SSURANCE TO FUNDERS:

We believe in cultivating long-term relationships with our supporters. In keeping with this philosophy, we give the assurance that all money donated to Scat will be used specifically for the purpose for which it was given and that the funds will be managed with the highest degree of accountability and efficiency.


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RIENDS OF SCAT:

Anglo American

  • Anglo American is a global leader in mining and natural resources. Our diversified products are essential parts of modern life. Anglo American is committed to operating in a profitable, sustainable and responsible way.
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CIDA

  • The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) is Canada's lead agency for development assistance. CIDA's aim is to:
    1. Manage Canada's support and resources effectively and accountably to achieve meaningful, sustainable results and;
    2. engage in policy development in Canada and internationally, enabling Canada's effort to realize its development objectives.
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C.S. Mott Foundation

  • The mission of the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation is: to support efforts that promote a just, equitable and sustainable society.
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De Beers Fund

  • The De Beers Fund is the instrument through which the company directs its social investment spending in South Africa. In this country, there are many ordinary people fostering their own development in extraordinary ways, often in harsh and difficult circumstances. By assisting these champions who work to transform society for the better, the De Beers Fund helps to build effective citizens with the skills, confidence and determination to play their part in the nation's longer-term well-being and that of all its people.
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Department of Social Development Western Cape

  • The Department of Social Development has identified eight strategic areas that are the primary focus for service delivery, policy formulation and programme development:

    • Children & Families
    • Disability Services
    • HIV and Aids
    • Institutional Capacity-Building and Support
    • Youth Development
    • Older People
    • Substance Abuse
    • Sustainable Livelihoods

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D G Murray Trust

  • The D G Murray Trust (DGMT) is a Public Benefit Organisation that contributes to development processes through initiating, supporting and undertaking programmes and projects that create an enabling environment in which South Africans are able to fulfil their potential, human needs and aspirations.
    This is done in an ethical manner through working with service providers and development agencies involved in educational, social development and related philanthropic activities.
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Ditikeni Investment Company

  • Ditikeni Investment Company is a leader in broad-based empowerment that provides financial sustainability for 23 non-government organisations (NGOs). These deliver to the poorest of the poor. Ditikeni, which is the Venda word for “something to lean on”, is an investment holding company and since 2000 has sought out Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) opportunities. Ditikeni's aim is to build up a capital base for the shareholding NGOs. Profits are distributed directly to development organisations across South Africa.
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Eastern Cape Provincial Government

  • Our mandate as the department of Social Development is to provide services to the vulnerable groups of society, the poorest of the poor, the marginalized and the disadvantaged groups. This is what sets the department of Social Development apart from other social service providers and other departments.
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EducatingAfrica

  • EducatingAfrica is a Foundation that was formed to support cost effective, relevant and sensible education initiatives and assist them to become self sustainable wherever possible. In addition we will also provide a platform to acknowledge and support some of the tremendous educational projects that have already been introduced in Southern Africa, to enable them to fulfill their potential, and share their stories and experience with other initiatives as well.
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Engenoil

  • Engen is recognised as an industry leader, not just in business success but in ethics, justice, corporate citizenship and equality for all. Engen reflects these principles in its personality and diversity. It is through the passion and energy of our people that Engen is where it is today. We invite you to join us on our journey to the future.
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Foundation for Human Rights

  • The Foundation for Human Rights is a grant making institution. It is an indigenous South African grant maker focused on strengthening people's rights. We accept applications from South African non-governmental and community groups as well as public institutions. We have a board of directors made up of prominent South Africans drawn from the ranks of civil society, supported by a team of Project officers The Foundation was established in 1996.
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Ford Foundation

  • The Ford Foundation is a resource for innovative people and institutions worldwide. Our goals are to:

    • Strengthen democratic values,
    • Reduce poverty and injustice,
    • Promote international cooperation and
    • Advance human achievement

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HCI Foundation

  • The HCI Foundation is an independent trust, controlled by its trustees, drawn from people across the spectra of social development and financial experience. These include members of the HCI Board of Directors, employees from subsidiary companies and independent experts who are able to add value to the specific foci of the Foundation’s work.


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Joint Gender Fund

  • The Joint Gender Fund was established in 2008 by a group of concerned and committed donors who spent many hours over a two and a half year period discussing, debating, deliberating and eventually formulating a joint response to the unacceptably high rates of gender-based violence in South Africa. The driving forces behind the establishment of the fund formed a Joint Steering Committee made up of the Ford Foundation, HIVOS and Irish Aid representatives. The Fund is being hosted and managed from the Johannesburg offices of HIVOS.
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Multi Agency Grant Initiative

  • The Multi-Agency Grants Initiative (MAGI) has been established as a collaborative venture between a number of funders to specifically support community based organisations. The overall objective of MAGI is to enhance the development of civil society at community level in Southern Africa by providing increased access to financial resources and by building organisational capacity.
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National Department of Health

  • Our Vision
    is a caring and humane society in which all South Africans have access to affordable, good quality health care.

    Our Mission
    is to consolidate and build on the achievements of the past five years in improving access to health care for all and reducing inequity, and to focus on working in partnership with other stakeholders to improve the quality of care of all levels of the health system, especially preventive and promotive health, and to improve the overall efficiency of the health care delivery system.


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National Development Agency (NDA)

  • The National Development Agency (NDA) is a section 3A statutory organisation, which was established by the National Development Agency Act (Act No. 108 of 1998) in November 1998.
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Norwegian Church Aid

  • Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) is an ecumenical, independent development aid organisation. It seeks to mobilise the Norwegian people to work for mutuality and justice in relation to marginalized groups of people and nations. NCA strives to save lives, to promote human dignity, and to expose and confront oppression. It achieves this through mutual co-operation with churches, organisations and institutions in the poor and rich countries of the world.
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Nedbank Foundation

  • Established in 1992 as the primary CSI arm of Nedbank Group, the Nedbank Foundation, plays a huge role in enabling the group to achieve its Deep Green aspiration of ‘being highly involved in the community and environment’. This it does by contributing to community upliftment and development programmes that are both empowering and sustainable – and by encouraging others to do the same.
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Old Mutual Foundation

  • The Old Mutual Foundation is the custodian of Old Mutual's corporate social investment strategy. It was set up in 2001 to centralise the various activities that had previously been entrusted to business units, without obstructing corporate social investment initiatives that may have been sponsored by those business units.
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Open Society Foundation

  • The OSF-SA is committed to promoting the values, institutions and practices of an open, non-racial and non-sexist, democratic, civil society. It will work for a vigorous and autonomous civil society in which the rule of law and divergent opinions are respected. The Open Society in South Africa is a grant-making organisation, and is a member of the International Soros Foundations Network.
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PnP Foundation

  • In 1997 Raymond and Wendy Ackerman celebrated the 30th Anniversary of the founding of Pick 'n Pay.

    To commemorate this occasion and to honour and perpetuate the name of Raymond and Wendy Ackerman, and to ensure the ongoing philosophy of philanthropy, the Board of Directors of Pick 'n Pay Stores Limited resolved to set aside a substantial sum of money to create a fund for philanthropic purposes. The Ackerman Pick 'n Pay Foundation was duly established as a Corporate Foundation.

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Bot River Community Development Centre

Building hope and encouraging young people to imagine a future is the main focus of the Community Development Centre in the Western Cape village of Bot River.

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