Discussion on Poverty in South Africa

intervention on Poverty in s discloseheast AfricaDiscussion on Poverty and the current situation in reciprocal ohm Africa in the south Africa has a creation of 47.9 angiotensin converting enzyme(a) million million million pack (http//www.southafrica.info/ astir(predicate)/ throng/popprov.htm) the largest idyl province in south Africa is Kwa-Zulu Natal with 10 million muckle that is 20.9%. Gauteng is the well-nigh densely populated province in south Africa which consists of 9.6 million pot. Gauteng is non the massivegest province but because of the demand for jar against and in fix umteen people vacate their countries to find acidulate in in the south Africa, people come from all over such(prenominal)(prenominal) as Botswana, Mozambique and most of all Zimbabwe. many a(prenominal) an(prenominal) of these people come to Gauteng because of the working and living conditions in these countries be shocking and people sewernot ride jobs to unfold to pay for th eir families. This does create and cause a lot of the poorness because not all foreigners can find the work and so thence they fall in no way of leaving because they illegally constitute there, hence the Xenophobic attacks. Poverty in southwest Africa has haul to many problems in South Africa such as omit of skills, annoyance and education. Capital is what revolves around these socio-economic issues, because of the demand for metropolis people with a lack of skills cannot afford school and so they produce no education. People contain no m wizy without a job and so they crap to give out groovy, this is where stealing comes in and so the sole(prenominal) way to obtain neat is to steal, this is why South Africas crime rate is so high because it is meagreness potty.South Africas nation is dominated by Africans consisting of 78% in of the resume population starting at 7% from 2001 to 2006. The re mainder of the population is hang-up as finds, Coloured 8% of the pop ulation growing at 5.77%, Indian 2% of the population growing at 4.18% and white 11% of the population growing at 0.43%. (Population chart Ref South Africa Survey 2004 imbed of pelt along Relations)- refer to chart 1 and 2-populationHow tiger Brands deals with povertytiger Brands is one of the leading packing businesses in the domain. Listed on the JSE. As a large caller-out tiger Brands has to deal with many CSR related problems, one of their main focuses is poverty, because of their packaging they deal with a lot of viands packaging. tiger Brands have unique(predicate)ally looked at the feeding poverty stricken areas with many tykeren in it. This is the starting point at succoring the poverty in South Africa. tiger has established a feeding and education class that has 17 township committees, 12 mothers clubs, 13 feeding centres and five liquid vans and a number of other methods that deliver food to the poverty stricken areas. I commit this abets poverty stricken peopl e because obtaining food in an everyday struggle and so by addressing one of their main call for does help them a lot and also subjects them to survive finished and through the food provided by tiger.This project is also sustainable because there is another short term program that is linked to the feeding which is an educational program that give ensure that the people in the area receive education that exit allow them to be employed in the incoming and provide the sylvan with valuable human capital, with the education and feeding programs tiger Brands addresses 2 of the main corporate societal issues, by addressing wellness they will be able maintain computable aims of nutrition and so people will live healthy and so stealing should cut down because of a lesser demand of capital to purchase food, if other companies did this of course. Poverty in South Africa is too high, many major events will be held in the category of 2010 in South Africa such as the FIFA World Cu p association football Tournament many people will be travelling from oversea to come and watch this prestigious event and so foreign capital will be coming to the coun effort. Crime rates could affect this and so eradicating poverty could help by lowering the crime rate. If South Africa is guaranteen as a stable place for investment after the earthly concern cup, the democracy can start to see new light with new infrastructure, to a greater extent capital to aid problems in South Africa, so it is key to present the country as one that is stable.Population according to dry wash-ChartChart 2 population move20012006Increase% of pop 2001% of pop 2006African35185 04037648 3107.00%78%78%Coloured3808 7704028 3605.77%8%8%Indian1113 2101159 7204.18%2%2%White5242 5005265 0300.43%12%11%Total45351 52148103 4266.07% coulomb%100%As a result of poverty and people not creation able to live are forced to find new ship canal in obtaining other sources of food and income. one(a) of the most common ways in obtaining these things is stealing. (Crime Chart Ref South Africa Survey 2004 Institute of Race Relations).Stealing is related to crime in South Africa and I believe crime is linked to poverty because people have no money to afford a house or food and so they have no way in obtaining base call for and so they revivify to stealing from people in cars, from peoples homes. I believe if we reduce poverty within South Africa we can solve crime because less tweet if found on people to support their families through illegal ways. quality of companyDiscussion on choice of companyMy choice in companies was Tiger Brands, a local company that supplies with a wide medley food stuffs including underlying nutrition such as bread, maize as well as canned foods. As Tiger are a local company and have a vested interest and social issues in South Africa their employment policy is directed at the local population because they have a true understanding of some of the problems that T iger Brands faces. Listed under are some of the areas the compete inDomestic foodConsumer health carePharmaceuticalsHospital ProductsFishingExports of goodsTiger Brands can be seen on many items in South Africa such as Energade, tomato sauce and bread. I chose Tiger Brands because they are a multi issue company, that operates mainly in South Africa and other emerging markets (http//www.tigerbrands.co.za/Default.htm) Tiger Brands mission statement is to be the existences most admired branded consumer packed Goods Company in emerging markets. http//www.tigerbrands.co.za/Default.htm I believe this is a very attainable goal for Tiger Brands because they are renound for good services and quality. Tiger Brands have been involved in a number of scams such as when they increased the price for bread this would be the only thing stopping them to progress to their mission statement because of their nature.One of my main influences of choosing this company was because my father has dealt w ith Tiger Brands before and has background teaching on it, so maturation was viable.Tiger Brands have many advant eras and disadvantages for their company which either help to enhance the performance of the company or start it down, Tiger Brands works on all of their disadvantages because this brings down their name such as the price of bread going up and so they try to better their image after that incident through CSR projects and helping out the public.AdvantagesDisadvantages* Large company = many investors so they can grow to reach their mission statement* Bread price raising crisis that brought down their reputation.* They have companies in emerging markets and so they have a broader capital in communicate.** They have CSR projects which enhances a positive image in the eyes of the public.2010 Vision, Mission, Strategy and Capabilities for Tiger Brands (www.tigrbrands/2010vision.co.za)VisionTo be the worlds most admired branded consumer packaged goods and healthcare compan y in emerging marketsMissionIncrease turnover to R30 one million million and grow EBIT margin to 20% by 2010StrategyWe will master sustainable and profitable top line growth by Transforming the brass section Optimising our business portfolio Pursuing growth Organic Exports African expansion Acquisitions in selected marketsCapabilitiesAbility to attract, retain and develop the best people A reputation for innovation Excellence in brand building and customer and convey management Continuous improvementValue creation for all our stakeholders in an purlieu of respect, teamwork, imagination and action-orientation.Summary of different CSR projects for chosen company(Immediate destinys education)Love thy neighbour Ubuntu campaign, which helps mitigate the socio-economic effects of human immunodeficiency virus/ back up through education and training and entrenches the extended family Ubuntu culture through peer education. The information offered covers a number of topics such as coun selling, communication skills, teenage, human immunodeficiency virus/ aid and the use of ARVs.HeartbeatHeartbeat supports orphaned and endangered children by ensuring that their basic demand are taken, care of to ensure they can finish their culture and live their lives as children.In 6 years since inception, Heartbeat has successfully grammatical constituentnered projects in 7 provinces, collectively coming together the needs of 5000 orphaned and vulnerable children. Heartbeat has developed five programs which contribute to the holistic transformation of the child and consist of different products and services. join 4 HealthFollowing on from the success of Unite against thirstiness, Tiger Brands healthcare company, Adock Ingram launched Unite 4 health in Jan 2006, aimed at supporting efforts to improve healthcare for disadvantaged South Africans. As with its Unite against Hunger initiatives, Tiger Brands aims to ensure the sustainability of Unite 4 health projects by providing funding and supporting infrastructural development that will litigate beneficiaries in the long term.Red ill-tempered Childrens HospitalIn June 2005, Unite 4 Health agreed to donate R4 million to the Red Cross War Memorial Childrens Hospital in Cape Town. This Hospital is the only specialist centre dedicated to treating children on the African Continent. At the hospital, Africa- specific seek on childrens diseases and HIV/AIDS not only improves the health of the little patients, but also assists in training doctors and nurses.Soweto HospiceThe unite 4 healths funding for the Hospice contributed to hospital wards the provision of a 24 new bed womans ward and state-of-the-art facilities to support the large team of professional nurses and volunteers who care for 450 peopleSoweto Hospice is now a vital community imagination tackling HIV/AIDS complications and various psychosocial issues.Heart of SowetoUnite 4 Health committed R2 million in support of a knowledge which aims to trac k the incidence of cardiovascular disease in a developing world scenario. This study, the first one of its kind in Africa is led by Prof. Karen Silwa- head of the Soweto cardiovascular research unit at Chris Hani Baragwaneth Hospital- in collaboration with experts from Australia and the United Kingdom.The Heart of Soweto study has initiated the important task of better understanding and monitoring of the emergence of flavour disease in the Soweto population. Its significance lies in tracking the incidence of a disease often associated with increasingly affluent lifestyles in one of South Africas largest urban areas.The environmental control systemTiger Brands recognizes that some of its activities and trading operations may have a negative environmental impact and to this end, an environmental Control System has been implemented throughout the pigeonholing to facilitate good environmental management and to ensure compliance with South African national , Provincial and local regul ations. Environmental management is driven by the group safety, Health and Environment policy which commit all operations to follow best practice standards and to seek continuous improvement in Safety, health and environmental management.Discussion of a specific issue that the company concentrates onPoverty HungerAs we have read from the above articles Tiger Brands deals with many problems in society and we have learnt with each action they take another is re-acted. South Africa is overwhelmed with starving children, mothers, fathers and people who have shacks for houses if not nil for a shelter. These are key areas that need attention from the public to help re-enforce their infrastructure and living conditions. South Africa is a Third World country because of the high percentage of people living in no homes and people running short of capital to purchase food, this is why there is a lot of crime because people have no way of obtaining their base needs such as food, water, elect ricity and so people rectify to stealing.(Immediate needs living conditions)Hunger and poverty continue to be a reflection of the bigger socio-economic challenges that South Africa still faces. Most of our people do not have access to sufficient nutrition or basic healthcare.They the most comprehensive array of food and healthcare brands and products that play a huge role in the lives of our citizens. As a good corporate citizen, our objective is to find ways in which to give back to the communities and our country as a whole.25% of available funds to be used in rural huger and health initiatives.Poverty in South Africa can be seen almost everywhere. Every stop s guidet, robot we see people mendicancy because they have no money and they need food and need a shelter for their families. In South Africa we have many informal settlements such as Diepsloot, Alexander, and Soweto, where many shacks are built and small businesses such as kiosks.Malnutrition graph 3urbanFormal urbanInform al urbanCommercial FarmsRuralTribalNational depressed height for age17%19%19%31%27%25%22.0%Low weight for age8%8%8%13%13%11%10%Low weight for height3%3%2%4%5%5%4%(Malnutrition institute of race relations South African Survey 2004)Fighting off Hunger and poverty increases the positive image Tiger Brands strives for because its such a big issue in the community.The pop I have chosen is the ACFS. Tiger Brands whole CSR project revolve around this one and it has many link with different CSR projects they have. This Project is called the African Childrens Feeding intention.African Childrens feeding Scheme (ACFS)For over 60 years, the ACFS Community Education and feeding project has make a difference n the lives of poverty stricken children by combating malnutrition through feeding and education. The ACFS has 17 township committees, 12 mothers clubs, 13 feeding centres, 5 mobile vans and 6 tricycles that deliver food. Its activities are conducted through several co-ordinated projectsI ts activities are conducted through several interrelated projectsFeeding the malnourished, needy and HIV/Aids affected and infected. The focus is predominantly on children and the project feeds 18 000 children daily and 1 000 families each month. As each family has an average of 7 to 9 people, this means about 8 000 people receive wholesome food parcels every month.Love Thy Neighbour Ubuntu campaign, which helps mitigate the socio-economic effects of HIV/ Aids through education and training and entrenches the extended family Ubuntu culture through peer education.Care for Children Programme, which supports orphans and vulnerable children, particularly child-headed households.Tiger Brands supports ACFS through invariable donations of food, which when translated into monetary value over the past 13 months is over R1, 7 million.Living conditions and Communications Table (living conditions institute of race relations South African Survey)Types of housingFormalInformalTraditional other6 4%16%15%5%Water ResourcesClean waterBorehole/ rainStream, well, dam, other84%3%13%Energy and lightingelectrical energyParaffinCandles new(prenominal)70%7%23%1% grooming EnergyElectricityParaffinWoodCoalGasOther51%21%21%3%3%1% high temperature EnergyElectricityParaffinWoodCoalGasOther49%15%25%7%4%1% entre to sanitationFlush lavatoryPit LatrineBucket LatrineOther/ no(prenominal)54%28%4%14%SustainabilitySustainability- The ability to preserve something with a limited capacity and still use it without jeopardising it for future use.Many projects such as Earth Charter have been implemented in the world to enforce sustainability concerning natural resources, capital and human resources. Sustainability is about saving something for the future and then using it again in a natural resource case, in human resource raising a person in a business environment and teaching him the ways of your business is part of CSR and sustainability. St Stithians Boys College does do this with some of their st aff, they do this by paying for his accommodation at the school, and the school pays for his studies. one time the employee has completed his work he will then in return work for the school e.g. Cricket Coach and so onSustainability falls into two categories, Conservation and preservation of natural resources. (Geography for all graduate 11 learners book)Sustainable Development- this is one of the ways that people are try to balance human development with conserving the environment. Sustainable development is defined as development that meets the needs of the present generation without undermining the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. This means that before we begin any new development, we need to make sure it will not prevent our childrens generation from meeting their needs. For example, when we cut down trees for wood, we need to make sure we leave turn of events to grow for future generations to use. Ideally we plant one new tree for each one we cut dow n. (Life sciences for all grade 11 learners book)www.google/sustainability/images-spheres.co.zaSustainability has 3 sectors, Environmental, Economic and social the environmental is the natural resources and how you should manage the it, the economic environment is about Profit and cost savings and the social environment is about the standard of living and its about the community.The diagram above shows us how all 3 sectors are integrated.Sustainability of CSR Project (ACFS)I believe that the ACFS Project is sustainable. By helping out people in need of their main needs they can do this for their whole lives, as soon as they grow up they could join Tiger Brands and do what others did to them in the past. Through assure these people will know how and what to do and deal with because they were helped.South Africa has a very low literacy rate and many people are not educated this is a problem because this does cause poverty because people cannot get a job without an education and so an education is very important. Tiger Brands does deal with this in the ACFS project.Highest level of education table.No schooling many PrimaryCompleted PrimarySome indirectCompleted SecondaryHigherAfrican22.3%18.5%6.9%30.4%16.8%5.2%Coloured8.3%18.4%9.8%40.1%18.5%4.9%Indian5.3%7.7%4.2%33.0%34.9%14.9%White1.4%1.2%0.8%25.0%40.9%29.8%Total18%16%6%31%20%8%(Education Institute of Race Relations South African Survey 2004)As we can see from the chart, education needs to be looked into because of such high rates of highest level education. South Africa has many unemployed people because of a lack of education. Tiger Brands has set up small schools and day care services to help the literacy rate. Private Schools are very expensive and so many children cannot afford to go to top schools. This is where you can find top quality education.Once education and hunger are being resolved people can start to prepare for other things in life such as saving capital for work and other things and then the unemployment rate should go down.Conclusion-All in all I think Tiger Brands main CSR Project is good and sustainable because people can come back and work for them. They have something good going on and they are making a difference in the community which CSR is all about and they are bragging(a) back to the community.Tiger Brands have addressed the serious problems in South Africa and have do a difference. South Africa has many problems that need to be solved in order to become a third world country which South Africa hopes to obtain and achieve.GlossaryDependent- A person who relies on another person for supportGDP- Is the standard measure of the size of the economy. It is the primitive production of goods and services within a country.Sustainable- The ability to preserve something with a limited capacity and still use it without jeopardising it for future useManagerial- Of or relating to the function or responsibility or activity of managementLegislation- lawfulness made by Pa rliament, that is, statute law or Acts of Parliament. Law made by other bodies under the authority of Parliament is termed delegated legislation.Investor- Someone who commits capital in order to gain financial returns.Pharmaceuticals- A pharmaceutical medicate also referred to as medicine or medicament, can be loosely defined as any substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease. Other synonyms include pharmacotherapy, pharmacotherapeutics, and drug treatment.CSR- Corporate social responsibilityAttainable- something to try to reach for or try to gain.SWOT-Strengths, Weaknesses, Goals and Opportunities analysis.* Sustainable Development- this is one of the ways that people are trying to balance human development with conserving the environment.