Strong corporate governance is implicit in African Potential’s values, processes, functions and organisational structure.

Integrity is a core values of African Potential, guiding our actions.  This is because we understand the importance of commitment & transparency in managing implementation and research projects in Africa. 

Our Board of Trustees and Board of Directors have been carefully curated to ensure they instill these values throughout the organisation. Each member is a leader within their field and their commitment, drive and behaviour align with our values.

The African Potential Trust operates under the guidelines espoused in our trust deed and outlined in the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment legislation, enabling us to support three of the five B-BBEE pillars.

• • theSupplier and Enterprise Development
  • Skills Development
  • Socioeconomic Development

The African Potential Foundation, a registered public benefit organisation (PBO), strongly aligned to the Trust’s guidelines and governed by the core values of the African Potential, espoused in our Memorandum of Incorporation (MOI). Our Foundation enables the issuing of Section 18A certificates, while being optimally positioned to manage international funding for implementation science projects in South Africa and across the continent.

The African Potential Management Consultancy is the founding company of both the Trust and Foundation. It is governed by the core values of the African Potential, espoused in the Consultancy’s MOI. We function as a centralised administrative hub for both the Trust and Foundation. As the implementation arm of the business, we provide fiscal and administrative oversight, strategic guidance, and technical support on all projects being implemented. 

All business units operate in accordance with the above determined corporate governance principles, in addition the King Codes on Corporate Governance, and to those of the jurisdiction wherein a project is being implemented, with clear adherence at all times to group values.