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Literacy programme
We funded the Literacy programme, run by the Joseph Lagesse Foundation, which aims to address and alleviate poverty at source through access to basic education. This educational programme, open to both children and adults, empowers the beneficiaries by improving their reading, writing and arithmetic skills. Our objective and hope through this programme are to contribute to building the skills required for a more robust Mauritian workforce and increase access to employment opportunities for vulnerable communities.
No child should grow up alone
The SOS Children Villages is a support programme which provides an alternative to family care to children without adequate parental care or who are at risk of losing parental care. The programme ensures the children are provided with a home, meals, access to education and counselling. We have been actively supporting two children who are part of the programme. Aside from financial help, we are highly engaged in the development and wellbeing of these children and regular follow up on their progress, qualities and activities. Our objective in the long-term is to ensure they are empowered and equipped with the necessary life skills to be successful and autonomous adults.
Focus on economic and social development
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For an action to be meaningful and impactful, it is often important to address the needs of the whole community. Hence, through our socio-economic programme in the region, we not only provide meals and stationeries so that the underprivileged children can go to school, but we also make financial contributions to the remuneration of teachers who provide them with after-school support. With our financial help, the teachers can provide extra courses and snacks to children, ensuring they receive the best possible support for their educational growth.
Empowerment programme
The Joseph Lagesse Foundation is implementing various projects to empower communities in distress through capacity-building. This will help us achieve our objective to create a more inclusive society in which each individual is given equal opportunities, irrespective of his/her age, disabilities, professional status, religious convictions or social status, amongst others.
Focus on environment and sustainable development
Mauritian Wildlife Foundation
Sustainable development goes hand in hand with a flourishing environment. As a responsible company, we always consider the economic, social and environmental impacts of our activities. We directed our support to the conservation of our local fauna/flora and biodiversity. We funded the Mauritian Wildlife Foundation for the restoration of our natural ecosystem to protect endemic species. With their expertise, we sensitised our personnel on the impact of pollution on the islets around Mauritius, including Ile aux Aigrettes, where traces of the Wakashio oil spill incident are still apparent.
Focus on exclusion
Association Solidarité Mamans
The financial help we provided ensures that the young employed mothers who reside at the association have their basic needs and expenses met. This initiative fosters the inclusive development of these mothers and protects their basic rights as per Article 25 of the Human Declaration of Rights.
Sponsoring projects:
With the advent of COVID-19, demand for assistance and support has increased. To effectively sift through and manage all the demands, we chose to divide this year’s sponsorship budget in two: social aid actions and marketing initiatives. With the pandemic slowly phasing out in Mauritius, we were able to integrate additional projects, in view of re-affirming and strengthening our positioning. Hereunder is a recap of the different initiatives we sponsored and supported this year.
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OUR PERFORMANCE