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Community
development
Health and wellness
in communities
In partnership with the Free State Department of Health,
Epilepsy SA and a local HIV/Aids NGO, we reached more than
76 448 people as part of our HIV/Aids and TB awareness
campaign in the Fezile Dabi District. The project, started in
2016, was extended to raise awareness at schools. Six youths
were trained, and they facilitated HIV/Aids and TB awareness
sessions, reaching 809 learners. This year also saw
testing and screening conducted for 17 431 people
reached through our three Sasol-donated
mobile clinics. In addition, testing and screening
was conducted at three correctional services facilities in
the district.
Infrastructure development
Support for
vulnerable groups
Rehabilitation of various roads including
a portion of R59 in Sasolburg to assist
with safety of commuters. Construction
work was undertaken by a local B-BBEE
principal contractor and benefited
four other local SMMEs.
We support several organisations that build
capacity and mobilise resources within our
communities. Their support includes
emergency relief and feeding schemes,
supporting children living with disability,
counselling and overall wellness.
Economic transformation
and local content
40
youth
entrepreneurs
were reached through the
Sasol I AM PRENEUR
programme which supports
youth-owned businesses
with business skills
training, coaching and
mentoring.
196 SMMEs
supported through
our Enterprise and
Supplier Development
programme. 16 have been
incubated.
38 jobs were created
others retained
through an extended
maintenance to be
undertaken.
42 graduated
in November 2019 from
the Sasol – Vaal University
Technikon (VUT) Youth
Entrepreneurship
Programme in
Sasolburg.
A total spend of
R47 776 220,00
awarded to
SMMEs from opportunity
identification across the
various supply chain
categories.
A coordinated effort to deliver thousands of litres
of hand sanitiser to healthcare facilities and areas
in need across South Africa has seen Sasol
support a business that was developed at our
incubation centre, KSM Chemical Solutions, the
company tasked to manufacture the vital product.
Since partnering with Sasol to produce laboratory
tested alcohol-based sanitiser. KSM, the company
that is located in Sasolburg, has been able to get
its production up to 5 000 litres (L) a day within
its first week of production, the company
increased production to the current level of 10
000 L a day, with the intention to ramp this up to
15 000 L as demand continues to increase around
KSM produced
approximately 300 000 litres
of sanitiser for Sasol’s fenceline
the country.
communities and the broader South African
community.
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