The Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF) is a publicly funded institution that is affiliated with but independent from the German Green party. From its headquarters in Berlin and 30 overseas offices, including one in the Cape Town CBD, it promotes civic participation in more than 60 countries.
In South Africa, HBF concentrates on promoting civil society, human rights, democracy, socioeconomic development, ecological sustainability and social justice. Its human rights work in Cape Town focuses on gender inequality and advancing the rights of women as well as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people and communities. The foundation partners with local organisations, institutions, activists, political leaders and the media, and moved from its first office in Johannesburg to Cape Town in 2007 to engage with democratic institutions, especially with the Parliament of South Africa.
If you are in need of any assistance relating to any of the above, you can contact HBF and they will refer you to an organisation that offers direct services.
Vunani Chambers, Church Street | www.za.boell.org | 021 461 6266
Photo of programme managers Claudia Lopes (left) and Paula Assubuji (right) supplied