What HEC does:

In addition to focusing on safety, security and environmental issues, the HEC works to bring a greater awareness of community spirit among Green Point residents through the dissemination of positive messages.

Current HEC activities:

• ‘Speaks’ to residents through social networks to buy into day-to-day management of the neighborhood and to be in control of destiny

• Looks for opportunities to influence the opinions about Green Point that reinforce the desired brand image  

• Encourages neighbours to share concerns, raises issues and coordinates action to instil pride in Green Point

• Shares contact information with neighbours so as to get connected

• Speaks to media for more positive stories about the neighbourhood to dilute negative messages but continues to fight the negative issues such as crime  

• Encourage residents to lobby the City to improve service delivery by lodging C3s through the e-Service website https://www.capetown.gov.za/en/ServiceRequests/Pages/default.aspx  

• Actively promotes free recycling initiative with Waste Plan and effective management of bins to maintain a pristine environment

• Actively engages with neighbours to keep streets and alleys/steps clean (participates in and/or supports cleaning)

• Maintains an awareness of illegal dumping (household, garden and building), potholes in road, broken street lights, leaking drains and missing covers, illegal parking etc and lodges C3s

• Educates neighbours about security

• Shares the recommendations by field/social workers and GPNW as to how to deal with homeless (ie social issues)

• Raises funds and donations for The Haven,  Straatwerk and The Homestead