COMMUNITY AGENCY FOR SOCIAL ENQUIRY
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ABOUT C A S E
C A S E is an applied research NGO, working in the socio-economic, political and developmental fields in South Africa. C A S E was established in 1985 and operates nationally, with offices in Johannesburg and Cape Town. Our Board of Directors consists of representatives of NGOs, churches as well as senior academics.
C A S E undertakes research in a wide range of areas in South Africa and the southern African region. Our current focus areas are:
¨ Development, environment and poverty alleviation
¨ Education and skills development
¨ Social development
¨ Gender
¨ Health and welfare
¨ Governance, human rights and democracy
¨ Labour and the economy
¨ Media
¨ Youth and children
Our clients
include national and provincial government departments, international
agencies, parastatals, NGOs and CBOs (community based organisations).
Our work includes national, provincial and local surveys, focus groups,
project and organisational evaluations, programme impact assessment, and
policy and literature reviews. At any given time we are running at least
a dozen small and large-scale projects.
We have control over all stages of the research process, from design,
data-gathering and capture, to analysis and report production. Our
in-house fieldwork unit, which has been operating since 1997, ensures
that data collection is executed to the highest standards under constant
and tight supervision. We also undertake fieldwork, such as surveys,
focus groups and interviews, for other organisations.
In many of our ventures we budget for capacity building, pairing senior researchers with junior researchers or interns. In addition, our fieldwork department will, where appropriate and possible, recruit and train local people to act as data gatherers. Through this process employment is generated, funds are allowed to stay in the community, and skills are developed.
C A S E strives to adhere to the following values in its day-to-day working relations amongst staff and in relation to people with whom we interact:
¨ No unfair discrimination on the basis of race, sex, culture, disability or HIV status
¨ A commitment to democratic and transparent practice
¨ To contribute to the economic and social development of the communities in which we work
¨ Respect for clients and all members of communities that help us in our research
¨ A working environment the respects diversity, recognises the contributions of staff and promotes skills development
