Lottery Funding and the NGO Sector

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By Isaa Lepitla (not verified)

Wed 27 Feb, 2013 - 12:30

Dear Sir / Madam My name is Isaac Lepitla, working for organization called Youth In Action Centre that deal with Hiv Aids in the following Sectors: Trucks and Taxi drivers. Informal Settlement, Gays & lesbians, shops and Taverns in Gauteng Soweto. We educate about Hiv / Aids in those sectors and distribute condoms & health related pamphlets to communities. we running Balimi Project in food gardening, we have adopted one school regarding this project. our organization would appreciate your assist. our access number is 081 478 1570. Please give us access to your funding forms

By Junior Jonase (not verified)

Wed 23 Jan, 2013 - 07:35

Dear Sir/Madam Re: Funding for a crèche We are a registered non-profit organization called Intandokazi Community Based Organization, registration number 0 83 – 317, located in Nkobongo Shakaskraal, Stanger, KwaZuluNatal. Our organization is a community crèche project aimed at keeping and feeding kids that are in need hence families cannot afford to raise them with good nutrition and help parents while they are at work by keeping and teaching kids. Our age group is from 0 to 5 years. We have volunteers that are helping to keep the organization going but we do not have even a year closing party where we can give them food parcels, please help us with funding. We have 60+ kids that we take care of, we even go beyond our aim by helping the needy in the community as poverty is extreme in our area. The HIV/Aids projects is our target because a lot of people in the community are attacked by this scourge and they come to look for something while we feed kids, in that we cannot isolate them and this becomes a norm as they know that they get something. It becomes a sad moment when they are not getting food if our food is small due to budget constraints because we do this from members’ pockets as we do not have sponsors. We would really appreciate your assistance in funding our organization as we need funding to keep this going and expand it; our community is in indeed in need.

By Sheila Thomas (not verified)

Thu 25 Oct, 2012 - 10:15

By Sheila Thomas Good day Sir/Madam We as Tshwaranang OVC would like to upgrade the standad of our organisation to assist the community with skils income generating projects.We would really appreciate your assistance in funding our organisation, as we need funding for the operational costs

By thomas mashegoane (not verified)

Tue 16 Oct, 2012 - 10:27

Rethabile Pre-school is situated at the deep rural villages at Elias Motsoaledi munic. in the Limpopo Province. We therefore, reguest application forms for funding .We wish to upgrade our poor buildings and other relevant equipments for better future of our children.

By monaganeng (not verified)

Wed 10 Oct, 2012 - 10:52

We are a school and we need funding concerning projects but we are not sure of the the closing date for submitting forms? Can I have it,please.

By Mphumuzi Twala (not verified)

Thu 4 Oct, 2012 - 20:03

Dear Sir/Madam We are a registered non profit organisation called Versatile Dynasty based in Heidelberg Ratanda. Our organisation is a community up-liftment project aimed at helping the community to grow in skills and job creation, our aim is to create our own community radio station and involve the youth in a day to day runnings of the community radio station which will empower their skills, and be able to develop themselves through our project. We would really appreciate your assistance in funding our company, as we need funding operation costs.

By Phankgela Stephen Mahlatsi (not verified)

Fri 21 Sep, 2012 - 22:57

Good day sir/madam We as Tlokwe Protocols Live Band would like to upgrade the standard of the music art by involving our community, we would like to foward our proposal for funding. Thank you Cell 073 317 8255

By Thulani Keuti (not verified)

Thu 13 Sep, 2012 - 14:54

Dear Sir/Madam We are isithebe community project we would like to access your funding forms

By vika mjoka (not verified)

Mon 10 Sep, 2012 - 13:48

i would like to receive information about the NGO sector and its developments.

By Evelyn Marokane (not verified)

Mon 20 Aug, 2012 - 13:41

We are recently registered NPO as Brand New Day.We are working in the two informal settlements near Lanzeria airport. We are doing home based care, support group for people living with HIV/AIDS, Youth and OVC. We are asking for funding assistance. Cell 0784096041 or 0767323350

Monday, June 29, 2009 - 06:05

Concerns about delays in the distribution of lottery funding to NGOs are once again in the news. With many NGOs already taking financial strain or having to respond to ever-increasing demands for services as a result of the economic crisis, serious questions have to be raised about the ongoing inefficiencies at the National Lottery.

The six members of the National Lottery Board each earned at least R1.2 million during the past year, while available funding was not disbursed. In the 2008/9 financial year, only R948 million of an available R3.3 billion was disbursed, in the 2007/8 financial year only R634 million of R2.9 billion was disbursed and in the 2006/7 financial year, only R792 million of R2.1billion.

At the same, more than 500 000 needy South Africans, many of them women and children, could be plunged into further desperation as many South African NGOs face a funding crisis.A recent Sunday Times article revealed that NGOs, which represent 30% of social services in the country, would have R3 billion less to spend on crucial development issues this year because of the recession.

As every sector of the South Africa economy is feeling the impact of the global financial crisis, and various measures are being considered to support the economy in this challenging time, why is the government or specialised agencies geared towards the work of the NGO sector, such as the Lottery, not considering special funding arrangements for NGOs?

If you would like to comment on your experience with the National Lottery and/or would like to share other relevant articles in this regard with NGO Pulse readers, please forward your comments and contributions to info@sangonet.org.za.

SANGONeT will highlight the feedback on the NGO Pulse portal and in the weekly NGO Pulse e-newsletter.

The following articles capture some of the concerns raised in recent weeks regarding lottery funding:

DTI slams Lotto head’s claims

Lotto board members fail charities

Lotta zeros but no cash - Board fails to pay billions

Little charity from Lotto

Free Lotto help for charities – DA

Change to lotto funding rules

Lotto red tape thwarts charities

Shame on Lotto

Time to Take on the Lotto