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It is incumbent of casino operators, as a condition to being granted a licence, to provide for social upliftment and the promotion of responsible gambling within any given affected community.

SunWest

SunWest has made a significant economic contribution to the province and the country, contributing R12,2 billion between 2001 and 2007 to Gross Domestic Product and contributed a cumulative R 4,4 billion in direct and indirect taxes between 2001 and 2007.

Perhaps the most rewarding aspect of SunWest’s sustainability focus has been the establishment of GrandWest’s CSI. All the employees of SunWest contribute their time and energy to this very important part of its sustainability strategy, and the passion and commitment by all members of the team, as well as the board of directors, are the hallmarks of this contribution.

By 2007 SunWest’s CSI committee, under the guidance of GPI representatives who serve on the Western Cape Manco Board, had overseen the allocation of R22,2 million to social investment projects.

Projects undertaken

  • Soundtrack 4 Life, which aims to empower learners to make the correct behavioural decisions in order to prevent the spread of the HIV pandemic. This latter programme has already reached over 105 000 learners in 142 schools.
  • GrandWest CSI invested almost R2 million in the Shawco Mobile Clinic programme, which provides primary health care to a number of clinics in impoverished areas in Cape Town.
  • Habitat for Humanity, which aims to achieve transformational development by building sustainable communities and providing tools for people to help themselves.
  • Blisters for Bread, a charity family fun walk to raise awareness of the hunger and malnutrition of children in the local community.
  • The award-winning Khanya Programme, which aims to improve teaching and learning in the province through the use of appropriate technology, is a further initiative close to the heart of GrandWest’s CSI through its adoption of 12 schools, which it will equip with computer laboratories. To date, some 482 000 learners and 14 000 educators in more than 560 mainly poor schools, have benefited from this programme.
  • GrandWest’s CSI played a pivotal role in establishing Field Kitchens through their partnership with the Red Cross Society which provides much-needed relief to poor communities in distress caused by flooding and fires.

In addition, GrandWest’s CSI launched a bursary scheme aimed at providing tertiary education bursaries in the maths, science and technology streams within various higher learning institutions in the Western Cape. It is anticipated that this scheme will provide over 100 bursaries per annum over the next five years.

Thuo Gaming WC

On 26 June 2008 Thuo Gaming WC invested approximately R700 000 as part of an ongoing CSI programme, which aims to uplift and support the communities in which it operates:

  • The QuadPara Association of the Western Cape was presented with a Toyota Quantum – fully customised to accommodate wheelchairs – as well as a dedicated driver for a year, in a sponsorship amounting to R320 000.
  • In its drive to facilitate the development of sport in South Africa, R300 000 in sponsorship was provided for 60 representatives from the Western Cape to attend the inaugural Australian Football League South Africa Footy WILD National Championships in Potchefstroom.
  • St. George’s Home for Girls in Wynberg (Cape Town) which takes care of some 40 orphaned, abused and neglected girls also received a R15 000 donation to assist with buying much-needed supplies.
  • Marsh Memorial Homes in Rondebosch (Cape Town), which care for abused and neglected children, received a further R15 000.
  • R15 000 was contributed towards Creative Access for Street People in order to support their feeding scheme which is currently feeding approximately 180 homeless people every day.
  • Girls’ and Boys’ Town in Kenilworth, Claremont and Macassar (Cape Town) received R10 000.