The FW de Klerk Foundation is a nonpartisan organisation that was established in 1999 by former South African president

Frederik Willem de Klerk Frederik Willem de Klerk (, , 18 March 1936 – 11 November 2021) was a South African politician who served as state president of South Africa from 1989 to 1994 and as deputy president from 1994 to 1996 in the democratic government. As South A ...

. It promotes activities in "multi-community" countries and seeks to nurture the democracy of

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring coun ...

. Its foundational principles are based upon those of the South African constitution, multi-party democracy and free-market economics. It aims are to support and promote the constitution, promote

unity in diversity Unity in diversity is used as an expression of harmony and unity between dissimilar individuals or groups. It is a concept of "unity without uniformity and diversity without fragmentation" that shifts focus from unity based on a mere tolerance ...

, support charities that care for disabled and disadvantaged children and provide information on de Klerk's presidency. The Executive Director of the Foundation is Dr Theuns Eloff (as of 1 July 2016). The Foundation was involved in 2006 in the resolution of tensions concerning a directive by the Police Commissioner in the Western Cape Province that English be the sole language medium for police documentation even in primarily non-English speaking areas of the Province. The Foundation also incorporates the '
Centre for Constitutional Rights
'' (CFCR). The CFCR seeks to promote the values, rights and principles of the Constitution, to monitor developments including policy and draft legislation that might affect the Constitution and the values, rights or principles provided therein, to inform people and organisations of their constitutional rights and to assist them in claiming their rights. The CFCR is headed by Ms Phephelaphi Dube (as of 1 May 2016) as Director of the CFCR and advised by an eminent group of constitutiona
experts
under the patronage of the Honourable Justic
Ian Farlam
retired judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal.

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FW de Klerk Foundation

Centre for Constitutional Rights

Partner: Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation South Africa
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