ACAT
Africa Co-operative Action Trust

Founded 1979


ACAT is a non-denominational, faith-based organisation committed to improving the livelihoods of the poor on a sustainable basis where poverty, resource degradation, malnutrition, unemployment, and HIV and AIDS are widespread.

Our main focus areas include:
  • increased food production,
  • improved health and nutrition,
  • improved income levels,
  • the starting of enterprises,
  • increased knowledge, skills, capacity, and education,
  • addressing the HIV and AIDS pandemic,
  • social mobilization,
  • strengthening civil society,
  • caring for and sustaining the environment,
  • spiritual upliftment and transformation,
  • how to implement sustainable development programmes.


Download our publications (pdf format)
Prayer Focus May 2012 pdf 800kb
Training Material Price List 2012 100kb
ACAT KZN Annual Report 2011 2.2mb
ACAT SA Annual Review 2011 1.7mb
ACAT Annual Photo Report 2011 3mb


To find out how you can assist us email acat@pixie.co.za
ACAT Success Stories
The success story below has been randomly selected from our ever-growing archive of heartwarming stories, successes made possible by the ACAT Team, a small group of dedicated community volunteers, and your donations.
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Mrs Khanyisile Mbongwa

Mrs Khanyisile Mbongwa from Inthando Kankulunkulu G5 in the Emnambithi area has been an ACAT group member for two years. She says she was living in poverty as her husband had died, and she was a single mother. At that time she was depressed, lacking in motivation and had a low self esteem. Then she saw another G5 member running her own business and was inspired to join a group. She says that her life has changed since she’s joined the ACAT programme: she has drawn strength from the Word of God, gained direction, started her own businsess, and learned to respect others.
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"Whenever you did this for one of the least important of these members of my family, you did it for me!"
– Jesus
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