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INTRODUCTION
RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES
OUR FUTURE SASOL STRATEGY
GOVERNANCE
DATA AND ASSURANCE
EFFECTING A JUST TRANSITION (CONTINUED)
Our community resilience projects
Cyclone relief in Mozambique
Bridge to Work Iphepe Farmer Development Programme
As part of our response to assist populations affected by Cyclone
Eloise, we repaired school and hospital infrastructure in Inhassoro
and Govuro districts, in Inhambane Province. This intervention focused
on infrastructure affected by natural disasters.
Sasol is working together with partners in Secunda to empower over 300 emerging farmers through
mentorship, skills transfer and awareness on relevant adaptation projects.
To respond to the need for skills that address issues of employability in our
fenceline communities, we implemented a Community Agriculture Empowerment
Project known as “Iphepe”, which means “provide for yourself”. We are of the view
that by providing the right training and support mechanisms we can develop a
community of thriving self-sustaining farmers. The project is being implemented
in partnership with the Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Land
Reform and Environmental Affairs (DARDLEA) in Mpumalanga, Buhle Farmers’
Academy, AFASA and Mpumalanga Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA).
To date, thirty seven emerging farmers recently completed training in various
agricultural disciplines at Buhle Academy (Delmas) and we plan to train even more
emerging farmers from our fenceline communities in Gert Sibande, Mpumalanga
in the next year. Thirty farmers from the first and second intake of this programme
have been on a mentorship programme for the past six months with the
Mpumalanga SEDA and AFASA to strengthen their financial management skills
and create opportunities for market access.
Sasol managers, government and health centre representative
Rehabilitated classrooms – Inhassoro
Our operations in Mozambique reside in a cyclone zone. As a result, Sasol sets aside
an annual cyclone emergency relief fund for immediate care and reconstruction for
the community should it be affected by natural disasters. In Govuro, Sasol built a water
system for the Matasse Community and repaired and delivered the mortuary of the
Mambone Health Centre. In addition, interventions were made in the Chimunda
and Nhapele Health Centres and Mananisse Primary School.
In Mozambique, being a country prone to these types of natural disasters, the
government, through INGD (National Disaster Management Institute) and the Ministry
of Public Works and Construction, has developed reconstruction specifications, which
all relevant actors are required to follow to mitigate the impact of any future extreme
weather events. These specifications were applied for these projects.
Secunda Farmer Development Programme
Rehabilitating community areas
in Lake Charles
Hurricane Laura severely damaged the park
grounds of Sam Houston Jones State Park
in Lake Charles in 2020.
After which the community
began steps to restore the
damaged cabins, pavilions
and water and sewer systems.
An essential element for the
rehabilitation of park rebirth
are the trees. In response,
Sasol partnered with
Louisiana State Parks and
the Nature Conservancy to
donate funding, materials
and resources to enable
the rehabilitation of the park.
Donations from Sasol
amounted to US$10 000 to
purchase magnolia trees to
line the entrance of the park.
District Administrator helps water system beneficiary at handover ceremony
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Sasol will also donate 289 hectares of agricultural land to DARDLEA to provide
access to land, increase production and access to markets.
The Spekboom initiative
A total of 10 342 Spekboom trees have been
planted in Secunda and Sasolburg since
July 2021.
In the Secunda communities of eMbalenhle and Leandra,
6 842 Spekboom trees were planted in 15 schools and several
communal households. In addition, 3 500 Spekboom trees
were planted in communal homes in Zamdela and Amelia in
Sasolburg. Spekbooms are low maintenance succulent plants
that contribute to the reduction of atmospheric CO2 emissions
and have an ~85% survival rate each time we plant them.
Waste ambassadors within the communities undertake the
plantings and follow up on a weekly basis to ensure
they are doing well.
