Programmes

Turning biodiversity goals into results on the ground.

National Driver

Section 24 of the Constitution and the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan, including the 30×30 goal, carried by the green-economy and Just Transition agendas under the DFFE.

The Gap

Ambition and funding concentrate nationally, while degradation outpaces restoration locally and green-economy targets are slow to become local jobs.

The 100-Day Challenge Response

Teams closest to the land take one conservation goal from a plan on a shelf to a visible result in a catchment, reserve or community within 100 days.

Impact Areas

Ecosystem Restoration

  • Indigenous trees planted and established at a verified survival rate by Day 100.
  • Area cleared of alien invasive species in a defined zone.

Urban Greening

  • Spaces greened and placed under a community care plan that holds to Day 100.
  • Cleared sites converted into safe, usable community spaces such as food gardens or play areas.

Biodiversity Protection

  • Reduction in human-wildlife conflict, veld fires, or poaching in a defined zone.
  • Unprotected land brought into protection through co-management or stewardship agreements.

Biodiversity Economy and Livelihoods

  • Community members earning a sustainable income from conservation-linked work.
  • Green-economy enterprises generating first revenue within 100 days.

Freshwater and Catchments

  • Pollution or dumping sources removed from a river, wetland, or spring, verified clear to Day 100.
  • Riverbank or riparian zone planted and stabilised with indigenous species, established by Day 100.

Apply now to organise a 100-Day Challenge in the Conservation Sector.

Application

Turning waste from a cost into a recovered resource and a livelihood.

National Driver

The National Waste Management Strategy and the Extended Producer Responsibility regulations, pointing towards a circular economy under the DFFE and the Waste Management Bureau.

The Gap

Over 60% of waste still goes to landfill, collection is unreliable in many areas, and reclaimer integration is unfinished.

The 100-Day Challenge Response

Municipal waste units, PROs, recyclers and reclaimer cooperatives turn waste into a recovered resource and a livelihood in 100 days.

Impact Areas

Diversion and Circular Economy

  • Increase tonnes of waste diverted from landfill in a defined area.
  • Increase materials recovery facility throughput or recyclate volume.
  • Increase household participation in separation-at-source in a targeted area.
  • Increase business participation in separation-at-source in a targeted area.

Organic Waste Diversion and Composting

  • Increase tonnage of food and green waste diverted from landfill to composting systems.
  • Increase commercial food-waste generators implementing separation-at-source for organic streams in a defined precinct.
  • Increase tonnage of stable compost produced and distributed to local agriculture, food gardens, or greening initiatives by Day 100.

Collection and Services

  • Reduce illegal dumping incidents or hotspots in a defined zone.
  • Improve collection reliability or coverage in an underserved area.

Inclusion and Livelihoods

  • Waste reclaimers integrated into a formal value chain for fair and improved income.
  • Community-based recycling enterprises generating sustainable income.

Apply now to organise a 100-Day Challenge in the Waste to Resource Sector.

Application

From a tap on the wall to water that flows and is safe to drink.

National Driver

The National Water and Sanitation Master Plan 2030 and the National Water Action Plan, under the Department of Water and Sanitation.

The Gap

Most people have a tap, but supply is often unreliable or unsafe, and municipal debt to water boards has passed R27 billion. The failure is operational.

The 100-Day Challenge Response

Water-services teams, boards and communities fix the operational breakdown between infrastructure and a working tap within 100 days.

Impact Areas

Reliable Access

  • Increase households receiving a reliable daily supply in a targeted area.
  • Reduce the frequency or duration of supply interruptions in a defined zone.

Infrastructure and Losses

  • Reduce non-revenue water through losses and leaks in a defined supply zone.
  • Reduce the average response and repair time for reported faults.
  • Increase revenue collection or reduce unaccounted supply in a defined area.

Water Quality and Sanitation

  • Reduce water-quality failures against Blue Drop indicators at a defined treatment works.
  • Reduce sewage or wastewater spill incidents in a defined system.

Apply now to organise a 100-Day Challenge in the Securing Water Sector.

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Thought starter reflection questions

Jot down thoughts on these questions – to the extent they are relevant to your experience at the session:
  • When did the mood in the event shift from “why are we here?” to “this could be interesting – I am excited to be part of this.” What triggered this shift? 
  • When did you have to go “off script” on the agenda or to change the agenda? What triggered this? What did you adjust? How did it go?
  • What was most surprising to you at the event?
  • What new insights did you gain about the issue at hand, and about the way leaders in the system interacted with each other?
  • Where did the conversation get stuck? What got it unstuck?
  • How would you characterise the level of trust among participants in the meeting? To what extent did this shift as the meeting progressed? To what do you attribute this shift, if indeed it happened?

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Reflection Questions 

Jot down thoughts on these questions – to the extent they are relevant to your experience at the session:

  • When did the mood in the event shift from “why are we here?” to “this could be interesting – I am excited to be part of this.” What triggered this shift? 
  • When did you have to go “off script” on the agenda or to change the agenda? What triggered this? What did you adjust? How did it go?
  • What was most surprising to you at the event?
  • What new insights did you gain about the issue at hand, and about the way leaders in the system interacted with each other?
  • Where did the conversation get stuck? What got it unstuck?
These are 100-Day Challenge Mentors. 

They did some work before you received the Challenge Note. This included:

  • Writing the Challenge Note, and making sure that the leaders of all the organisations represented on the team are comfortable with it – and committed to supporting the work of the team
  • Helping the leaders of these organisation recruit you and your colleagues to the team
  • Gathering some baseline data and other information that will help you and your teammates set your 100-Day goal and develop your plan.
  • Making sure all the preparations are made for a successful Lift-Off workshop, when you and your teammates will meet and get your 100-Day Challenge started. This includes venue, facilitation support, food, swags, comms, travel arrangements and whatever else is needed.

 

Mentors will participate in all or part of the Lift-Off Workshop, mostly at the start to provide context and answer questions, and at the end to give you and your teammates feedback about the goal and plan you develop.

During the 100 days following the Lift-Off Workshop, here’s what the Mentors will do:  

  • They will check in every two weeks with the team leaders to see how the team is doing and what support they and the team need.
  • They will keep other organisational leaders informed and engaged during the 100 days, and pull them in to help as needed.
  • They will participate in the last part of the Refuelling Workshop, halfway through the 100 days, to see what additional support the team needs, and to begin to plan with the team for sustainability and scale-up.
  • They will work with the team at the Sustainability Workshop to finalise recommendations on sustaining the results and building on the work of the team.