Planact’s work would not be possible without the generous support of its donors. Current donors are as follows:
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Katholische Zentralstelle für Entwicklungshilfe (KZE)

The Catholic Central Agency for Development Aid is financed from public funds of the Federal Republic of Germany, and closely linked to Misereor (Bischöfliches Hilfswerk Misereor - The German Catholic Bishops' Organisation for Development Cooperation) which is financed from private donations and church funds. KZE and Misereor have been providing support for the Planact's work focusing on promoting participatory urban development processes for poverty alleviation and sustainable human settlements since 1994.

The Ford Foundation

The Ford Foundation is an independent, nonprofit grant-making organization. For more than half a century it has worked with courageous people on the frontlines of social change worldwide, guided by its mission to strengthen democratic values, reduce poverty and injustice, promote international cooperation, and advance human achievement. With headquarters in New York, the foundation has offices in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Click here for more details regarding the current project supported.

Open Society Foundation

The Open Society Foundation (OSF) was founded by George Soros in April 1993 to promote the ideal of an open society in South Africa; an ideal which includes democracy, a market economy, a strong civil society, respect for minorities and tolerance for divergent opinions. The foundation has been established in the conviction that the collapse of a closed, apartheid society will not lead automatically to the emergence of an open society in South Africa. In its work the foundation will encourage new approaches and ideas which will contribute to the creating of an open society in South Africa. 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. The Open Society Foundation for South Africa is a grant-making organisation, and is a member of the International Soros Foundations Network. Click here for a link to the OSF website.

The Embassy of France in South Africa

Civil Society Development Fund – supports the endeavours of civil society organizations in South Africa to participate in democratic and effective local governance. The fund’s main objectives are outlined as improving access to basic services, strengthening social cohesion, and promoting respect of human rights. The French Embassy is Planact’s most recent development partner since November 2009 providing specific support in terms our capacity building projects for participatory local governance in urban development processes. Click here for more details regarding the project.