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| Being an agent of social change in the community is core to
our DNA. One of the unique ways in which we advance
community interests is through the economic value we generate
for the Batho Batho Trust, which is itself a community-based foundation. There are also businesses within the Group that contribute to socioeconomic development. Thebe Ya Bophelo, for instance, offers inexpensive medical aid. Phindana Housing provides low-cost housing, and Safrican gives people access to affordable funeral cover. We enable change through the active governance of our investments, but we also make direct investments in sustainable social programmes. Social Millions of South Africans were denied access to education in the past. It’s for this reason that we decided to focus our social investment strategy on educational development programmes. |
Through the Student Sponsorship Programme (SSP), Thebe
provides five-year grants to disadvantaged but promising
students, enabling them to complete their education in South Africa’s top high schools. In addition, Thebe supports the Medical University of Limpopo to develop its black faculty through the sponsorship of superspecialists. Enterprise As an entrepreneurial company, we are committed to unleashing the entrepreneurial spirit in all communities. Thebe funds a mentorship programme for SMMEs in the Tourism Cluster. The Hidden Treasures project was developed by the Tourism Enterprise Partnership (TEP). Thebe also sponsors the University of Johannesburg’s Small Business Enrichment Programme, which accommodates a number of entrepreneurs in an effort to ensure growth and sustainability in their business. |
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