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Region
South
Africa –
National
South Africa
(Sasol
Energy and
Corporate
Centre)
Region
Mozambique
Region
Stakeholder
Nature of engagement
Frequency
Action and response
National
Skills Fund
(an entity
of the
Department
of Higher
Education
and Training)
Partnership for
undergraduate
bursaries
Ongoing
Exploring a partnership with the National Skills Fund
to co-fund undergraduate bursaries.
Department
of Science
and
Innovation
Capacity-building and
skills development
Ongoing
Development and implementation of efficient and
effective institutional, national and international
research information, energy research, development
and innovation, and skills development systems.
Department
of Health
Mobile clinic
operational support
Ongoing
Support with the costs required to deploy
mobile clinics, which includes running and
maintenance costs.
Stakeholder
Nature of engagement
Frequency
Action and response
Quality healthcare
Agreed to support Mozambique’s Ministry of Labour
inspectors for the next three years with crossborder exposure to South Africa’s way of work. This
will enable all the inspectors coming through the
initiative to make changes in their areas of work.
Local development
commitments across
infrastructure,
education, skills
development,
employment and access
to supply chain
Ongoing
Progress on the local development agreements
(LDAs) have ensured households have access
to quality drinking water, and that schools and
health facilities have access to modern water and
sanitation facilities through a partnership with SNV
Netherlands Development Organisation.
We’ve also enabled access to off-grid and ongrid electricity through a partnership with the
GIZ German Development Organisation in the
communities of Inhassoro and Govuro.
Urban planning
Ongoing
Embarked on a territorial/urban planning project to
assist Govuro District with community demarcation
plans as part of an infrastructure development
project. The results will be inputs towards
infrastructure, design, costing, tendering and
implementation.
Stakeholder
Nature of engagement
Frequency
Action and response
Local
government
and
communities
Mitigating impact
of environmental
dilapidation
Ongoing
Sasol, in collaboration with the City of Lake Charles
and the Community Foundation of Southwest
Louisiana, identified two local parks to protect as
part of the City of Lake Charle’s Partners in Parks
programme to preserve the network of local parks in
Lake Charles.
Ongoing
Sasol joined the Lake Area Industry Alliance (LAIA)
and partnered with peer companies to launch
the LAIA Educators’ Institute, furthering our
commitment to develop a skilled workforce pipeline.
The Educators’ Institute is a two-day interactive
professional development opportunity designed to
give STEM educators in Southwest Louisiana tools to
help students prepare for careers in the energy and
manufacturing industry.
Government
and
communities
North America
Education
Enabling educators to
be industry recruiters
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