Core Grants

To resource the coordination work of the Alliance for Rural Democracy in building a rural movement and safeguarding secure tenure for people living in the rural areas of South Africa for accountability and restorative land justice.

To advance socio-economic rights, in particular the right to access health care services and the right to basic education as guaranteed in the Constitution, to enhance the power of individuals and communities to claim their rights and expand democratic space; and to contribute to a civil society sector that operates effectively as a progressive force for the realisation of rights.

To collaboratively build people’s participation in, and understanding and monitoring of, South Africa’s budget, planning and implementation processes, serving as both a catalyst and a resource in support of mobilisation.

To achieve and protect the rights of sex workers in South Africa by ensuring the ability to work freely, live with dignity, and access safe, quality public services; to prevent violence and advanced justice and to continue the struggle to realise the promise of rights and equality in the daily lives of sex workers.

To have a just, equitable, resilient society where the rights of rural individuals and communities are upheld.

The potential of all people is realised so that they can participate meaningfully in South Africa’s society & economy.