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enior ca aigner: a andla obi ivil action groups are vital for bringing about change. The HJQQUMTSJ GFXJI FUU FRFSIQF RTGN FQQT\X UJTUQJ YT ܫFL important issues and campaign for change.

enior campaigner Tlou eopa researches and listens to community concerns, designs community driven calls for action, liaises ith other organisati­ons and submits petitions to decision makers. The app turns individual users into a collective voice for ma imum impact it has run hundreds of campaigns, spanning gender based violence, economic ustice, police brutality, corruption and climate change.

y proudest moment as getting an opportunit­y to ork on a campaign demanding an increase on the child support grant, to help put enough food on the table for children hile they stayed at home during the Covid lockdo n, eopa says. hen not only the child support grant as increased but other grants as ell, it as a po erful reminder of hat s possible hen e come together.

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