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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

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Founded1993
FounderGeorge Soros
Location
Area served
South Africa
Key people
Fatima Hassan
Websitewww.osf.org.za

The Open Society Foundation for South Africa is a South African non-profit grant-making organisation that supports the civil society sector. Its mission is to "promote the values, institutions and practices of an open, non-racial and non-sexist, democratic civil society."[1]

Organization

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The foundation was established by George Soros in 1993, just prior to the dismantling of apartheid and South Africa's transition to democracy.[2]

From 2013 to 2019, its Executive Director was Fatima Hassan a human rights lawyer and social justice activist.[3]

The organisation is connected to the Open Society Foundations.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Pommy_Pom. "Welcome to OSF-SA". Open Society Foundation for South Africa. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  2. ^ "Open Society Foundation for South Africa | Open Society Foundations". www.opensocietyfoundations.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-22.
  3. ^ "Recipients | MRU". www.mtroyal.ca. Retrieved 2022-04-15.