You are a vital part of this community and whether you join in as a Project Leader or a worker bee Revamp will brainstorm ideas, guide, assist, and promote your efforts to make this community stronger for future generations.
YOU ARE NEEDED!
KIDZONE:
PROJECT LEADER: (open)
ISSUE: Kids have few safe places to play
ABOUT: Creating safe spaces for kids to play outside, and for families and residents to socialize
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TASK:
For Steenbok way: bench repair is needed;
Collect old tyres and other materials
Find storage space
Send word to any artisan who can create furniture or playground equipment from tyres or other material
Discuss skateboard park and other social places
Encourage residents to use the space as much as possible
Engage Neighbourhood Watch to avoid theft
* Join a project
* Volunteer your skills
* Get family and friends involved in creating a fantastic community for all!
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GREENING INITIATIVE
PROJECT LEADER: Jenni
ISSUE: Parks build healthy and safe communities
ABOUT: Creating welcoming open spaces for the whole family
TASK:
Buy a plant, preferably indigenous;
Plant in marked space on "Planting days" (once a month);
Water plants with grey water;
If necessary, create a roster for people to care for plants;
Encourage social use of open space with family picnics;
Keep space clean of litter and dog waste
Engage Neighbourhood Watch to avoid theft
MORE EYES OUTSIDE
=
LESS CRIME INSIDE!
What is YOUR passion?
How can YOU improve your neighbourhood?
Suggest a project and we will work with you!
MAN UP
PROJECT LEADER: (open)
ISSUE: Street sexual harassment and abuse of women
ABOUT: To engage men to volunteer in public areas, wearing T-shirts or sash, and providing man-to-man peer pressure to stop street sexual harassment.
This is not a service to protect women but rather to send the message to men that this is unacceptable behavior.
TASK:
Create slogans for T-shirts, sashes, cards
Work with local printers to print T-shirts, sashes and cards, and with police and security company to support effort.
Request men volunteer some time to wear branded T-shirt or sash and be vigilant to street harassment, creating man-to-man peer pressure to raise awareness and prevention
FUNDING: Printing; T-shirts
TASK:
Identify small plots (various Project Leaders in different communities)
Hospital garden: Small committee to work on overall proposal and design. Invite UCT Engineers or others to design waste water recycling feature that can be incorporated into the land and potentially become an educational spot or tourism point of interest.
FOOD GARDENS:
PROJECT LEADERS: (open)
ISSUE: 80% of SA households are food insecure; poor nutrition has an impact on everyone
Small gardens: guerilla gardens – finding smaller spots where food can be grown
Large garden: the False Bay Hospital board wants a formal proposal, with funding mechanism included, before granting approval.
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Building
stronger
safer
united
communities
together
What is important is not so much how long you live as whether you live a meaningful life.
This doesn’t mean accumulating money and fame, but being of service to your fellow human beings.
It means helping others if you can, but even if you can’t do that, at least not harming them.
~ Dalai Lama
D-DAY – COMBATTING HOMELESSNESS
PROJECT LEADER: (open)
ISSUE: Homeless people across the Valley with no available options to get off the street.
ABOUT: Providing practical and long-term assistance to the large number of homeless people in the Valley.
The "Dignity Day" project (project name to be determined) will offer a regular (weekly or monthly) shower, barber, grooming, or hairdressing service, laundered clothing plus new clothing, skills training, meal, and a medical and dental check-up by health professionals.
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TASK:
Find venue with shower/s.
Donations of soap, shampoo, clothing, etc
Volunteers: to sort clothing, health professionals, hairdressers and barbers to assist in grooming
Laundry services for existing clothing, and robes for people to wear while their clothes are being laundered
Volunteers who can teach skills on a regular basis
JULY
marks the commemoration of
MORAL REGENERATION MONTH,
which is aimed at encouraging people to recommit to efforts of building communities grounded on positive values and rededicate to building a caring society in pursuit of creating lasting peace and prosperity in the country.
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Mission, Vision & Values
To initiate, facilitate and coordinate societal networks and programmes to regenerate and preserve our nation’s moral fibre.
To be a just, tolerant and moral society for the common good.
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Responsibility and Accountability
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Honesty and Integrity
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Equity and Equality
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Respect and Tolerance
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Environmental Awareness
We're all in this together!
This neighbourhood - this Valley - is YOUR home.
Feel empowered by participating in the Revamp!
Charter Of Positive Values
The MRM Charter of Positive Values constitutes a framework of ethical and moral reference for all South Africans. The specific objectives of the Charter include:
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Generating a moral vision for South Africa by defining what constitutes morality and rightful conduct, thus laying the foundation for commitment.
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Conscientising South African society to take collective responsibility for developing a framework for a South African Code of Conduct.
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Restoring and anchoring values enshrined in the Constitution, including respect for human rights and accepting accountability for one’s being and actions.
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Committed to the spirit of ubuntu, which underlies our democracy and is embedded in our constitution. We dedicate ourselves as a nation to:
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Respect human dignity and equality
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Promote responsible freedom, the rule of law and democracy
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Improve material well-being and economic justice
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Enhance sound family and community values
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Uphold honesty, integrity and loyalty
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Ensure harmony in culture, belief and conscience
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Show respect and concern for all people
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Strive for justice, fairness and peaceful co-existence
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Protect the environment
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