Chevron South Africa's philosophy focuses on investing in people, partnerships and performance. Our social investment program in South Africa promotes sustained economic growth. We focus on four key areas: education, health, community development, and arts and culture.
Education
Chevron supports formal education, including preschool and basic adult education.
Caltex, in partnership with the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), sponsors the Caltex/SAIIA Interschools Quiz in Cape Town. The competition brings together high school students from diverse communities in the Western Cape province to test their awareness of international affairs, how these developments affect South Africa's foreign and domestic policies, and the country's role in our rapidly changing world. This quiz, like our other educations initiatives, is part of our Energy for Learning™ program.
Health
We support the Dunoon Community Home-Based Care Centre, which assists homebound people living with HIV/AIDS. Patients receive home care visits and basic meals. With improved diets, anti-retroviral treatments are more effective. Caregivers are trained to ensure that the initiative remains sustainable and run by the community.
Community Development
The Amy Bielh Foundation works to empower youths between the ages of 5 and 18 who live in impoverished communities. We support the foundation as it offers children hope for a brighter future. Programs provide educational and cultural activities that help young people cope with negative influences in their daily lives, such as HIV/AIDS, poverty, gangs, violence and crime.
Arts and Culture
Chevron helps sponsor an annual isicathamiya high school choir competition in Kwazulu Natal. The competition promotes the continued development of the age-old choral tradition of isicathamiya, an a cappella style of singing originated by South African Zulus. Workshops are held at participating schools where singers are coached by such mentors as Prof. Joseph Shabalala of the renowned choral group Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
Our efforts to help build stronger communities extend to other areas as well.
As a way of developing the country's workforce, Chevron South Africa supports Black Economic Empowerment, a government initiative that helps women and historically disadvantaged people learn skills and get jobs.
Chevron South Africa worked with partners to promote safe driving through an effort called the Vuka Campaign. The project consisted of radio, moving billboards, print publications and interactive road shows in taxi lines. Although the campaign is over, Chevron still focuses on road safety through its involvement in the Global Road Safety Partnership, a partnership with industry and government.
Chevron South Africa also provides disaster relief and general assistance to the needy.
Updated: March 2011