background

• In 2008, Nelson Mandela officially handed over the baton over to the next generation of leaders by making

a call to action to initiate a movement that could help change the world for the better, when he said “It is in

your hands to make a difference.”

• Mandela Day is a day to honour the legacy of Madiba, and his values, through volunteering and

community service. It is a global call to action that celebrates the idea that each individual has the power

to transform the world.

• Sasol has participated in Mandela Day activities since 2010. Through its global development programmes,

Sasol strives to promote people-centered, needs-driven and sustainable development of

communities.

• Sasol Change Reaction, our Employee Community Involvement (ECI) programme is one of our key focus

areas that help to involve our most valued resource, our people, in our mission to create stronger

communities.

• The Sasol Change Reaction: Mandela Day is not only about transforming the world, but also about

changing our own worlds and lives – make a difference by giving back in a way that inspires you.

• Option 1: Individual efforts – A list of activities will be supplied to inspire employees to make a

difference

• Option 2: The Business Units could decide on their own project in the community where they

volunteer their time to make a difference for that project.

• Option 3: Amazing Change initiative – It’s a Sasol driven initiative which is based on an extreme

make-over concept

hope school at a glance

• Hope School was established in 1929, and is a public combined school that provides education to

learners with physical and learning disabilities from pre-school (3 year old children) to grade 12.

• The disabilities catered for are Spina Bifida, Muscular Dystrophy, Osteogenesis Imperfecta (brittle

bone), Cerebral Palsy, Traumatic Amputees, Brain Tumors and Congenital Disorders.

• The school accommodates 88 boys and 57 girls in two hostels.

• The activity areas within the school grounds and hostels are inadequate for the needs of many of the

children.

• Many of the learners are unable to pay fees and therefore the School is highly reliant on state aid and

grants to maintain the facilities

photographs of hope school - before

photographs of hope school - before

photographs of hope school -during

photographs of hope school -during

photographs of hope school -after