Shortly after full political rights became the law of the land, the Thembani International Guarantee Fund was launched to help lay the foundations for South Africa’s economic and social rights
Thembani International Guarantee Fund NPC, also known as “TIGF” or “Thembani” was incorporated in 1996 to help disfranchised communities access credit by providing guarantees where such clients are unable to provide the financial institution with requisite collateral.