Who and what is AfriForum?

AfriForum is an Afrikaans civil rights organisation that protects the rights of minority groups at national as well as provincial level, and anyone who can identify with AfriForum’s principles and objectives may join the organisation. AfriForum’s community plan focuses on mobilising communities to thus take control of their own streets and neighbourhoods again. AfriForum ensures that your constitutional and civil rights are recognised and protected at national level.

Wie en wat is AfriForum?

AfriForum is ’n Afrikaanse burgerregteorganisasie wat die regte van minderheidsgroepe op sowel nasionale as provinsiale vlak beskerm, en enigiemand wat met AfriForum se beginsels en doelstellings kan identifiseer, mag by die organisasie aansluit. AfriForum se gemeenskapsplan fokus daarop om gemeenskappe te mobiliseer om só weer beheer terug te neem oor hul eie strate en woonbuurtes. AfriForum verseker dat jou grondwetlike én burgerregte op nasionale vlak erken en beskerm word.

Corona (Covid-19 ) | In the community | Media statements

AfriForum now has a quarter million members; growing strong during lockdown

By 22/07/202003/11/2020

The civil rights organisation AfriForum’s active membership has just passed the quarter million milestone and currently boasts 250 054 members. The organisation’s membership stood at 237 000 members at the start of lockdown in March, which means that it recorded a net growth of 13 000 members during the lockdown.

According to Kallie Kriel, CEO of AfriForum, this strong growth – in the midst of the economic challenges that lockdown created – is an indication that Afrikaners and minorities in general are realising more and more that they must stand together in strong community institutions like AfriForum. This serves as buffer against an ANC government who are displaying even greater animosity against minorities during the COVID-19 crisis. “The fact that government, with the courts’ approval, employs race as criterium for COVID-19 support during a crisis – as well as even the President’s public obsession with race – sends a strong message to minorities that they will have to look after their own interests through strong civil institutions,” Kriel says.

Kriel points out that a quarter million members now allow AfriForum to further grow its network of more than 150 neighbourhood watches and other self-management projects in local communities. Moreover, the organisation can now undertake national and international campaigns on an even larger scale. “AfriForum’s power lies in its members, and AfriForum therefore thanks each of its members for their continued support to help ensure AfriForum’s successes.”

“AfriForum also wants to thank its volunteers, staff, board of directors, members and other role-players who, through hard work and grace from Above, played a role in growing this organisation – which was established 14 years ago with an unknown name, no members, three staff members and few resources – to a point where AfriForum is now, with more than 250 000 members, the largest civil rights organisation in Africa,” Kriel concludes.