IDC Social Employment Fund
Funds community organisations in South Africa that create local employment through social-impact business activities.
The IDC Social Employment Fund (SEF) is a grant-based employment stimulus administered by the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa (IDC) on behalf of the South African government's Presidential Employment Stimulus programme. The SEF channels government funds as non-repayable grants to civil society organisations (CSOs) and their community-based allies, enabling them to create direct …
Grant funding channelled through civil society organisations to create community employment opportunities in South Africa as part of the Presidential Employment Stimulus programme.
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