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The Letsatsi Borutho Trust supports social and economic advancement within a 50-kilometer radius from the Droogfontein Solar Power plant. The Trust does this by partnering with local people and their organisations to build strong, vibrant, safe, and prosperous communities that have more social and economic equality than in the past. It supports community-driven initiatives through grantmaking, capacity building, and other activities.
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FOCUS AREA

Grants Info

The Letsatsi Borutho Trust supports social and economic advancement within a 50-kilometer radius from the Droogfontein Solar Power plant. The Trust does this by partnering with local people and their organisations to build strong, vibrant, safe, and prosperous communities that have more social and economic equality than in the past. It supports community-driven initiatives through grantmaking, capacity building, and other activities.

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FOCUS AREA

Grants Info

The Letsatsi Borutho Trust supports social and economic advancement within a 50-kilometer radius from the Droogfontein Solar Power plant. The Trust does this by partnering with local people and their organisations to build strong, vibrant, safe, and prosperous communities that have more social and economic equality than in the past. It supports community-driven initiatives through grantmaking, capacity building, and other activities.
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The Trust will give priority to community organisations that focuses on the following activities:

Enterprise Development

The development of small businesses by young people, especially those that supply food products to community-based nutrition programmes.

Youth Education and
Life Skills

The promotion of positive life skills amongst young people, including addressing substance dependence and gendered violence.

Social Development

Community-based nutrition programmes for vulnerable groups including children and elderly people.

Tertiary Education and
Skills Development

Support for young people including possible bursaries, internships, etc.

Grantmaking Process Guide

Each year, the Trust provides opportunities for eligible groups within its beneficiary communities to advance further through its “call for grant proposals”. The Trust gives priority to those who focus on the following activities which include: Market and enterprise development,Youth Education and life skills, and Community- based nutrition programmes.

Below is a guideline as to how the grantmaking process works:

Grant Process
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Call for Applications Open — September
Call for grant applications open in September.
Prepare all required documentation in advance. The portal opens at the start of September.
CLOSED
Call for Applications Closes — October
Call for grant applications closes in October.
Late submissions will not be accepted. Ensure your full application is submitted before the closing date.
Due Diligence — November to January
During November to January, the due diligence process is done for the grant applications received.
Applicants may be contacted for further information. The Trust carefully reviews every submission.
Trustee Approval — February
Trustees approve grants at the February board of trustees meeting.
All applications are evaluated against grant criteria. Final decisions are made by the full board.
Notifications Sent — March
Successful applicants are notified via e-mail during March.
Unsuccessful applicants are also informed. Feedback is available upon request from the Trust.
PAY
First Payment Made
The first payments are made when the signed agreement and all required documents have been received by the Trust.
Payments are processed within 30 days of receiving all required documentation from the grantee.
Subsequent Payments
Subsequent payments will be made on the submission of the required reports and site visits.
Regular reporting ensures continued funding. Site visits may be scheduled with advance notice.
Grant Closed
Grants are closed when the Trust receives the required reports.
Final reports must be comprehensive and submitted on time to formally complete the grant cycle.
Grant Process

After several community engagements and research, four focus areas have been identified:

We support registered community based and/or non-governmental organisations that are registered as public benefit organisations, with SARS within the 50km of Kimberley- which includes the towns of Greenpoint, Platfontein, Ritchie, Riverton, Windsorton, Barkley West, Galeshewe and Kimberley.
The Trustees have identified the following key focus areas which are in alignment with Trust Deed activities.
Community-based nutrition initiatives that support vulnerable people including children in day care centres and primary schools, and elderly people – with a focus on outlying geographical areas and inclusion of enterprise development for food supply chains.

Community-based initiatives focused on child healthcare (eye care, oral hygiene, hearing, etc) in partnership with companies.

Bursary, skills, and enterprise development support in farming, fisheries, and tourism, with a particular focus on young people.

Programmes that support disabled persons, that include the provision, maintenance, and re-use of wheelchairs for physically impaired people, linked to enterprise development in the value chain, where possible.

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For your application to be considered, please complete both the Grant Application form and Indicator Form and submit only to the email address provided below:
funding@letsatsiborutho.co.za

Application Form
Indicator Form

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Applications must be completed using the following application form as well as the indicator form and sent to the following email address only funding@letsatsiborutho.co.za

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INSIGHT

Grant Allocations

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Since 2014, when the De Aar Solar Power plant started operating, the Trust has received R180 million. The total amount paid to settle loans was R54 million, leaving R126 million to be spent on community development projects, setting up the Trust, and the operational programmes of the Trust. Below are links which illustrates how dividends were used to pay the debt. All debt was paid up in December 2019.

Grant Allocations – 2023
Grant Allocations – 2022
Grant Allocations – 2021
Grant Allocations – 2020
Grant Allocations – 2019
Grant Allocations – 2018
Grant Allocations – 2017