“To be the father of a nation is a great honour, but to be the father of a family is a greater joy.”

– Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom

Nelson Mandela, the father of our nation, championed caring for and educating our nation’s children as a key to our country’s future.

The sad reality is that today over 60% of South African children are growing up without a present, engaged father. And research shows a clear link between fatherlessness and most of the serious social ills facing our nation.

Father A Nation (FAN) is fighting to change this. We firmly believe that “if we can heal men and restore fathers, we can heal society.”

The Non-Profit Organisation FAN has developed award winning programmes and material in the areas of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and Positive Masculinity which are being used across South Africa in schools, colleges, communities, corporations and governmental departments. Our mission is to heal, inspire and equip boys and men to be nation builders who use their strength for good and stand against any form of abuse. We are helping to raise a nation of good men, fathers and role models who love, serve and protect their families and communities. We also teach girls and women their value, how to stay safe from abuse and harness their unique potential. To date we have touched over 350,000 lives across South Africa.

But we cannot do it alone. We need your help.

With as little as R67 a month, you can help us grow our school programmes, where we educate boys and girls on positive masculinity and GBV prevention.

By intervening at a young age we help break the cycle of fatherlessness and destructive masculine behaviour and build a safe and prosperous future for all.

Thank you for considering a donation to our nation-building cause. Father A Nation is a registered Non Profit and Public Benefit Organisation and all contributions are tax deductible. Donations from R1,000 will receive a  Sec 18a certificate. By clicking the “Donate now” button above, you will be taken to our secure PayPal payment gateway which accepts all debit and credit cards, as well as PayPal accounts.

NPC registration no: 2013/038496/08   |   PBO registration no: 930056631