Roundtable Discussion on Meaningful Engagement in the Realisation of Socio-Economic Rights

On 04 March 2010, the Socio-Economic Rights Project of the Community Law Centre (CLC), University of the Western Cape, and the Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI) hosted a roundtable discussion on meaningful in the Realisation of Socio-Economic Rights. The event took place at the University of the Western Cape (Room 1D, School of Public Health). The roundtable discussion brought together 43 participants from government and civil society.
 
Meaningful engagement is an important development in the approach of South African courts to enforce socio-economic rights and promote active participation in service provision. It is capable of promoting social change on the ground by creating a voice for the marginalised and the poor.

The objectives of the roundtable discussion were:

• to promote dialogue on meaningful engagement and how it can be made more effective;
• to present findings of a civil society workshop on meaningful engagement;
• to consider what the key questions are for decision/policy makers;
• to gain insight into current attitudes and practices regarding meaningful engagement;
• to discuss the need and feasibility of a housing indaba in 2010;
• to introduce the booklet on meaningful engagement with government on socio-economic rights.

The report of the roundtable discussion is available here
 
The booklet on meaningful engagement is available here