décembre - partager des histoires positives et des messages pendant 31 jours - chaque jour, nous aurons un message positif différent avec le hashtag
#citizenskonnek
Avec tous les mots négatifs qui circulent dans le cerveau et influencent le comportement des gens - nous pouvons changer de comportement si nous répandons plus de mots positifs

Rejoignez-nous alors que nous diffusons des histoires et des messages positifs

IsiXhosa

Active citizenship iqala i iphulo ngomhla we 01 December 2017. Apho kuzathi kwabelwane ngamabali kunye nemiyalezo eyakhayo. Oku kuzakuthatha iintsuku ezingama -31. Sizakuthi sifumane imiyalezo eyakhayo kanye ngelanga. Sizakuthi sisebenzise i Hashtag#citizenskonnek.

Kuzo zonke izinto ezimbi ezingcwele indawo yonke kulula ukuba zihlale ezingqondweni zabantu zize zilawule indlela abantu abaziphatha ngayo. Sinakho ukuyitshintsha yonke le nto ukuba singasasaza amazwi awakhayo namnandi.

Si- joyine kweli phulo lokusasaza amabali kunye nemiyalezo eyakhayo

Afrikaans

Active Citizenship beplan om ‘n veldtog op 1 Desember 2017 om stories en boodskappe met positiewe impak gedeel kan word. Vir 31 dae sal ons verskeie positiewe stories deel op #citizenskonnek.

Met al die negatiewe woorde wat rondgaan word mense se denke en dade negatief beinvloed. Ons kan d denke en dade verander deur positiewe stories en boodskappe op gemeenskaplike grondslag te deep

Kom ons neem hande en deel in d veldtog om positiewe stories en boodskappe te versprei

IsiZulu

Izishoshovu zezakhamuzi ziqhakambisa umkhankaso usemqoka ozoba ngomhlaka 1 kuZibandlela- lapho kobe kunikwana khona imiyalezo nezingxoxo okuzothatha izinsuku ezingamashumi amathathu nanye- izinsuku zonke sizoba neziqubulo ezahlukene ezakhayo #citizenskonnek.                       

Nawo wonke amazwi abusa imiqondo yabantu agqugquzela ukuziphatha kwabo- singayishintsha indlela yokuziphatha kwabantu ngokusabalalisa amazwi akhanayo.    

Hlanganyela kanye nathi sisabalalise amazwi nezindaba ezakhanayo.

About us

Active Citizenship is a network of individuals and  community organisations working to bring together vision, advice, best practice and awareness from a wide range of professional communities. Answers lie with citizens. Through social networks we can change/improve/share products and services.

What

Influence and develop a variety of online mapping approaches to the challenges faced by citizens of South Africa. The main aim is to connect people and services in communities through training on different social network platforms on their mobile phones. The first phase is a form of citizen journalism; The next phase is mapping the story or person to someone or services that can help.

How

Network with individuals and organisations by following the issue

Approach

Develop a specific online mapping approach through a process of information sharing and linking of various individuals and organisations. Develop a one-stop application that links people's stories or issues, with a network of organisations. As well as map organisations back to individuals, with a vast array of options.

What we do

  • Network individuals and organisations
  • Connect people and services
  • Pool individual and collective skills and resources together
  • Develop various approaches to the challenges faced by South Africans

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Meet Our Team

Lydia-Anne worked as an Adult Education Teacher and Trainer and ECD Curriculum Developer with Grassroots Adult Education Trust in Athlone and at Grow in Brixton. She then spent more than ten years in News Research and live broadcast show-producing at the SABC Newsroom in Johannesburg. She is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Johannesburg, with a Masters of Arts (Journalism and Media Studies), University of Witwatersrand: 2012

Lydia Plaatjies

Director of Active Citizenship

Leslene is a Director at Active Citizenship, She is also co-owner of Felix Bodyworks with her husband, Varyl. She's a great story teller, connector of people, organizer and events planner. She's good at getting others to interact and socialise. She describes herself as easy to work with and willing and eager to get the task completed. She's calm in stressful situations and a quick thinker. With a huge capacity to stay optimistic and positive even in the face of adversity.

Leslene Felix

Director of Active Citizenship

Desiree Paulsen is a transformation and diversity facilitator and organisational development consultant. She has a Masters in Adult Education, Training and Devlopment. Born and bred in Cape Town she is passionate about social transformation and believes that as citizens we can ' be the change we want to see'! She has started an initiative called Africa Spirals of Change whose vision is about assisting organisations to harness their collective wisdom and find the solutions from within.

Desiree Paulsen

Development Consultant

Fatimah is a media practitioner and documentary film maker from nothern Nigeria. She is passionate about transforming the globe through media. She has created and hosted groundbreaking documentaries and TV shows both within and outside of the African continent which sought to bridge cultural, religious and racial divides.  She is currently finalising a Bachelor of Arts in Television in Cape Town.  

Fatimah Oriola

Media Practitioner

Stevan Buxt is a transmedia producer, consultant and educator. He has an Honours Degree in in Development Economics and a Management Advancement Certificate from Wits and has also completed training in M & E, Grants Management and VR360. Born in Krugersdorp, Stevan has worked globally since 2001. His current consulting work focuses on transmedia production and supporting strategy and management for comprehensive and integrated media strategies and changing media landscapes. Stevan is deeply committed to effecting positive social change.

Stevan Buxt

Transmedia Consultant

Vuyiseka Majali  is a developmental specialist with an interdisciplinary interest. She graduated with masters of social science in social anthropology at University of Fort Hare. She has worked in various fields including community based conservation, environmental and social justice, climate change and development & education and development. Vuyi works as a monitoring officer at the Department of Social Development: Early Childhood Development and Partial Care Directorate. Her passion lies in people centred development and community development. Vuyi’s home language isiXhosa.

Vuyiseka Majali

Developmental Specialist

Dr Sarah Henkeman is an independent conflict and social justice researcher and practitioner. Prior to, during and after the end of apartheid, she worked for public interest, human rights, community safety and conflict resolution organisations while studying part and full-time over several years. She partners with Universities, NGOs and CBOs to impart analytical skills to a range of lay and professional participants.

Dr Sarah Henkeman

Conflict and Social Justice researcher and practitioner.

Gabrielle self-published her first book “On Solid Ground” in 2011. It describes her arduous journey after the brutal and callous murder of her husband Anton Lubowski, a Namibian lawyer and political activist. She has worked as an educator for over 40 years, and has enhanced her pedagogical experience with training in counselling, life coaching and parenting skills. She has trained teachers and parents in many different settings, but her core passion and focus is the creative engagement with children and their vital stages of development.

Gabrielle Lubowski

Educator, Author, Parent Coach

Keenan Carelse

Fundraising Coordinator

Jessica is a young girl passionate about life and people. Determined to live full and die empty, and encourage others to join in on this life motto. My heart for Africa and all its beautiful people is so filled with hope. United we are strong.

Jessica Carelse

Finance Coordinator

Nadia is an African. She is 37 years old and the daughter of political activist Anton Lubowski, who gave his life for a fair, free and just Southern Africa. She loves children and feels they deserve all the love in the world. She would love to be part of creating a world where we are all valued for who we are. She lives everyday to make South AFrica the place that her father so passionately lived his life for.

Nadia Lubowski

Story Telling

Danelle describes herself as a hardworking and passionate law student who has a keen interest in humanitarian affairs and international relations. She believe that all people hold a responsibility to contribute to the society around them in which ever capacity, big or small. She's bilingual and tends to give her all to things she's passionate about. She believes the gratest satisfaction is the feeling of the helping someone.

Danelle Plaatjies

Law Student

Francesca is a theatremaker, writer and performer with a Bachelor's degree in Dramatic Arts, from the University of Witwatersrand. She is currently a freelance artist and yogi, with a bohemian soul, based in Johannesburg.

Francesca Matthys

Theatremaker, Writer, Performer

Khanya is a multilingual law student who is impressed with the power of words. She wants to be able to say that she's made a difference for those to come. She works like a kettle: extremely well under pressure and makes a great cup of tea.

Khanya Gubangxa

Law Student

Lidian is a weird, emotional, extra, cuddly and creative.

Lidian Plaatjies

Scholar

Faizah Wilson

Entrepreneur, Social Activist