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Philanthropy and Equity: The Case of South Africa
This paper explores the potential role for philanthropy to promote greater equity in South Africa. It also aims to stimulate further discussion and debate about how philanthropic resources can best contribute to a more just and equitable South Africa, and encourage others engaged in philanthropy elsewhere in the world to reflect on South Africa's experience
What happended to Kliptown?
This Research Report comprises two parts: a theoretical introduction and a creative
component entitled âWhat Happened to Kliptown?â The overall piece of work focuses
on Kliptown, an historic area about 20 kilometres south-west of Johannesburg, between
Eldorado Park and Soweto. Kliptown was the site of the Congress of the People in June
1955 where the Freedom Charter was reviewed and adopted. The Research Report
focuses on the work of the Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) in Kliptown to
build a monument and set of buildings on Freedom Square, re-named the Walter Sisulu
Square of Dedication. The JDAâs work in Kliptown was initiated in preparation for their
hosting 50th anniversary celebrations in June 2005.
The theoretical introduction explores themes of development and memorialisation in
post-apartheid South Africa as well as âthe spectacleâ and âthe ordinaryâ in relation to
Kliptownâs development. The essay also explores the writing process for the creative
piece including:
⢠My choice of topic;
⢠My choice of form and structure; and
⢠The process of writing and revising.
The creative component of âWhat Happened to Kliptown?â is written in the first person,
present tense. The piece charts my journey to explore the new Square in Kliptown and its
impact, especially in relation to how the residents of Kliptown engage with the Square. I
then explore the perspective of some of the people who worked for the JDA on the
project. The piece is written in numerous sections and scenes that weave together stories
from Kliptownâs history, Kliptownâs present and my personal experience