Sponsors
The DNA Project wishes to thank all of the below sponsors who have contributed to The DNA Project either through funding, or by the giving freely of their time, expertise and services to The DNA Project as a gesture of their social responsibility, commitment to their community and country.
Open Society Foundation for South Africa
The Open Society Foundation for South Africa is a grant-making organisation, and is a member of the International Soros Foundations Network. It is committed to promoting the values, institutions and practices of an open, non-racial and non-sexist, democratic, civil society.
The numerous non-profit foundations and organisations created and funded by George Soros are linked together in an informal network, the Soros foundations network. At the heart of this network are 24 autonomous national foundations. They are located in Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Haiti, Hungary, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Ukraine and Yugoslavia.
The foundations share the common mission of supporting the development of open societies. To this end, they support a range of programmes and initiatives in education, civil society, independent media, Internet and e-mail communications, publishing, human rights and social, legal, and economic reform. The Open Society Institute - New York and the Open Society Institute - Budapest assist these foundations and organisations by creating programmes on issues common to two or more foundations and by providing administrative, financial, and technical support. Other entities created by George Soros include the Central European University, the International Science Foundation, and the Open Media Research Institute.
Leigh Matthews Trust
The Leigh Matthews Trust was set up by Rob and Sharon Matthews following the kidnap and murder of their daughter Leigh, in July 2004.. All the love and overwhelming support received throughout this difficult time gave the Matthews Fmily the strength and belief that they could make a change and help others who had helped them. As a result they founded the Trust in memory of Leigh and all other victims of crime.
The Leigh Matthews Trust was originally registered at the time of Rob and Sharon Matthews’ daughter, Leigh’s, murder when so many people wanted to contribute money towards fighting crime. The DNA Project approached the Matthews family at that time and its initiatives were taken on by the Trust, as its aim was to “..assist any organisation or community involved in combating …and generally any other community, organisation or institution that is involved in ridding South African society of the evils of crime.”
Mike Thomson Change a Life Trust
The Mike Thomson Change a Life Trust was set up following the brutal murder of Mike Thomson in September 2007. Its main objective is to create a safe and peaceful future for all South African citizens. It supports effective, grassroots programmes that aim to address the causes and symptoms of crime. The Trust currently supports three projects, one of which is the DNA Project.
More specifically, the main objects of the trust are to provide for the care or counseling of physically or mentally abused and traumatized persons, the promotion of human rights, and the protection of the safety of the general public, the provision of support to the victims of crime and to prevent crime in the Republic of South Africa.
W. L. Hancock Gifts Trust and the Tim Hancock Charity Trust
The DNA project would also like to thank the W. L. Hancock Gifts Trust and the Tim Hancock Charity Trust for their generous donations and support.
Halo Communications
Halo Communications is a sustainable ICT company that is the best Internet Service Provider in South Africa on a national level, all the while being a preferred place of employment and making a difference in the lives of the consumers and to the South African community.
Peresys
Peresys is a global technoclogy solutions provider to the financial markets, specialising in the delivery of FIX enabled applications and services to both the buy and sell sides. The solutions offering spans the trade cycle from Indications of Interest (IOI) to Contract Notes across asset classes including Equities, Fixed Interest and Derivatives....
Thanks to the following companies and groups who sponsored prizes and/or holes for the DNA Golf Days:
Planet Paul Stduios, ACT, Alexander Forbes, AllScape, Applied Biosystems, B and L Suppliers, Bruce Vlok, Build Plumb and Tile, Cadburys, Dell, Derakera, Digital Experience, Display Mania International, Dynamic Network, Epson, First Technology, Gallo Music Group, GF Mining, Gordon Matthews, Harlequin Duck, Hidden Valley Wines, Hillary Agrella Insurance Brokers, Hirsch’s, Investech, Jo Borkett, Isis Optometrist, Kemix, Kenwood, Lever Brothers, LG Cellular, LMT – Weber, CT, Altiris, Applied Pneumatics, David Waterson & Associates, Dell Diagnostic Products, Epson, FirstTech, Flatau Party, HP, Investec, Kemix, Mike Stefansky, Mineral Corp, MIP, MWEB Commerce Zone, Parker Hannifin, PPC Cement, Pro Solution, Southern Cross Bio., Suzie Lynch & Bennett Family, Saronsberg Wines, Tarsus Technogistics, Telkom, The Lap Desk, Co, Tregoning Party, UPL Workgroup, The Bright Ideas Outfit www.brightideasoutfit.com; Sandton Round Table, Organic Design Studio, Applied Bio-systems, Nedbank, Dell
