Media and Advocacy

Impumelelo has established itself as an unique organisation for the media to use as a source of good news, and a resource to consult with when reporting on issues about South Africa’s service delivery.  

Impumelelo has spent the past 10 years unearthing the definitive database of South African success-stories of creativity and leadership in the public-sector. Through this the media is able to inform others about the bright ideas from across the country that have proved themselves at the forefront of innovation both locally and internationally.

These are exciting community-driven solutions to specific problems that challenge the vast majority of South Africans in areas like primary health care, unemployment,  hiv/aids,  education,  the environment,  housing,  criminal justice,  transport, skills development,  water, the Arts, and sanitation and more. They are initiatives that come from both government and civil society, all nine provinces, and work in both rural and urban areas.   
The media’s reputation of persistent negativity, can be refuted with Impumelelo’s national network of excellence of more than 200 projects at the coalface of finding African solutions to very real South African problems.

Impumelelo uses these examples of service delivery to train others, through its national best-practice workshops. These have grown into a coveted forum where government and civil society are able to connect and learn from one another. These workshops have consistently highlighted important issues in specific sectors, that is vital for change-makers like the media to be informed about, and educate others who would benefit from having these solutions replicated in their area.

Impumelelo urges media across the country to join its mission to inform others that there is no need to reinvent the wheel, that there are South African solutions to South African problems by creating fruitful partnerships to showcase these good news stories and realise this goal.