This Fund has been established to strengthen the organisational capacity of community-based and grassroots organisations to engage in struggles for social justice in rural areas of South Africa.

The fund is not open to service organisations, although they may apply for the funds on behalf of community-based and grassroots organisations.

The Fund seeks to place resource in the hands of communities, opposing:

• Evictions from farms
• The Communal Land Rights Act and other legislation proposed in the former Bantustan areas
• Unconstitutional aspects of communal law
• Granting of concession to private sector companies of mining rights and rights to exploit  bio-diversity
• Pollution of water sources and air quality

The Fund will also place resources in the hands of communities seeking:

• Access to health education and housing, in terms of Section 27 of the Consitution
• Fair tenure

Applications for support will be broadly assessed

the above list of criteria is not meant to be exhaustive.

Funding may also be used for:

• Imbizos, lekgotlas and other forms of community consultation
• Demonstrations, marches and protests
• Hiring of venue
• Transport and accommodation of delegates
• Leaflets, flyers, posters and other campaign materials
• Operational overheads associated with the above

The opening date for submission of applications is 30 November 2011

Institutional costs subject to an appraisal by the project officer and the approval of the allocations committee Capacity building and training Direct programme and activity costs Workshops Events Small infrastructure development Exchange visits and peer learning Small items of equipment One off events related to any of the above sectors Bursaries Individual educare institutions Individual entrepreneurs to establish businesses Loans, individual or otherwise