1. TSHWANE 2055 GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT STRATETGY 2055 HEALTH AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION THEMATIC DISCUSSION: 6 TO 10 AUGUST 2012 (WEEK 2)

2. OBJECTIVES OF GDS 2055 Transform inequality and segregation within Cot; Build Sustainable Communities; Respond to Climate Change; Access to quality services; Alleviate Poverty; Improve Quality of Life and Sustainable livelihoods;

3. Current Challenges in CoT: Poverty, inequality and Unemployment; Social cohesion, Racial divide; Dismantling Apartheid Structures; Climate Change and Food Security; Active Citizenry that contribute to building a Smart and Happy City; Migration, Homelessness, resources;

4. CoT TRANSFORMATION AGENDA Transform the lives of the people of the City; Recognise communities as agents of change; Addressing the needs of the poor; Breaking Cycle of Poverty; Achieving sustained economic growth; Provide high quality living experiences, which include a sense of safety and quality physical environment and availability of public services; Early Childhood Development;

5. Guiding Principles: Equity; Partnership and Participation; Self Reliance; Social Integration; Sustainability; Transparency; Universal Access;

6. Key Strategies: Collaboration and Partnership in long term social investment planning; Tackling globalisation; Climate change response; Innovation and Technology.

7. Tshwane 2055 Create Opportunities for CoT: Address the needs of the youth; Job creation; Upward social mobility, dignity and choice; Social Infrastructure Development; Create an environment that facilitates business formation/ growth; Alleviate poverty and inequalities; Integrated Communities;

8. Conclusion Broad Process aimed at achieving: Multiple Opinions; Civic Pride; Investor confidence; Collective Ownership; Active Citizenship; Start of a Conversation on Health and Poverty.