Open Society-Africa

Address : 148 Jan Smuts Ave, Johannesburg, Gauteng 2196, South Africa

Industries : Fund-raising, Research

Website : osisa.org

Company Description

The Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA) is a growing African institution committed to deepening democracy, protecting human rights and enhancing good governance in the region. OSISA's vision is to promote and sustain the ideals, values, institutions and practices of open society, with the aim of establishing vibrant and tolerant southern African democracies in which people, free from material and other deprivation, understand their rights and responsibilities and participate actively in all spheres of life.In other situations, OSISA directly initiates and leads in advocacy interventions, along the key thematic programmes that guide its work. OSISA also intervenes through the facilitation of new and innovative initiatives and partnerships, through capacity-building initiatives as well as through grantmaking. Established in 1997, OSISA works in 11 southern Africa countries: Angola, Botswana, DRC, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe. OSISA works differently in each of these 11 countries, according to local conditions. OSISA is part of a network of autonomous Open Society Foundations, established by George Soros, located in Eastern and Central Europe, the former Soviet Union, Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and the US.

Specialities

Economic Justice
Health
Grant Making
Youth
Lgbtiq
Economic & Social Justice
Advocacy
Media & Access To Information
Rule Of Law
Fund-raising

Indigenous Rights
Education
Inclusive Participation
Womens Rights
Democracy Governance
Access To Justice
Research
Human Rights
Disability Rights
Philanthropic Fundraising Services

Financial

Employees Total : 85

Miscellaneous

Founded in : 1997

Twitter : OpenSocietyAfr

Youtube : view channel

Facebook : OpenSocietyAfrica

Linkedin : opensocietyafrica

Tech : Mobile Friendly

CMS : WordPress.org

E-commerce Platforms : Woo Commerce

Load Balancers : Apache

Fonts : Google Font API

Tech : Remote

Last Updated : 2023-11-21

Employees

Sindi Gcinisa ( Administration Manager )
Cuthbert Tinavapi ( Director Of Finance And Administration )
Anne Befoune ( Communications Officer )
Emeliac Choshi ( Finance Associate )

Paul Adeyeye ( Programme Officer, Anglophone West Africa, Reassigned Grants Unit )
Vuyiswa Hlongwane ( Programme Associate )
Nhlanhla Ngwenya ( Programme Manager: Participation & Expression )
Lucinda Heever ( Women's Rights Programme Manager )