6 awesome social impact projects to support in 2022

As the new budgets for 2022 start to kick-in and organisations start to plan their B-BBEE, CSI and Social Impact spend for the year, I have outlined below a couple of projects that might catch your eye.?

These projects will also align with many ESG and SDG strategies.?

If you would like to discuss any of these projects, please drop me a direct message or e-mail me on?[email protected]

Blossom Care Solutions

This micro-franchise model focused on Women Empowerment and tackling Period Poverty has been a firm favourite with our clients over the last 18 months. You can support with either the establishment of a new site (Typical investment is about R2.5m) or off-take agreements (From R10?000)?

This video gives you a sense of what the operations look like.?

Invest in YES Hubs?

If your Socio-Economic Development (SED) strategy includes the Township economy, we have a couple of projects with the Youth Employment Service (YES) via their 2 hubs in Saldanha / Vredenberg...?

.... or Alexandra

Unlock either a tax break (Setion18A) or invest SED funding to develop infrastructure including technology, agriculture and SMME development.?

You can support township entrepreneurs and local communities through off-take agreements including feeding programs and skills development for young chefs and culinary development.?

Youth Content Collective

Sticking with the theme of developing the Township Economy, we are working with the team from the Youth Content Collective – an initiative which develops young creatives (photographers, artists, videographers etc.)?

This initiative helps these young creatives get access to briefs that would normally be restricted to the formal advertising agency market.?

Unlock young talent through your ESD initiatives and open your eyes to a world of talent!?

Youth Drone Pilot Development initiative

We will be training an additional 50 young drone pilots in the second half of 2022 – 50% of which will likely be young women – we have funding for the training portion and looking for organisations to commit to either YES programs or SED programs to fund the salaries for these youth (Investment of approx. R55k per youth for the 12 months).?

High absorption rates attached to these programs.?

Development of technology for the Deaf / Hearing Impaired community

We have a very exciting young technology business with global ambitions to support the Hearing Impaired / Global Community. This multi-award winning black-owned technology start-up is looking for Enterprise and Supplier Development opportunities to utilise its technology to improve the lives of affected South Africans.?

Help us train 500 coders in 2022

Access to technology democratizes the access to opportunities in the fields of employment and entrepreneurship.?

By developing technology skills across the country, we can stimulate new markets and new businesses.?

Deploy either your YES or Learnership budgets and help us train at least 500 new coders in South Africa in 2022! (Approximate cost of R85k per youth for the year)?

We are looking forward to working with you in 2022 and playing our part in developing a prosperous future for the country.?