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Volunteer participation in the Mandela Week building programme
Individuals, including DBSA staff and university students, can volunteer to participate in the Mandela Week building programme. Volunteers contribute labour and time to build houses that will be handed over to families in need, gaining hands-on experience and contributing to community development.
In addition to the DBSA employees, students from Varsity College, University of the Witwatersrand and the University of Johannesburg were able to join the programme as volunteers.
Places
City of Johannesburg, Gauteng
Reference
https://www.dbsa.org/index.php/case-studies/helping-address-south-africas-human-settlement-needs
Amounts
R 500 000, R 100 000
Sponsorship for house construction and equipping
The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) sponsors the construction and full equipping of houses in under-resourced communities as part of its Corporate Social Investment (CSI) programme. This includes building five houses in Palm Ridge near Katlehong, which are fully furnished and ready for immediate occupation.
The Bank sponsored the construction of five houses in Palm Ridge near Katlehong in the East Rand.
Short-term employment for youth in local communities
Young people from local communities are offered short-term employment as project leaders, community liaison officers, and cleaners during the house-building programme, helping them gain practical skills and work experience.
Young people from the local communities were offered short-term employment as project leaders, community liaison officers and cleaners, fostering skills they could use for future employment.
