Community Strengthening and Care
Everyone has the right to dignity and quality of life
In a context of poverty and extreme inequality, many individuals and communities in South Africa still face barriers to living with dignity and safety.
Community strengthening initiatives generate strong social returns by protecting vulnerable populations, improving the efficiency of public service delivery, and strengthening civil society institutions.
Our approach focuses on building resilient local systems through investments in service delivery, poverty alleviation, capacity strengthening of local organisations, and enhancing social cohesion.
This multi-faceted approach is evident in our approach to gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF), which continues to be a priority area of focus for many of our clients. In 2025, GBVF was recognised as a national crisis in South Africa, with President Cyril Ramaphosa emphasising that no society can thrive while gender-based violence and femicide persist.
The scale and persistence of this challenge underscore the need for coordinated responses that strengthen community protection systems, improve access to survivor services, and address the underlying social drivers of violence.
In 2025, community strengthening initiatives responded to GBVF through a holistic combination of direct services to survivors, outreach to communities, and capacity strengthening for community-based organisations (CBOs), which are at the centre of local service ecosystems.
By strengthening referral networks and survivor-centred service models, funded partners helped reduce barriers to care-seeking and improved coordination among local service providers.
Economic empowerment activities enhanced survivor independence, reducing their vulnerability. Community-focused activities contributed to increased consciousness around GBVF, while strengthening local organisations positioned them to attract additional funding, meet regulatory requirements, and scale effective interventions.
Collectively, these outcomes contribute to broader socio-economic resilience by strengthening social stability, improving wellbeing, and advancing economic participation.
Community Strengthening and Care
Everyone has the right to dignity and quality of life
In a context of poverty and extreme inequality, many individuals and communities in South Africa still face barriers to living with dignity and safety.
Community strengthening initiatives generate strong social returns by protecting vulnerable populations, improving the efficiency of public service delivery, and strengthening civil society institutions.
Our approach focuses on building resilient local systems through investments in service delivery, poverty alleviation, capacity strengthening of local organisations, and enhancing social cohesion.
This multi-faceted approach is evident in our approach to gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF), which continues to be a priority area of focus for many of our clients. In 2025, GBVF was recognised as a national crisis in South Africa, with President Cyril Ramaphosa emphasising that no society can thrive while gender-based violence and femicide persist.
The scale and persistence of this challenge underscore the need for coordinated responses that strengthen community protection systems, improve access to survivor services, and address the underlying social drivers of violence.
In 2025, community strengthening initiatives responded to GBVF through a holistic combination of direct services to survivors, outreach to communities, and capacity strengthening for community-based organisations (CBOs), which are at the centre of local service ecosystems.
By strengthening referral networks and survivor-centred service models, funded partners helped reduce barriers to care-seeking and improved coordination among local service providers.
Economic empowerment activities enhanced survivor independence, reducing their vulnerability. Community-focused activities contributed to increased consciousness around GBVF, while strengthening local organisations positioned them to attract additional funding, meet regulatory requirements, and scale effective interventions.
Collectively, these outcomes contribute to broader socio-economic resilience by strengthening social stability, improving wellbeing, and advancing economic participation.