NGO Directory Africa lists 569 organisations working in South Africa, 569 of them with their head office in the country and 15 international NGOs. The most common causes are Community Development, Research & Policy, Education & Training.
Leading organisations in South Africa

Association for Progressive Communications
The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) is an international network of organizations that was founded in 1990 to provide communication in...

Nelson Mandela Foundation
The Nelson Mandela Foundation is a nonprofit organisation founded by Nelson Mandela in 1999 to promote Mandela's vision of freedom and equality for al...
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African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes
ACCORD is a civil society organisation working throughout Africa to bring creative African solutions to the challenges posed by conflict on the continent.

African Climate Foundation (ACF)
African foundation funding and incubating work at the intersection of climate and development.

Amnesty International South Africa
Amnesty International South Africa (AISA) is a South African organisation that works to end human rights abuses along with its affiliate organization Amnesty International.

Botanical Society of South Africa
Know, grow, protect and enjoy South Africa's indigenous plants. The Botanical Society of South Africa (BotSoc) is a member-driven organisation

Cancer Association of South Africa
A leader in the fight against cancer in SA, since 1931, the purpose of the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA), is to offer a unique, integrated service to the public and to all people affected by cancer.

Care For Wild Rhino Sanctuary (CFWRS)
Care For Wild is the largest rhinoceros sanctuary in the world, spanning 28,000 hectares in the greater Barberton Nature Reserve in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The exact location of the sanctuary is not disclosed for secur...

Centre for Development and Enterprise
The Centre for Development and Enterprise (CDE), an independent policy analysis and advocacy organisation, is South Africa’s leading develo...

Child Welfare
Child Welfare is a charity with an office in South Africa, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.

Children in Distress Network (CINDI)
Welcome to Children in Distress Networking for childen affected by AIDS By partnering with our CBO and NGO network members across KwaZulu-Natal, we implement child and youth programmes and advocate for a more supportive,...
Community Media Trust
Community Media Trust is a not-for-profit company that provides media production and interpersonal communication services, mainly focused on health and human

Digital Earth Africa
Continental-scale platform for accessing and analysing earth observations for African countries.

Durban Children's Home
Contact us by phone, email, social media or by visiting us at our premises in Lena Ahrens Road, Glenwood, Durban.

Elephants Alive
Our mission is to ensure the survival of elephants and their habitats, and to promote harmonious co-existence between elephants and people. Why? Elephants are running out of space, In the last 100 years Africa’s elephant...

FAMSA
FAMSA Western Cape offers counselling, counselling training and employee wellness services. We serve various communities in and around Cape Town as well as offering online services .

ForAfrika
ForAfrika is an African-led humanitarian and development organisation, originally established as Joint Aid Management (JAM) in 1984. It is the largest African humanitarian organisation, focusing on food security, healthc...

Forum for the Empowerment of Women
Welcome Forum for the Empowerment of Women (FEW) is an African lesbian, bisexual and queer organisation in South Africa, established in 2002, to create safe spaces and to advocate for the rights of black lesbian, queer,...

Give a Child a Family (GCF)
Give a Child a Family Africa (GCF) operates from the conviction that children have the right to grow up in a family and this principle is embedded in the GCF Vision.

GreenCape
GreenCape is a South African nonprofit development organization. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Cape Town, its stated goal is to promote the green economy both in South Africa, and throughout the African continent.








