Social Development

DCSA believes that social investment should empower disadvantaged communities to become more secure, healthy and self-sufficient. The company aims to make a difference in peoples' lives through the implementation of sustainable projects in education and skills development, sports development, job creation and economic equity facilitation, including the selective support of arts and culture and environmental initiatives.

Recent key social investment projects include:

Cultural

  • STTEP Music Education Project;
  • Iziko Museums
  • DaimlerChrysler Award for South African Contemporary Art 2000;
  • DaimlerChrysler Award for South African Jazz 2001;
  • DaimlerChrysler Award for South African Sculpture 2002

Children and youth development

  • Real Action Leadership (RALI) Programme;
  • Mamelodi SOS Children's Village.

Education

  • Rally to Read in the Eastern Cape;
  • Wesleyville School and Community Center;
  • Adopt-a-school programme:
    • Saulridge High School - Atteridgeville;
    • Mogoshadi Secondary School - Pietersburg;
    • Entsakweni Secondary School - Soshanguve;
  • Ebenezar Computer Training Centre - Soshanguve;
  • Siyaphamibili Center for Human Resource Development (mainly focusing on adult basic education).

Community

Victims' Trauma Center - Soshanguve Clinic 3.


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