‘Congested shacks’; photo credit Zolelwa Mabendla | Photovoice (SLF, Water and Fire)
Featured current projects
An Introduction and Practical Guide to Community Engagement and Involvement (CEI) in Health Research – An Online Learning Resource
An online, interactive course on the topic of community engagement and involvement (CEI) in global health research.
Cities Support Programme, Township Economic Development Project
The Cities Support Programme (CSP) of National Treasury is implementing a Township Economic Development (TED) Project with SLF as the leading technical partner.
Dilemmas of health equity in global health research: A study of research on climate-sensitive infectious disease
An academic research project that aims to challenge the boundaries of research ethics and creatively explore new opportunities for researchers, in partnership with communities, to respond meaningfully and sustainably to causes of health inequity.
Selected past projects
Formalising Informal Micro-Enterprises (FIME)
The FIME project pioneered new research methodology on South Africa’s informal township economy. The SLF project team developed and applied the small-area census method to document all economic activities in 9 townships.
Township Development Strategy for Uitenhage / Kariega
SLF was commissioned by the Volkswagen Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Trust to advise the Trust on an economic development strategy for the townships surrounding Uitenhage (Kariega).
Unlocking Land for Micro-Enterprise Growth (ULMEG)
The ULMEG project sought to investigate and highlight the multiple ways that land use systems impact on economic growth and business in marginalised urban communities.
Water and Fire
UKRI GCRF Water and Fire: 15 ‘Best Bets’ to enhance capacity and reduce risk for transformative adaptation with vulnerable residents on the Cape Flats.
Safe Shebeens
SLF collaborated with 23 shebeen owners in the informal settlement of Sweet Home Farm, Cape Town, to co-produce strategies for making shebeens safer social spaces.
The Heart of the Matter
The Heart of the Matter (HOTM) was a community engagement in health science research project that acted on the growing challenge of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in South Africa.