- Afrikanerbond
Infobox Organization
name = Afrikanerbond
size = 150px
formation = 1994
type =Community organization
headquarters = Die Eike
location =Auckland Park ,Johannesburg ,South Africa
membership = est. 12,000
language =Afrikaans & English
leader_title = Chairman
leader_name = Prof Pierre Theron
key_people = Jan Bosman, Managing Director
website = [http://www.afrikanerbond.org.za Afrikanerbond] : "This page refers to the 21st century organisation. For the political party formed in 1881 by RevS.J. du Toit , seeAfrikaner Bond ."The Afrikanerbond ("Afrikaner League"), established in 1994, is a new incarnation of the
Afrikaner Broederbond , formerly a South African secret society [Citation | last =Ritchie | first =Kevin | title =New boss, new role for Afrikanerbond | newspaper =Pretoria News | pages =4 | year =2007 | date =March 15, 2007 | url =http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=14&click_id=6&art_id=vn20070315040435568C131952] . Although it retains its old headquarters in Auckland Park, Johannesburg, unlike its predecessor, membership is open to anyone over the age of 18 years who identifies with theAfrikaner community. Applicants are required to go through a selection process before membership is granted. The existence of the organisation is no longer cloaked in secrecy, it now has its own website. [Citation | last =Boyle | first =Brendan | title =South Africa's secret society comes out on the Web | newspaper =Turkish Daily News | year =1997 | date =Tuesday, August 12, 1997 | url =http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/archives.php?id=3830] .The organisation has the following aims: [Citation | title =Afrikanerbond: Miscellaneous rules | url =http://www.afrikanerbond.co.za/welcome.php?pg=41 | accessdate =2006-06-08]
*To promote human rights and democracy; reconciliation between the people of South Africa; family stability;land reform ; and Afrikaans language and culture
*To preserve cultural artefacts and heritage sites
*To enable poverty alleviation and the prevention of HIV-AIDS
*To fund bursaries and research
*To provide disaster relief; occupational guidance; youth development programmes; and educational development programmes and resources.References
External links
[http://www.abond.co.za/ Afrikanerbond website]
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