About the Giving Organisation

 

The Giving Organisation is an independent Trust, owned and managed by its beneficiaries, audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers and is honoured to have Archbishop Desmond Tutu as its Patron.  The Giving Organisation is about good cause organisations working together. It’s about companies, suppliers and customers uniting to make an ongoing difference!  This organisation has the exclusive aim of uniting charities in South Africa and developing innovative
ways of creating a sustainable source of income for them. All funds raised are paid directly into The Giving Organisation Trust Account and distributed based on simplistic models to be agreed with each employer.

 

 

 

 

 

The Beneficiaries

Charities and non-profit organisations from a variety of good causes are represented on The Giving Organisation.  The Giving Organisation represents a basket of good causes that the public feel strong about and want to support.  The beneficiaries are well known and respected and brands that people recognise and feel comfortable giving to and include areas addressing:
- children – illness – education – feeding schemes – HIV/AIDS – Cancer – Training – Wildlife – Animals and Nature Conservation.

 

 

In South Africa it is estimated that only 50% of children living with cancer are diagnosed and reach a treatment centre in time...

CHOC Childhood Cancer Foundation is a country-wide voluntary organisation, the biggest of its kind in South Africa, that brings together children who suffer from cancer and life-threatening blood disorders.  CHOC creates a loving environment for children undergoing chemotherapy, upgrades vital medical equipment and funds research staff to help care for and assist children with cancer.
www.choc.org.za

 

 

Approximately 12 million people in Sub-Sahara Africa need food handouts to survive...

With 5 000 volunteers in South Africa, the South African Red Cross Society's mission is to identify, prevent and alleviate human suffering, including the suffering of children, and to foster human dignity in all communities.
www.redcross.org.za

 

 

 

 

Cotlands is a long-serving South African "non-profit" organisation that exists to alleviate the suffering of children in distress and have been doing this for 7 decades. As society has evolved and new horrors confront children, Cotlands has adapted its services to the needs of the community and focuses particularly on children and communities impacted by AIDS.

Cotlands was recently accredited by Service SETA to train and assist in the formation of new NGO's.  Together with your help, they can indeed bring hope to life!
www.cotlands.co.za

 

 

At Reach For A Dream, children facing life-threatening illnesses are encouraged to dream their greatest dreams, which the Foundation goes to incredible lengths to make come true.

These children live each day as it is given to them, because although they are burdened with life-threatening illnesses, they receive the hope that tomorrow is worth fighting for and that fun and smiles can be a part of their lives today! 

Reach For A Dream has fulfilled the dreams of more then 5 000 children over the past 17 years and continues to fulfil on average 3 children's dreams every day.
www.reachforadream.org.za

 

 

 

The Ithemba Trust is committed to the funding of projects that aid intellectually disabled children to experience the joy and satisfaction of achieving their full potential at structured facilities within their own communities.

The Ithemba Trust plays a vital role in initiating cost-effective, hands-on training programmes for care workers within local communities using a holistic approach involving the physical intellectual and physiological development of each child.

 

 

   

WWF South Africa was established in 1968 by the late Dr Anton Rupert, as the local office of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) – the world’s largest and most experienced conservation organisation, with almost five million supporters and a global network active in more than 90 countries.

Recently the WWF global network substantially broadened its mandate to include not only the preservation of biodiversity, but to also drive fundamental behavioural change within civil society, business and government. To this end WWF South Africa rearranged its body of work into three discrete, but overlapping, operational units; Living Waters, Living Lands, and Living Planet:

 

The Living Water Unit works with government, civil society and the private sector to ensure that healthy aquatic ecosystems underpin the sustainable development of South Africa and enhance the quality of life of all its citizens.

 

The Living Lands Unit works together with various partners to conserve critical eco-regions and priority species as well as build resilient landscapes that support people.

 

The Living Planet Unit aims to work with business and government towards a low carbon economy for South Africa, focussing on climate change advocacy and sustainable trade and investment.

 

WWF’s mission is to stop the degradation of the planet’s natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature, by conserving the world’s biodiversity, ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable, and promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption.

 

Ultimately WWF South Africa believes by working with people, together we will change behaviour and leave a living planet.

www.wwf.org.za

 

 

 

The National Council of SPCA (NSPCA), founded in 1956 as the Federation of SPCAs, is the umbrella body for 97 Societies situated throughout the Republic of South Africa.

They deal with national issues and have four operational units, namely, “Farm Animals”, “Society Liaison”, “Special Projects” and “Wildlife”, which work pro-actively to prevent animal cruelty.
The NSPCA enforces over 90% of the animal welfare legislation.  Yet it is a “hands-on” or “in the field” organization which works actively to uplift indigent communities through welfare operations and projects.
www.nspca.co.za

 

 

 

South Africa has over 60 000 newly diagnosed cancer patients each year and one in four South Africans may be affected by cancer in his or her lifetime.

CANSA offers a range of services to cancer patients and their families including counselling, support groups, facilitation of home-based care, cancer coping kits, wig banks, stoma clinics, and interim homes for out-of-town patients undergoing treatment.

CANSA aims to reduce the impact of cancer by promoting health in all communities within South Africa substantially through advocacy and the sustainable facilitation of research, prevention, early detection and care.
www.cansa.org.za

 

 

The African Children's Feeding Scheme was brought into being in 1945, by the illustrious Father Trevor Huddlestone. 

From Father Huddlestone's 11 000 meals a day, the ACFS grew until it provided up to 45 000 meals per day to poverty stricken children in the general Gauteng area.  After the re-instatement of the School Feeding Scheme in the early 1990's, the number of children fed dropped to 14 000 per day and now stands at 18 000, which is almost exclusively funded from donor funding and fundraising programs.

www.acfs.org.za