Southern Africa Trust

what is the southern africa trust? the southern africa trust supports processes to deepen and widen participation in policy dialogue with a regional impact on poverty. it: * is an independent, regional, non-profit agency registered in south africa * supports organisations and processes with regional impact * supports deeper and wider engagement in policy dialogue * supports public policy development to overcome poverty * supports voices of the poor to be heard in policy dialogue why was the southern africa trust established? in southern africa, there is a high level of official commitment to meeting the millennium development goals (mdgs) and overcoming poverty, both by governments and by continental and regional organisations such as the african union (au), the new partnership for africa’s development (nepad) and the southern african development community (sadc). linked to achieving the mdgs, most governments are engaged in the development and implementation of poverty reduction strat