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This case study by GreenCape describes a solar energy initiative in the Malawi Camp and Freedom Farm informal settlements in Cape Town, South Africa. The project, led by GreenCape with support from iSolar Ngoku and the Friedrich Naumann Foundation, provides solar home systems to communities that have lacked formal electricity for approximately 30 years. The initiative aims to support post-COVID-19 economic recovery through community-led development, job creation for local installers, and the provision of sustainable energy services.

This policy brief by GreenCape examines the human capital requirements for successful participatory co-design in urban communities, specifically focusing on building resilience in informal settlements in Cape Town. It argues that the success of community-led service delivery depends on 'project drivers'—facilitators who possess specific core values, personality traits, and professional skills to navigate complex social dynamics and bridge education and language gaps.

This intervention brief describes the Alternative Service Delivery Unit (ASDU), implemented by the GreenCape Sector Development Agency to provide energy services to unserviced communities using a co-design framework. It focuses specifically on Freedom Farm, a settlement in Cape Town, detailing its socio-economic profile and the community's prioritized energy and connectivity needs.

This policy brief by GreenCape explores 'resilient urbanism' through a 'data and domain' approach, which combines community-led enumeration (shared data) with asset-based community participation (participatory co-design). Using a case study of the Alternative Service Delivery Unit (ASDU) in Cape Town's informal settlements, the document demonstrates how this dual approach can identify community priorities and implement sustainable, alternative service delivery models, specifically in the energy sector.

This document is a Terms of Reference (TOR) issued by the GreenCape Sector Development Agency for the provision of energy services to the Freedom Farm and Malawi Camp communities in Cape Town. The project, managed by the Alternative Service Delivery Unit (ASDU) and partnered with Airports Company South Africa (ACSA), aims to provide sustainable electrification to approximately 950 homes, promote community empowerment, and create local jobs between April 2020 and December 2022.