What is CAN? 

The Community Action Network (CAN), an initiative of the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA), seeks to empower communities across South Africa in holding local government authorities to account.

This movement is geared towards any community association, be it a street committee, ratepayers association or community action group willing and eager to make a discernible impact on the community they serve.

There is no substitute for relentless community activism from submitting petitions, peaceful protest action to securing your neighbourhood’s safety and cleaning your local parks, but we believe that by being part of a wider network, communities can learn from each other, lean on another for help and act together on matters of mutual interest.

The CAN Team will play a significant role in helping coordinate these divergent wants and needs by providing a forum for frank and open discussion, hosting webinars on subjects that empower and enlighten and organising network sessions where ideas can be shared.

What can CAN do for my community?

• Our website contains various resources and is updated with new content every month tackling a range of topics from how to lodge a bill dispute with your municipality to understanding municipal budgets.
• You can also subscribe to our monthly newsletter at can.org.za.
• We are building tools and resources to make becoming a part of the network that much easier.