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Current investments in South Africa
The ELMA Foundation
HEALTH WORKFORCE
Project support to strengthen the African Paediatric Fellowship Program to train pediatric specialists from peer universities and provide support to strengthen child health services and in-country training
Project support to strengthen the African Paediatric Fellowship Program to train pediatric specialists from peer universities and provide support to strengthen child health services and in-country training
MATERNAL AND NEWBORN HEALTH
Project support to develop and present an investment case to National Treasury to finance the integration and sustainability of key digital health tools to be housed within the National Department of Health
Project support to improve perinatal outcomes through the rollout of point-of-care ultrasound at primary healthcare settings
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
General support for an ongoing social justice program focused on advancing the realization of children’s rights in South Africa
Project support to incubate and implement a seven-year initiative endorsed by the South African Office of the Presidency to drive improved outcomes for children across a comprehensive package of early childhood services as part of its National Program of Action for Children
General support to a social enterprise that supports the collection and use of high-quality data to improve outcomes and access to early learning for children
General support for an organization providing children with quality early childhood education, nutrition, health, and basic services in the rural Xhora Mouth Administrative Area, Eastern Cape
General support to an organization improving access to quality ECD services and programs for children ages 0-6 across three provinces
Project support for Grow Great, a national campaign to significantly reduce stunting by 2030
General support to the non-profit arm of an ECD social enterprise that is building a low-fee, high-quality early learning model by partnering with property developers in the social and affordable housing sector
General support for a social justice law clinic working to support access to quality early childhood development and education using strategic litigation, advocacy, and policy development support
General support for an organization that designs, demonstrates, and advocates for the implementation of improved ECD systems that will enable the delivery of quality ECD services at scale to the poorest 40% of children, from conception to five years of age
General support for an organization providing a comprehensive package of quality ECD services to a network of ECD centers in southern Kwa-Zulu Natal and northern Eastern Cape
General support for an ECD training and implementation organization focused on increasing access to quality services through the training and upskilling of ECD practitioners in rural Eastern Cape for children from birth to six years old
General support to an organization that is developing a quality assurance and support model with the aim of strengthening and systematizing a national ECD network of 22 self-sufficient, independent organizations operating in eight of South Africa’s nine provinces
General support to a cost-effective and scalable early learning social franchise that provides quality education programs to three- and four-year-olds through a network of licensed ECD practitioners
General support to provide reopening, stabilizing, and rebuilding support to 450 ECD centers and programs serving 20,000 children across three provinces
General support for an organization developing, testing, and disseminating best practices to support mental health for pregnant and post-natal women in low-resource settings
General support for South Africa’s leading advocacy and policy development institute focused on increasing the availability of evidence-based research to support improvements in policies, laws, and interventions affecting children
General support for an organization focused on scaling up a quality improvement model in 6,000 ECD centers reaching 500,000 children in low-income populations by 2025
General support for an organization that develops content and provides technical input for both the private and government sectors to support early language and literacy development in the first eight years of children’s lives
AIDS-FREE
General support to an organization that strengthens pediatric and adolescent HIV service delivery by providing technical support and accelerated access to optimal pediatric formulations in high-burden countries
NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES
PRIVATE SECTOR SOLUTIONS
Investment in a social enterprise that designs, manufactures, and supplies affordable mobility and posture support devices for children in low and middle-income countries
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES
General support for a key Ministry of Health partner improving access to quality healthcare through technical assistance, research, and public health programs
General support for a digital health organization leading the development and scale-up of HealthConnect, an integrated communication platform that connects public health managers, health facilities, and clients to improve access to quality health services
Project support for Digital Medic to deliver high-quality digital video content for health worker education, training, and service delivery
The ELMA Relief Foundation
Project support to repair the school and office infrastructure damaged by floods in the Eastern Cape
The ELMA Growth Foundation
The ELMA Music Foundation
General support for an organization that trains disadvantaged youth in music, dance, and life skills
The ELMA Vaccines & Immunization Foundation
Project support to complete the clinical trial and enable manufacturing of the Biovac vaccine for cholera prevention
Project support to ensure approximately 50,000 children start or catch up on their immunization schedules, and to generate research and strategies to immunize zero-dose and under-immunized children
The ELMA South Africa Foundation
General support for an organization unlocking corporate and high-net-worth South Africans' funding for social justice and human rights programs
Contribution to support the organization's role in enabling accountability and transparency in the media
General support for an organization undertaking advocacy and community mobilization to realize human rights, particularly socio and economic rights, and democratic governance and accountability
General support for an organization actively countering online misinformation, divisive rhetoric, and narrative manipulation that undermines democratic stability and social cohesion
General support for an organization encouraging and enabling informed public participation in opposing corruption, with a focus on strengthening engagement and accountability around education, health, and socio-economic rights and state institution
General support for a public interest litigation organization working to defend constitutional democracy, focusing on transparency and accountability of the state and private sector
General support for an organization focused on eradicating gender-based violence, and providing support to those affected by violence through counseling, legal services, and engaging communities to prevent abuse through education and empowerment initiatives in the Western Cape
Contribution for social justice reporting via Maverick Citizen to help drive active citizenship, accountability, and transparency
General support for a human rights organization providing legal advice, assistance, and representation to marginalized and vulnerable individuals and communities, including refugee and migrant communities
General support for a public interest litigation and advocacy organization working to defend and advance the constitutional rights of poor, marginalized, and vulnerable communities, with a strategic focus on land and education rights justice
General support for an organization providing services to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault and advocating for survivor -centric approaches to gender-based violence response by first responders, the police, the National Prosecuting Authority, and the courts
General support for an organization promoting the development of a free, fair, ethical media culture, and an informed and engaged citizenry required to promote democracy of empowering children and democracy in South Africa
General support for a leading research and advocacy organization working to ensure the public sector is effective and accountable for all South Africans
General support for an organization providing gender-based violence (GBV) response and prevention services, leading a national advocacy campaign for improved GBV services, and working to strengthen the GBV NGO-sector
General support to an organization providing holistic, integrative services and undertaking advocacy to realize the human rights of the refugee, migrant and asylum seeker community in Cape Town
General support for a public-interest law and advocacy center that uses litigation, advocacy, and community mobilization to help realize the rights to education, health care, and food security
General support for a public interest law firm that provides professional, research, advocacy, and litigation services to communities, movements, and civil society organizations which seek to enforce socio-economic rights
General support for a university-based, human rights law center using strategic litigation, advocacy, and research to advance the Constitution, protect the rule of law, and ensure the democratic structures of the country are upheld
General support to a womxn-focused law center conducting constitutional litigation, advocacy, and direct legal support on gender issues