Our regional social investments
Across the African continent, communities face challenges unique to their area. MultiChoice Group chooses not to be prescriptive in the type of community initiatives that our regional teams invest in, instead allowing them to respond to the needs in their area. Below are some of the initiatives we ran.
Supporting flood victims
Country: South Africa
In April 2022, severe flooding hit the KwaZulu-Natal province – almost 450 lives were lost, and over 13 500 households were affected.
donated to Gift of the Givers
in relief packs distributed to employees
Supporting education in public schools
Country: South Africa
Umlambo Foundation was founded by Dr Phumzile Mlambo and is an NPO that is focused on improving education outcomes in public schools.
donated to Umlambo Foundation
Boosting youth employability
Country: South Africa
The national Youth Employment Service (YES) aims to bolster youth employment in the country by giving young people the opportunity to work. For the second year running, MultiChoice is partnering with YES and taking a cohort of learners, who will receive work readiness training and a stipend before being employed (either by MultiChoice or externally) once they complete the programme.
invested in the 2022 financial year
job opportunities created to date
learners placed to date
learners were part of the 2022 intake
learners were placed in either permanent or non-permanent employment
learners are part of the FY23 intake, of which:
are disabled
are admitted to TVET colleges
are university graduates
Helping those facing difficult times
Country: Uganda, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia
Television broadens knowledge of different cultures, promotes tolerance and global understanding of international issues. Through current affairs, discovery, lifestyle, cooking shows and children’s programmes, television encourages scientific and cultural curiosity from early childhood, and supports those who are going through troubled times.
In an effort to increase access to digital TV services, the MultiChoice donated GOtv decoders and subscriptions to children’s homes across various countries.
donated to orphanages in Uganda
donated to children’s homes in Malawi
donated to the University Teach Hospital’s children’s hospital
donated to Doris Mollel Foundation, to be installed in hospital wards for the mothers of pre‑term babies in Tanzania
Supporting the victims of Cyclone Ana
Country: Malawi
In the first quarter of 2022, Cyclone Ana devastated Malawi’s southern region. MultiChoice Malawi asked employees to donate clothing, non-perishable goods and sanitary items, which were distributed through the Anglican Diocese of Southern Malawi’s disaster and relief committee.
items of clothing donated
items of non-perishable goods donated
Stand up for African mothers
Country: Tanzania
Maternal mortality is of national concern in Tanzania – reducing it is part of the Tanzania Vision 2025 and the National Strategy for Growth and Poverty Reduction.
MultiChoice Tanzania joined hands with Amref Tanzania in a “Stand up for African Mothers” campaign, aimed at training and deploying midwives to ultimately reduce maternal mortality.
donated to support the deployment of midwives in Tanzania
Helping in the fight against COVID-19
Country: Zambia
During the peak of the pandemic, MultiChoice Zambia donated personal protective equipment (PPE) and supplies to the Surgical Society of Zambia to help in the fight against COVID-19.
worth of supplies donated
Supporting education
Country: South Africa
Educating people leads to educated communities, which leads to a progressive country. MultiChoice supports education, especially students who need funding to study at tertiary institutions. Surveys show that 70% of students at some point during the academic year cannot afford to buy food, 68% are unable to afford student materials, and 62% feel they could not afford to pay to participate in campus-based social and academic activities.
#R10GoesALongWay
worth of on air and social media exposure provided to the #R10GoesALongWay campaign, run by the FundiFoundation to raise funds for disadvantaged students.
The entire campaign helped 106 students get funded, with a total amount of
in total pledged by all those involved.
Lighthouse Foundation
fully funded bursaries for STEM field students provided via the Nomzamo Lighthouse Foundation
donation to support
the project
in airtime and producing
a promotional video
in digital
promotion support