Aims:

 

The broad aim of Millennium Trust is to make South Africa a successful country to live in.　The Trust undertakes own projects or support projects, people, as well as organisations that realise the aims of the trust.

 

Guidelines:

 

In our philanthropic activities, we do not emphasise charitable projects, but rather focus on bringing about change through development.  We respect the independence of beneficiaries and encourage them towards financial sustainability, rather than continued dependence.

 

Millennium Trust wants to contribute towards addressing the more important problem areas in South Africa – like unemployment, education, political freedom and social cohesion.  We support innovative, intriguing and promising new solutions to these problems. We have a bias towards projects that can be scaled up with measurable impact.  We would like to serve as a think-tank in the current debates in South Africa, but our contribution should mainly be through projects and actions that implement new and interesting ideas.

 

Millennium Trust further wants to recognise the contribution of people and organisations, especially in the public sector, that deliver outstanding service to South Africa.  Therefore, we mostly work in collaboration with partners and do not aspire towards building a brand or public profile for the trust itself.

 

We invite you to share your ideas on making SA a successful country to live in and to partner us by putting some of the most promising ideas into action! 

• Independent Media & Investigative Journalism
• Independent Judiciary and Human Rights 
• Clean and Efficient Government
• Supporting economic policies towards inclusive growth & higher levels of employment

• Supporting quality basic education to learners in low income communities

• Celebrating what is good and wonderful in South Africa

• Addressing the Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic

The Millennium Trust was established in 2010 as a non-profit organisation with the aim of contributing to the success of South Africa.

There is agreement on the most important challenges to South Africa.  South Africa will need sustained economic growth, high-quality education, informed public debate, independent democratic institutions and efficient service delivery to be successful.  The Trust conducts its own projects and also supports individuals, projects and organisations that provide interesting and creative answers to these challenges.

On our website, you will acquaint yourself with the aims of the Trust and the current projects.