WHO WE ARE
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The DHS RSA Benefit is a cash prize awarded by the South African Reserve Bank to support the general public financially, thereby contributing to the development of a robust financial system that fosters responsible businesses and promotes community growth, ultimately benefiting the health and well-being of our clients, families, and their interests. This is also a government funded grant for land reform and business development.
DHS RSA Benefit is different from other international organizations in that we don’t try to dictate an agenda from afar. Instead, we trust local people to advance solutions and strategies that will best fit their needs, providing them the resources to make their ideas a reality. To get money into the hands of people with the most effective solutions, DHS RSA Benefit designed a grantmaking model that allows us to find and invest in ideas without bureaucracy or red tape. We offer a 29-year track record of success funding decisions made by our trusted network of dedicated volunteer experts, who act as our eyes and ears on the ground. They deliver knowledge of context and first-hand expertise, connecting our resources to local solutions that promote environmental justice. As a result, we are able to work in some of the most remote corners of the world, with groups and individuals who lack access to money through other means. For at least 40 percent of our grantees, DHS RSA Benefit is their very first funder. |
What We Do?We catalyze grassroots-level solutions by putting resources directly in the hands of the best stewards of our environment— local people.
We work for a future in which all people live with dignity and in harmony with the environment. Mission- DHS RSA Benefit mobilizes resources for communities worldwide to protect our shared planet and work toward a more equitable world. Vision- Achieving global environmental justice, rooted in cultural integrity, led by communities and grassroots movements. |
