Viva Foundation of South Africa

THE VIVA FOUNDATION’S STRATEGY IS TO EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS A COMMUNITY’S FELT AND EXPRESSED NEEDSBY CREATING A SECURE HUB WITHIN AN INFORMAL SETTLEMENT AND BASE IT ON FAMILIAR TRADITIONAL VALUES, NAMELY THE ‘VILLAGE’ CONCEPT. The organisation is duly registered as a Non-Profit- and Public Benefit Organisation and has proven itself within the charities sector as a social enterprise with an above average, doable and effective strategy for service delivery. The organisation has a working model and an excellent combination of managerial accountability, administrational excellence and on-the-ground operations with a very high buy-in from its beneficiaries and benefactors alike. MISSION The Mission of the Viva Foundation is to establish service hubs (Viva Villages) and provide services in informal settlements and high priority poverty areas, particularly where no, or little other services are available.