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South African Medical and Education Foundation (SAME)

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The SA Medical and Education Foundation is a (Sect) 18a public benefit organization focused on education and healthcare. The SAME Foundation uplifts under-resourced South African communities by enhancing healthcare and education facilities, creating an environment where quality healthcare and education are accessible to all, especially in areas lacking government support. Partnering with private and corporate donors, we maximize the impact of every contribution by directing funds to high-need projects.

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Arthritis Foundation (AF)

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he Arthritis Foundation is a patient-centred, non-profit organisation that is dedicated to education, assistance, and informing the public on the impact and consequences of RMDs. The Arthritis Foundation of SA is the only body in South Africa providing non-medical support for arthritis patients, their families and carers. To do this we are involved in a wide range of education and support programmes, in providing access to information about these diseases, and by advocating the interests of people with arthritis in government, medical and media circles.

The National Office is in Cape Town and supports regional centres in Gauteng and Eastern Cape.

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Arbitration Foundation of Southern Africa (AFSA)

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The Arbitration Foundation of SA (AFSA) is a private dispute resolution authority which manages and administers the confidential resolution of a wide-range of local and international disputes by way of mediation, adjudication, arbitration and related processes. AFSA’s head office is in Sandton, Johannesburg, with branch offices in Cape Town, Pretoria, Durban, Mthatha and the Garden Route.

AFSA is a non-profit organisation

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Rural Arts Development Foundation (RAD)

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RAD Foundation believes in M.A.G.I.C (Music and Arts Growing Inspired Children), and introduces the Arts to Rural communities, providing a platform for integration and unity in diversity, through classes, workshops, carnivals and festivals. Our aim is to get youth off the streets and into a environment where they can learn, grow and achieve manageable goals. Working in collaboration with several other NPOs to ensure reaching all target groups of youth to introduce them to the projects which include: HIV/AIDS awareness, substance abuse, life skills, recycling, nutrition and other relevant youth issues.

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South African Advertising Research Foundation (SAARF)

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The SA Advertising Research Foundation (SAARF) is a non-profit body that does media audience and products research on behalf of the communications industry. It is well known for its research surveys SAARF AMPS, SAARF RAMS and SAARF TAMS as well as its other products namely the SAARF Development Index and the SAARF Universal Living Standards Measure

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa (OSFSA)

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The Open Society Foundation for South Africa is a grant-making organisation, and is a member of the International Soros Foundations Network.

The OSF-SA is committed to promoting the values, institutions and practices of an open, non-racial and non-sexist, democratic, civil society. It works for a vigorous and autonomous civil society in which the rule of law and divergent opinions are respected.

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Sustento Foundation (SusFon)

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SusFon was established in 2020 as a non-profit organization that conducts business with altruistic or philanthropic intent. SusFon’s vision is to assist communities working in collaboration with public institutions in a bid to improve their livelihoods and their right to basic services in a participatory and co-creative manner and to support these communities and institutions to address inequality by means of social, economic, and educational empowerment.

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Organ Donor Foundation of Southern Africa (ODF)

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The ODF is the national umbrella body for the promotion of organ and tissue donation. We actively plan and implement education and publicity programmes that are designed to raise awareness of organ and tissue donation with the aim being to prime individuals towards consent.
The ODF is not a medical organization and plays no role in the allocation, or procurement, of organs. We receive no funding from government and rely entirely on our own fundraising initiatives and generous donations from corporates and individuals to support our work.


The Foundation has two main focuses:

  1. To raise awareness amongst the entire South African population about the need for, and the benefits of, organ and tissue donation and transplantation.

  2. To educate medical professionals, in both the public and private sector, about the transplantation process. We aim to motivate medical personnel to consider organ and tissue donation when assessing brain-dead patients and help achieve a more efficient referral system, so that more life-saving organ transplants and more life restoring tissue transplants will be performed South Africa.

We also administer an Emergency Flight Plan, which pays for the transportation of vital organs from outlying areas to transplant hospitals if sponsored flights and/or funding is available to do so.

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