Launch
Growing out of the environmental justice community in South Africa, EJF was brought to life after many years in the making. We held an official launch on 24 August 2022 at Chiesa di Pazzo Lupi in Johannesburg.
Watch the replay here:
EJF works collaboratively with the vibrant community of NGOs, coalitions, academics, environmental experts, and activists who are friends of the fund. In preparation for the launch, we checked in with some of them.
Here is what they had to say:
![EJF Executive Director Lisa Chamberlain on the model and vision of EJF](https://ejfundsa.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/EJF-Launch-8.jpg)
EJF Executive Director Lisa Chamberlain on the model and vision of EJF
![The EJF Staff](https://ejfundsa.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Staff-1.jpg)
The EJF Staff
![Board member Bobby Peek takes us on the journey of bringing EJF to life](https://ejfundsa.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/EJF-Launch-5.jpg)
Board member Bobby Peek takes us on the journey of bringing EJF to life
![Board Chairperson Matome Kapa sets the foundation on why EJF exists](https://ejfundsa.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/EJF-Launch-3.jpg)
Board Chairperson Matome Kapa sets the foundation on why EJF exists
![The EJF Grants Committee](https://ejfundsa.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/EJF-GC-1.jpg)
The EJF Grants Committee
![The EJF Board (Including Anne Emmett who attended the launch online)](https://ejfundsa.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/EJF-Board-2.jpg)
The EJF Board (Including Anne Emmett who attended the launch online)
![Activists from across the country networking](https://ejfundsa.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/EJF-Launch-22.jpg)
Activists from across the country networking
![GC Chairperson Bulelwa Klaassen reaffirms the Grants Committee’s commitment to participatory grant-making](https://ejfundsa.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/EJF-Launch-17.jpg)
GC Chairperson Bulelwa Klaassen reaffirms the Grants Committee’s commitment to participatory grant-making
![EJF is a feminist activist-led and driven organisation, keeping Amandla within community activism](https://ejfundsa.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/EJF-Launch-21.jpg)
EJF is a feminist activist-led and driven organisation, keeping Amandla within community activism
![EJF Activist Support Coordinator Vuyo Mntonintshi brings light to the application process](https://ejfundsa.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/EJF-Launch-19.jpg)