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Anglo American Chairman’s Fund |
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 Community Care and Welfare |
 Community Development |
 Disability |
 Early Childhood Development |
 Education |
 Health |
 HIV/Aids |
 Hospice |
 NPO Capacity Building |
 OVC |
 Policy and Advocacy |
 Sustainable Livelihoods |
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The Anglo Chairman’s Fund is the dedicated instrument through which Anglo American Group companies channel their social investment giving in South Africa. The mission of the Chairman’s Fund is to remain the leading corporate donor in South Africa, through partnering and growing an informed understanding of the country’s developmental challenges; to apply the resources at its disposal to maximum effect in supporting and adding value to practical interventions and communities; creating new opportunity and addressing urgent social needs.
The Chairman’s Fund has been in existence since the late 1950s and was transformed by Harry Oppenheimer into a dedicated department (the Anglo American and De Beers Chairman’s Fund) in 1974. Due to company restructuring in 1998, the Fund was renamed the Anglo American Chairman’s Fund (with De Beers and Anglo Gold having separate funds).
This longevity in Anglo American’s CSI involvement is unique in South Africa, and speaks to the company’s deep commitment to principles of justice and social development.
The Fund is committed to supporting development initiatives that are directed towards the alleviation of poverty and the development of communities in South Africa. The diversity of the projects and sectors that the Fund supports is in recognition of the diverse and varied socio-economic as well as educational needs of South African communities.
The Fund’s major areas of interest are in education, health and sustainable community development.
The targeted activities for Education are:
- Early Childhood Development;
- Quality schooling, with a focus on primary school teacher development, and management and leadership at school and district level;
- Maths, science and language and/or numeracy and literacy development;
- Quality education for learners with special educational needs; and
- Improved infrastructure, with a focus on upgrading rural schools.
The targeted activities for Health are:
- Strengthening the public healthcare system based on the six pillars of a health system as defined by the World Health Organisation;
- Preventing HIV/Aids; and
- Support to hospices.
The targeted activities for Sustainable Community Development are:
- Livelihoods (providing employment and sustainable livelihoods opportunities);
- Community development projects that enhance social cohesion and address social ills;
- Community care and access to quality welfare support for those in need; and
- Capacity-building projects for non-profit organisations.
Application and reporting deadlines
Application and reporting forms for 2012 are now available for download – please do not use forms from 2011 or earlier.
All applications that are submitted throughout the year are considered and will receive a response from the Anglo American Chairman’s Fund. Organisations can therefore submit an application at any time during the year. However, the Trustees of the Fund meet four times a year on a quarterly basis and responses may be delayed until after these dates.
Third quarter applications must be received by close of business on Friday 13 July 2012.
Fourth quarter applications must be received by close of business on Wednesday 26 September 2012.
All grants must be reported on in the format required by the reporting form below. Please check your grant letter for the deadline of your report.
| Email: aacf@tsi.org.za Phone: +27 (11) 544 0300 |
Block B Metropolitan Office Park 8 Hillside Road Parktown |
Private Bag X125 Braamfontein 2017 |
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