Who we are
The Equality Collective is a community-embedded legal and advocacy organisation based in the Mbhashe Municipality in the rural Eastern Cape—one of South Africa's remotest and poorest areas. Established in 2020, we began as a small initiative responding to immediate community needs while also addressing some deeper systemic challenges. Today, we work across multiple municipalities and nationally, combining proximate local practice with wider systems influence.
Our mission
We use law, organising, and evidence to help communities claim rights, build collective power and strengthen ethical, accountable, and responsive governance.
We are working with communities, partners, and movements to achieve:
Improved access to socio-economic rights
Ethical, accountable and responsive government
A more informed, engaged and active citizenry
We do this through three practices:
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Community Lawyering
02
Organising
03
Data, Research and Learning
Watch our story!
Five Years of Equality Collective: A Journey of Advancing Access to Justice, Building Organising Power and Collective Action
March, 2025
Keep up to date with our work
Stay informed about the Equality Collective's impact through our three newsletters:
#RiseUpADM
News from the #RiseUpADM coalition, strengthening civil society in the Amathole District Municipality.