A Stellenbosch Community
That works together for the common good.
Advocacy
SCAN provides a collective voice for civil society organisations, enabling members to raise shared concerns and engage constructively with public and private stakeholders.
Networking
SCAN creates structured and informal opportunities for organisations to connect, build relationships, and strengthen the local civil society ecosystem.
Collaboration
SCAN facilitates joint action through working groups and partnerships, allowing members to align efforts and respond more effectively to shared challenges.
Capacity Building
SCAN supports organisational development through learning spaces, peer exchange, and targeted masterclasses and workshops that strengthen member impact.
Information Sharing
SCAN enables the regular exchange of relevant information, opportunities, and insights through platforms such as WhatsApp groups and network engagements.
Advocacy
SCAN provides a collective voice for civil society organisations, enabling members to raise shared concerns and engage constructively with public and private stakeholders.
Networking
SCAN creates structured and informal opportunities for organisations to connect, build relationships, and strengthen the local civil society ecosystem.
Collaboration
SCAN facilitates joint action through working groups and partnerships, allowing members to align efforts and respond more effectively to shared challenges.
Capacity Building
SCAN supports organisational development through learning spaces, peer exchange, and targeted masterclasses and workshops that strengthen member impact.
Information Sharing
SCAN enables the regular exchange of relevant information, opportunities, and insights through platforms such as WhatsApp groups and network engagements.
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SCAN is a member organisation of various civil society organisations, local government, business and academia working in the socio-economic development field.
Become a Member
SCAN membership is inclusive and accessible to all who have a role to play in the socio-economic development community of Stellenbosch and is renewable each financial year (April to March) at a nominal annual fee of R450.
Working Groups
These groups focus on specific areas of development, including Economic Inclusion, Health, Gender-Based Violence, Food Systems, Afterschool & Recreation, and NPO Leadership.
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Solving our Socio-Economic challenges
The Stellenbosch Civil Advocacy Network (SCAN) and Stellenbosch Network hosted a Sector Engagement event, where more than 60 participants representing various sectors embraced local solidarity to find ways of collaborating around solving Stellenbosch’s various socio-economic