Samke Phewa
Samke P. Phewa is a Community Development and Advocacy Coordinator at the Community Organisation Resource Centre (CORC), a member organization of the South African Slum Dwellers International (SASDI) Alliance. Her work focuses on supporting informal settlement communities across South Africa through a range of development and advocacy initiatives.
Her experience includes contributing to housing development projects, supporting savings and livelihoods programs for women, and working with communities to secure access to basic services. She has also coordinated socio-economic surveys to support evidence-based advocacy, managed activities under the Informal Settlement Programme, and led community-driven waste management initiatives aimed at reducing environmental impact.
Her work also involves strengthening circular economy practices such as recycling and composting as part of broader efforts to promote environmental sustainability and climate resilience.
Explorer Resources
Beyond the Playbook: Navigating Territorial Complexity and Finding the Others
Closing Keynote Address — Day of Innovation, Primer Encuentro Internacional en Gestión Social y Sostenibilidad (GESS 2026), Lima, Peru
Cooling as a public good: Lessons from London Climate Action Week
Tracy Jooste shares notes from London Climate Action Week on why cooling — like clean water or safe streets — needs to be treated as a public good, not just...
Trust: The Reinforcement of Good Governance
Reflections from Governance Action Hub and Action Aid Zambia Climate Governance convening
Making Democracy Irresistible: Katy Rubin on Theatre, Trust, and Real Policy Change
What would democracy look like if more people actually wanted to take part?
Cuando la transición verde nace desde la vocación agrícola: Aprendizajes del territorio
Este texto hace parte de la serie de blogs del proyecto FortaleceTEJ, un conjunto de publicaciones sobre cómo comunidades rurales del Cesar están construyendo su propia...
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