Scope

The Trust is aimed primarily at….

• Education initiatives which develop skills relevant to the market needs and which create jobs, entrepreneurs with a focus on technology, maths and science.
• Educating and/or looking after the welfare of children whose parents’ livelihood has been adversely affected by HIV and/or AIDS
• Alleviating the welfare of abused women and/or children
• Promoting entrepreneurial models of development delivery that address health outcomes and promote social development anywhere in Southern Africa

Mission Statement

To drive a Social Development Strategy that delivers sustainable health, education and welfare outcomes that can be models to improve delivery and contribute to a better quality of life in our communities.

Objectives

• To establish, operate, finance entities and projects
• To use market innovation and business principles to create sustainable models of development
• To work with our subsidiaries, associated companies and partners to co-create and leverage best practices in project delivery
• To work with communities, NGO’s and Government in an integrated way to promote sustainable projects

Why?

• We want to make a difference because we operate in an eco-system that faces great development challenges
• We want to advance a model of social entrepreneurship
• Our approach to development will be our key differentiator in business
• The history of the founders dictates the philosophy
• The Group is now poised for a second wave of development in the way it wants to contribute to socio-economic development

Board of Trustees

Emma Mashinini – Life Patron

• Highly respected ex Trade Union Leader
• Former Land Commissioner

Jay Naidoo - Chairman

• Chairman of Development Bank of Southern Africa
• Chairman of Global Alliance to Improve Nutrition (GAIN)
• Former General Secretary for COSATU

Omar Motani

• Successful businessman and founder of the House of Motani, a well-known furniture manufacturer and retailer in South Africa
• Involved in several social initiatives o Experienced in mentorship

Hasmukh Gajjar

• Successful entrepreneur
• Deputy CEO of Faritec Holdings Ltd
• Chairman of President Mbeki’s Education Trust
• Key person in promoting black entrepreneurship

Jayendra Naidoo

• Executive Chairman of J&J Group
• Former Executive Director of National Economic Development and Labour Council (NEDLAC)
• National Negotiations Co-ordinator for Congress of SA Trade Unions (COSATU)

Fatima Newman

• Legal Compliance Officer Macquarie First South Securities

Initiatives

Harnessing of existing initiatives and the leverage thereof is pivotal to the success of programs, such as:

• Inkwenkwezi Primary School, Soweto
• Ithemba Institute of Technology
• Women in IT
• SOS Villages
• Thabo Mbeki Trust
• SA National Council for the Blind
• CIDA ICT Academy
• National Sea Rescue International (NSRI)

Operations

The Trust operates under strict governance rules, especially relating to audits, holding of meetings and keeping of minutes and records. In addition, the Trust has its own legal persona, operates its own bank account, has appointed auditors and has a duly appointed Board of Trustees.

Relationships

The Trust is in the process of finalising a range of partnerships internationally:

• Bill and Melinda Gates Foundations
• Macquarie Foundation
• Development Fund of the DBSA
• J&J/Medu/Pepkor Workers Trust
• NIIT (India) regarding education training
• Naandi Foundation (India)
• Baluraju Foundation (India) which has been set up by Sathyam Computers and;

Business Model

The Trust has developed its business model around the sourcing of successful projects which have proven to be globally successful; can be implemented locally; sustainable organisation models promotion; using mentorship and training to support investments; harnessing the network of J&J offices across the country; to be the link between best practice and local entrepreneurs and to be able to measure development impact.

Steering Committee

The purpose of the Steering Committee is to harness and leverage the skills from within the group to the benefit of the Trust, to incorporate working models and source sustainable models and manage the operations of the Trust. In conclusion, the Trust will incubate a range of initiatives that will become independently run, while seeking to crowd in other stakeholders, from Government, NGO’s, business partners, own investments and enterprises into co-sponsoring the achievement of development objectives.

For further information about the J&J Group Development Trust contact:

Office: 011 301 5000

Fax: 011 388 3063

e-mail: mailto:lesego@jandjgroup.com