SUPPORTING COMMUNITY LED SOCIAL INNOVATION

AMANI

A proudly African social venture that helps South Africans rediscover their local power

About Our Company

Our mission is to contribute to a South Africa in which freedom & dignity are at the forefront of our society. We believe this is possible in our lifetime. To achieve our mission, we want to help South Africans rediscover their power by building community enterprises and supporting local solutions to wicked problems.

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Those who live with the problems

Decide on the solutions

Our approach focuses on bringing together ideas, people and resources by working across & beyond organisational boundaries to create social impact. This means working with government, private sector and civil society to develop solutions.

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Our core philosophy

Learning from the past

We take a long-view with our approach, understanding what has happened before we engage with community partners.

Thinking beyond the "Self"

We support Community Owned Enterprises. While we make an effort to understand individual needs our goal is is to focus on supporting the commons rather than individual businesses.

Human centred design

We design solutions that put the people living with societal problems at the centre of the solution.

Focus on wicked problems

We aim to tackle South Africa's biggest societal challenges and avoid treating the symptoms.

Sustainable business models

We see our community partners as equals and for us to succeed we must develop sustainable business models that are capable of attracting investment.

Social innovation

Our approach brings in the latest advancements in cutting edge social innovation

Poverty, income & livelihoods

Gender equality & non-discrimination

EDUCATION, LEISURE & CULTURE

hEALTH & WELL-BEING

lEADERSHIP & GOVERNMENT

FOOD SOVEREIGNTY & NUTRITION

The 6 Building Blocks for South Africa

It is our belief that if South Africans focus their efforts on building community enterprises that tackle their most pressing problems we can reimagine our future.