| SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY CONTINUED |
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| Student Sponsorship Programme (SSP) |
| In keeping with the Brait Foundation's theme of investment in
education, the Foundation currently provides financial sponsorship for
three students from previously disadvantaged backgrounds to attend
Roedean School SA, in Johannesburg. The sponsorship continues until
the students matriculate (the girls are currently in grades 9 and 10). In
addition to financial sponsorship, each student has a mentor from the
Brait Foundation, who monitors the students' performance and offers
the girls general support and encouragement. |
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| Cell C Take a Girl Child to Work Day |
Cell C launched its Take a Girl Child to Work Day project in 2003 in the
hope of breaking down the stereotyping of women as having a role in
the home and not necessarily in the workplace. The Brait Foundation is
proud to have participated in this inspirational day since its inception,
and 2006 will be the fourth consecutive year Brait is involved in this
worthy project. The Johannesburg offices will host 20 girl learners from
Moletsane Secondary School in Soweto, and an additional 20 girl
learners from Tlakula High School in Kwa-Thema, Springs (spread
across grades 10 to 12). This day is also open to all Brait staff with
daughters in these grades.
It is an extremely motivating day for both the girl learners and the Brait
employees, and provides the girls with the opportunity of entering a
formal office environment, enabling them to see first hand the variety
of roles available to them in a financial services institution. It is a day
during which they are encouraged to be all that they can be, and
dream of being. |
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| Girls and Boys Town South Africa |
| Nelson Mandela endorsed his support for Boys Town in 1996, praising
the work done by Mr Joe Araujo, executive director (and former pupil) of
an organisation which has built a reputation for supporting young boys
from disadvantaged backgrounds. The organisation has since extended
its much-needed activities to include support for both boys and girls
across the racial spectrum. The Brait Foundation identified a role it could
provide in mentoring children from this background, and sponsors one
child within the guidelines prescribed by Girls and Boys Town. |
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| The LEAP Science and Maths School C.T. |
| The LEAP Science and Maths School was established to provide
intensive tuition in mathematics and science to promising learners
from disadvantaged communities in and around Cape Town. Given the
desperate need for maths and science graduates in South Africa, the
Brait Foundation decided to support this initiative through financial
assistance and via mentorship of the learners. |
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| The Twilight Children’s Shelter |
The Twilight Children's Shelter for abused and homeless children was
founded in the early 1980's to help the growing masses of street
children from Hillbrow and surrounding areas in Johannesburg. It is a
non-profit organisation dedicated to assisting inner city kids, by
providing a place of safety, offering shelter, food, clothing, education
and protection from the extremely volatile situation on the streets. The
shelter provides medical attention, support groups in the form of social
workers, skills training and clothing to approximately 70 boys aged
eight years up to 20 years. The boys are encouraged to attend school
and careworkers assist with their homework in the afternoons. The Brait Foundation has sponsored the education and uniforms of four
boys, enabling them to attend Sparrows Schools. The Foundation has
also donated two computers to the shelter, and Brait has supported the
shelter's pottery workshop by purchasing pottery artefacts made by
the Twilight Children for the Private Equity investor visits. An annual
drive of the sale of Christmas cards, designed by the Twilight Children,
is also extended throughout Brait.
We would like to extend our gratitude to all our staff for their
contributions and participation in the various projects, and we hope to
continue to make a difference to the individuals and communities we
assist, as well as to our staff through their involvement with the Brait
Foundation. |
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Corporate social investment – funding allocation
Brait's Corporate Social Investment (CSI) expenditure is funded
by the annual allocation of not less than half a percent of prior
year attributable earnings from the entire group's operations.
The full amount allocated during 2006 was managed by
The Brait Foundation, and committed to programmes in terms
of section 13 of the Financial Sector Charter. |
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