A just urban transition approach opens a new economic outlook towards informal settlement upgrading, one that combines livelihoods, resilience and neighbourhood development. In particular, public employment programmes focused on social value creation, such as the SEF and CWP, can be leveraged to drive a just urban transition approach to informal settlements.

This is the final learning brief produced by Isandla Institute under the Safer Places: Resilient Institutes and Neighbourhoods Together (SPRINT) Project. The brief highlights the importance of schools in offering a positive learning and interactive environment and as a potential entry point for area-based violence prevention interventions (ABVPI). It provides context as to the extent in which schools are affected…