Preventing violence: lessons about after-school programming

The Western Cape’s After School Game Changer project shows what good coordination and collaboration can achieve.

To address the high levels of violence in South Africa, government, non-governmental organisations and academic institutions need to collaborate. But these sectors have different mandates, practices and systems. Coordination is necessary and requires a well-resourced team that understands the importance of relationships, offers leadership and can make systems work to meet identified needs. Lessons from the Western Cape’s After School Game Changer show what coordination and collaboration can achieve.

About the author

Penny Parenzee is a part-time Senior Researcher with the Justice and Violence Prevention programme at the ISS. She is a Project Co-ordinator at the Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance, has managed European Union-funded programmes, conducted research and budget monitoring and expenditure tracking. Penny was a Fulbright Scholar and has Master’s degrees in law and social policy, and clinical social work.

Picture: Amelia Broodryk/ISS