Ifa Lethu, a Tshwane based Foundation was launched on November 19, 2005 with the support of the South African Ministry of Arts and Culture and its Minister, the  Honourable Dr. Z. Pallo Jordan.. The aim of the Foundation is to repatriate South African struggle era art and heritage into the country.

Since the establishment of its democracy in 1994, much has been celebrated in South Africa-the Truth and Reconciliation Commission was established to help create a culture of healing and understanding among all South Africans: this was followed by the Reconstruction and Development Programme that was aimed at fast tracking the economic and infrastructural inequities of the past.  Now we have the Ifa Lethu Foundation to locate, protect and promote an important part of our heritage that was created during the struggle era and found its way out of the country during those turbulent years. 

Repatriation of this heritage is accompanied by numerous creative roll out efforts and educational programmes aimed at making these collections available to South Africans before they are deposited with suitable identified repositories, galleries and museums.

Headed by Narissa Ramdhani as CEO and Chaired by Dr. Ramphele Mamphela, the Ifa Lethu Foundation has repatriated collections from countries such as the United States of America, Canada, Australia, Spain, Holland, the United Kingdom and Germany. Further collections have been identified in eight countries and are currently part of negotiations processes for repatriation to South Africa. The foundation receives its funding from the Ministry of Arts and Culture and the private sector in South Africa.