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.

Campaigns and petitions

AfriForum monument audit 2020

Byafriforum 03/03/202003/11/2020

AfriForum wants our members and the community to be informed about the monuments and memorials in every town and city. Communities are often unaware of monuments in their own area and many people have never even visited these sites.

For this reason, it is important that we bring these narratives of history back to life. We want to inform people about the historical meaning of these monuments and where they are located.

Young and old need to once again cultivate a feeling of pride.

It is important that we preserve the heritage of our country for our children and their children after them. This will only be possible if we take ownership and help maintain these monuments, while also making our members and communities aware of which monuments can be found in every town.

After each monument has been evaluated to determine what state it’s in, the relevant individuals will be contacted to do the necessary maintenance – whether it is the local municipality that is responsible or AfriForum that needs to get aboard and do the required work with the help of the community.

From 2 to 31 March we want to invite members of the public to send us photos of monuments in their town that are need of renovation. This will enable us to launch action plans.