Sangoco Information

SANGOCO (South African NGO Coalition) is a membership-based South African organization first established in 1995. It was created to co-ordinate non-government organizations input into Government policy. And to ensure that the rich traditions forged during the resistance to apartheid continue to serve the South African people. It serves as an umbrella organization for NGOs in South Africa and its members are from all over the region, working together on issues affecting the development of the South Africa country. When the government came into office in 1994 it had a mandate to end poverty. The plan was to do this by meeting basic needs, economic restructuring, creating a democratic state and strengthening society. SANGOCO is all about supporting this government in achieving its goals. There have been a number of significant policy changes since the Coalitions inception and these have led to a reassessment of its core role and function. The adoption of a macro-economic framework was the most important development and was supposed to lead to the redistribution of wealth, the creation of jobs and economic growth in general. Unfortunately, because of its neo-liberal character, the opposite occurred.