Partnership Projects

Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation

The Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) is a South African non-governmental organisation. Since its inception in 1989, the CSVR has been dedicated to making a meaningful contribution to peaceful and fundamental transformation in South Africa and hence, in the Southern African region. The CSVR is committed to:

• Helping South Africans to better understand the effects of the past on the present;
• Developing ways to prevent violence and combat its effects, as well as to overcome intolerance;
• Building a human rights culture in South Africa;
• Facilitating the process of "human development" through re-building the "social fabric" and the organs of civil society;
• The management and facilitation of reconstruction and development initiatives so as to ensure that these do not lead to increased social conflict or violence;
• The transformation and democratisation of state institutions inherited from the past;
• Developing and transferring the skills necessary to build sustainable reconciliation and democracy in South Africa;
• Ensuring that policy is fed from grassroots models to government;
• Monitoring government progress in building a human rights culture and in transforming state institutions

Website: http://www.csvr.org.za/

 

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Institute for Security Studies

The mission of the Institute for Security Studies is to conceptualise, inform and enhance the security debate in Africa through independent applied research and analysis; facilitating and supporting policy formulation; raising awareness of decision-makers and the public; monitoring trends and policy implementation; collecting, interpreting and disseminating information; national, regional and international networking; and capacity-building

Website: http://www.iss.co.za/  

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UMAC (U Managing Conflict)

UMAC (U Managing Conflict) is a dynamic NGO in the Western and Eastern Cape that has been active in the field of community conflict management and peacebuilding for more than 15 years. With a strong presence in the human safety and security sector, UMAC facilitates conflict interventions/mediation, process design, peace monitoring and skills training in various social arenas.

Website: http://www.umac.org.za/

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The Institute of Criminology

The Institute of Criminology is a research unit linked to the Department of Criminal Justice, Faculty of Law at the University of Cape Town. The Institute's aim is to initiate, co-ordinate and develop research and extension services in the broad field of criminology, and to promote public interest in all aspects of criminology. Current projects include research in policing, sentencing and punishment and non-state justice systems. The Social Justice Resource Project provides research support to staff, students and the general public. Postgraduate courses in criminology leading to degrees in the Faculties of Law and Humanities are offered under the auspices of the Department of Criminal Justice.

Website: http://www.uct.ac.za/depts/criminology