Weber House in Parkview, Johannesburg is the regional office of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom in Sub-Saharan Africa
SUPPORT OUR CAUSE
In Sub-Saharan Africa, the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom is committed to reshaping the narrative about Africa's future. We believe that by working together, we can champion diversity, economic progress, and innovative development across the continent.
You too can be apart of our mission to promote liberal policies such as human rights, the rule of law, innovation, digitalisation, and free trade. Your involvement can make a difference in building strong democratic institutions and sustainable development in Africa.
Below, you will find our online catalogue with the latest programmes that are supported by the institution. Our call to you is to join us and let us lead the call for FREEDOM by just simply sharing what resonates with you to your closest network.
I was not born with hunger to be free. I was born free.
HUMAN RIGHTS
SUBSCRIBE: Let's Talk Human Rights Podcast
SHARE YOUR FAVOURITE: Africa Freedom Prize
RULE OF LAW
REPOST: Landmark Judgments
WATCH AND FORWARD: Freedom Dialogue - Framing the Coalition Landscape with Dr. Mpho Phalatse
INNOVATION
SHARE: Freedom Pioneers of Africa
FREE TRADE
DOWNLOAD AND FORWARD: The Clash of Systems
The first thing we can do to help achieve unrestricted freedom is to try to become free ourselves as much as we can.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE FOUNDATION
Based on the principles of liberalism, the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom offers political education in Germany and abroad. With our events and publications, we help people to become actively involved in political affairs. We support talented young students with scholarships. Since 2007, the addition "for freedom" has become an established part of our foundation's name. After all, freedom isn't exactly in trend these days. This makes it all the more important to campaign for freedom and to take on the responsibility that goes hand in hand with it. We have been doing this since our foundation on May 19th, 1958. Our headquarter is based in Potsdam, and we maintain offices throughout Germany and in over 60 countries around the world.
For Friedrich Naumann, the liberal pioneer who gave his name to the foundation, it was clear that a strong democracy needs responsible citizens. Only when individuals take part in the political process and assume responsibility, when they get involved and express their opinions, does a liberal society grow and flourish.
This idea has shaped the foundation right from the start. We want to contribute to the fact that there are fewer and fewer subjects and more and more self-confident, politically active citizens in the world.
Theodor Heuss, who consciously wanted to establish a link to the "Staatsbürgerschule" (citizens' school) founded by Friedrich Naumann in 1918, gave the Foundation its name. At the official founding ceremony on November 14th, 1958 at Godesberg Redoute, Heuss spoke to an elite audience from the fields of politics, culture and business about Naumann's legacy and thus gave the Foundation its direction: it was to become an intellectual centre of German liberalism.
The most important bodies of the Foundation are the board of trustees and the board of directors. The members of the board of trustees are appointed for a term of six years. The chairman of the board of trustees is Prof. Dr. Ludwig Theodor Heuss. The board of trustees elects the five honorary members of the board of directors for a term of four years. The acting board of directors has been in office since September 2018 and is headed by Prof. Dr. Karl-Heinz Paqué. The board of directors appoints the chief executive officer of the Foundation for Freedom. Annett Witte performs this function since 2021. The organizational chart provides a complete overview.
Weber House, Our Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Office In Johannesburg
Friedrich Naumann Foundation For Freedom
50 Ennis Road
Parkview
Johannesburg
2196
South Africa