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Use the drop-down menus below to explore the Funds currently open to applications, and the sectors they support.
Information regarding the Funds not open to applications can be found in the Our Clients section.
If you know which Fund you wish to apply to, use the menu on the left hand side to select that Fund's page. If you do not know which Fund supports your sector, use the menu on the right hand side to select your sector, then see the Fund logos at the bottom of the page.
De Beers Fund |
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 Arts, Culture and Heritage |
 Community Care and Welfare |
 Disability |
 Early Childhood Development |
 Education |
 Environment |
 Health |
 HIV / Aids |
 Hospice |
 Sustainable Livelihoods |
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The De Beers Fund has made a strategic decision to initiate and support development projects and programmes in its areas of mining operation. While the Fund is proud of this, it continues to recognise the importance of other best practice projects and national initiatives. Approximately 30% of funding is spent on these projects.
All approaches received by the De Beers Fund are subject to careful review, drawing on the wide practical experience the Fund has on development needs and the success and failure of many different ways of trying to address them. It is important to note that most often, the value of funding devoted to a project is ‘doubled up’ by the guidance and advice received from close engagement with the Fund.
Over the years, the Fund has come to acknowledge the power of partnership and proactive engagement with all key role-players (mining operations, government, civil society, project champions and beneficiary communities).
Building relationships with an understanding of the communities in which De Beers operates lies at the heart of the Fund’s work.
The Fund is committed to supporting development initiatives that are directed towards the alleviation of poverty and the development of the communities surrounding its operations in South Africa.
The targeted activities in the Education sector are:
- Early-Childhood Development;
- Maths, Science and Language Development; and
- Further Education and Training Development.
The target activities in the Health and Welfare sector are:
- Primary Health Care; Orphans and Vulnerable Children;
- Vulnerable Adults (victims of domestic violence, the elderly, rape survivors, drug and alcohol addicts and the homeless); and
- People with Disabilities.
The target activities in the Community Strengthening sector are:
- Life Skills Training;
- Social Cohesion Interventions; and
- Livelihoods Promotion.
Application and reporting deadlines
Application and reporting forms for 2012 are now available for download – please do not use forms from 2011 or earlier.
Please note that funding is currently available for existing partners only.
Re-applications to be considered at the March 2012 Trustees meeting must be received by 17 February 2012.
Re-applications to be considered at the July 2012 Trustees meeting must be received by 1 June 2012.
Re-applications to be considered at the November 2012 Trustees meeting must be received by 5 October 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: debeersfund@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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