How we came to be

In Africa thousands of developmental projects had been initiated and been implemented by foreign NGOs and donors who became one of the features of Africa’s development. People in Africa tend to welcome those projects while they are forgetting that their high level of consciousness and participation will improve their livelihoods in their community with small amount of money as compared to huge budgets currently being received from foreign donors. ADF advisors and staff all worked for Africa through business and developmental work and realized this importance of community initiative for sustainable development. Thus we came to establish ADF in 2006 to contribute to reconstruction of sustainable development of Africa and implementing unique and low capital outlay projects with social and economic sustainability in various sectors of need and community request.

Our goals

ADF's goals are structured to impact positively on contemporary communities in Africa improving on:

• Human and Household Security
• Alternative Energy
• Bottom of the Pyramid Investments
• Built Environment Renewal/Urban Renewal
• Capacity Building
• Reversing Dead Capital
• Rule of Law and Human Rights
• Preserving the Earth/Environment
• Communication and Mobility

Our emphasis

To achieve our community service objectives ADF advances its mission through projects with emphasis on research, social entrepreneurship and social media.

• Research

ADF conducts research on selected subject material and commissioned research. The reports will be available through our library and media centre.　Research becomes a cornerstone of our project work as it enables substance and quality in project implementation.

• Social entrepreneurship

ADF creates opportunities and collaborates with entrepreneurs in development of businesses and commercial activity that has sustainable economic and social benefits to communities and entrepreneurs. Using social enterprise we will create wealth and livelihoods for stakeholders at all levels.

• Social media

ADF will offer advocacy in a wide range of issues and will produce documentaries, online media and web based leaning materials to improve African society. ADF fosters and encourages the development of initiatives and ideas that will have an impact on, public policies and practice.

What we do

Products and service from ADF programs are delivered through an amalgamated portfolio of connected components in the form of community interest project organizations. Currently ADF is working on three projects; Rainbow Initiative (RI), Our Tshwane and Africa Emergency Demining Force (AEDF). These projects aim to yield reward that is linked to social development, cultural enhancement, sustainable industrial economic initiatives, wealth creation, regard for the earth and humanity.

Area we work

ADF starts as a SADC wide initiative before rolling out across the continent. Currently ADF is based in South Africa, Tshwane (Pretoria).