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www.sahara-group.com/corporate_responsibility.html The Corporate Social Responsibility journey at Sahara Group is aimed at attaining the goal of sustainable development through continuous measurement and disclosure of the impact of our activities and accountability to internal and external stakeholders for organizational performance and social progress.

At Sahara, Personal and Corporate Social Responsibility (PCSR) is embedded in our everyday life.

We constantly promote and engage Sahara Foundation: in activities that build sustainable business excellence in partnership with our communities, civil societies Bringing energy to and the government in the areas of health, education, environment and sustainable community life across the development. globe Sustainability. Responsibility. Oshodi Vocational Centre Upgrade (Textile Laboratory) Extrapreneurship

In June 2014, Sahara Foundation refurbished the dilapidated Textile Laboratory in Oshodi Vocational Center. Project Statistics The main objective of this project was to provide opportunities for pupils and adults within Oshodi Community and its environs to gain vocational skills which will increase their future chances of finding gainful employment and/or starting a business, resulting in achieving self-reliance. Fully refurbished Electrification Clothing and of the Center Over Textile Lab that is conducive, safe, 1000 and secure Access Impact Over 1,000 pupils and locals now annually have access to 10 a conducive, safe and fully functional Clothing and Textile Vocational Teachers trained on lab for practical sessions. modern knitting & Techniques

Nigeria Business Skills Developed A significant number of adults Pupils Learn Sewing gain valuable skills and are able and equipped with relevant Pupils are provided to engage in gainful employment materials for step-down training to opportunities to learn basic and/or start a business, thus students sewing skills in an atmosphere encouraging self-reliance. that engenders creativity. 16 Sewing Machines Provided

Improve Income Capacity Improved income generating capacity for the Center through sales of merchandise produced by the center. 16 sewing machines, weaving machines, These include aprons, bedsheets and and numerous sewing accessories table cloth. provided Oshodi Vocational Center Project Statistics State Vocational Center, (Home Economics Laboratory) Surulere (Industrial Kitchen)

In February 2014, Sahara Foundation completed the In April 2015, Sahara Foundation commenced the refurbishment of the dilapidated Catering Section at refurbishment of the dilapidated Home Economics Surulere Vocational Center. Laboratory in Oshodi Vocational Center. Following the successful refurbishment of the textile laboratory at the Fully refurbished Catering Lab Oshodi vocational center in 2014, Sahara Foundation that is conducive, safe, and functional as again upgraded the dilapidated Food & Nutrition laboratory to a 21st century Cooking Laboratory. Over

Over 600 Impact Youths within Surulere LGA given access to the 1000 10 fully functional Catering Impact 10 fully equipped individual Pupils across 12 Lab/Industrial Kitchen workstations fitted with gas burners, Government Primary annually School sink with running water, a free work in Oshodi LGA now annually space, and storage shelves access the fully functional Catering Lab for practical sessions. Improved income generating capacity Gainful valuable for the Center and Provision of several catering Skills for Adults Pupils learn the art of Food beneficiaries Making in a Good Environment equipment and utensils through provision of A significant number of adults Pupils are provided opportunities to such as industrial gas cylinder, oven, Beneficiaries are provided catering services during are able to gain valuable skills learn the art of food-making in an fridge, blenders, mixers, pots, frying with opportunities to learn Local Government and seek gainful employment atmosphere that promotes learning pans, serving dinning of various sizes, the art of food-making seminars, meetings and and/or start a business, thus and engenders creativity. cutleries, dry food materials, etc in an atmosphere that other functions. encouraging self-reliance. promotes learning and engenders creativity. 15%Over Improved Income Generating Capacity Facilitated workshop on 2016 Improved income generating capacity for the Center in Planning for management and 2016 due to the additional services that will be offered, staff of the Center and LGEA (10 thus ensuring sustainability in the long term. participants) of programme beneficiaries get employed in notable Improved income generating capacity for the Center catering outfits and Hotels through provision of catering services during Local Sustainability. Responsibility. across . Government seminars, meetings and other functions. Extrapreneurship Sustainability. Responsibility. Extent of our interventions Extrapreneurship across our locations/ four key areas over the years

Cancer Awareness Programmes Youth Development Upgraded a centre Scholarship Training Programme which serves as a hub Programme At Over the years, Sahara has to over 2000 youths Ibafon Primary As part of our effort in Ikolaba Community. School supported several cancer towards empowering programmes within and outside Career Counselling Ibadan. Since 2015, Ten Programme Nigerian youth Nigeria to raise awareness and to self-reliance, Upgraded a centre (10) beneficiaries reduce the stigma associated with The programme Sahara Foundation which serves as a hub from Ibafon Primary to over 2000 youths School received cancer. Some of Sahara Foundation’s was designed to partnered with LEAP help bridge the gap Africa (a leadership in Ikolaba Community. full scholarships to cancer awareness programmes and better equip development and youth Ibadan. support their complete include Donation of Mobile Cancer students with requisite empowerment non- education, feeding, Center to Lagos State knowledge for a profit organization) to health and all round Government successful career life. implement the Youth psycho-social support Over 30,000 students Development Training for one year. acroos Nigeria have Programme (YDTP) for Reduce Impact of benefitted from this 600 across 5 secondary programme Schools in Lagos. Donation Of Sick Cancer Deaths Through Bays To Two Schools Donation of Library To The centre is expected to In Lagos State UMC Primary School, enhance awareness and To provide students with Ibadan access to first aid and basic early cancer detection To promote literacy healthcare within their and significantly reduce and early childhood Entrepreneurship school premises. This project development. 600 the impact of the disease Cancer Competition For was implemented across 2 Annual Sponsorship Donation Of Library pupils now have access that is responsible for over Screening and Tertiary schools in Lagos. of Prostate Cancer To UMC Primary to a state-of-the-art 100,000 deaths every year Awareness Institution Students Surgeries, Lagos School, Ibadan in Nigeria. library. Programme for Since 2013, Sahara To promote literacy Staff Members partnered with ENACTUS and early childhood Nigeria to inspire development. 600 students of 26 higher Over pupils now have access institutions across the to a state-of-the-art Support for persons Primary Health country to initiate ideas library. living with disabilities Center Upgrades 5000 and sustainable business (Ijora And Ibafon) solutions with passion and As part of our obligation to Cancer Screening To provide access to quality Rural Women innovation. the society, a programme Impacted for Rural Women aimed at providing support healthcare by refurbishing across Nigeria and encouragement the dilapidated Primary Over 5000 rural women have to persons living with Health Centers. Residents of benefitted from the free cervical and disabilities took place in Ijora and Ibafon communities breast cancer screening and treatment partnership with Cedar Seed now have access to quality primary health care. for women in the twin rural communities Foundation. across Nigeria.

Cancer Awareness Walk: Lagos & Sustainability. Responsibility. Extrapreneurship

Summary Of Sahara Foundation Eye Care Projects & Interventions In Nigeria, & Cote D’ Ivoire Project No. of People No. of Location Screened Surgeries

Glaucoma, 300 50 Cataract Surgeries & Ashanti Region, Ghana 2014 screening

1500 300 Project No. of People No. of Location Cataract Screened Surgeries Surgeries & Katiola Region,

2014 screening Cote d’ Ivoire

Glaucoma, 1300 250 1000 Cataract 300 Surgeries & Katiola Region, Cataract Ashanti 2016 screening Cote d’ Ivoire

2013 Surgeries Region, Ghana

Abaji Glaucoma, 2500 1000 1000 170 Cataract Community, Surgeries & Rural Abuja, Cataract Volta and Central 2012 2015 screening Nigeria Surgeries Regions, Ghana

1000 800 300 Onne, 130 Cataract Greater Accra, Central Surgeries & Rivers State, Cataract and Brong Ahafo, Nigeria 2014 screening 2011 Surgeries Ghana Regions Sustainability. Responsibility. Since inception, Sahara Group has supported various Below are details of the projects carried out over the years: communities in Ghana with water and sanitation projects, Extrapreneurship eye surgeries, Buruli Ulcer (BU) Surgeries and class room Ye a r Project Amount Location upgrades. Project locations include Greater Accra, 2016- Support to Disaster Victims in Ghana N/A Accra, Ghana Central, Northern, Brong Ahafo, Volta, Ashanti and Upper 2017 West regions (7 of the 10 regions in Ghana). 2015 Rehabilitation Manhean Senior Secondary of 7 No. Classrooms 7 School, Tema Buruli Ulcer Surgery Programme 10 Asante Akim North District During this period, Sahara Foundation organization Donation of Mechanized Water System 1 Asante Akim North District has implemented the following: 2014 Donation of Hand pump Boreholes 8 Upper west Region Donation of Mechanized Water System 1 Adum Kwahoma

8 Construction of Six (6) Cubicle Toilet Manhean Senior Secondary Facility at Manhean Senior Secondary 6 School, Tema Mechanized School, Tema Water Systems 22 Constructed Refurbishment of Boreholes 5 Upper west Region Handpumps The construction of 8 Boreholes Provide Provision of Eye care (Cataract Ashanti Region mechanized water systems and Surgeries) 50 The provision of 22 hand upgraded 2 others- In addition 2013 Donation of Hand pump Boreholes Ashanti and Brong Ahafo pump boreholes and repaired to providing water, Sahara 5 Regions 21 others – In Ghana 38% of has carried out interventions Donation of Mechanized Water Ashanti Region the 24 million people do not to provide the alleviation of System 1 have access to potable water. neglected tropical diseases (NTD’s) like worm and Buruli Ulcer Surgeries 5 Greater Accra Region more recently Buruli Ulcer. Provision of Eye care (Cataract 30 Ashanti Region Ghana Surgeries) 2012 Construction of Handpump Boreholes 2 Ashanti Region

6 Mechanized Water System Brong Ahafo and Ashanti Construction of 2 Region Blocks of 6 Toilet 7 Borehole Water System Upgrade 16 Upper West Cubicles Upgrade of 7 Blocks of Construction of toilet facility (KVIP 1 Ashanti Region Classroom Latrine) Provision of Eye care (Cataract Volta and Central Regions Surgeries) 170 300 2011 Donation of Handpump Boreholes 7 Greater Accra (5), Central (1) and Brong Ahafo(1) Carried out over 300 Regions Cataract and 15 Buruli Mechanized Water System Northern (2) and Volta (1) Ulcer surgeries 3 Regions Upgrade of Mechanized water systems 2 Greater Accra Region Sustainability. Responsibility. Eye Care Programmes in Abidjan, Extrapreneurship Katiola and Bouake, Cote D’ivoire

The purpose of the project is to identify the people living with preventable blindness caused by Cataract and carry cataract surgeries at no cost to the beneficiaries.

Over Impact 1,500 Cataract Surgeries Implemented

Over Upgrade of Library at 15,000 Pugu Secondary School, Tanzania Benefactors of Screenings, Awareness Prior to our intervention, the school had a dilapidated Cote D’ Ivoire Programmes & library without the appropriate books for students, no Provision of Drugs shelves, chairs, tables and cracks all over the walls.

Perimeter Fence For Adiake School, Cote D’ivoire 847 76 As part of our contribution to the education sector in Cote Students Students d’Ivoire, Sahara Energy funded the Provided access to an construction of a perimeter fence for ultramodern library Adiake Primary School. faciliity

The school which was built over 60 years ago has been without a fence Sustainability. Responsibility. Extrapreneurship

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Career Counseling Switzerland Programme, Singapore

Sahara Foundation in partnership with CARE Singapore organized an event for identified students in Singapore. CARE is a registered charity and youth Paddle for Cancer Dragon Boat development agency established in 1997. As a premier Festival, Geneva, Switzerland agency in psychosocial risk prevention for youths Working towards achieving the Sustainable in Singapore, CARE’s research and practice- based Development Goals through decent work and approach; focus and contribution are specifically economic growth designed to fulfil the purpose of helping youths The aim was to raise more succeed. Promoting cultural diversity through annual ‘cultural awareness about cancer, diversity’ programmes encourage those living with disease to live active lives and Sahara Staff Volunteers organized Promoting inclusiveness through community relations. more importantly provide a a career counselling programme message of hope for those living for 60 teenage boys and girls. 60 Promoting partnerships, alliances and collaboration with the scourge and to those The semi-formal presentations Counselling with every segment of our host communities. who support them. This was in were focused on determination, Programme partnership with the English hard work, diligence and a positive for 60 Engaging expert groups, government agencies, Speaking Cancer Association attitude to life. This was followed by teenage boys NGOs, and other relevant stakeholders on (ESCA), Geneva, Switzerland. the rock climbing activity. and girls sustainable development. Sustainability. Responsibility. Prior to 2016, Sahara Foundation implemented its Personal Sahara Foundation Extrapreneurship projects includes: and Corporate Social Responsibilities (PCSR) initiatives Extrapreneurship in the areas of Health, Education & Capacity Building, Environment and Sustainable Development. However, at Establishment of the Private the start of 2016, the activities of Sahara Foundation were Sector Advisory Group, Nigeria streamlined to focus on the concept of Extrapreneurship. ‘Extrapreneurship’ involves creating value through This group is a gathering of private business leaders of leveraging internal and external strengths to drive cross- major companies from various industries in Nigeria to sectoral collaboration. This is made possible by connecting better align public-private partnerships for sustainable the right people and organizations towards providing development. These leaders will support the Office of the sustainable solutions to global social problems. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable The core of the extrapreneurship framework is to produce Development Goals (OSSAP- SDGs), as well as other key a platform that finds, creates and connects young stakeholders to build a roadmap for how public-private extrapreneurs in emerging markets. This will be achieved by alliances can provide large-scale solutions towards leveraging on Sahara Foundation’s key strength of bringing achieving the new SDGs. together various committed stakeholders and promoting cross- sectoral collaboration. Establishment of the Sahara Hub Since the adoption of the extrapreneurship concept, Sahara Foundation has implemented projects across Nigeria that have directly impacted over 100,000 beneficiaries.

A technology powered convergence of youth and young adults to inspire innovation. The hub is aimed at attracting the most innovative extrapreneurs and connects them to a Sahara Foundation global village of social investors.

Extrapreneurship Through the hub, sahara Foundation will provide support for millions of youth across the globe through the Impact engagement of registered users, Subject Matter Experts from within Sahara and selected extrapreneurs who can 100,000 serve as mentors and role models . Beneficiaries Grooming Film Extrapreneurs Food Africa Project with Kunle Afolayan Over the next four years (2017- 2021), A collaborative initiative between Sahara Group, United Sahara Foundation plans to directly impact This initiative seeks to promote a hub of enterprise Nations- Sustainable Development Goal Fund and 12,000,000 Nigerian youth and also that connects budding film makers with stakeholders the Kaduna State Government, directed at alleviating create value through the identification, that can help hone their skills to enhance productivity, poverty through food security. The project aims to provide development and maintenance of relevant excellence and sustainability. Successfully coordinated and employment, eradicate poverty and empower the people stakeholders through which beneficiaries monitored the overall winner’s internship programme with - It is estimated that about 500,000 people will be can grow and sustain businesses. This Kunle Afolayan. impacted both directly and indirectly by the project. will be achieved through skills acquisition training, mentoring and access to a network of committed stakeholders. The twelve million youth represent about 10% of the youth population in Nigeria. This would be achieved through our extrapreneurship framework.

Sahara Foundation will continue to Over impact beneficiaries and also create value by unveiling more sustainable 500,000 projects/ initiatives that align with the People to be impacted by the extrapreneruship framework. This will be Food Africa Project achieved by identifying, developing and maintaining relevant stakeholders through which beneficiaries can grow and sustain 3 Winners businesses. Maiden edition produced winner who had a 6-month TheYouth Empowerment internship program with Kunle Afolayan. Whilst a winner programme though the from was sponsored to the 2017 Cannes Film Festival, other top three winners are set to attend a Demo Day short course at the London Film School. Season 2 of the Plan for 2017-2021 project to give other young film makers across Africa a platform to enhance their skill`

Sahara Extrapreneurship Challenge in partnership with Enactus

Designed to create a platform that identified supportted Directly Impact and rewarded young people with business interests whilst improving their efficiency to ensure growth and sustainabil- ity. The top 3 extrapreneurs were placed on a 3 months Through this programme, Sahara 12,000,000 mentorship programme with ENACTUS which provided Foundation has directly impacted 30 them access to relevant information, networks, skills and social enterprises and also supported Nigerian Youths tools that will help sustain their business initiatives. the top 3 initiatives