Milestones
Vodacom Foundation
1999 – 2009
Celebrating our proudest moments
HEALTH
- Invested R88 million in health related projects over the past 10 years
- 465 children with facial anomalies received surgery through the Smile Foundation and Netcare
- 69 children received life-saving heart surgery through Walter Sisulu Paediatric Cardiac Centre for Africa
- 4 500 cataract operations through Pretoria Eye Institute, Netcare and SA National Council for the
Blind
- 4 200 wheelchairs for disabled children through a partnership with Game
- R20 million for HIV/Aids through the sales of Vodacom 46664 starter packs
- R8 million for loveLife, an HIV prevention programme for youth
- 3 Mobile blood collection clinics and 3 mobile health clinics and a patient bus in the Eastern Cape
- R 6,4 million invested in Cell-Life for technology-based solution for the management of HIV/Aids
EDUCATION
- R158 million invested in various education focused projects
- More than 1 000 bursaries for tertiary education
- 5 schools funded and build in partnership with the Government
- 150 new computer centres in public schools
- 405 e-libraries in schools
- 2 000 perpetrators received functional literacy through Readucate
EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEERING
- 2 046 registered employee volunteers
- 269 Yebo Heroes projects completed in 4 years
- 1 234 Vodacom employees donate R50 000 per month from their salaries
- R1.3 million given to beneficiary organisations through Payroll Giving
SAFETY AND SECURITY
- 3 Kidz Clinics funded that care for abused children
- R18 million invested in Alexandra Police Station and the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court
- R2.6 million towards Nonceba Family Counselling Centre and Ikhaya Lethemba, both shelters for abused women and children
- 7 Sexual Offences Courts established to help fight scourge of rape
- 4 Thuthuzela Care Centres funded that provide care for rape survivors
VODACOM FOUNDATION ACCOLADES
The Sunday Times Top Brand award for the leading companies in community upliftment
- 2009 Vodacom was rated 3rd
- 2008 Vodacom was rated 2nd
- 2007 Vodacom was rated 2nd
- 2006 Vodacom was rated 2nd
- 2005 Vodacom was rated 5th
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