MAGI is hosted by the Johannesburg office of Hivos, providing oversight, day-to-day management and programme implementation. The financial management of MAGI is provided by Hivos, and the participating donors contribute their funds to the Hivos account and payments to projects are made via this central fund.
A set of complimentary values underlie the participation of the agencies in MAGI.
Hivos:
Established as a Section 21 Company, Hivos-South Africa is part of Hivos the Dutch development aid organization, which operates on the basis of humanist values and aims to contribute towards a free, just and sustainable world. Hivos is committed to the poor and marginalized, particularly women – and to the organisations that promote their interests.Atlantic Philanthropies:
Atlantic Philanthropies is dedicated to bringing about change to the lives of vulnerable and disadvantaged people. In South Africa, Atlantic Philanthropies provides support to projects and programmes that ensure people have access to quality health care irrespective of their economic situation. The other core aspect of support promotes reconciliation and peace building, improves access to the justice system and ensures the human rights of vulnerable groups.MAGI also collaborates with a wide range of other grant makers and receives support from the Ford Foundation, Uthando Social Development Projects, the Anglo-American Chairman's Fund and the First Rand Foundation.
All the agencies are strategic and developmental grant-makers, and see women's participation and empowerment as central to programming. The collective knowledge and experience spans decades providing a richness and depth to the work of MAGI.
