• Capacity Development Provider

Distell Development Trust

Impumelelo Centre for Social Innovation Inspire Children and Youth Ray Mhalba Skills Centre Ubunye Foundation Amy Foundation

The Trust's core purpose is to play an active and value-adding role in socio-economic transformation in South Africa. In addressing the environmental and social challenges in the area in which it operates, the Trust will seek to use and provide innovative methodologies to ensure sound environmental and social governance. The Trust recognises that real and sustainable transformation will occur only where there is an effective transfer of knowledge to the community within which the change is sought. Transfer of knowledge must occur in an innovative manner to ensure that knowledge is deep-rooted. In order to encourage job creation and better economic opportunities, the Trust recognises that local communities must be supported in business creation and educational development to counter unemployment.

  • Stages of Support

    • Idea
    • Start-up
    • Early
    • Growth
    • Mature

  • Sectors of Focus

    • Sector agnostic

  • Services

    • Conduct research on the sector to disseminate publicly (such as an entrepreneurship research report)
    • Invest or provide direct financial support to SGBs or entrepreneurs
    • Provide financial support to entrepreneur-support intermediaries
    • Invest into funds targeting SGBs or entrepreneurs

  • Focus Population

    • Rural entrepreneurs
    • Youth entrepreneurs
    • Base of the pyramid population
    • Women entrepreneurs
    • Minority or previously excluded population
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