Equality Collective
@EqCollectiveSA
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Advocacy and community-centred law project in rural Eastern Cape.
Nqileni Village, Eastern Cape
Joined May 2021
⏰[REMINDER] Amathole Citizens, don't miss our online engagement at 10:00am today! - https://t.co/h4BnN5F13G
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⏰[REMINDER] Amathole Citizens, don't miss our online engagement at 10:00am today! - https://t.co/h4BnN5F13G
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✊🏼 [STATEMENT OF SUPPORT] Comrades at @SERI_RightsSA, @HelenSuzmanFdn and @SAHRCommission, we say this unequivocally: Aluta Continua to the struggle for justice, dignity and constitutional rights for ALL who live in South Africa. Read our statement below ✊🏽 #DignityForAll
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📢[PRESS] The biggest investment in ECD in SA's history is potentially under threat. In the withdrawn #2025Budget, we saw a R10 billion injection in the ECD subsidy, increasing it from R17 to R24. Investing in young children is non-negotiable! Read here: https://t.co/OmSXHFByCk
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On 19 Feb, Min. Godongwana will table the #2025Budget. We are calling on gov to: ✅ Restore the value of the R17 ECD subsidy to R23 ✅ Subsidise ECD access for 1 million more children by 2027 ✅ Double ECD infrastructure and registration support to R300 million Read more 👇
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📢 Have you heard about the Budget Tips initiative? This budget participation tool lets every South African share their priorities with @TreasuryRSA. 📅 Deadline: 10 Feb 2025 📩 Submit your tip here: https://t.co/aROqEWpchv More info: https://t.co/LTIQJTvdXX
#Budget2025
pmg.org.za
National Treasury answered our questions about the Budget Tips initiative. PMG has added further information for added context and insight. -In what year was the Budget Tips initiative launched?...
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🌟 The Equality Collective's Round Up is here! Read it here: https://t.co/rpuG6Bw5RD 📩 What you'll discover: ✅ Key achievements of 2024 ✅ Changes within our organisation ✅ Exciting plans for the year ahead Your support warms us and fuels us💛 #socialjustice #collective
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👏Our reservoirs went from having water for 41% of the month in Aug 2022, when we first started the Amanzi Kumntu Wonke campaign, to 92% in Sept 2024 - significantly improving water reliability in our @Amathole_DM villages🚰 Read more: https://t.co/oZlrkJv73W
#collectiveaction
groundup.org.za
The Mncwasa Water Scheme has been revived
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About 200 ECD practitioners are outside the @DBE_SA offices in Pretoria, about to hand over our memorandum calling on Minister @Siviwe_G to prioritise young children ✊🏽 #ECDSitIn #SpendTheMoney #UpTheSubsidy #TableTheBill
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Early childhood development groups picket for increased funding https://t.co/23B6Nqo05r
@EqCollectiveSA They want the per-child daily subsidy increased from R17 to R23 The R17 per child subsidy is “next to nothing in this economy” to cover food, run a facility and pay teachers
groundup.org.za
They want the per-child daily subsidy increased from R17 to R23
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📢 [PRESS RELEASE] The mini-budget (MTBPS) missed a critical opportunity to invest in ECD and end child hunger by 2030. With 70% of children in poverty and one in four facing stunting, the need for change is urgent. Full statement below 👇🏽 #MTBPS2024
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⏰[ALERT] EC @SAHRCommission will release its report on how bad roads affects human rights in the Eastern Cape. We made a submission to the inquiry last year in which we emphasized how rural communities do not access basic services due to bad roads. #HumanRights #RuralJustice
Report| The South African Human Rights Commission to release report on Eastern Cape Roads Infrastructure Report
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📢 Despite Pres. Ramaphosa's acknowledgment of the importance of ECD, no more than 0.1% of consolidated gov expenditure in the last 3 years was allocated to early learning, nutrition support, or caregiver support. The time to invest in ECD is NOW! Full statement below 👇🏽
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Key takeaways: 1. We need to deepen the State's capacity AND build popular people's power. 2. We need to build collective power so that our democracy works for all people. 3. We need to build solidarity across progressive movements working in SA. #Democracy #SocialJustice
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✊🏽 [UPDATE] The Equality Collective has just spent the last three days at the 30 Years of Democracy Gathering hosted by @MVC_SA.
Now, the room has broken up into the smaller discussion groups from yesterday. It is an important session to bring together the past few days before the final plenary session. #BuildingADemocracyFromBelow #ReimagineDemocracy
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📰 [READ] A powerful story of resilience and unity in Nqileni, Eastern Cape. After a violent attack on the Directors of the Bulungula Incubator, the local community quickly mobilised to bring them back home safely. Read the full article here:
dailymaverick.co.za
Despite the deep systemic challenges facing policing in our area, the resilience, cohesion and organisation of our deep rural community in response to crime, will forever stay with me.
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