Cilj programa sodelovanja Skupnosti z naslovom "Evropski program za obnovo in razvoj Južne Afrike" (EPRD) je prispevati k usklajenemu in trajnostnemu gospodarskemu in socialnemu razvoju Južne Afrike - s programi in ukrepi za zmanjševanje revščine in spodbujanje gospodarske rasti, ki pomaga revnim - ter k njenemu vključevanju v svetovno gospodarstvo, kakor tudi k utrjevanju temeljev demokratične družbe in pravne države, v kateri se v celoti spoštujejo človekove pravice in temeljne svoboščine.
The aim of the Community cooperation programme, entitled the `European Programme for Reconstruction and Development in South Africa` (EPRD), shall be to contribute to South Africa's harmonious and sustainable economic and social development, through programmes and measures designed to reduce poverty and encourage economic growth which benefits the poor, and to its continued integration into the world economy, and to consolidate the foundations laid for a democratic society and a State governed by the rule of law in which human rights and fundamental freedoms are fully respected.