Boundary Crossing Profile

Boundary Crossing

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Boundary Crossing Community Development Organisation is an independent, registered non profit organisation in South Africa, governed by a Board of Directors with the organizational base in Johannesburg. Boundary Crossing was established in 2007 by individuals from various communities including faith movements interested in making a difference by promoting local democracy, participatory governance, educating citizens and advocating for economic and social change. Current members of our Board of Trustees include prominent figures in the different sectors of our communities

Boundary Crossing is a notion that purport citizen leaders’ ability to work from the multi group perspective – one that not only fully understand each others needs, but also successfully bridges these need and move towards the goal of producing a greater good for every one. It refers to a leader’ s ability to work across the boundaries – race, ethnicity, class, religion, sector, geography , sexual orientation – that have traditionally divided communities.

Boundary crossing is especially relevant today as communities in South Africa face rapid demographic changes, increased political tension, poverty, unemployment, a widening gap between the poor and the rich. Compounded by the government policies that increasingly encroach upon the rights of the poor, lack of service delivery, crime, HIV, these trends challenge the citizen leader to coordinate collaboration among marginalized groups to develop a stronger, more visible and more unified voice and agenda. The approach is based on “the citizens at the centre”, identifying their problems, searching for meaning and looking for solutions instead of relying on government and experts.

Boundary Crossing aim at working with Citizens, communities and community organizations focusing on the four areas:
• Citizen leadership development, including youth leadership and women health leadership
• HIV and AIDS, advocacy and lobbying training
• Gender equality and mainstreaming
• Democracy and Governance

Mission
Our missions is to empower underdeveloped citizens and communities towards social change by creating and facilitating new approaches to learning and education, encouraging participatory democracy, developing citizen leadership and tackling the HIV and AIDS pandemic. Democracy education is at the centre of the organisation
Goals.
 To promote and strengthen democracy and participatory governance in local communities,
 To work on gender and gender mainstreaming through research, training and advocacy
 To contribute to the HIV and AIDS decline by educating citizens
 To increase the numbers of people in communities having a sustainable livelihood, access to essential services, equal rights and status, and physical security
 To contribute to citizen leadership development
Programmes
Democracy education
 Establish Study circles to educate and encourage democracy. Establish Community Dialogue Forums
Gender Studies
 Gender equality training. Gender based violence awareness.
HIV and AIDS Education
 Understanding HIV and AIDS , and its impact
Leadership
 Citizen Leadership development and training . Next Generation leadership

For more information:
Director: Mpho Putu 084 836 0966
Email: mphoputu@mweb.co.za
Email Boundarycros@mweb.co.za

Projects Coordinator: Thami Thomo 072 769 0365
P. O. Box 1224 Mondeor, 2091