Black Sash
Non-profit OrganizationsWestern Cape, South Africa51-200 Employees
Black Sash is a South African human rights nonprofit organization focused on advancing socio-economic rights to reduce poverty and inequality. It prioritizes social security and social protection for the most vulnerable, especially women, youth, and children. The organization promotes active civic engagement by supporting enabling civil society networks, including community-based groups, non-governmental organizations, coalitions, and movements. Based in Cape Town in the Western Cape, the nonprofit operates as a mid-sized organization whose work spans advocacy, research, and collaboration with civil society to secure rights and protections for vulnerable populations. A recent development is a partnership with the Human Sciences Research Council to publish Hands off our Grants, which examines governance and protections around social grants in the post-apartheid era.