Play Africa named “Best Rising NGO” in South Africa

PRETORIA (25 February 2022) – Play Africa, a children’s museum based at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg, has been named “Best Rising NGO” in South Africa’s inaugural CSI Legacy Awards in Pretoria.

The award ceremony, an initiative of Corporate Social Responsibility News South Africa (CSRNEWSSA) is the first gala event of its kind to recognise leading nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) working to improve lives in South Africa. CSRNEWS is South Africa’s leading Corporate Social Responsibility news, media and publishing firm.

A panel of independent judges applauded the children’s museum for its approach to creative, holistic and playful learning.

Click here to read more about Play Africa’s recognition.

About Play Africa

Play Africa is a pioneering “children’s museum” based at the iconic Constitution Hill in Johannesburg, South Africa, a former prison complex that is now the seat of South Africa’s Constitutional Court. Play Africa operates in the courtyards just 15 metres from the cell where former President Nelson Mandela was once incarcerated. As a cultural institution, its exhibits and programmes are designed to stimulate imagination, experimentation, innovation and problem-solving in children, as well as their families and educators. Play Africa Group is a member of the Association of Children’s Museums. It is a registered South African non-profit company (#2014/101533/08), and a registered public benefit organisation (#930048005) with Section 18A tax-exempt status. It is an independent children’s museum supported by donors, including Rand Merchant Bank, Constitution Hill and others.