Social investment (CSI)
BUILDING RESILIENT COMMUNITIES Active corporate citizenship and the quest to create value for the communities within which we operate remains an ongoing preoccupation and focus for Barloworld. We strive to make a difference by enabling growth and progress through strategic socio-economic development programmes. Our social investments are investments in the future, inspiring a World of Difference by building resilient communities.
|
We drive competitive advantage through responsible corporate citizenship and ensure meaningful interventions aligned to our strategic value proposition and changing stakeholder needs We strive to make a world of difference through:
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Making an impact in Zambia In Zambia, we had consultations with local stakeholders to understand social expectations. Over and above job creation, support for education and skills development, access to safe water in the Zamtam community on the outskirts of Kitwe was identified as a key need. CLEAN WATER SUPPLY IS CRICUCIAL FOR THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19 In July 2020, the Zamtan community and local municipality celebrated the completion and the handover of the community's Water Scheme which will provide a safe and reliable water supply to the people of Zamtan, Kitwe, an area frequently affected by water crises affecting the lives of everyday Zambians. The water-scheme, initiated by Barloworld Equipment Zambia and Village Water Zambia, which will be managed and maintained by the district, local water utility company, and the Zamtan community, was officially handed over at the ceremony on Friday 24 July 2020, after unavoidable delays in completion due to necessary countrywide COVID-19 restrictions, enacted to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus. Lack of water supply poses a serious threat to the effectiveness of Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) measures required to prevent the spread of COVID-19. In May, as one of the initiatives of its COVID-19 Multi-sectoral Contingency and Response Plan, in partnership with the United Nations and COVID-19 Emergency Appeal, the Zambian government provided access to safe water for over 28 000 people, and provided WASH supplies including soap and/or hygiene kits to 106 660 people and over 96 schools. The completion of the Zamtan Community Water Scheme will assist in facilitating IPC measures in the Copperbelt Province. Prior to the Scheme's construction, residents of Zamtan community struggled with piped water provision, and largely had to depend on shallow wells for water. Now, the completed water-scheme will see almost 20 000 households' benefit from easier access to safe water, through a sustainable, and equitable water-supply distributed via boreholes. The unveiling of the water-scheme was attended and supported by members of the Kitwe City Council, and local Zamtan community leaders, school leadership as well as representatives of Barloworld Equipment Zambia, and Village Water Zambia. Barloworld Equipment Zambia Ltd also donated 350 COVID-9 hygiene kits comprising reusable masks, hand sanitizer and handwashing soap, to the students at the school who are writing national exams. Providing clean water and sanitation is high on the list of the United Nations Development Programme's Sustainable Development, and is fundamental in fighting COVID-19, and preserving the health and well-being of millions. If the virus is to be stopped, more private public initiatives such as the Zamtan Community Water Scheme are urgently needed to assist already-stretched governments. |
Access to safe water is critical for the well-being of all communities, a factor that has been reinforced during the challenging COVID-19 pandemic Flagship project Zambia An example of societal initiatives; the water scheme project to the community of Zamtam, Kitwe (Zamia) in partnership with Village Water Zambia and Kitwe Mayoral office. Benefit to 20K households in Kitwe |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Employee volunteerism programme Barloworld staff members continue to play an active role in communities and supporting those in need through volunteering initiatives. In keeping with Barloworld's ongoing commitment to making a meaningful contribution to our communities through various CSI programmes, we have continued to turn our attention outward. This year we commemorated Mandela Day by partnering with the National Council for Persons with Physical Disabilities in South Africa (NCPD). The initiative was able to support the school nominated by Blind SA in Soshanguvhe named Filadephia Secondary School with reading devices. The school is a specialised school for the disabled and the reading devices were identified by the school as a much-needed support to enable visually impaired learners to translate reading material into audible voices as part of their learning journey.
|
Employee Volunteerism Partnership with National Council for Persons with Physical Disabilities in South Africa (NCPD) and Blind SA on audio books for an incredible'book drive' for blind and visually impaired school children Many more to follow... |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CSI GLOBAL SPEND BREAKDOWN
The case studies below are further demonstrations of how Barloworld made a difference in the communities within which we operate.
| INITIATIVE | VALUE CREATED |
Equipment - Partnership with |
The implementation of the project aims to; alleviate poverty, provide security, create jobs, develop socio and economic activities, enhance agricultural economic activities, serve as a centre of attraction for agricultural training, and to develop a 3ha of crop production under tunnel for over three years. |
VT: Russia - The CONSTELLATION of HEARTS Fund The CONSTELLATION of HEARTS Fund assists orphans and disabled children in the Russian Federation. It has many forms of cooperation with companies and individual benefactors. |
It has become a tradition to hold large-scale annual new year's matinees for disabled children and orphans in the regions. Volunteers-employees of VT always attend such events and 2020 was no exception. New year's events were held in orphanages, hospitals for children with cancer, blind children, and homes for the disabled. Events were also held in nursing homes where people are infirm and bedridden. VT volunteers organised performances together with the Fund's volunteers, where it is acceptable, and presented gifts (personal hygiene items, toys, necessary equipment, clothing, school supplies, educational games, etc.). |
Automotive - Logistics - Future Farmers and Food Producer International FFFPI is focused on supporting and transforming the lives of poor subsistence farmers throughout the country with the intention of elevating them to the level of emerging and commercial farmers. |
We are heavily involved in corporate social investment by providing emergency social relief to a number of indigent communities around the areas where we conduct farming activities. We do this through the donation of surplus harvest of maize, Soy Beans, groundnuts and various vegetables for personal consumption of these communities. We also provide quality produce to the communities in order for them to feed their livestock without depleting their own food resources. We pride ourselves in making a positive contribution towards the elimination of starvation in our communities. |