Leading black-controlled construction materials group, AfriSam has donated a sixteen-seater minibus to Morester Children’s Home in Rustenburg. The minibus will be used to transport the resident children to and from school as well as take them to functions and other activities which they need to attend. “Assisting in this initiative is a natural step for AfriSam as it is in line with our community involvement philosophy,” says Tsholo Diale, corporate social responsibility manager at AfriSam. “We believe in making a contribution to the lives of communities residing in areas within which we conduct our business operations and Morester fits this criteria perfectly as it is located a stone’s throw away from our Rustenburg readymix operation,” says Diale.

Morester is a temporary place of safety for abandoned children and currently provides shelter to 37 children ranging from 0 to 16 years old. The home was founded over ten years ago as a place of safety for homeless people, and in 2006 it started catering for abandoned children. AfriSam’s involvement with the shelter goes back to 2010 when the company provided readymix concrete from its local operation for the home’s newly-built playroom. In addition, the company made a monetary contribution for the provision of basic necessities for the children.

“We would like to thank AfriSam for this generous donation to the home. It will assist us in our daily duties of caring for these needy children,” says Antoinette Christian, house mother at Morester. AfriSam has an intensive CSR programme with a focus on education and conservation. The company is involved in various educational projects nationwide, with the objective of empowering and equipping communities with the knowledge and skills, as well as providing them with the tools and facilities to become self-reliant and sustainable. The company’s overall Community Involvement mission is to understand the needs of society and communities in areas where it does business to make meaningful and sustainable contributions to their upliftment.