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Community development non-profits in South Africa

Browse 45 community organisations and charities strengthening their neighbourhoods and towns in South Africa. Compare programmes, beneficiaries and how each is funded.

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CompanyWhat they do

Friends of Tokai ParkCape Town, South AfricaNature & Wildlife conservation · Environment & Climate +2 more
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GFA WorldSeoul, South KoreaCommunity development · Children & Youth +6 more
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Palm Tree Care CentreAmanzimtoti, South AfricaChildren & Youth · Education +1 more
Jbay Surf HouseJeffreys Bay, South AfricaChildren & Youth · Sport for development +1 more
Cyril Ramaphosa FoundationSandton, South AfricaEducation · Employment & Skills +4 more
IAU Office of Astronomy for DevelopmentObservatory, South AfricaInternational development · Science & Research +4 more
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MatchboxCape Town, South AfricaEducation · Children & Youth +2 more
Sifunda KunyeEast London, South AfricaEducation · Children & Youth +1 more
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World Mission CentreCenturion, South AfricaReligion & Faith · Community development
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ClemenGold FoundationStellenbosch, South AfricaEducation · Children & Youth +6 more
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Kuzuko FoundationSouth AfricaNature & Wildlife conservation · Environment & Climate +4 more
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ADRA South AfricaBloemfontein, South AfricaHumanitarian aid & Disaster relief · Poverty & Hunger +4 more

A closer lookSouth Africa

Friends of Tokai Park

Nature & Wildlife conservation · Environment & Climate +2 more · Cape Town, South Africa

Nature & Wildlife conservationEnvironment & ClimateHeritageTax-deductible

Friends of Tokai Park is a community-based, WESSA-affiliated Friends group and registered Public Benefit Organisation in Cape Town, South Africa. It works to restore and conserve the critically endangered Cape Flats Sand Fynbos and Peninsula Granite Fynbos at Tokai Park, a key biodiversity hotspot.

Type: Community organisation
Works for: Communities
Activities: Volunteer programmes, Community programmes, Awareness & education
Reach: Local
Programmes: Alien hacking (invasive alien clearing), Tokai Biodiversity Gateway Project, Guided walks and night walks
Funded by: Grants, Individual donations
Charity no.: 930066728

Open full profileProfile updated 8 May 2026

Community development non-profits in South Africa at a glance

Of the 45 Community development non-profits in South Africa, the most common cause areas are Education (76%), Children & Youth (64%) and Poverty & Hunger (40%).

Cause areas

Education76%
Children & Youth64%
Poverty & Hunger40%
Employment & Skills40%
Environment & Climate31%

Organisation types

NGO47%
Charity18%
Community organisation11%
Faith-based organisation9%
Grant-making foundation4%

Beneficiaries

Children82%
Communities78%
Youth64%
Families42%
Women & Girls40%

Funding sources

Individual donations49%
Grants13%
Corporate partnerships13%
Earned income9%
Government funding4%

Top cities

Cape Town13%
Sandton11%
Johannesburg9%
Nieuwoudtville4%
Hoedspruit4%

Size

1-10 employees2%
11-50 employees2%

Key facts

2005 is the median founding year
64% say donations are tax-deductible
44% publish a charity number
93% name their programmes
29% invite volunteers

Figures from all 45 non-profits, as published on their own websites. Shares count only what a profile states, so they are a floor rather than a census.