CJP background: Initiator of specialist organisations
The following organisations have been established by the CJP. Those marked* are managed by the CJP. In the balance the CJP generally provided the initial administrative support until the organisation was able to become self-supporting whereafter the CJP handed-over management but often maintains a watching brief via positions on the Board of Directors/Trustees.
Inner City Housing Upgrading Trust (ICHUT)
The CJP established the Inner City Housing Upgrading Trust (ICHUT) in 1993. ICHUT is a Section 21 company - 'not for gain'. The initial objective of this organisation was to provide financial and technical intermediation relative to inner city housing.
Homeless Talk
The establishment in 1994 of the street newspaper 'Homeless Talk' was undertaken as part of the CJP's job creation strategy and was achieved by working closely with two inner city church groups. Today, the paper provides employment and income for approximately 400 homeless persons.
Johannesburg Trust for the Homeless (JTH)
The CJP established the 'Johannesburg Trust for the Homeless' (JTH) in 1995. The JTH was established to provide a focus on the issue of homelessness in the inner city and, in particular, to research, identify and implement possible solutions.
The Inner City Business Coalition*
In July 1997 the CJP, working with the National Business Initiative (NBI), developed a proposal to create unified business support for the processes and structures that had been established to address city revitalisation. The resultant Section 21 Company - not for gain, the 'Johannesburg Inner City Business Coalition' (JICBC) is managed by the CJP.
Partnerships for Urban Renewal (PUR)
'Partnerships for Urban Renewal' was established by the CJP late in 1997 to focus on urban issues in areas outside of the Johannesburg Inner City. PUR provided a consulting and urban management service throughout the Johannesburg Metropolitan area (other than in the Johannesburg Inner City where the CJP operates) and a consulting service throughout Africa.
PUR was amalgamated into Kagiso Urban Management (KUM) in 2003.
City-Ad*
During 1999 the CJP established a specialist 'street advertising' company, City Ad, to focus on income generation which would become 'ring-fenced' for maintenance and upgrading in the areas in which income was generated.
Johannesburg Heritage Trust*
Recognising that a major source of blight in the CBD emanated from old, vacant and often abandoned buildings but which had an architectural or heritage significance, the CJP established the Johannesburg Heritage Trust in 2001 with the express objective of acquiring such buildings and returning them to active economic life in the city. The first two buildings acquired were 90 and 92 Market Street, the former, built in 1904, has been refurbished and serves as the offices for the CJP and the Johannesburg Development Agency, JDA. A number of other heritage buildings are under examination with a view to acquisition and refurbishment.
Rosebank Homeless Association
The CJP and the Johannesburg Homeless Trust established the Rosebank Homeless Association in 1999 to focus on the issue of Homelessness in the Rosebank area. The Association undertook research into the reasons for the large presence of homeless persons in the area and their re-integration into society. In 2003 the Association established a drop-in centre for Homeless Talk sellers who have babies to be looked after whilst they are selling.