corporate social investment

Our Corporate Social Investment (CSI) philosophy is to make a positive difference to the lives of people in the communities within which the Group operates. We seek to step outside of the business sphere to participate more broadly in our communities. We want to be proactive and provide leadership, and just as we want to do great things in business, we want to do great things in our CSI programmes.

Our CSI Approach

At Dimension Data South Africa, we regard our CSI initiatives as one of our greater achievements.

To us, CSI is about bridging the gap between the historical disadvantages and the possibilities of the future. It is about ensuring that we nurture that important link between the company and the community.

With a primary focus on the development of skills and employment opportunities within the ICT sector, emphasis is placed on empowering and enabling previously disadvantaged individuals and communities, in order to create sustainability.

CSI Initiatives

Dimension Data focuses on partnerships with local communities that can contribute meaningfully to their continued viability and upliftment. We do this by supporting communities and individuals, with a focus on projects that support skills development and education, community reconstruction projects and mentorship.

Saturday School

The Dimension Data Saturday School was opened in 1995 to introduce youngsters from disadvantaged backgrounds to computers and to help them improve their school grades. Run from the Dimension Data’s head office in Gauteng, the Saturday School provides an environment in which enthusiastic Grade 11 and 12 learners are exposed to a broader academic and corporate world.

eLearning Programme

The eLearning Programme is an extension of our Saturday School initiative. With this new initiative, we provide the latest in technology and educational techniques to deliver effective and collaborative learning to multiple schools across South Africa. Our aim: to reach more than 40,000 learners by 2015.

Classroom Infrastructure Assessment

Dimension Data, together with our division, Internet Solutions and a Convergence Partners, have ‘adopted’ Tshwaragano Primary School in the Thokoza Township in Gauteng. Our aim is to make this school a better learning environment. All the sponsors have contributed to the infrastructural development of six classrooms and the building of a library.

National Business Initiative

Dimension Data is a member and an annual contributor of the National Business Initiative (NBI) which was launched by former President Mandela in 1995, and is a business coalition between well-known local and international companies. The NBI focuses on creating sustainable growth and development through the identification of critical programmes that require funding for analysis, research and implementation.