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Preserving 490 voices before they are lost to time
Only 180 of the people who wrote South Africa's Constitution are still alive. We are proud to support WeThePeopleSA's race to capture their stories before they are gone.
Impact Stories
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The Missing Middle
Beatrice Watermeyer, Head of Impact and Learning at the Anglo American Foundation, shares how philanthropy can unlock South Africa’s “missing middle” by designing innovative finance solutions—culminating in the creation of Aséli Impact Capital, a permanent capital vehicle for green MSMEs.
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Catalytic Philanthropy and the G20: South Africa’s Moment on the Global Stage
South Africa takes the global stage as host of the G20, and philanthropy is stepping up. Through catalytic partnerships across youth leadership, green economic opportunities, and inclusive growth, the Anglo American Foundation is showing how local action can shape global change.
Supporting Young Minds for Strong Futures
Mental health is where confidence and opportunity begin. Discover how the Anglo American Foundation and its partners are helping young people build emotional strength and shape brighter futures in Peru and South Africa.
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Michael Mapstone’s Call to Action at WINGS, UNGA 2025
At a WINGS event cohosted by Anglo American Foundation, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, and the European Union during UNGA 2025, Michael Mapstone challenged philanthropy to move beyond talk and act with urgency — shifting capital to match local pace, backing ecosystems, and building different tables where communities lead.
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Unlocking Capital in Latin America: Our Partnership with LUCHA
Our partnership with LUCHA is helping overlooked founders in Latin America access the capital, tools, and visibility they need to grow enterprises that put people and planet first.
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Reflections from Y20
Youth leaders from around the world gathered at the Y20 Summit in South Africa to share ideas, build solutions, and shape recommendations for the G20, showing that young people are already leading change.
Supporting mental health in Peru
The Anglo American Foundation is proud to support EMpower in launching this report, which maps the state of adolescent and youth mental health in Arequipa and Cusco, exposes deep service gaps, and offers a roadmap for systemic change grounded in young people’s voices.
The Youth Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Requires Shifting the Needle at Scale
Youth entrepreneurship is key to reducing unemployment, yet current efforts are not shifting the needle at scale. The Anglo American Foundation is redefining the conversation by championing overlooked ‘self-starter’ entrepreneurs in South Africa’s townships and building pathways to fair work through value chain support, finance models and national advocacy.
South Africa Youth Day 2025
Today, we celebrate the power, passion and possibility of South Africa’s youth. At the Anglo American Foundation, we believe young people are not just the future. They are the changemakers of today.