SOUTH AFRICA

D E V E L O P M E N T F U N D
FY 2012 Grants
HIV/AIDS & TB PREVENTION ADVOCACY
SADFs major funding area includes HIV and TB prevention
advocacy and the monitoring of government health delivery
services.
AIDS Legal Network, Cape Town, South Africa
$ 80,000
Although there is a growing commitment to scale-up HIV
prevention efforts, the reality for South African women is there
is a general lack of women-centered options. SADF funded
ALN to conduct a pilot study in the heavily-affected province
of KwaZulu-Natal. The survey exposed a growing gap between
the needs of women and availability of HIV prevention options
and made recommendations for more effective ways to address
these needs.
Artist Proof Studio, Johannesburg, South Africa
$ 54,750
Artist Proof Studio (APS) is a community-based printmaking
center that provides a creative space for artists and skills for
urban and rural students who strive to be agents of change
of South Africas most pressing social issues. In 2012, APS
students participated in a visual arts campaign to promote
medical male circumcision as an effective HIV prevention
strategy.
Community Media Trust, Muizenberg, South Africa
$ 100,000 HIV prevention programming / $ 92,668 HIV and
TB consultancy
Community Media Trust is the media partner of the Treatment
Action Campaign. SADFs grant supported episodes of CMTs
HIV-focused television series, Siyayinqoba Beat It!, that dealt
with male circumcision as an effective prevention strategy.
CMT also facilitated an in-country consultancy for SADF on
the science and politics of HIV/AIDS and TB.
Section 27, Johannesburg, South Africa
$ 140,000
Formerly the AIDS Law Project, this human rights organization
has been renamed for Section 27 of the South African
Constitutions commitment to socioeconomic rights -
particularly the right to health. Section 27 showed effective
leadership in the National AIDS Council and in drafting of the
countrys National Strategic Plan on HIV, STIs and TB (NSP).
SADFs grant was in support of Section 27s monitoring of the
governments health delivery in accordance with the NSP.
Sonke Gender Justice, Johannesburg and Cape Town, South
Africa
$ 100,000
Sonke Gender Justice addresses the HIV/AIDS epidemic
from a gender-focussed perspective. The organization works
to strengthen the capacity of government, civil society and
citizens to support men and boys to take action to promote
gender equality and reduce the spread of HIV and AIDS.
SADF funded Sonkes Medical Male Circumcision Campaign
in response to research findings that men who are circumcised
reduce their risk of contracting HIV by up to 60%.
TB Online: www.tbonline.info
$ 20,000
In South Africa, tuberculosis co-infects 70% of all HIV-positive
people and is the leading cause of death for HIV-positive
people. TB Online is a website for activists, patients, health
workers and researchers to learn more about TB so that the
worldwide epidemic can be alleviated and ultimately ended.
Information on the site comes from research activists who are
extensively involved in HIV and TB research networks. SADFs
grant covered all costs of the website.
Treatment Action Campaign, Cape Town, South Africa
$ 1,025,005
The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) gained an international
reputation by campaigning against the high prices of drug
companies and challenging the AIDS denialism of former
president, Thabo Mbeki. After many successes including
two-million South Africans now on treatment, TAC continues
to play a national role in policy development, monitoring
of government health services, educating communities and
advocating for people with HIV/AIDS and TB.
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
The focus of SADFs environmental justice grant making is to
protect poor communities from the serious impact of industrial
air and water pollution.
groundWork, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
$ 67,566
groundWork is South Africas largest and most respected
environmental justice watchdog and advocacy group. The
organization connects environmental conditions to health,

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South Africa Development Fund
555 Amory Street Boston, MA 02130
Tel 617 522-5511 Fax 617 522-5591
www.sadevelopmentfund.org
poverty and human rights and effectively links research and
advocacy to policy goals. SADFs grant covered groundWorkss
role in organizing an international coalition to address
climate change, energy access and funding of fossil fuels by
international banks.
Vaal Environmental Justice Alliance, Sasolburg, South Africa
$ 3,000
Operating in the heavily industrialized Vaal Triangle, the
Vaal Environmental Alliance (VEJA) is an environment activist
coalition that engages with government on issues of air and
water pollution and workers health. SADFs grant supported
VEJAs campaign against the unhealthy practices of local steel
and petroleum plants.
CIVIL SOCIETY & HUMAN RIGHTS
SADFs grants recognize that civil society in South Africa has
a long and impressive history in advocating for equality and
social justice.
Abahlali baseMjondolo, Durban, South Africa
$ 20,050
Policies that address the lives of poor South Africans will
occur only when poor people have a strong, organized voice
in society. Nowhere is this philosophy more evident than in
Abahlali baseMjondolo, the largest social movement in the
country. This internationally-known coalition of shack dwellers
in the Durban area vigorously campaigns for rights to land,
public services and freedom from illegal evictions.
Equal Education, Cape Town, South Africa
$ 21,000
Equal Education has become a significant social movement
that engages learners, educators and social activists to
addresses some of the major issues in public education -
specifically conditions that contribute to poor pass rates and
low levels of literacy in township schools. SADFs grant was in
support of the organizations campaigns to standardize school
infrastructures and establish libraries in all schools.
Ndifuna Ukwazi, Cape Town, South Africa
$ 52,500
Ndifuna Ukwazi (Dare to Know) educates and mentors
future leaders from its partner organizations to foster active
citizenship in South Africa. NUs fellowship program focuses
on the intersection of socioeconomic, constitutional and
international human rights. The organization aims to provide
legal and research support for social justice organizations.
Social Justice Coalition, Cape Town, South Africa
$ 35,925
This grassroots movement campaigns for safety and dignity in
some of South Africas most underdeveloped and dangerous
townships. Eighteen years after democracy, the lack of proper
sanitation remains a major concern in these communities.
Hundreds of people often share one toilet, and raw sewage
is a major public health issue. Using a toilet can be the most
dangerous activity for people living in informal settlements.
Residents are raped, robbed and murdered while trying to
relieve themselves. With sustained pressure on the government
by SJC, there have been significant improvements to broken
toilets and sewage overflows.
Soweto Electricity Crisis Committee, Soweto, South Africa
$ 20,000
SECC has its historic roots in challenging unfair rates of
electrical service in Soweto. The organization has since
expanded its mission to focus on the failure of the government
to provide housing, roads, electricity, water, health and other
basic infrastructure in poor and working class areas. The
organization maintains an advice center in Soweto that helps
residents with evictions and foreclosures.
Street Talk, Cape Town, South Africa
$ 5,000
The mission of Street Talk is to break down barriers that
exist among diverse ethnic and economic groups. Street Talk
provides the means for young, disadvantaged South Africans to
make documentary films that address inherent social issues in
their communities. Centered in the Western Cape, the films are
televised in an ongoing series shown in 365 schools.
Total All Grants: $1,837,464
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Caption (HIV and TB t-shirt photo): MSF/Design for development
Caption (Equal Education march) Courtesy of Equal Educaton
Capton (girl in library) Courtesy of Equal Educaton
PIE Chart:
Administration and Fundraising: 1.6%
Grants Program: 98.6%