HORTGRO CORPORATE SOCIAL INVESTMENT

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Title: HORTGRO CORPORATE SOCIAL INVESTMENT

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HORTGRO CORPORATE SOCIAL INVESTMENT

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HORTGRO SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES
OTHER TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES
BURSARY/INTERNSHIPS AND CAREER AWARENESS
PROGRAMMES

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1. SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES

Nyanisa HIV TB Programmes
Farm Worker Wellness Programmes
Support Care Worker Programme (SWP)
ODEY (Overcome Dependency Empower Yourself)
Agris Got Talent Programme
Help a South African School Book Project

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Nyanisa HIV TB Programmes

56,000 farm workers / dependants in production
areas were reached and more than 60,000 DVDs
and best practice booklets were distributed via
AgriSA AgriSeta
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Farm Worker Wellness Programme

Empower employees with the necessary life and
communication skills in order to minimise the
impact of social problems.
The programme is running for its 5th season.
Reached 10 437 employees on 181 Farms.

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Support Care Worker Programme

The Support Care Worker Programme (SCW) is a
follow-up to the Nyanisa Lets Talk Status and
Farm Worker Wellness Programmes.
The SCW programme entails the establishing of a
sustanable support netword of peer educators
within the agricultural sector.
A total of 200 peer educators were trained and
60 farms reached of which 80 active is.

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ODEY(Overcome Dependency Empower Yourself)

The O.D.E.Y., a farm substance abuse treatment
and integration programme is a holistic approach
to substance dependency treatment and after care,
as the programme was formulated taking cognisance
of the fact that treatment should not bring to a
standstill everyday activities and daily living.
972 individuals on 25 farms were reached (Total
of 355 group members)

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Agris Got Talent Programme
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Agris Got Talent Programme

Training week
Media / Communication skills
Stage Intelligence
Skills Development
Training in song choice, music singing

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Agris Got Talent Programme
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HELP A SOUTH AFRICAN SCHOOL

UK Junior schools aim to educate British children
about South Africa whilst encouraging mums and
children to buy South African fruit.
There are two elements to the competition
a class project that will be judged and awarded
according to specific criteria, and
book donation where parents, teachers and pupils
will be asked to donate books to be shipped out
to ill-equipped schools in South African
townships and farms of the Western Cape

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2. OTHER TRAINING INITIATIVES

Skills and Learnership Programmes
Technical DVDs
Visits to Expos
Overseas study trips to international markets and
ports (Fruit Logistica)

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Skills Training by Service Providers

Philani Training Development Solutions
Koue Bokkeveld Training Centre
ELI / CSA
Elgin College
AgriSeta
Training in Life Values
Crèches and Aftercare Centers
NorSA Community Care and Youth Centre

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Technical Training DVDs

A website that shows movies featuring deciduous
farming .
www.saorchard.co.za.
DVDs are designed to provide specialist
information to new and existing deciduous fruit
farmers and farm workers.
30 movies in three different languages
Afrikaans, English and Xhosa.
movies covering Irrigation, Harvesting,
Controlling Insects and Pests, Pruning, Soil
Preparation, Diseases, Hand Thinning etc.

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Visits to Expos (Agri Mega Bien Donne

Subsidised Entry Tickets
Assistance with workshops
Expose farm workers to new Technology

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Overseas study trips

Competition winners visits International markets
and ports (Fruit Logistica)

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3. BURSARY AND INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME (CAREERS)

Bursaries
Internships
School tours
School visits talks
Career fairs Exhibitions

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Bursaries

Bursary programme is 10 years old
R 883 000 funded by HORTGRO augmented with money
from AgriSeta
32 students at various Universities Colleges
R 1 429 000 funding allocated to bursaries within
projects funded by SAAPPA / SASPA
34 post graduate students (3 honnours 14 M.Sc
14 PhD 3 Post Doc)

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Bursary and Internship selection process

HORTGRO follows a very strict and controlled
selection process
study areas classified as scarce skills
Preference to PDI students
Stability of their results
Shortlist of candidates
Presented to a selection committee
Personal interviews with each candidate
Follow up on the references supplied
Bursary agreement contracts for further
employment in the agricultural industry after
completion of their studies
Suretyship forms to motivate and protect the
interest of HORTGRO.

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Mentors to students

We also select a mentor for each student who
motivate and direct the student throughout
his/her studies.
HORTGRO is in contact with each student
throughout the academic year.

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Meet Greet Evening

Bursary students get the chance to network,
communicate and liaise with industry
Meet with possible employees
Chance to find holiday work
Development of skills
To be in the company of people who are already in
a work environment

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School Tours Visits

Started in 2005
Introduce learners to a number of career
opportunities in the fruit industry
Field trip visits
Encourage them to choose a career in agriculture
to ensure well trained and skilled employees in
the industry
Visits schools during June/July
Encourage scholars to choose
agriculture as a career path.

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Career Fairs Exhibitions