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Community-led | Sustainable

The Trust focuses on developmental projects that are sustainable and growth-driven, rather than once-off handouts, formalising the ways the community is already helping itself, not to be patriarchal or dictatorial.


Our Projects

Pigs for People

Pigs for People primarily assists educational facilities such as local schools and sustainable community upliftment projects.

Bathurst Country Affair

The project supplies central buying power and marketing support which would be unavailable to the businesses and participants individually.

Historic Bathurst

Historic Bathurst is a registered NPO which maintains the Heritage sites in and around Bathurst, which are not maintained by an owner.

COVID-19 Urgent Supply Scheme

Arising generally from the Covid-19 crisis, this initiative provided urgent assistance to people in the Trust’s designated areas, once the crisis had abated, leftover funds were used for the Grow Nolukhanyo Project.

The Bulls Project

The success of the Pigs for People project (above) prompted a group of cattle farmers to encourage the organisers to undertake a similar initiative with beneficiaries near to the cattle-farming community’s hearts.

The Bathurst Development Trust

The Bathurst Development Trust (BDT) is a community-led and charitably funded organisation that strives to provide the people of Bathurst, Nolukhanyo and surrounding areas with the resources, skills, and assistance they need to break the cycle of poverty and uplift the area as a whole.

Projects funded by the trust focus primarily on sustainable community upliftment programmes, and tourism initiatives (this being the largest contributor to the area’s economy).

 

How can i help?

Please send all donations via electronic funds transfer directly to the Bathurst Development Trust’s bank account:


  • SWIFT Address: CABLZAJJ
  • Bank Name: Capitec Business
  • Branch Name: Relationship Suite
  • Branch Code: 450105
  • Account Name: BATHURST DEVELOPMENT TRUST
  • Account Number: 1053431678
  • Account Type: Capitec Business Account
  • Date Account Opened: 10/04/2025
  • Entity Registration/ID Number: IT000056/2019(E)
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