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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME ANNUAL REPORT 2018

JACK CHEETHAM AND LETSEMA SPORTS DEVELOPMENT AWARDS

ANNUAL REPORT 2018COMMUNITY

DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

CONTENTS

MURRAY & ROBERTSPhysical AddressDouglas Roberts Centre, 22 Skeen Boulevard, Bedfordview, 2007, Republic of South Africa

Postal AddressPO Box 1000, Bedfordview; 2008, Republic of South AfricaTel: +27 11 456 6200Fax: +27 11 455 2222E-mail: [email protected]

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The opinions expressed in this report are those of the authors and/or persons interviewed, and do not necessarily re� ect the views of the editor, publishers or Murray & Roberts.

01 GROUP CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

The Murray & Roberts Group has a vested interest in the well-being of our employees, host communities and local economies in which we operate.

02 GOVERNANCEWith a Group spend of R19,3 million, governance is critical to ensure that our programmes align to our values and brand.

03 FINANCIAL SUMMARYThe budget supports programmes across three

strategic schemes.

04 MURRAY & ROBERTS CHILD WELFARE FUND

The fund has a proud record of making a meaningful difference to its bene� ciaries.

06 LETSEMA KHANYISA EMPLOYEE BENEFITS TRUST

The trust provides support to the dependants of qualifying Murray & Roberts employees.

07 LETSEMA SIZWE COMMUNITY TRUSTThe trust enables the social upliftment of communities with educational initiatives and life skills.

11 EMPLOYEE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENTEmployee volunteer initiatives add value to our communities and are a re� ection of the Group’s Values.

12 COMMUNITY SOCIAL INVESTMENTProjects focus on providing bene� t to the host

communities where our projects are based.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME ANNUAL REPORT 2018 1

GROUP CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

As a multinational engineering and construction Group, Murray & Roberts has a vested interest in the well-being of our employees, host communities and the local economies in which we operate. We are committed and responsive to redressing social injustices and contributing to sustainable development. Our Group-wide community engagement initiatives are aligned to our business imperatives and managed through our Community Development Programme (“CDP”) and Community Social Investment (“CSI”) projects.

CORPORATE SOCIAL INVESTMENTBusinesses across the Group invest in the wellbeing of their host communities. Through a process of engagement, priorities and needs are identi� ed against our focus areas, and suitable projects are funded. Employee volunteer initiatives add additional support in local communities by bringing in a hands-on, face-to-face approach. These initiatives not only bring joy to the community but also build team spirit and pride in the organisation.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMEThe CDP, managed from the corporate of� ce in Johannesburg, has a South African focus and invests primarily in the education-related development of vulnerable children, focusing on core areas such as early childhood development, mathematics, science and literacy. Support includes the provision of education interventions, bursaries, life skills, health, nutrition and resources. Priority is also placed on community skills development, particularly on youth development through sports. Education has been shown to increase economic growth and stability, as it is a sustainable solution to release individuals from unemployment and poverty.

Three schemes are managed by the CDP:

¡ The Murray & Roberts Child Welfare Fund (“MRCWF”)

¡ The Letsema Khanyisa Employee Bene� ts Trust (“Letsema Khanyisa”)

¡ The Letsema Sizwe Community Trust (“Letsema Sizwe”)

While each scheme has its own particular focus, they are integrated through their alignment to our intent of providing support across all phases of the educational pipeline as well as supporting community skills development. We partner with a number of well-established non-pro� t organisations to ensure that funds are utilised sustainably.

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to

change the world.” Education is the key to eliminating gender

inequality, to reducing poverty, to creating a sustainable planet, to

preventing needless deaths and illness, and to fostering peace.”

– NELSON MANDELA

COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT


GOVERNANCE

GROUP CDP COMMITTEE

¡ GROUP CDP – Maintain BBBEE Trusts at Group level – Bene� ciary management and support – Stakeholder engagement – Administration and reporting

Platform CDP committee– Governance and oversight– Budget and expenditure– Reports to Group CDP

Platform CSI– Project implementation linked to Social and Labour Plans obligations

Site-based teams– Project identi� cation, community and client liaison

– Engagement with platform CDP committee

¡ Murray & Roberts Holdings social & ethics Committee¡ Murray & Roberts Limited Board

¡ Letsema Khanyisa

– Bursary support scheme– New and existing bursars

¡ Letsema Sizwe– Existing bene� ciaries– Jack Cheetham & Letsema awards

¡ Murray & Roberts Child Welfare Fund

– Quarterly donations– Annual golf day

With a Group CDP and CSI spend of R19,3 million, governance is critical to ensure that initiatives are appropriate to our values and brand, in line with our strategy, and of bene� t to the community.

The CDP committee meets quarterly to approve recommendations for funding at Group level, oversee the implementation and progress of strategic initiatives and monitor platform CSI spend.

The Murray & Roberts Limited Board and social & ethics committee have oversite of the strategy execution and expenditure.

Members of the CDP committee:

Front row from left to right: Mike da Costa, Zelia Soares, Brenda Mantjeand Ed Jardim.

Back row from left to right: Steve Harrison and Cheryl van Bosch.


FINANCIAL SUMMARY

R4 307 675AUSTRALIA

R1 144 212CANADA

R230 031UNITED STATES

R2 171 002SOUTH AFRICA

R212 624ZAMBIA

GROUP TOTAL R19 319 182

CDP TOTAL

R11 253 638CSI TOTAL

R8 065 544

CDP TOTAL R11 253 638 + CSI TOTAL R8 065 544

MURRAY & ROBERTS CHILD WELFARE FUND

TOTAL: R200 016

Early childhood development

LETSEMA KHANYISA

TOTAL: R5 190 745

Primary and secondary school education 1 983 087

Tertiary education 2 685 211

Overhead costs 522 446

LETSEMA SIZWE

TOTAL: R5 862 877

Early childhood development 197 443

Primary and secondary school education 619 700

Tertiary education 139 100

Community skills development 4 717 379

Overhead costs 189 255

CDP SPEND

CSI SPEND


MURRAY & ROBERTS CHILD WELFARE FUND

The MRCWF has reached the end of another � nancial year. It’s a

year in which the fund raised a total of R354 880 and supported

20 bene� ciaries – all thanks to the generosity of Murray & Roberts’

employees and external donors.

MRCWF BENEFICIARIES FOR FY2018The following bene� ciaries were supported with donations towards:

holiday feeding schemes; life line kits for abused children, school

uniforms, hygiene products, equipment, surgery and physical therapy.

Huis Andrew Murray Child and Youth Care Centre

Kids Haven

Child Welfare Tshwane

Operation Smile South Africa

The Lighthouse Stimulation Centre for the Disabled

Lebone Stimulation Centre

ACFS Community Education & Fundraising

Atlantic Hope

Unbuntu House

Shumbashaba Horses Helping People

Girls & Boys Town SA

Inclusive Education South Africa (IESA)

Berea-Hillbrow Home of Hope

Camphill School Hermanus

Forever Friends – Life Line Kits

New Beginningz

Happy Days Foundation (Mimi Woman)

Ntuthuko Stimulating Centre

Elim Home

Summerhill House

The committee hosted a successful MRCWF Golf Day on 18 May at the Glendower Country Club. The fund raised just shy of R100 000. The annual golf day is our � agship fundraising event and we rely on the support from our donor base, speci� cally for this event to raise funds for the MRCWF. The Letsema Sizwe Community Trust, formed to bene� t previously disadvantaged community groups, matches each Rand we raise within the fund, which in turn makes a big difference to our ability to assist these organisations.

The MRCWF committee will host its annual bene� ciary site visit in November this year, to ensure that the funds are used constructively and fully accounted for. The committee will provide feedback to stakeholders in the Child Welfare Fund news� ash in the new calendar year.

As the MRCWF commences the new � nancial year, the committee is already inundated with requests for support from those who are most vulnerable and we look forward to the difference the fund will be able to make this year again.

SUMMERHILL HOUSE CHILDREN’S HOMESummerhill House Children’s Home provides children with the one thing that they have lost – family. Families help a child feel safe, loved, secure and ready to thrive, and is why their ‘model’ mirrors a family unit as closely as possible. Each house is home to six children and one house mother. In addition each child’s education is facilitated from primary through to tertiary level, giving them the best possible chance in life and the ability to contribute to the world around them.

The Murray & Roberts Child Welfare Fund (“MRCWF”) has its origins in the 1950s and has a proud track record of making a meaningful difference. The fund hosts several fundraising events throughout the year, from soup drives to gol� ng events. These events aim to create awareness and generate income to further support its bene� ciaries.

TOTAL RAISED BY THE FUND IN FY2018

R354 880

A YEAR OF MEANINGFUL SUPPORT AND POSITIVE CHANGE

Front row from left to right: Thulane Ndlovu, Brenda Mantje and Ed Jardim.Back row from left to right: Helen Steynvaardt and Thando Khumalo.Absent: Marlene Muller.


SHUMBASHABA HORSES HELPING PEOPLEShumbashaba is not your usual horse programme. It is a not-for-pro�t community organisation with a focus on how horses can positively impact people and help to change lives for the better. Shumbashaba’s Horses Helping People programmes reach out and touch the lives of many people, the majority of whom come from Diepsloot, a neighbouring township on the northern outskirts of Johannesburg, home to some 250 000 people, where unemployment, poverty and crime are rampant.

BEREA-HILLBROW HOME OF HOPEBerea-Hillbrow Home of Hope was established in 2002 and is based in the Johannesburg, Kensington and Berea areas. The organisation was founded by Khanyisile Motsa (affectionately known as Mam’ Khanyi) when she relocated to Hillbrow in 2002, after seeing girls as young as nine years of age working as prostitutes and selling drugs on the streets.

Mam’ Khanyi often rescues these young girls by going into brothels and on the streets alone, without any authorities to assist or support her, and rescues these young girls herself. Berea-Hilbrow Home of Hope aims to restore the dignity of these girls. They currently have 76 girls aged 2 – 18 years at the two centres in Kensington and Berea. There are a total of 500 children in their outreach programmes and they have touched the lives of over 8 000 children to date.

UBUNTU HOUSEUbuntu House is registered as uMephi Child and Youth Care Centre and they have been in existence for 14 years. They provide temporary safe care for new-born babies given up by their mothers from unwanted pregnancies or rejection due to HIV/AIDS. They have cared for 573 babies since opening their doors in 2003 and have managed to place 462 children with adoptive parents while 99 were reunited with their biological parents. They aim to have the children adopted before the age of six but at times due to reasons beyond anyone’s control they may stay longer without any issues. They currently care for 12 babies and employ a house mother and nine care givers.


LETSEMA KHANYISA EMPLOYEEBENEFITS TRUSTLetsema Khanyisa was established in 2006 to support the dependants of qualifying employees to access quality secondary and tertiary education.

The scheme not only pays for tuition fees, but also covers the cost of textbooks, provides a student and transport allowance, and in some cases accommodation on campus.

We partner with an external bursary management company who provides a full administrative service as well as provides the learners with vocational and career guidance. We engage with the students on a one-to-one basis and monitor their progress throughout the academic year.

HIGHLIGHTS

THE TECHNOLOGY DREAM

Kevin is the Letsema Khanyisa top achiever for 2017. He received 14 distinctions for his 1st year in Information technology at the Vaal University of Technology.

19 LEARNERS ARE BEING FUNDED AT TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS

7 MALE AND 12 FEMALE

TOP ACHIEVER

Kevin is an intelligent young man with a calm demeanour from Mpumalanga. He has four siblings and is raised by a single parent whose hard work and tenacity has inspired Kevin to live with the same outlook.

He is passionate about IT as technology in� uences everything around him. His goal is to specialise in software development, so that he can � nd solutions to everyday problems. Kevin also has a love for business, and hopes to study further towards a business development and administration degree once his IT studies are done.

He is a keen soccer player and loves mountain biking.

Our top � ve learners for 2017 were:

¡ Kevin Nkambule

14 distinctions (Information Technology)

¡ Sandile Kalipa

7 distinctions (Marketing)

¡ Nthabiseng Manyeli

5 distinctions (Economic Management Science)

¡ Thabo Kubu

5 distinctions (Project Management)

¡ Palesa Mochana

4 distinctions (Teaching)

We are proud to report that 14 learners were enrolled in tertiary institutions in 2017, all receiving good results.

Mid-year assessments have been reviewed, and learners are now in their last stretch of the academic year. In 2017, 18 learners passed their matric and left the scheme.

16 MALE AND 25 FEMALE

41 LEARNERS ARE BEING FUNDED AT SECONDARY SCHOOLS


LETSEMA SIZWE COMMUNITY TRUST

Three � agship initiatives and their success stories are

highlighted in this report.

TOMORROW TRUST Murray & Roberts has partnered with Tomorrow Trust for the last seven years to provide holistic educational support to vulnerable children and youth through Saturday school and holiday programmes. These programmes offer more than just academic and life skills, they build a tailored programme to help each learner succeed.

This partnership has been highly successful and has made a sustainable difference in the lives of many children.

REVELINA SWARTE

TOP ACHIEVER

Letsema Sizwe enables social upliftment of communities, focusing speci� cally on educational initiatives and skills development projects. Funding is delivered mainly through partnerships with established non-pro� t organisations who have the expertise in the � elds we wish to fund.

The 30 Murray & Roberts sponsored learners completed their National Senior Certi� cate in 2017, achieving a 100% pass rate and:

¡ 77% achieved a Bachelor pass compared to 28% National Bachelor pass.

¡ 19% achieved a Diploma pass

¡ 4% achieved a higher certi� cate

¡ Achieved 31 distinctions.

¡ Attendance rate was 92% for 2017 academic year.

Given the impact Tomorrow Trust has on children through their educational journey, we have agreed to fund them for a further two years.

Revelina Swarte is from Tembisa and lives with her single mother and two siblings. Revelina joined the Holiday School Programme as a nervous Grade 4 in 2009, almost failing that year. Showing early grit, Revelina entered Grade 8 with results above the National average. By Grade 9 she was achieving 60% in English and 75% in Mathematics. Statistic show that only 18% of Grade 9 learners achieve 50% or more in English; contributing to the 43% drop out rate.

Revelina beat those odds to achieve an impressive 85% in the National Senior Certi� cate, with � ve distinctions – English 75%, Mathematics 80%, Physics 82% and Life Sciences 80%. Revelina is currently studying BCom Accounting.



TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH ACTIVITY CENTRE (“TRAC”)TRAC is run by Stellenbosch University and has received funding from Murray & Robertssince 2010.

Three physical science labs were supported in FY2018:

¡ BooysendalServices � ve schools impacting 658 learners

¡ DelmasServices � ve schools impacting 562 learners

¡ LephalaleServices � ve schools impacting 452 learners

The methodology is simply to provide learners with a facility to perform the physical science experiments through a hands-on approach, which results in improved academic performance. The TRAC programme facilitators also offer mentoring and encouragement to the learners, often assisting them with tertiary institution and bursary application processes.


BATSALELWANG MARIA MATOME

THEMBA ZWANE

TOP ACHIEVER

TOP ACHIEVER

Batsalelwang Maria Matome completed her Chemical Engineering degree at Wits University. She passed her grade 12 at Phegelelo High School in 2010, thanks to the support she received from the TRAC programme.

Batsalelwang grew up in Marapong Township situated near Lephalale in Limpopo province. Due to her good grade 12 results in 2010, she was granted an entry award of R7 400 by Wits University. She was the �rst girl learner from her school who had taken on tertiary studies at a university.

Themba Zwane is one of numerous young learners whose life has been transformed by the TRAC intervention. He came into contact with the TRAC programme in grade 11 at Phaphamani High School in Delmas, and his marks improved by 15%. He received 95% for his �nal grade 12 examination and proceeded to enrol at Wits University for a B.Sc. in Mining Engineering.

Themba credits the TRAC programme as well as the TRAC facilitator, Mr Ncube for his achievement. In the spirit of giving back, Themba volunteered as a tutor on the TRAC programme during university holidays.


JACK CHEETHAM AND LETSEMA SPORTS DEVELOPMENT AWARDS

These awards target sports development projects, focusing on

individuals or teams that have the potential to be champions. In most

cases, the participating clubs recruit in disadvantaged communities,

resulting not only in the development of sport, but also giving children

structure and discipline which keeps them away from the dangers of the

street. The legacy of Jack Cheetham, a former director of the company

and inspirational captain of the South African cricket team in the 1950’s

lives on in our winners.

OLYMPIANS WRESTLING CLUB were the winners of the Jack Cheetham

Award, which recognises sports development projects that transform

the lives of able-bodied young South Africans. The club has a school

and community outreach programme that promotes Olympic sports to

disadvantaged youth in an effort to counter the effects of gang violence,

substance abuse and crime.

The Letsema Award went to the JUDO INSTITUTE FOR PEOPLE WITH

SPECIAL NEEDS. The institute uses judo to instil con� dence, self-esteem

and discipline into players with disabilities, amongst disadvantaged

communities in the Eastern Cape. The Letsema Award is in recognition

The annual Jack Cheetham and Letsema Sports Awards are hosted by Murray & Roberts, in partnership with the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee.

of sports development projects for people with disabilities and was

inspired by Hilton Langenhoven and his performance at the 2008

Paralympics.

GOLDEN LIONS GYMNASTICS CLUB was the � rst runner up in the Jack

Cheetham Award. The club is a community upliftment project for

children in the Westbury community in Johannesburg and is consistently

among the top performers in international competition despite their lack

of funding. The second runner up was the ROCK THE BOAT CANOEING

PROGRAMME, part of the Grootbos Foundation. The development

programme provides canoeing skills and basic water safety to

youngsters from the rural Overberg region in the Western Cape.

The Letsema Award � rst runner up was MUSTANG WHEELCHAIR RUGBY.

The club aims to develop wheelchair rugby as a sport in South Africa

to improve the well-being of people living with disabilities. Bene� ciaries

include children with physical disabilities from rural areas in the Free

State and Northern Cape. The second runner up was SOUTH AFRICAN

TRANSPLANT SPORTS ASSOCIATION. The association’s vision is to optimise

the quality of life of organ transplant recipients through sport.



Employee community involvement creates an opportunity to help worthy causes whilst building moral and camaraderie.

For the year under review, employees based in the Douglas Roberts Centre have come together to participate in various successful and fun projects:

SANTA SHOEBOXES FOR THE ELDERLY84 Santa shoeboxes � lled with essential toiletries and treats were collected in beautifully wrapped boxes by employees and delivered to the Gerald Fitzpatrick house and nursing home in inner-city Johannesburg. The elderly residents were treated to an afternoon tea and festive entertainment.

The residents in the frail-care facility were also visited and given their personalised shoebox of goodies.

THE TOPS AND TAGS INITIATIVE – GIVING THE GIFT OF MOVEMENTThe Tops and Tags Initiative aims to provide wheelchairs to those in need. With the support of corporates, schools and volunteers plastic bottle tops and bread tags are collected and recycled in exchange for wheelchairs.

The wheelchair is one of the most commonly used assistive devices for enhancing personal mobility yet thousands of South Africans remain bed-ridden, rely on family members to carry them around or turn to unsafe and uncomfortable home-made alternatives.

Murray & Roberts launched their collection in 2016 and by early 2018 had collected 450 kilograms of bottle tops – enough for a wheelchair!

Through the Sweetheart Foundation we handed over a wheelchair to Balvant and his family during July. Balvant was in desperate need of a wheelchair and longed for the freedom of movement. He is currently on dialysis and the wheelchair has made his treatment more comfortable.

MANDELA DAY – CELEBRATING 100 YEARSMandela Day is celebrated on 18 July annually to celebrate the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela by donating 67 minutes toward making the world a better place.

This year employees came together to make 150 lunch-packs for the Alice Soup Kitchen and Care Home in Elsburg. Alice feeds 80 school children every day, as well as runs a crèche for 18 pre-school children.

Employees also donated clothing, toys and non-perishable food. The team arrived with three delivery vans � lled with the donations, including a mattress and blanket for each toddler for their afternoon nap.

SOUTH AFRICA

EMPLOYEE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT


COMMUNITY SOCIAL INVESTMENT

NELSONSKOP PRIMARY SCHOOL

Murray & Roberts Power & Water refurbished a local primary school

in Lephalale. This newly renovated school boasts a new roof, new

ceilings in all the classrooms and new ablution facilities.

This school will now be home to over 1 350 learners who will

receive a quality education in a school that they can be proud of.

The refurbishment was completed with 100% local contractors,

suppliers and labour force.

HEALTH CLINIC

Cementation Ghana built a health clinic in the village of

Wekpeti, Ghana. This facility houses a solar system which runs

the electricity for the refrigerated medical supplies and lighting.

This is the only building in the village with electricity.

CHILDFUND

Clough provides support to ChildFund whose aim is to improve

the health of mothers and children in Waima, Papua New Guinea.

ChildFund supports outreach services, integrated maternal child

health clinics and antenatal care for mothers and children.

NTAKE PRIMARY SCHOOL

Murray & Roberts Cementation built a new kitchen and car ports

for Ntake Primary School, based in the Ngwaabe Area of Limpopo.

They also donated furnishings for the administration building and

provided much needed stationary packs.

CSI projects focus speci� cally on uplifting communities where our projects are based.

CSI bene� ciaries for FY2018 included:

JENNIFER MEMORIAL DEAF COMMUNITY SCHOOL

Cementation Zambia has supported the Jennifer Memorial Deaf

Community School in Kitwe since October 2014.

This year they provided the school with a full IT support service,

including an internet café, as well as supported the maintenance

department with plumbing and electrical services.

On behalf of the children and staff at the Touch Life Centre, I would like to express

our very grateful thanks to you and the Murray & Roberts Child Welfare committee

for once again providing us with the backpacks, containing stationery and other

essentials for the twenty children who graduated on Saturday and will be

going to Primary School grade one.

This is such a special gift, as many of the parents just cannot afford to provide these

things for their children, because of their poor circumstances. You can probably tell

from the photographs that the smiles on the children’s faces say it all!

TONY PARKER, TOUCH LIFE CENTRE

www.touchlifecentre.co.za

We would like to thank you for the substantial donation that was recently

granted to Joshua House. Because of your generosity, we can continue to

take care of our precious babies and provide them with a loving, nurturing

and safe place to grow.

We are so thankful to have you as a supporter and greatly value your contribution.

Thank you for investing in our organisation and in the babies we care for.

JOSHUA HOUSE TEAM

www.joshua-house.co.za

Thank you for the cash donation made to Angels Baby Sanctuary. These funds

will be used for the �ooring in the home. It is through your heartfelt warmth

and generosity that the Home for Angels exists. Thank you.

FROM THE ANGELS TEAM

www.angelsbaby.org

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