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National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF)

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The NFVF (National Film and Video Foundation) is an agency of the Department of Arts and Culture that was created to ensure the equitable growth of South Africa’s film and video industry. The NFVF provides funding for the development, production, marketing and distribution of films and also the training and development of filmmakers. In addition, the NFVF commissions research and produces industry statistics that provide both the public and stakeholders with valuable insights into the South African film industry.

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Muscular Dystrophy Foundation of SA (MDF)

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The Muscular Dystrophy Foundation of South Africa assists affected persons and their families by:

Providing access to international information regarding specific dystrophies.
Hosting informative workshops about muscular dystrophy.
Providing referrals to health facilities and professional counsellors.
Assisting with specialised disability equipment, if funding is available.
Providing access to social service professionals for emotional support.
Facilitating support groups.
Create public awareness on muscular dystrophy issues and disability.

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Medic Alert Foundation of SA (MAFSA)

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Speaking for people who cannot speak for themselves

MedicAlert® Foundation of Southern Africa is a registered non-profit membership organisation that was founded in South Africa in 1964. MedicAlert® services are built around a database of healthcare information maintaining security, privacy and confidentiality. MedicAlert® is the trusted third-party custodian of comprehensive personal healthcare information and provides a range of services to its members while maintaining security, privacy and confidentiality.

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Market Theatre Foundation (MTF)

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The Market Theatre Foundation was established in 1976 as a non-profit company and was declared a Cultural Institution in 2005. The Market Theatre Foundation includes the Market Theatre, the Market Photo Workshop, the Market Theatre Laboratory and the Windybrow Arts Centre.

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Heart and Stroke Foundation of Southern Africa (HSFSA)

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The HSFSA uses the national health events calendar as a reference point for carrying out campaigns and awareness drives at target groups or at population level. As our mission states: “We intend to halt the rise of premature deaths through cardiovascular disease and cerebrovascular disease (CVD) in South Africa and promote the adoption of healthy lifestyles.” Ultimately, we aim to reduce the burden placed on the South African healthcare system by cardiovascular disease. Our involvement in advocacy work to influence health and fiscal policy development is an exciting journey and our venture into the research space is even more exciting. However, on a day-to-day basis our work streams go far in reaching our goals.
Health Promotions Programme
The Heart and Stroke Foundation South Africa’s Health Promotions Programme empowers all South Africans to adopt healthy lifestyles through education and raising awareness of CVD. CVD is the leading preventable cause of death worldwide, and 80% of CVD can be prevented by lifestyle changes. The Health Promotion Programmes primary activities are conducting health risk assessments, doing community and corporate health talks, running the Mended Hearts groups and engaging in employee wellness programmes and public health campaigns.

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Future Farmers Foundation (FFF)

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2007, with a formal entity now dedicated to providing platforms from which young men and women who are passionate about agriculture and farming in general can become successful commercial farm managers or farmers in their own right. An apprenticeship system has been put in place to accommodate school leavers who are unable to attend universities, and in all cases these students selected must be passionate about farming and have an excellent work ethic and sense of responsibility.

To start them off, they are placed on farms where they gain experience & Knowledge starting from the bottom and learning a large variety of skills, and after a year or two of practical experience, the apprentices who excel in their work can be selected to do a years’ internship overseas via grant funding provided by the Future Farmers Foundation. To increase the numbers of suitably qualified students, we are looking for farmers in South Africa and abroad to take on our apprentices, and would welcome enquiries.

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Fossil Fuel Foundation (FFF)

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The Fossil Fuel Foundation (FFF) is a non-profit Trust made up of individuals from industry, government and non government organisations, academia and technology – all of whom have an interest in coal and energy. Multidisciplinary topics are covered including those in the coal producer and user sectors, clean coal technologies, alternative energies, conventional and unconventional gas, coalbed methane, health and safety, climate change and the environment. FFF conferences, academic and industrial courses and colloquia provide specialist information on these topics and the FFF membership provides a network throughout the entire coal, carbon and energy sectors both within South Africa and across the region.

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Flame Lily Foundation (FLF)

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The Flame Lily Foundation endeavours to promote, further and secure the interests of our members and former residents of Rhodesia/Zimbabwe living in South Africa. In pursuit of this, we provide or facilitate residential accommodation for persons over the age of 60 who have settled in South Africa. When called upon, we provide limited welfare assistance to deserving former residents of Rhodesia/Zimbabwe, in particular to the aged and the disabled. We also endeavour to preserve the heritage of Rhodesia and to promote interest in the country’s history and culture. To achieve these objects, we rely on the goodwill of the South African community as a whole, former residents of Rhodesia in general, and dedicated volunteers in particular. The Flame Lily Foundation (FLF) comprises branches in areas where there is a concentration of members. Each branch has its own name and identity, but all operate under a common constitution for the Flame Lily Foundation, incorporating the Rhodesia Association of South Africa (RASA). Each branch has a Managing Committee which runs the affairs of the branch. These include social activities, welfare assistance, fund-raising events and publication of a newsletter for their members.

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Business Skills for SA Foundation (BSSA)

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The Business Skills for South Africa (BSSA) Foundation is a non-profit, educational trust established in 1994 by PwC and the National Industrial Chamber (NIC).

BSSA’s mission is to provide business skills training for the benefit of the full range of SMMEs in SA, and to create sustainable jobs and increase wealth through the transfer of practical business skills.

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