Company visits school to help uplift the community of Ladysmith
A total of 60 CCBSA employees attended the Employee Volunteerism at Qophindela Secondary School to repair / replace windows and doors, and build shelves for the library
Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) held a Corporate Social Investment (CSI) initiative known as Employee Volunteerism on Monday last week at Qophindela Secondary School in Ezakheni to uplift the local community.
Employee Volunteerism is a CCBSA CSI initiative whereby every permanent CCBSA employee is given an opportunity to use one full working day each financial year to participate in one of the many CCBSA CSI initiatives. The beneficiary, Qophindela Secondary School, was established in 1993 and currently has 693 learners and 17 teachers.
The school has produced excellent results with no teaching aids.
In 2002 and 2003, they had a 100% pass rate and they are still maintaining an above 75% pass rate. The principal of the school, Ms Khumalo, was extremely excited about the work that was done and pleaded with CCBSA to come back in the future.
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The school is based in Ezakheni, which is a key focus area in CCBSA, with 300 outlets that are being serviced by the business and one Local Distribution Partner (LDP). A total of 60 CCBSA employees attended the Employee Volunteerism at Qophindela Secondary School to repair / replace windows and doors, and build shelves for the library.
CCBSA CSI Specialist for KZN Samukelo Nkosi said: “As a business, we are only as strong as the communities we serve. With the Employee Volunteerism initiative, we are giving employees an opportunity to actively uplift these communities.”
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