Social Change Assistance Trust
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FoundedNovember 1984[1]
FoundersBarry Streek
Gordon Young
Di Oliver
Gordon Young
Di Oliver
PurposeCommunity rights, activism, and rural poverty alleviation
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| Founded | November 1984[1] |
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| Founders | Barry Streek Gordon Young Di Oliver |
| Type | Nonprofit organization |
| Purpose | Community rights, activism, and rural poverty alleviation |
| Location |
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Region served | Western Cape Eastern Cape Northern Cape Free State |
| Expenses | R7.2 million[2] (2014) roughly equivalent to US$507,000 |
| Website | www |
The Social Change Assistance Trust (SCAT) is a South African non-profit advocacy organisation established in 1984 to advocate for human rights and social justice philanthropy.
SCAT focuses its projects in the rural areas of four South African provinces. The Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, and the Free State. It focuses on projects that are community centred and community driven with a primarily focuses on projects that tackle inequality and injustice.[3][4] SCAT's primary function is as a grant making organisation that also provides capacity building and conducts project assessments of supported projects in rural areas.