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Development Foundation Report

2014

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About the Eskom Development Foundation NPC 3

Overview of activities 5Target groups 5 Programmes 6 Performance at a glance 7

Enterprise development 9Eskom contractor academy 9 Eskom Business Investment Competition 11 Business Opportunities and Franchise Expo 15

Employee volunteerism 19Guardian i-Volunteer programme 19 Mandela Day 20

Eskom energy and sustainability programme 23

Education programmes 27Rural school infrastructure development 27 Education support programme 30 Education and training 32

Healthcare 39

Renewable energy programme 41

Appendices 43

Cover page: Umzumbe Secondary School’s new classrooms make learning a pleasureTop: Education is a top priority for the Eskom FoundationBottom: The children were entertained with a jumping castle and balloon artists on Mandela Day

Eskom Development Foundation NPC

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About the Eskom Development Foundation NPC01

Poultry farming has proved a successful venture for entrepreneur Livhuwani Tshifhango

Eskom Holdings, a state-owned company, is mandated by the Department of Public Enterprises, to which it is accountable, to “provide sustainable electricity solutions to grow the economy and improve the quality of life of the people of South Africa and the region”.

Eskom’s objectives are not limited to commercial concerns. Its performance is also measured by the overall value it adds to the lives of the South African public. Eskom’s developmental responsibilities range from building and maintaining power plants and networks to supplying households, schools and factories with electricity, to supporting local industries and stimulating skills and job creation. Eskom is also about creating a foundation on which South Africa can grow, helping to transform the lives of the large percentage of the population that lives in poverty.

The Eskom Development Foundation NPC (Foundation) is responsible for the coordination and execution of Eskom’s corporate social investment (CSI) strategy in support of Eskom’s business imperatives. This strategy supports socio-economic development programmes primarily by targeting the communities where Eskom operates. In line with this, the Foundation considers grants and donations for registered non-profit organisations. Focus areas for the Foundation include enterprise development, education, health, energy and the environment, food security and community development. It supports programmes in the following sectors:

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs):• TheannualBusinessOpportunitiesandFranchiseExpo• TheEskomBusinessInvestmentCompetition,includingahighschoolenterpriseclubcompetition• Businessincubators• Eskomcontractoracademy

Education programmes:• Earlychildhooddevelopment• Mathematics,scienceandcomputerlaboratoryequipment• Tertiaryeducationsupport• Furthereducationandtraining(FET)collegesupport• Energyandsustainability(anenergyandenvironmentalmanagementprogrammeinschools)

Health support programmes:• Upgradingexistinginfrastructure• Providingmedicalequipment• Providingmobileprimaryhealthcarebusestoselectedcommunities

Community development and welfare programmes, which include:• Funding specific needs related to training, equipment or materials for hospices, homes for the

aged, children’s homes, centres for people with disabilities and disaster relief to registered welfare organisations

• Fundinglocalisedcommunityneedsthroughdonations• AnannualJoy & Jewels charity fundraising event in August to celebrate Women’s Month, and the

donation of all proceeds to a selected charity• SupportingtheEskomemployeeGuardian i-Volunteer (GiV) programme

The Eskom Development Foundation NPC is a non-profit company, which was incorporated in December 1998. The Foundation, which is solely funded by Eskom, is responsible for Eskom’s corporate social investment initiatives


Early childhood development (ECD) practitioners are offered training at the Kusile ECD centre

The Foundation operates in the nine provinces of South Africa. Economic and social development managers and advisers employed by Eskom are based in each province to represent the Foundation

Overview of activities

Target groupsGrants and donations are considered for non-profit organisations involved in philanthropic work for the development and benefit of the disadvantaged, as well as for small and medium enterprises. The primary target groups for grants and donations are women, youth and children, as well as people with disabilities.

SustainabilitySustainability is a vital element of Eskom’s CSI interventions. It is considered in developing the Foundation’s strategy and also at a project level.

In terms of the Foundation’s strategy:• Supportprovidedtosmallbusinessthroughskillsdevelopmentandmarketingsupportassists

these businesses in growing and providing further employment opportunities; and contributes to creating a pool of small and medium enterprises and black woman-owned suppliers from which Eskom and other large corporate players can procure goods and services

• Supportisprovidedforeducation,fromtheearlychildhooddevelopmentphaseonwards.Itisalong-term strategy aimed at ultimately contributing to an improved pipeline of Grade 12 learners with good results in mathematics, physical science and language, helping them to study in the engineering and technical disciplines to meet the human resources needs of Eskom and South Africa

• Supportprovidedtofurthereducationandtrainingcollegescontributesnotonlytoimprovingthe employability of the youth, but also to creating a future pipeline from which to draw technical skills, for Eskom and other industries

Foundation-approved funding

2013/14 2012/13 2011/12

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Grants for flagship and national programmes and economic and social sector projects 20 81.5 48 148.1 21 50.1

Donations to registered, non-profit welfare organisations 210 28.4 289 34.9 233 20.6

Rural development 5 23.0 6 11.3 10 17.2

Total 235 132.9RA 343 194.3RA 264 87.9RA

RA Reasonable assurance provided by the independent assurance provider.

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ProgrammesThe Foundation has several flagship programmes. It also supports a number of national CSI programmes that are deemed important for the socio-economic development of South Africa.

Donations are also considered to philanthropic and welfare causes involving registered non-profit organisations. The donation of assets is facilitated and accounted for on behalf of Eskom and its subsidiaries.

Support to economic projects for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) will continue, providing business skills, capacity building and mentoring through business incubators, the Eskom contractor academy, the annual Eskom Business Investment Competition and Simama Ranta high school enterprise competition, as well as the Business Opportunities and Franchise Expo.

Support to social projects includes support to philanthropic/welfare organisations, support to early childhood development (ECD) centres, capacity building for primary and high schools and further education and training colleges (FETs).

Donations are considered for registered, philanthropic or welfare organisations or donations to causes that are strategically important to Eskom, a region or to South Africa as a whole.

Performance at a glance During the year, the Foundation funded 235 projects to the value of R132.9 million with 357 443 beneficiaries (2012/13: 343 projects for R194.3 million and 652 347 beneficiaries).

Programme 2013/14 2012/13 2011/12

ProjectsNumber

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Benefi-ciaries

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Eskom’s contractor academy1 – – – 9 19.0 225 – – –

Business incubators 2 9.0 135 7 29.1 3 188 4 3.4 229

Enterprise development – – – – – – 3 1.1 26

Eskom Business Investment Competition 1 13.1 84 1 6.0 26 1 6.0 195

Business Opportunities and Franchise Expo 1 7.8 63 1 6.0 36 1 5.6 56

Eskom energy and sustainability programme 1 2.5 197 183 1 4.9 227 154 1 4.6 125 894

Infrastructure development 5 23.0 1 232 6 11.3 4 507 8 17.2 12 271

Education2 5 16.6 1 140 14 38.7 15 024 4 18.5 1 935

FET colleges3 6 – – 10 17.2 6 986 4 6.2 2 918

Food security 1 0.1 – 2 0.3 – 4 4.7 480

Health 2 16.9 28 080 2 16.8 28 080 – – –

Philanthropy and welfare 210 28.4 120 818 289 34.9 355 551 233 20.6 387 758

Expo for Young Scientists 1 15.5 8 708 1 10.0 11 570 – – –

Total 235 132.9 357 443 343 194.3 652 347 264 87.9 531 762

1. Contractor academies were executed by the Eskom Foundation but were funded by Eskom Distribution division. 2. Education projects managed by Eskom’s Human Resources division included.3. Further education and training colleges, six were completed and implemented this financial year.

Hundreds of businesses exhibit at the Business Opportunities and Franchise Expo and thousands of business people attended looking for suppliers or business opportunities

Overview of activities continued


Since the inception of corporate social investment at Eskom, one of its key focus areas has been to give small and medium enterprises (SMEs) the capacity to enable them to develop, grow and compete in the formal economy. A lack of management and business skills negatively affects the ability of SMEs to grow and become sustainable. Many enterprises have difficulties with accessing finance because their business models are flawed and they often lack sufficient collateral. The Foundation seeks to address this challenge

Enterprise development

The Foundation aspires to make a significant contribution to small business development with a view to sustainability and growth. This has resulted in a number of key strategic CSI programmes that focus on enterprise development with substantial financial commitments, long-term relationships and clear exit strategies. This is done through the Eskom contractor academy; the Eskom Business Investment Competition; as well as by creating a platform for black, and black women-owned enterprises to participate in the annual Business Opportunities and Franchise Expo and also by supporting business incubators.

Eskom contractor academyEskom contractor academy is a programme devised to develop and empower emerging contractors and suppliers, as part of Eskom’s contribution to skills development, job creation and poverty alleviation. The programme for business owners consists of eight modules where students attend a study school for one week per month. The curriculum includes business skills and finance, project management, people management, supply chain management, as well as safety, heath, the environment and quality (SHEQ).

The objective of the academy is to equip emerging contractors and suppliers (especially black women-owned and youth-owned companies) with the entrepreneurial, legislative, management, leadership and technical skills needed to run a business successfully. The programme is facilitated by Edupark, a non-profit company of the University of Limpopo. Students who successfullycompletetheprogrammeareawardedacertificatebytheUniversityofLimpopo.

There were 15 academies presented during the 2013/14 financial year with 223 students who initiallyenrolled.SixoftheacademieswerebasedatthestrategicsitesofMedupi(Lephalale),Kusile(Delmas)andIngula(LadysmithandHarrismith).Therewereanadditionalnineacademiespresented, one in each operating unit in each of the provinces Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal,Limpopo,Mpumalanga,NorthernCape,NorthWest,andintheWesternCape.

Of the 223 students who initially started the programme, five students had their enrolment terminated and 214 completed the programme successfully with four students who failed the programme. Attendance certificates were awarded. Of the 218 students, there were 90 women-owned businesses (41%) and 99 of the students fall within the youth category (45%).

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Every year women are among the top performers at the Eskom contractor academy


Enterprise development continued

Five years laterA security enterprise company, Mulanga is owned by a female entrepreneur, Mumsie Swanepoel. ln 2009, Ms Swanepoel enrolled in Eskom’s contractor academy programme where she was taught essential business skills. ln 2008, she had a group of 20 security guards and a monthly turnover of just over R60 000. The skills she gained from the programme helped her expand her business to 850 guards and a turnover of R3.6 million a month. “lf it hadn’t been for Eskom, my business wouldn’t be close to what it is today. I wouldn’t have been able to acquire the knowledge I now have, without the contractor academy,” she said.

Ms Mumsie Swanepoel is an experienced businesswoman with business interests in agricultural farming, human resources management and project management. She then decided to reactivate her business by acquiring an office in the central business district of eMalahleni. She also underwent training in security and acquired a Grade B with Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA), which enables her to own a security business. She also decided to enter into a mentorship relationship with other businesses to compensate for her lack of experience, hence the Mulanga Security Services. She is an entrepreneur who is disciplined, determined and dynamic; with a knack for business opportunities. She is also a realist who knows her strengths and weaknesses and she focuses mainly on her strengths and mitigates her weaknesses through partnerships and benchmarking from the best and experience.

Mulanga Security Services, Lephalale

Business incubatorsSupport of business incubators is one of the key programmes incorporated in the Foundation’s CSI strategy. Business incubators are a tried and tested model for business development through the Department of Trade and Industry’s (dti) Small Enterprise Development Agency’s (SEDA) technology programme. With measurable key performance indicators and success stories, these business incubators address the need for an integrated approach to ensure interventions that are sustainable.

Business incubators are the big brothers of start-up businesses and help these small businesses grow and thrive. SEDA currently has 26 models in South Africa under their SEDA Technology Programme (STP) banner. Though the service offering differs among the incubators, the most common form is to provide technical and administrative training, seed capital, inexpensive infrastructure such as office space and administrative and IT services, which are shared by the participants in the incubator.

There was an opportunity for the Foundation to partner with STP in their incubator initiatives to reach and support small enterprises in the sectors that are aligned with the Foundation’s CSI focus of supporting capacity building in the manufacturing, agricultural and services sectors.

The Foundation’s overall aim is to provide equipment to specific incubators in order to provide training of a high standard. SEDA, in turn, assists with the co-funding of new incubators in Eskom’s new build site areas, in this way strengthening the relations between SEDA and the Foundation. To date, six incubators have been supported since the collaboration with SEDA began.

ThechemistryincubatorhassetupanewincubationcentrelocatedattheUniversityofKwaZulu-Natal’s Westville Campus (UKZN). This is the fourth incubator centre, including the existingincubatorcentresinPortElizabethandEastLondonandrecentexpansioninMpumalanga.Theincubator received funding from the Eskom Foundation for shared equipment to be used at the incubation centre.

The purpose of the chemistry incubator is to incubate high technology projects emanating from the UniversityofKwaZulu-Natal,aswellastodevelopnewinnovativeformulationsformanufacturingchemical detergents, cosmetics, haircare products and perfume. The centre is well positioned to ensurecrosspollinationofideasfromtheUniversitytotheincubatedcompanies.Theprovinceisa proven leader in the development of formulated products, with a strong centre for formulated productsattheMangosuthuUniversityofTechnology(formerlyTshumisanoTechnologyStation).

Oneparticularprojectof the incubator isbasedon the recyclingofCFL lightbulbs.Theaimofthe project is to recover heavy metals such as mercury contained in these bulbs. This technology hasalreadybeenpatentedby theUniversityofKwaZulu-Natal.MillionsofhouseholdsarenowusingCFLlightbulbs;someofwhichweredistributedbyEskominanendeavourtoreducepowerconsumption in the country. The major problem is that these bulbs contain mercury, which may cause an environmental hazard if disposed of incorrectly.

ThecentrehasreceivedfullsupportfromtheUniversityofKwaZulu-Natal,whichhasprovidedabuilding to house the incubation centre. The incubator has already received three high technology incubationprojectsfromtheUniversityofKwaZulu-NatalandMangosuthuUniversityofTechnologyfor incubation with more currently under consideration.

The Eskom Development Foundation approved funding for the purchase of CFL recycling,laboratory, manufacturing and research equipment. Thirty incubates were established, of whom 20 are women and 25 of these enterprises will be youth-owned.

South African chemical technology incubator, University of KwaZulu-Natal

Eskom Business Investment CompetitionThe Eskom Business Investment Competition (BIC) aims to acknowledge, honour, reward and develop South African owners of small and medium enterprises as part of the Foundation’s ongoing business support programme. The competition is open to small- and medium-sized, black-owned companies that have been in existence for at least 24 months.

The competition reaffirms that the entrepreneurial spirit is thriving in this country, as many of the small business owners in this competition have risen above their circumstances, many striving against adversity, to realise their dream of running their own business. In so doing, they have not only succeeded in generating an income for their families, but have also created opportunities for people in their communities.

The calibre of the entrants in the 2013 competition was impressive. With the amazing diversity of entrants from around the country, offering innovative products and services, selecting the finalists was a challenging task.

All 57 finalists working in the agriculture, manufacturing or trade/services sectors, as part of their prize, exhibited at the Business Opportunities and Franchise Expo (BOFE).


Timbali Technology Programme, t/a TimbaIi Flower Growers is a non-profit company established in 2002. The incubator is situated near Nelspruit in the Mbombela region. Timbali was initiated to create a centre for the establishment and support of emerging farmers in the cut flower industry.

Currently Timbali incubates are cultivating a variety of cut flowers. One of the crops, the famous gerbera, was chosen for its unique adaptability to the region and its high value in the market. Other cut flowers grown include the difficult to grow lisianthus, snapdragons, delphiniums and sweet Williams; as well as a variety of agricultural crops and products. The flowers produced by Timbali’s entrepreneurs are marketed under the AmaBlom banner and provides participants with the opportunity to be part of a collective marketing, branding and bulk selling initiative.

The Timbali Technology Programme through its road tested model expanded the incubator. The earmarked expansion to grow herbs was based on opportunities and local retail market linkages that had been established. This expansion to be effected in the Mbombela municipal area has created 35 new SMEs and 219 jobs.

The product range of herb crops grown according to a retail group’s specification

is basil, a variety of herbs, chillies and gooseberries.

The incubator provides services to entrepreneurs in training and development in business start-up principles, technical and technology skills transfer, a structured mentorship programme, mobile FET courses, mechanical support and the marketing of produce.

The Foundation approved funding towards the supply and installation of a cold storage facility and the supply and installation of soil steam sterilisation unit; as well as training for the herbs crop production expansion.

Timbali Technology Programme, Nelspruit Mpumalanga

It also gives the finalists and winners of Eskom’s annual Business Investment Competition a platform to exhibit, as part of their prizes. The competition provides SMEs with the chance to cross the next major hurdle in business development. This involves gaining general business recognition and building a customer base, thereby closing the chasm between the third and first world economy.

This competition serves to acknowledge their achievements and assist them to develop, grow their capacity and impart skills. For many of the 2013 winners, the prize money could mean the fruition of plans to expand their business. The 2013 overall winner received R200 000, the sector winners R100 000, the first runners-up each received R75 000, while the second runners-up in each sector received R25 000 respectively to improve their businesses. The other finalists received R10 000 each to invest in their enterprises.

Starting a new business in the current economic climate can be a daunting task and making a success of it is an achievement to be proud of. This is one of the underlying ideas behind the annual competition, which rewards entrepreneurs for their tenacity and courage by providing them with the opportunity to take their business to the next level.

This year adjudicators were particularly impressed by the companies in the agriculture category. These small businesses showed a comprehensive understanding of the agricultural sector, the required farming practices and used solid business models that showed impressive profits and job creation potential.

Khariye Poultry Farming is small family run cooperative that was started in 2010 in Makhado, Limpopo. They raise, slaughter and package chickens to sell to retailers, hawkers and localcommunities members. They also sell live chickens.

With the help of a grant from the Department of Agriculture they were able to build two additional structures to house the chickens and as a result their business has grown significantly. They now employ five permanent staff members and 22 temporary employees.

Khariye received the prestigious accolade of Overall Winner in the 2013 Business Investment Competition in recognition of their solid business model and financial management, as well as their contribution to addressing unemployment in the region.

“I am so proud [to have won]! Now I have seen that resigning my job wasn’t a waste of time. This proves the point that what I am doing is valuable, that is it acknowledged as good work,” said LivhuwaniTshifhango,KhariyePoultryFarmingDirector.

With the prize money, Tshifhango expanded the business by building more structures to house more chickens to meet the ever increasing demand, with the long-term view to distributing their products nationally.

Tshifhango was enthusiastic about the importance of these kinds of enterprise development initiatives. “I think that this competition is another way of empowering small business. Eskom is trying to boost us so we can carry on with what we are doing to help us to grow us and take us to a higher level.”


Timbali incubator grows a variety of herbs for a national retailer

Winners of the Enterprise Education Simama Ranta Competition were announced at the BIC Awards

Livhuwani Tshifhango guided Khariye Poultry Farming to win the 2013 BIC Awards


This year the winner in the manufacturing sector was Mpilende Foods, which has pioneered the manufacture of high quality and affordable vitamin-fortified processed food. Mpilende which means “long life” in Zulu recognised a gap within the food fortification and manufacturing industry and they decided to take a risk and start a company, which manufactures quality yet affordable products.

They focus on the role of food in combating hunger, poverty and malnutrition in the region and it was this commitment to food security that prompted the Eskom Foundation to award them first place and R150 000 prize money.

Pyramid Electrical Contractors took the top prize in the trade/services sector. Pyramid is a fully black-owned, 100% woman equity, historically disadvantaged individual (HDI) small to medium enterprise. The company is run by a husband and wife team, Ganief and Kariema Price, who had this to say about the competition: “Entrepreneurial development drives our economy, and competitions like this inspire new entrepreneurs.”

This very sentiment sums up why adjudicators were so impressed with Pyramid Electrical Contractors and awarded them first prize and R150 000 in prize money. Adjudicators felt this company to be most deserving due to their commitment to quality workmanship and skills development.

Finally Buffalo City Organic Producers was awarded first prize in the agricultural sector. Based outside East London in the Eastern Cape they grow fresh vegetables using four hydroponictunnels. They won R150 000 in prize money with which they bought additional tunnels to increase their crop size as well as installed an electric fence for security.

Established in 2009, the cooperative grows several varieties of tomatoes which they wash, package and sell to local markets and independent retailers. Originally 16 members strong, the cooperative has grown to 32 members and they plan to expand their product offering to include green peppers.

“Competitions like this are very important. Just being a finalist is great as we can share our views and information with each other. Just by being a finalist I have learnt something,” said cooperative member Vuyiseka Olga Phethe.

In addition to the generous prize money all finalists exhibited at the annual Eskom Business Opportunities and Franchise Expo (BOFE), held from 12 to 15 September 2013 at the Coca-Cola Dome in Northriding, Johannesburg.

The expo provides SMEs with a versatile marketing platform from which to build brand awareness, interactwithpotentialcustomersandinvestorsaswellastogeneratemediacoverage.Likethecompetition, BOFE is dedicated to developing entrepreneurship in South Africa.

The winners of the three categories are shining examples of the entrepreneurial spirit and what can be achieved when one follows one’s passion with determination. We implore all South Africans to buy Proudly South African products and help these companies grow even further.

Eskom Simama Ranta high school enterprise education competition The Eskom Simama Ranta high school enterprise education competition is a category of the Eskom Business Investment Competition open to high school learners who have enterprise clubs. The aim of the competition is to highlight the variety of comprehensive, high-quality

entrepreneurship projects in South African schools and to showcase the winning schools as leaders in enterprise education. “Simama Ranta” means “to empower the South African economy through entrepreneurship education” and the competition aims to identify, honour and showcase the South African secondary schools that are exemplary in entrepreneurship education.

The Foundation wants to develop a culture of entrepreneurship and in partnership with the Education With Enterprise Trust runs this competition to encourages learners to consider entrepreneurship as a career choice, taking charge of their career path by becoming job creators rather than job seekers.

Also recognised at the Eskom Business Investment Competition awards are the winners of the Eskom Simama Ranta enterprise education high school competition.

This year, the overall winner of the Simama Ranta competition was Goodwood College from Ruyterwacht in the Western Cape. This small club generates income through market days, beadwork and jewellery, knitting and manufacturing and selling bags and scarves. All funds are donated to the neonatal unit at Tygerberg Hospital.

Business Opportunities and Franchise ExpoThe Business Opportunities and Franchise Expo (BOFE) provides an invaluable platform for marketing their businesses and interacting with prominent business leaders and representatives from a number of blue-chip companies. The expo is a joint venture between exhibition organiser specialists Thebe Reed Exhibitions and the Foundation. The Expo’s aim is to develop and promote opportunities for entrepreneurial businesses that want to grow, diversify and succeed. BOFE is dedicated to developing entrepreneurship in South Africa and took place from 12 to 15 September at the Coca-Cola Dome in Johannesburg. The expo provides SMEs with a versatile marketing platform from which to build brand awareness, launch new products, generate media coverage, and engage with potential customers and fellow like-minded entrepreneurs. The expo introduces entrepreneurs and investors who are looking to grow, diversify or enter into business ownership, to the many business and franchise opportunities available in the market. It is also the country’s most credible platform for corporate procurement executives to meet suppliers with first-class B-BBEE credentials.


Goodwood College was the overall winner of the 2013 Simama Ranta Awards


The 2013 expo drew entrepreneurs and influential business owners from across the country. This platform enabled aspirant entrepreneurs, suppliers, customers, investors and funders to come together and explore a variety of investment prospects and franchise options, enhanced by workshop programmes and extensive networking opportunities. A total of 259 exhibitors had the opportunity to showcase their business products and services and build robust relationships. The expo features a small business seminar, the business buzz zone and interactive demonstration areas. A total of 8 118 visitors attended the expo, searching for business and franchise opportunities and 31 media representatives across all platforms visited the expo.

The expo is an ideal platform to stimulate business growth and motivate current and aspiring entrepreneurs through direct interaction with some of South Africa’s most influential speakers who hosted informative seminars and workshops.

These objectives are significant, considering that South Africa is recovering from a recession and has been hard hit by job losses. Through the expo, local entrepreneurs can seek support and encouragement as they are integral to the country’s recovery and growth, and forums such as the expo play a valuable role.

These two flagship events form a large part of the Foundation’s commitment to enterprise development, and have grown considerably in popularity over the years.


A series of workshops take place at the Business Opportunities and Franchise Expo encouraging business development

Equipping small cooperatives not only creates employment but bolsters economic development and food security


The Eskom Guardian i-Volunteer (GiV) programme, initiated in 2009, is an initiative by the Foundation to encourage groups of employees to become involved in a registered community programme, based on a different theme selected annually. The aim is to inspire, and in turn create a desire to assist, develop and contribute to the betterment of other people’s lives

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Smile Foundation co-founder Mark Lubner introduced guests to the work of the Smile Foundation at Joy & Jewels 2013

Guardian i-Volunteer programme The programme has the following objectives: to align corporate social investment (CSI) with Eskom’s core business; to enhance corporate reputation; to contribute to the corporate citizenship agenda; to show local commitment; to build a company that employees are proud of; to build stable and competent communities around the company; to help stabilise the community environment; to support the company’s mission statement and values and to contribute to stability.

This initiative allows interested staff members the opportunity to give their time to those in need. The focus is on employees giving some of their time and skills to support vulnerable people through registered, non-profit organisations (NPOs), thereby reflecting that Eskom is a caring organisation. The GiV programme furthermore contributes to instilling a sense of belonging, pride and team spirit among employees. To reward the hard work of the various GiV teams and their successful programmes for 2013, the Foundation made donations to the best project and the runner-up, after the Chairman’s Awards, later in 2014.

Following on the Foundation’s theme of vulnerable children, the beneficiaries of the 2013 Joy & Jewels charity event were the Smile Foundation and Reach for a Dream Foundation.

In the spirit of Sinobuntu the Eskom Guardian i-Volunteer (GiV) programme’s 2013 winter drive supported orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) by encouraging Guardians to donate blankets, beanies, scarves and socks, as well as soup cans and soup packets. The Foundation is the champion of this drive and Guardians from all operating units were mobilised to support this initiative, while Eskom communication managers and general managers implemented and managed the process country-wide. Collection baskets were set up on site at various operating units around the country.

GiV Winter Drive 2013

Women and children are given a safe place to live at Creating Effective Families


Mandela Day

Every year on 18 July, in honour of Mr Nelson Mandela, the former President’s birthday, the Eskom Development Foundation hosts their much anticipated Mandela Day celebration. People around the world are asked to spend a portion of their day giving back to those less fortunate than themselves in celebration of Mandela Day and the inspiring life’s work of Mr Mandela.

For 365 days of the year Eskom focuses on generating and distributing electricity across South Africa to drive economic growth and create jobs. But occasionally, we get to stop what we are doing and do something that more directly improves the lives of ordinary people. Mandela Day is one of those days to show that Eskom is about more than just electricity.

This year the Eskom Development Foundation hosted a fun day for the children at the New Jerusalem Children’s Home. The New Jerusalem Children’s Home provides shelter for orphaned and vulnerable children. It was founded by sisters Anna and Phina Mojapelo 12 years ago to provide quality care for traumatised, abused or orphaned children. Today they care for 82 children in a unique and playful building that was decorated with the help of the Eskom Development Foundation.

On Mandela Day interior designer Ms Tshego Chanda of Sebilo Creations, with the help of Eskom staff, transformed the space into a warm and welcoming home and created a more stimulating environment for the children.

Eskom’s chief executive at the time, Brian Dames, and other Eskom executives, their spouses and employees who are members of the employee volunteer programme GiV, rolled up their sleeves and got their hands dirty as part of this mass movement of philanthropy by helping to decorate the home, paint jungle gyms, lay a pathway, establish a food garden and clean the home.

The Foundation believes that government alone cannot address the challenges this country faces and that business in South Africa has a role to play in supporting CSI initiatives in order to address the country’s developmental challenges. The Foundation asked its communication agencies to contribute to making Mandela Day a day to remember for the children. They each made a donation, which was used to purchase duvets, blankets, pillows, soft furnishing, curtains and accessories to brighten this inspiring children’s home.

The children enjoyed a delicious lunch, jumping castles, clowns and face painting, ensuring that the joy inspired by Mr Mandela was felt by everyone on that special day; the highlight being cutting Tata Madiba’s beautiful 95th birthday cake.

Eskom shares Mandela Day spirit with the children of the New Jerusalem Children’s Home

Employee volunteerism continued

Eskom staff help to upgrade the facilities at the New Jerusalem Children’s Home on Mandela Day


The Eskom energy and sustainability programme (E&S), in partnership with Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (WESSA) has completed its 18th year of service; supporting educators, learners and communities in promoting a sustainable lifestyle through contextual energy learning

Eskom energy and sustainability programme

In recent years, the programme has undertaken support in a number of programme sections, many of which focus specifically on adult learning and support and which contribute to community development.

The programme is conducted nationally with regional coordinators supporting schools and communities in the following areas:• EasternCape(EastLondon,Queenstown,allareasoftheruralformerTranskei,inthewestern

part of the province)• FreeState(allregions)• Gauteng(Johannesburg,Soweto,Alexandra)• KwaZulu-Natal(Durban,Ixopo,Pietermaritzburg,Ladysmithregions;Drakensbergregions)• Limpopo(Lephalaleregion)• Mpumalanga highveld (Emalahleni regions,Middelburg regions, Steelpoort regions, Balfour

regions, Standerton regions)• Mpumalangalowveld(Nelspruit,WhiteRiver,Barberton)• SouthernCape(George,PlettenbergBay)• WesternCape(CapeTown,MosselBayregions,Vredendalregions,Atlantisregions)

The eight sections of the E&S programme are detailed in the diagram below:

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Learners enjoy participating in the energy and sustainability projects

Eskom/WESSAenergy and

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Strategic areas

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FET collegecourses

Youngentrepreneurs

Rural schooldevelopment

Educatorworkshops

Communitynurseries

Activelearningprojects

Educatorenergy

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Adult education

Learnereducation


Eskom energy and sustainability programme continued

Active learning projectsThe oldest section of the programme, active learning projects, supports groups of young people to identify contextual environmental issues, to research, plan, take action, monitor and evaluate their projects. It is this section which produces many of the eta Award entries, and it is this section, which assists the programme for strong visibility and for national and international award submissions.

Educator workshopsEnergy misinformation is always a challenge, particularly in schools and for educators. This section assists educators to understand energy issues. The workshops support educators to understand the energy components which relate to their teaching curriculums. The five specific provincesaretheEasternCape,FreeState,KwaZulu-Natal,LimpopoandMpumalanga.

Strategic areasThese are areas which are close to Eskom new-build sites, and interventions are designed to support communities and schools, and contribute to supporting an Eskom presence in these regions. The strategic areas are the Mpumalanga highveld (five strategic regions); KwaZulu-Natal escarpment (twostrategic regions); Limpopo (onestrategic region); andWesternCape (threestrategic regions). Five schools in each of the strategic regions are supported, totalling 55 schools.

Educator accredited trainingThis section supports educators at E&S schools to obtain additional credits for their professional development and is designed to broaden the environmental perspectives of their teaching and to support energy learning programmes at their schools.

Entrepreneurial projectsThis section is small in comparison with other E&S support initiatives, but contributes towards community development with SME development.

Edible Plant NetworksOne of our well-supported initiatives, the Edible Plant Networks (EPN), assists the programme to make the leap from school to community by establishing large-scale school and community food gardens. There are seven EPNs nationwide, consisting of a community greenhouse/shade-house for plant propagation, vegetable beds and orchards.

Climate change coursesThe climate change course is a three-day course given to young adults who are about to enter the workplace. The course material offers instruction in the science of climate change, but, what is more important, focuses on the environmental impact each person makes each day in their work tasks and in their homes. The course brings the learner to an understanding that many of these impacts can be minimised.

Rural school developmentThe Eskom Foundation has made one-off donations to many rural schools in the past. This focus area supports these schools on a regular basis, offering curriculum support and other environmental assistance. The E&S programme therefore “holds” the Eskom and WESSA presence at these schools through additional support.

Programme beneficiary numbersThe programme supports a wide range of schools, the majority of which are in rural and peri-urban areas. In most cases the support is focused on a specific grouping in the school, but the visibility of these interactions are experienced though the full educator and learner bodies. Project benefits are therefore experienced by whole school interaction.

Beneficiaries total 197 183 people, which includes high school educator beneficiaries, followed by learners in primary, secondary and high schools. People with disabilities are high on the list due to support at two schools for the deaf and a number of SME development projects.

Eastern Cape: Coelacanth Enviro ClubThe Coelacanth Enviro Club is named after the famous fish and exhibit in the East London museum, which is situated close totheir school. The club examined electrical efficiency by examining and auditing in detail three cooking systems (gas; induction cooking; and entry-level spiral two-plate). Their findings revealed that gas is the most efficient, but they further examined the issue of cooking efficiency by auditing cooking practices. The project revealed that it is not the electrical cooking system that saves the most electricity, but how you cook! Significant electrical savings were realised, even when cooking on the inefficient spiral two-plate. The Coelacanth Enviro Club were eta Awards Young Designer group winners in 2013.

Active learning projects

Members of the Coelacanth Enviro Club perform an audit on all three cooking systems


In the period under review, the Foundation has upgraded school infrastructure or conducted building projects in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. Six of these schools are in the completion or closure phases. The Foundation’s assistance in this regard provided for 1 232 beneficiaries.

To assist with the eradication of poverty, the Foundation has also implemented the agricultural food security programme in four different communities in the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and North West on a pilot-project basis

Education programmes

Rural school infrastructure developmentRural infrastructure development and food securityIn 2001 Eskom undertook to support government’s Integrated Sustainable Rural Development Programme (ISRDP). This was made possible by providing strategic inputs into identifying the gaps in the integrated development plans for local and provincial government.

One of Eskom’s aims is to be a good corporate citizen, and as such to implement socio-economic development initiatives through its corporate social investment strategy, coordinated and executed by the Eskom Foundation. The ISRDP objectives are also linked to Eskom’s socio-economic development initiatives and assist with enhancing its public confidence.

The programme is boosted by strong partnerships with various government departments and municipalities. It is aimed at addressing inadequate infrastructure by contributing to the building of schools, the renovation and construction of multipurpose centres, the construction of access roads and food markets and other infrastructural needs. In addition, Eskom supports an agricultural food security programme by empowering rural communities through agricultural skills enhancement and the provision of agricultural resources.

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Learners are thriving thanks to the newly refurbished library at Umzumbe Secondary School


The Emachobeni area near Inanda is one of the areas that fall under the Qadi traditional council. In the area there are only two primary schools. After completing primary school, learners have to travel a long distance of about 4km to a nearby secondary school at Inanda mission for their secondary education. Due to the distance some learners drop out of school, since they cannot afford the travel expenses.

It was then agreed with the school governing body (SGB) of Emachobeni Primary School that grade 8 and 9 learners would be accommodated at the primary school, since the high school has not yet been built. The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Basic Education faces serious challenges to build new schools and address backlogs at existing institutions due to financial constraints. The department also acknowledges that whilst they have a substantial infrastructure budget, it is impossible to assist all schools in need of an intervention, either with permanent and/or temporary structures.

The Foundation was approached in 2011 and approved funding to assist in establishing Sithandimfundo high school through mobile classrooms to address its immediate to short term needs, whilst a permanent school was to be designed and constructed.

In November 2013, learners from the surrounding overcrowded schools, namely Emachbeni primary school with 340 learners and 12 educators and the principal, Sithembile Primary School with120leanersandfoureducators,UmtapoHighSchoolwith84learnersandthreeeducatorsoccupied the newly built prefabricated structures in Sithandimfundo High School in 2013.

Sthandimfundo High School, Inanda KwaZulu-NatalFood securityRural communities have low levels of food security due to the lack of employment opportunities, a lack of basic farming facilities and adequate equipment, the escalation of food prices, increasing numbers of dependants and deforestation resulting in climate change. In response, Eskom began a food security programme for rural communities that had arable agricultural land which was not fully utilised.

Food security projects help communities become self-sufficient and to ensure that each household should be able to have one basic meal a day to alleviate hunger. Once the projects grow and become sustainable, communities may look at the possibility of supplying local markets to increase their household income.

In September 2011, the Foundation approved funds for agricultural equipment, material and training for the Thojane Organic Farming Cooperative to be implemented.

There are 11 founding members, but more youth are being incorporated into the project so that they can also benefit from the project. The first harvest was in November/December 2013 and the project received its first income from the yielded crop. The eight-week cycle for cultivation of tomatoes will no doubt help the project to grow and become sustainable. The project was completed in September 2013 and was handed over to the beneficiaries on the same day.

Thojane organic farming cooperative, North West

The Foundation assisted with the provision of prefabricated classrooms for Sithandimfundo High School

A food tunnel was installed by the Eskom Foundation to enhance the crop yield when harvesting

Education programmes continued


Education support programmeEarly childhood developmentThere are fundamental inequities in the early childhood development (ECD) sector in South Africa. The majority of South Africa’s children have been and continue to be severely disadvantaged by inadequate ECD programmes and education. Early childhood interventions can only be successful if they incorporate all of a child’s needs at a critical stage for the development of educational and learning skills and other crucial aspects of development.

Early childhood development refers to a comprehensive development approach for children from birth to nine years of age, with the active participation of their parents and caregivers. Its purpose is to protect children’s rights and to develop their full cognitive, emotional, social and physical potential. ECD is defined as an umbrella term, which applies to the processes by which children from birth to at least nine years grow and thrive, physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, morally and socially.

As part of the holistic view of ECD, care and education are seen as integrally related to other aspects of the child’s environment. The issues addressed include the basic welfare of children, disability, primary healthcare, child protection (from abuse) as well as issues relating to ECD providers such as the subsidisation of childcare worker training through the Manpower Training Act.

In the 2011/2012 financial year, an early childhood development capacity-building programme was implemented in 18 preschools around Delmas, Ogies, Devon and Eloff and around the new build site for the Kusile Power Station. A total of 45 practitioners were trained and 1 101 children received educational material and outdoor equipment from the support provided by the Eskom Foundation. This programme continued during the current reporting period.

The Foundation received an application from Tiyane Early Childhood Centre requesting financial assistance towards upgrading their preschool. The community built the existing structures after the land was allocated by the traditional council. The school also has vegetable gardens, which assists them with their nutrition programme. The school was not operating to its full capacity due to limitations on the structures and inadequate furniture. The Foundation approved funding for the construction of two classrooms and an ablution block, as well as fencing for the school. Within the existing building they have a kitchenette where they cook the meal of the day. The centre had access to water and electricity. However, the Foundation upgraded the electricity supply.

Prefabricated classrooms built by the Foundation The roof was repaired and the rooms refurbished with funding from the Foundation

Tiyane Early Childhood Centre

Teach SA Ambassador Programme – LephalaleTeach SA recruits, selects and places dynamic young graduates that have excelled at university and are willing to make a contribution not just in the classroom, but in the school community as well. These future leaders understand that it will take different, but deliberate strategies and collaborative partnerships to turn around many of South Africa’s dysfunctional schools. Since 2008, Teach SA has placed three cohorts of ambassadors who are now placed in 46 schools in fourprovinces(Gauteng,Limpopo,EasternCapeandWesternCape).Anastounding67%ofthefirst cohort has been retained in the teaching profession. These ambassadors are impacting on more than 40 000 learners and more than 3 000 educators in these schools.

The Foundation approved funding over a two-year period towards the placing of 15 primary school ambassadors in five primary schools around Lephalale near theMedupi power station during2012. During year one (2012) one ambassador was placed per school and in year two the number of ambassadors were increased to two per school.

Overall, there was a trend of improvement across all schools with Motlasedi Primary School topping the charts. Here, an unparalleled 63% average mark was obtained in mathematics in 2013. The impact of these ambassadors went beyond the classroom realms, even infiltrating into the community. Judging by the initial success of the project, there should be an even bigger impact during 2014.

Year two of this project exhibited growth, both in terms of learners’ performance and the overall impact of the Ambassadors. Out of the classroom, principals and educators alike have unanimously agreed that the presence of ambassadors was felt in and beyond the classroom settings. Notably, a number of the learners’ command of English has improved and more importantly there were significant strides made with learners now more comfortable using English when communicating, mostly with educators and visitors.

2014 Teach ambassadors with Teach mentors



Education and trainingNational Skills Development StrategyAll Eskom departments work together in supporting government and achieving on the National Skills Development Strategy and National Skills Accord.

National Skills Development Strategy (NSDS III) has the following seven main pillars• Sectorstrategies• Relevantsector-basedprogrammes• Professional,vocational,technicalandacademiclearning(PIVOTAL)programmes.• Programmesthatcontributetowardstherevitalisationofvocationaleducationandtraining• Incentivesfortrainingandskillsdevelopmentcapacitybuilding• Partnershipsbetweenpublicandprivatetrainingproviders• Increasedfocusonskillsforruraldevelopment

National Skills Accord commitments• Toexpandtheleveloftrainingusingexistingfacilitiesmorefully• Tomakeinternshipandplacementopportunitiesavailablewithinworkplaces• Tosetguidelinesof ratiosof trainees:artisansaswellasacross the technicalvocations, in

order to improve the level of training• Toimprovethefundingoftrainingandtheuseoffundsavailablefortrainingandincentiveson

companies to train• Tosetannualtargetsfortraininginstate-ownedenterprises• ToimproveSETAgovernanceandfinancialmanagementaswellasstakeholderinvolvement• Toaligntrainingtothenewgrowthpathandimprovesectorskillsplanstoimprovetheroleand

performance of FET colleges

Eskom Expo for Young Scientist ProgrammeEskom Expo for Young Scientists is an exposition, or science fair, where students have a chance to show others their projects about their own scientific investigations. At Eskom Expo, learners can discuss their work with judges, educators and learners from other schools, with parents and with other interested people.

By participating at Eskom Expo, learners will increase their awareness of the wonders of science, add to their knowledge and broaden their scientific horizons. Our mission is to develop young scientists who are able to identify a problem, analyse data, find solutions and communicate findings effectively.

The expo is implemented across the country through 30 regions and is managed by volunteers.

Programme objectivesIn order to achieve its purpose, the Eskom Expo has the following objectives:• Toarrangescience,technology,engineeringandmathematicsexposonaregionalandnational

basis• Toenlistthesupport,cooperationandparticipationofinterestedorganisations,companies,and

individuals and to engender interest among the general public in the purpose of the organisation• Toencouragecontinentaland internationalparticipation inscience, technology,engineering

and mathematics• To liaisewith educational and scientific institutions in South Africa and elsewhere that are

interested in similar enterprises• Toraiseandadministerfundstofulfillthepurposeoftheorganisation

Scope of support provided to schools• EskomExpoconductsworkshopsforeducators,fromclustersofschools,ontheentireprocess

of project work and conducting scientific research• Schools that register to participate then receive a project guide book, training DVD and a

judges’ book• Eachyearworkshopsareconductedacrossthecountrytargetingnewschoolswithanemphasis

on 50% female participation and 60% disadvantaged schools• The provincial coordinators (PC) employed byEskomExpo also engage partners from the

private sector for sponsorship, judges and mentors; they engage with universities for judges, mentors, bursaries and fee remissions

• TheprovincialcoordinatorsarealsoresponsibleformarketingExpotovarioussegmentsofthemarket, with relevant marketing messaging

• Marketing toschools forparticipation isdone invariousmedia, likeprint, radioand throughdistrict memos

• TheprovincialcoordinatorsalsointegratetheEskomExpostrategyintotheprovincialmaths,science and technology strategy to ensure a systemic intervention which can be sustained

Educators• WorkshopsareconductedfortheeducatorswhoenterEskomExpoforthefirsttimeaswellas

returning educators• EskomExpoalsoassistswithupgradingofprojectsbeforetheycanattendtheInternational

Science Fair (ISF) at Birchwood and again assist in upgrades when they are selected for international participation

Results achieved • Increaseinthenumberoflearnersstudyingmathematicsandscience• Highincreaseingirlstakingmathematicsandscience,exceeding50%insomeregions• Increaseinpassratesduetoself-motivationandresearchabilities• Winningschoolsreceivemobilesciencekits• Learnerswinbursariesandvariousawards• LearnersgetanopportunitytorepresentSouthAfricaatvariousinternationalscienceevents• Increasedsupportbyprivatesectoranduniversities,offeringmanymorebursariesandawards• IncreasedsupportfromgovernmentviaDepartmentofScienceandTechnology,Department

of Basic Education, Department of Public Enterprises and The Presidency

Eskom Expo for Young Scientists was ranked fifth in the world from 70 competing countries in 2013.



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Tertiary Education Support Programme (TESP)The mission of the Tertiary Education Support Programme (TESP) is to contribute to the building of human resource capacity at tertiary education institutions through investment in industry related research and education in order to build the industry skills pipeline. The programme has been in existence for more than 20 years, and has evolved since its humble beginnings and has in recent times supported more than 1 500 students per year in the areas of science, engineering and technology. These include 238 doctoral studies, 347 masters, and 33 post-doctoral studies within the TESP centres. The successes of TESP range from developing research centres at universities in several areas (related to Eskom’s business), undertaking contract research work, producing academic papers, developing academics, supporting the skills pipeline, and contributing to transformation in the science, engineering, and technology (SET) fields.

The technical networks of specialisation supported by TESP are renewable energy, primary energy, asset management, power transmission systems, power systems analysis and control, power electronics and control systems, electrification, energy efficiency and demand side management, metering and measurement, integrated system and energy planning, information and communications technology, electrical machines, environmental impacts, water, materials and mechanical systems, human resource development, and health and safety. TESP has been supported at 17 universities, which include universities of technology.

In 2013 Eskom and the Department of Public Enterprises jointly launched, the Science, Technology andInnovationPark(STIP)attheUniversityofKwaZulu-NatalaspartofEskom’s90thanniversarycelebrations. Within STIP, TESP has assisted in the development of the SMART grid centre, the high-voltage direct-current centre (HVDC), and the vibration research test centre (VRTC). The smart grid centre is now been utilised to train Eskom’s national and regional controllers on the operations of the Eskom grid.

The VRTC is a laboratory used to conduct training, testing and research in the field of conductor vibrations. The main fields of interest are the investigation and control of vibration of the overhead transmission lines, investigations into manufacturer’s supply of vibration dampers, and the application of mathematical modelling and analytical techniques in vibration. The laboratory is one of only four in the world and it is the only facility of its kind in the southern hemisphere.

The HVDC centre was established for the purpose of a national and regional capacity building in HVDC technology, through postgraduate training, research and short course programmes.

In 2004, the centre introduced six other new strands into the MSc in power and energy programme offering modules, which enabled specialisations in various transmission and distribution engineering fields. Eskom has benefited from the centre’s progress in terms of providing specialists in the power and energy sector.

TESP has strengthened collaborations between industry and engineering universities within South Africa. This year, TESP electrical grant-holders from all over South Africamet at University ofKwaZulu-Natal to present at the report-back meeting. The chairman of the organising committee (SouthernAfricanUniversitiesPowerEngineeringConference2014),DrAkshaySahasaid:“TESPis an invaluable programme that develops and supports students, academics and researchers across South Africa. As a grantholder myself, I want to express my sincere gratitude to Eskom TESP for their total commitment to the advancement of researchers, academics and students in the area of science, technology and engineering.”

Science, Technology and Innovation Park

Further education and training colleges programmeThe further education and training (FET) colleges programme was incorporated into the CSI strategy of the Foundation in 2010 with a view to supporting the developmental objectives of South Africa through an integrated education and skills development system.

FET colleges in South Africa are underresourced. Following the transition from Nated courses to the National Certificate Vocational, students are now required to complete practical work in order to qualify. However, this is not possible if the appropriate equipment is not available to test their competency levels. The Foundation’s FET programme aims to provide FET colleges with suitable and relevant equipment that will assist industry by alleviating scarce skills in sectors such as electrical engineering, diesel and mechanical engineering, by providing a simulated workplace environment.



Mathematics, science and technology programmeThe skills development centre of expertise in Eskom’s Human Resources division is the custodian of the mathematics, science and technology programmes in Eskom. Several education programmes were initiated in support of the Dinaledi programme launched by the Department of Basic Education to improve studies in mathematics and science in South Africa. During the 2013/14 financial year over 5 000 learners in Grade 12 from six schools participated in the Eskom mathematics, science and technology programme, as well as in the winter schools programme.

Programme objectives:• ToincreasethenumberoflearnerswhopassmathematicsandscienceinGrade12• To build a pipeline of future Eskom bursary holders to study science, engineering and

technology• ToactasapilotprojectforpotentialinputintotheDinalediprogramme• Toactasresourcecentreforotherschools

Many schools are situated in rural and poverty-stricken areas of the country, which is a major reason for the learners’ inadequate performance and poor results. The success of a school’s performance is based on the number of learners who pass the final school examinations, with a greater emphasis on quantity than quality.

The Dinaledi programme started with only three schools. The Department of Basic Education then expanded the programme to 12 schools, and finally, 20 schools were incorporated into the Dinaledi programme. These schools have been recognised as excellent resource learning centres because of the improvement and progress made through Eskom’s intervention. The 20-school programme has become a model for the Department of Basic Education and has provided guidance on managing the mathematics and science programme. Eskom identified the business need to increase the skills pool of qualified, black and female learners who were motivated to embark on technical tertiary education studies as Eskom bursary holders. In response to the needs expressed by black Eskom bursary holders, where an exceptional effort was required to overcome the poor quality of technical secondary-school education, it was decided that a short term, more-focused initiative had to be prioritised. The resources provided by Eskom surpassed the Dinaledi programme’s initiatives and added unprecedented value to the schools and their communities.

Eskom’s contribution to the National Skills Development Strategy (NSDS) III and the National Skills AccordThe Eskom Skills Development Centre of Expertise (CoE) as part of the People Management department in the Human Resources division serves as an integrative function between:• EskomAcademyofLearning(EAL)–whichfocusesonlearningdelivery• Education, training,development (ETD)–which takesplacewithin thebusinessandwithin

local communities• Corporatesocialinvestment(CSI)–undertheauspicesoftheEskomDevelopmentFoundation• Skillsdevelopmentandlocalisation(SD&L)–whichfocusesonthedevelopmentofsuppliers

and local manufacturing production

Elangeni College for further education and training is a public college that falls under the Department of Higher Education and Training. The college was formed as a result of the government gazetted merger of three technical colleges (Ntuzuma-, Pinetown- and Sivananda Technical College) in 2002. While the merged college is eight years old, the technical colleges that came into the merger have a combined existence of over 50 years. When the college was initially merged the name given to the new institution was Sivananda Technical College. This name was changed in 2005 to Elangeni College for further education and training.

As a public FET college, corporate governance is ensured by a college council that is appointed to a five-year term by the MEC for Education in KwaZulu-Natal. These counsellors work as volunteers and receive no salary, however, an honorarium is paid to them annually.

Currently two identified sites, the Inanda and Kwadabeka campuses, do not have electrical workshop equipment in their workshops to enable learners to do practical training using current technology according to the NCV standards.

The college has a student support centre where students can study, take out reading material, use the computer, fax and copy facilities and consult a clinic sister, social worker or pastor as needed.

First phase funding – electrical workshopThe Eskom Development Foundation approved funding towards the manufacturing, delivery and installation of electrical workshop equipment.

This has resulted in the training of 305 electrical engineering learners of which 108 are male and 197 are female. There are currently 266 lecturers working at the centre.

Elangeni FET College in KwaZulu-Natal


Learners receive training at the Kimberley Further Education and Training College


The Foundation has provided medical equipment to healthcare centres, to show its commitment to improving South African healthcare. Such initiatives have been deployed through:•Upgradingexistinginfrastructure•Providingmedicalequipment•Providingmobileprimaryhealthcarefacilitiestoruralcommunities

Healthcare

Eskom Foundation approved funding towards a paediatric mobile unit for Mpumalanga. This is in partnership with the provincial Department of Health, who committed to provide the staff for the units for the duration of this project, as well as medication.

The project goal is to deliver much needed primary healthcare to children at primary schools in and around Delmas, Ogies, Phola, Sundra, Eloff, Emalahleni and Middelburg to benefit approximately 14 000 primary school learners per annum.

The paediatric mobile unit was designed to make primary healthcare more accessible and reduce the barriers children might have to overcome in order to succeed in their educational careers. The unit will be used to provide dental care, eye tests, and general health check-ups. Spectacles will be given to children when necessary. The school health programme is pivotal as learners then do not have to miss a day of school in order to get a check-up and if the child is having a health issue, it allows parents to detect the problem sooner.

The unit started operating in Mpumalanga during October 2013 and will continue for a period of three years, visiting schools within a radius of 80km around the Kusile power station.

Today, healthcare providers are increasingly turning to the adoption of mobile clinics to expand their community outreach in both rural areas and urban centres. Providers are attracted to the flexibility and efficiency of the mobile clinic for delivering vital healthcare services, especially for underserved populations. Furthermore, the advancement of tele-medicine technology, bridging the gap between the mobile clinic and a fixed-site, has made timely professional patient consultation more attainable.

Kusile paediatric mobile unit, Mpumalanga

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The Eskom Development Foundation is rolling out paediatric buses in a number of provinces to assist in child healthcare

Eye testing station on paediatric mobile unit

General health check station on paediatric mobile unit

Dental care station on paediatric mobile unit


Eskom has focused on various alternative energy initiatives to provide power. In addition alternative and renewable energy may help to reduce the load on the national grid and assist with the rollout or electrification in areas where no electricity is available or the cost of installation would be too high

Renewable energy programme

Eskom’s initiatives are geared towards getting South Africans to think about their power consumption, and to look for opportunities to help communities through alternative energy.

The Foundation has also embarked on rolling out socio-economic development programmes that support and enhance the use of alternative energy sources.

Meru Ezemvelo is a free-access city based university for unemployed youth, offering business degrees from the Maharishi Institute in Johannesburg. The aim is also to provide a sustainable and “green” rural based campus. Both initiatives are composed of economically disadvantaged youth, and provide cutting edge environmental education to foster economic achievement and environmental stewardship that will impact South Africa’s workforce development and its economy as a whole. The Meru campus is situated within the 4 500 hectare Ezemvelo nature reserve near Bronkhorstspruit which was donated by the Oppenheimer family in 2008. The campus is being developed to be a model rural campus, incorporating personal, financial, and environmental sustainability with high quality education and experiential learning.

The Foundation funded the project during 2013 and provided for the installation of a new water system, green energy solutions, including a solar water heating system, solar power, biogas digester, energy efficiency, energy management and their own water saving system. This project will ultimately benefit 5 530 youth nationally within the next three years.

The project’s ultimate aim is to become a 100% green energy project with no electricity usage or water waste, transfer of green energy knowledge and provide skills for green technologies as well as financial sustainability.

Laying of insulated pipes for water heating Solar panels for water heating for ablution facility

Renewable energy – Meru Ezemvelo, Bronkhorstspruit – Going green project

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PV panels were installed on the hillside for water heating


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Farming tools are essential for successful vegetable production

Contents

Appendix A: Tables and graphs 44AppendixB: Beneficiaries 47


Appendix A: Tables and graphs

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Preschool 23 446 78 369 22 673

Primary school 173 528 107 081 150 705

Secondary school 103 762 297 727 32 039

Out of school youths 16 to 24 9 031 80 480 62 049

Adults 25 to 64 38 850 76 857 165 943

Senior citizens 65+ 3 364 11 413 90 465

Educators 5 462 420 7 888

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BeneficiariesProject Town Province

Abangani Enkosini Johannesburg Gauteng

Abraham Kriel and Maria Kloppers Kinderhuis (Children’s Home) Langlaagte Gauteng

Actonville Training Centre Benoni Gauteng

ACVV Seebries Tehuis (Home) Mossel Bay Western Cape

African Tales Khayelitsha Western Cape

Badisa Nababeep Western Cape

Barnabas Daycare Centre Vuwani Limpopo

Benjamin Primary School Matsulu Mpumalanga

Berea-Hillbrow Home Of Hope Johannesburg Gauteng

Bhekimfundvo Primary School Dundonald Mpumalanga

Black Canvas Eerste River Western Cape

BonaLesediDaycareCentre Sharpville Gauteng

Bongolwethu Crèche George Western Cape

BreadofLife Langa Western Cape

Bryanston Methodist Church Care and Relief Enterprise Diepsloot Gauteng

Building a Better Society Athlone Western Cape

Business Against Crime South Africa – National

ChiefAlbertLuthuliDaycareCentre Motherwell Eastern Cape

Child Welfare South Africa Kleinmond Western Cape

Child Welfare Tshwane Bramley Pretoria Gauteng

Children’s Disability Centre Braamfontein Gauteng

Chris Hani Educare Centre Mitchells Plain Western Cape

Coega Door of Hope Children’s Village Port Elizabeth Eastern Cape

Community and Individual Development Association Ezemvelo Mpumalanga

Community Provision and Social Services Edenvale Gauteng

David Bopape Childhood Development Tsakane Gauteng

Die Herberg Kinderhuis (Children’s Home) Worcester Western Cape

Dihlabeng Development Initiative Bethlehem Free State

Dimbaza Society for the Aged Dimbaza Eastern Cape

Dithebele Secondary School Bochum Limpopo

Appendix B: Beneficiaries


Project Town Province

DJ Sobey Old-age Home EastLondon Eastern Cape

Duduzekani Tshidisehang Community Project Duduza Gauteng

Duma Primary School Kanyamazane Mpumalanga

Ekubongeni Feeding Scheme Brakpan Gauteng

Ekwezi Educare Centre Kraaifontein Western Cape

Eluxolweni Educare Centre Mossel Bay Western Cape

Epilepsy South Africa Dullstroom Mpumalanga

Eskom Expo for Young Scientists 2013 – National

Eskom Expo for Young Scientists 2014 – National

Feel Free Care House Khayelitsha Western Cape

From Scars to Stars Atlantis Western Cape

Fundani Nathi Educare Centre Gugulethu Western Cape

Fundisa Multipurpose Skills Centre Orange Farm Gauteng

Fundukwazi Training Centre Mdantsane Eastern Cape

Give Peace a Chance Pimville Gauteng

Global Natural Healthcare Trust (The) Orange Farm Gauteng

Goedgegun VGK Primary School Riversdale Western Cape

Good Shepherd Educare Centre Kabokweni Mpumalanga

Greensleeves – Place of Safety for Children Trust EastLondon Eastern Cape

Gudani Community Project Tshiawelo Gauteng

Happy Tots Daycare and After Care Centre Kimberley Northern Cape

Hlengwe Daycare Centre Meadowlands Gauteng

Homestead (The) Cape Town Western Cape

Hope Orphanage Shelter Benoni Gauteng

Hug-a-bunnyEarlyChildhoodLearning Meadowlands Gauteng

HuisLouisaMyburgh Port Elizabeth Eastern Cape

Ikhayalabantwana Daycare Centre Nelspruit Mpumalanga

IkhweziLokusa Upington Northern Cape

Ilinge Preprimary School Queenstown Eastern Cape

Ilisolethu Daycare Centre Berlin Eastern Cape

Ilitha Educare Centre Nyanga Western Cape

Imfesane Preschool Queenstown Eastern Cape

Imizamo Yethu Crèche Mossel Bay Western Cape


Inclusive Education Claremont Western Cape

IngulaPaediatricMobileUnit Ladysmith KwaZulu-Natal

Inkwenkwezi Daycare CentreKing William’s Town Eastern Cape

Intuthuko Nursery Preschool Soweto Gauteng

Isalathiso Educare Centre Philippi Western Cape

Isibane Daycare Centre EastLondon Eastern Cape

Itekeng Ntagane Crèche Pietersburg Limpopo

Ithuteng Community Development and Training Pretoria Gauteng

Ithuteng Crèche Mahwelereng Limpopo

Itumeleng Sechaba Home-based Care Duduza Gauteng

Johandeo Home-based Care Soweto Gauteng

Joy Community Development Plettenberg Bay Western Cape

KabalanoEarlyLearningCentre Ganyesa North West

Kathy’s Educare Paarl Western Cape

KatlehongEarlyLearningResourceUnitTrust Katlehong Gauteng

KgolokgotlhaLedwabaHighSchool Mashashane Limpopo

Khanyisa Educare Centre Mossel Bay Western Cape

Khayalethemba Care Centre Queenstown Eastern Cape

Khayalethu Daycare Centre Soweto Gauteng

Khayelitsha Service Centre for the AgedKing William’s Town Eastern Cape

Kids at Work Daycare Meadowlands Gauteng

Klouter Kabouter Crèche George Western Cape

Knoppiesfontein Primary School Bapsfontein Gauteng

Kretzenshoop Primary School George Western Cape

LambanoSanctuary Germiston Gauteng

LearnandPlayEnglishMediumCrèche Pietersburg Limpopo

LenkwaneLaMaphiriDrop-inCentre Mphahlele Limpopo

Lephalale(Medupi)PaediatricMobileUnit Lephalale Limpopo

LeratoDayandNightCare Soweto Gauteng

LeratongDaycare Katlehong Gauteng

LesediDevelopment Duduza Gauteng

LesibaSecondarySchool Daveyton Gauteng

Appendix B: Beneficiaries continued



LingelethuPreschool Queenstown Eastern Cape

LionParkPrimarySchool Cosmo City Gauteng

LivingThroughLearning Wynberg Western Cape

LivingWatersMinistries EastLondon Eastern Cape

LusandaEducareCentre Kraaifontein Western Cape

Mabate Intermediate School Harrismith Free State

Mad Bunch (The) Sea Point Western Cape

Magau Community Projects Atteridgeville Gauteng

Makeba Rehabilitation Centre for Girls Johannesburg Gauteng

Malmaison Primary School Kirkwood Eastern Cape

Masakhe Community Development Programme Delft Western Cape

Masihambisane Primary School Kanyamazane Mpumalanga

Masizakhe Educare Centre Nyanga Western Cape

Masizame Training Centre Mdantsane Eastern Cape

Maths Centre for Professional Teachers Delmas Mpumalanga

Maths Centre Incorporating Sciences Umtata Eastern Cape

Mercy Haven Home for Victims of Family Violence and Abuse Boksburg Gauteng

Meta Soup Kitchen Tsakane Gauteng

Milly Daycare Centre Katlehong Gauteng

Mlilo Primary School Kabokweni Mpumalanga

Moravian Crèche and Preschool Queenstown Eastern Cape

Mosenyamahlo Preschool Mashashane Limpopo

Mpumelelo Daycare Centre Meadowlands Gauteng

Mteteli Preschool Centani Eastern Cape

Mzamomhle Educare Philippi Western Cape

Nalithuba Secondary School Amersfoort Mpumalanga

Ndevana Catholic Daycare Centre Berlin Eastern Cape

Nelson Mandela Children Hospital Trust Johannesburg Gauteng

Nomcebo Community Development Daveyton Gauteng

Nompumelelo Daycare CentreKing William’s Town Eastern Cape

NompumeleloInstituteofLeadership Kwamashu KwaZulu-Natal

Nomzamo PreschoolKing William’s Town Eastern Cape


Noncampa Daycare CentreKing William’s Town Eastern Cape

Noncedo Care Givers Paarl Western Cape

OLeratoDaycareCentre Pretoria Gauteng

Oliver’s House Education Centre Daveyton Gauteng

Phagamang High School Senwabarwana Limpopo

Phaphama Educare CentreKing William’s Town Eastern Cape

Phaphamani Home-based Care Kabokweni Mpumalanga

Pholani Primary School Kanyamazane Mpumalanga

Pholosong Hospital Tsakane Gauteng

Phuthanang Protective Workshop Tsakane Gauteng

Pitseng Daycare and Nursery Katlehong Gauteng

Professional Kids Daycare Centre Meadowlands Gauteng

Progress Daycare Centre Meadowlands Gauteng

Rapoho Primary School Manthata Limpopo

Reach for a Dream Foundation – National

Rethabile-Taung Daycare Centre Katlehong Gauteng

Retswelapele Community Home-based Care Senwabarwana Limpopo

Rising Sun Home Kempton Park Gauteng

SA Red Cross KSD Mthatha Port Elizabeth Eastern Cape

SA Red Cross Mhlotlo Port Elizabeth Eastern Cape

SA Red Cross Nyandeni Port Elizabeth Eastern Cape

Samson Primary School Katlehong Gauteng

Sebokeng Old-age Home and Multipurpose Centre Sebokeng Gauteng

Sechaba Daycare Centre Meadowlands Gauteng

Seven Passes Initiative George Western Cape

Sibambisene Primary School Kanyamazane Mpumalanga

Sibulele Soup Kitchen George Western Cape

Sigwavhulimu Primary School Vuwani Limpopo

Silindokuhle Educare Centre Gugulethu Western Cape

Siloe School for the Blind Polokwane Limpopo

Simunye Educare Centre Kraaifontein Western Cape

SimunyeTransportandMultipurposeCooperativeLtd Duduza Gauteng




Sinethemba Seniors Club Gugulethu Western Cape

Siphimfundo Preschool and Daycare Centre Meadowlands Gauteng

Siyakhula Daycare CentreKing William’s Town Eastern Cape

Sizamile Training Centre for Disabled Children Dimbaza Eastern Cape

Smile Foundation – National

SoeteUurtjiesDagsorgsentrum(DaycareCentre) George Western Cape

Solomon’s Haven Mitchells Plain Western Cape

South African Chemical Technology Incubator (Chemin) Volksrust Mpumalanga

SA Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (Sanca) Midrand Gauteng

SA National Deaf Association Johannesburg Gauteng

SA Traditional Healers Healthcare HIV/Aids Group Katlehong Gauteng

Soweto Association of Persons with Disabilities Soweto Gauteng

St. Anthony’s Education Centre Boksburg Gauteng

StarUpliftingCentre Dimbaza Eastern Cape

StellenboschUniversity–Telematics – National

StellenboschUniversity(Scimathus) Stellenbosch Western Cape

Students Health and Welfare Centres Organisation Observatory Western Cape

Sukumani Primary School Matsulu Mpumalanga

Sunfield Home (Fortuna) Balfour Mpumalanga

Sunnyside Orphanage Home Sunnyside Gauteng

TM Ndanda Primary School Mossel Bay Western Cape

Takheleni Primary School Matsulu Mpumalanga

ThejanaLowerPrimarySchool Qwa Qwa Free State

Thila’s Daycare Centre Meadowlands Gauteng

Thusanang Ma-Afrika Home-based Care and Crèche Orange Farm Gauteng

Thuthukis/UlwaziDaycareandPreschool Duduza Gauteng

Tiga Primary School Kanyamazane Mpumalanga

Tiisetso Pre- and Daycare Centre Meadowlands Gauteng

Tladi Youth Friendly Service Soweto Gauteng

Tlhasedi Primary School Pretoria Gauteng

Trinity Preschool and Crèche Johannesburg Gauteng

Tsandzanani Primary School Matsulu Mpumalanga


Tshepa – Thuto Daycare Orange Farm Gauteng

Tshepeha Secondary School Grootvlei Mpumalanga

Tshepong Preschool Atteridgeville Gauteng

TswelelopeleMagogoeAgriculturalPrimaryCooperativeLtd Mahikeng North West

Tswelopele Child Care Centre Namakgale Limpopo

UkukhulaPrimarySchool Bapsfontein Gauteng

UzukoEnyangweniDaycareCentre Mdantsane Eastern Cape

VillaLisaSupportGroup Boksburg Gauteng

Voice-out Foundation Reyno Ridge Mpumalanga

Vukuzenzele Educare Centre Zwelitsha Eastern Cape

Vumelani Abantwana Bezekimi Daycare Centre Orlando Gauteng

Vusanani Projects Orange Farm Gauteng

Vuyiswa Home for the Disabled Vanderbijlpark Gauteng

Weston High School Vredenburg Western Cape

Winnies Daycare Centre Soweto Gauteng

Woodside Special Care School Cape Town Western Cape

Yolanda Educare Centre Philippi Western Cape

Youth on Top Entertainment Club Khayelitsha Western Cape

Zanolwazi Early Childhood Development Centre Buffalo Eastern Cape

Zenzele Training and Development Khayelitsha Western Cape

Zwide Preprimary School Zwide Eastern Cape

Eskom Development Foundation NPC2 Maxwell Drive Sunninghill Sandton 2146 PO Box 1091 Johannesburg 2000 Telephone +27 11 800 8111 Email [email protected] www.eskom.co.za/csiReg No 1998/25196/08


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