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IID

IID Social

Responsibility

Project

t the IID, beyond our role of

supporting our members, we
Ahave also been working towards
giving back to communities by utilising Nkomo Village
our skills and services in a broader and
more meaningful role.
At the IID, we are deeply involved In just one year, we put the call out to that needed to be disposed of. So rather
in student support, mentoring, job our directors and committee members to than than disposing of the furniture, tiles,
shadowing, and guiding designers onto assist us in identifying social projects of sinks, let us help those who are in desperate
their chosen paths by opening doors that importance, that we could get involved in need of these items.
would ordinarily not be open to them, to help transform these establishments, This allows our projects to have
and by ensuring a strong networking by using our vast network of designers, additional meaning. As we were setting
access to all our members. But, we have corporates and friends to join us and up this initiative, our members have been
also realised that within our organisation create the change we all want to see. eagerly volunteering their time, expertise
sits the best in the design world, and we As designers, we all have worked on and products that they are ready to share,
wanted to channel this level of creativity projects where there have been leftover tiles, give away and or donate to our worthy
into projects than can bring about much old sinks that have been ripped out but are causes. Our corporate members such as
needed help in communities. still in good condition, or even old furniture paint, kitchen, tile and carpet suppliers are
already ready to deliver to our sites and
get to work! And even our designers were
Halaletsang safety home raising their hands at our first meeting to
be counted for our initial project.
At the IID we wanted our Social Projects
to extend beyond a one day campaign,
and our mission was to identify areas and
environments where we could have real
and long term involvement with notable
and sustainable impact, because what we
are setting out to do, is not a quick fix but
a substantial change of making others’
lives better – others whose lives would be
transformed for the better because of this.
The IID has partnered with Safari
Investments RSA Limited (Safari) is a
REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust)
listed on the JSE specialising in retail
property investments in rural areas.
Safari is passionate about positive change
Halaletsang safety home
in the communities surrounding its
centres. Safari realised that the property
industry carries a wealth of platforms
and opportunities for impact. Their
CSI initiatives are formed around
education, and the social upliftment
of local communities to draw young
entrepreneurs and small businesses to
benefit from skills development and
networking opportunities. We invite
you to explore our initiatives and
join us on the road to positive change
by taking part in our programmes.
https://www.safari-investments.com/
corporate-social-investment

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