The National Development Agency (NDA) is an agency of government tasked with the mandate to contribute towards the eradication of poverty and its causes in South Africa.
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OUR MANDATE
Our primary mandate is to contribute towards the eradication of poverty and its causes by granting funds to civil society organisations (CSOs) to:
- Implement development projects in poor communities
- Strengthen the institutional capacity of CSOs that provide services to poor communities.
The secondary mandate is to:
- Promote consultation, dialogue and sharing of development experience between CSOs and relevant organs of state.
- Promote debate on national development policy.
- Undertake research and publication aimed at providing the basis for development policy.