 The Friedrich Ebert Foundation
The Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES) is a private, cultural non-profit institution, committed to the ideas and basic values of Social Democracy and the labour movement.
It was founded in Germany in 1925 as the political legacy of the first democratically elected German President, Friedrich Ebert. Its mission, both in Germany and elsewhere, is to promote democracy and social justice through capacity building, policy development and dialogue.
From its office in Johannesburg, FES actively supports the process of political, social and economic transformation in South Africa. To this end it is running programmes which aim at strengthening important political and social institutions and foster debate on various reform projects and policy issues.
All activities are planned and carried out in partnership with local organisations and institutions. The FES closely co-operates with various structures of the African National Congress (ANC), the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and its affiliates, committees of the National Parliament and Gauteng Provincial Legislature, Government bodies as well as groupings and initiatives of civil society such as the Institute for Global Dialogue (IGD).
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