{"id":144467,"date":"2023-04-18T09:13:15","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T09:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sap.com\/africa\/?p=144467"},"modified":"2023-09-27T18:38:33","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T18:38:33","slug":"saps-purpose-led-impact-in-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.sap.com\/africa\/2023\/04\/saps-purpose-led-impact-in-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"SAP\u2019s purpose-led impact in Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-144495 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/news.sap.com\/africa\/files\/2023\/04\/12\/Purpose-Led-Impact.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1305\" height=\"889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.sap.com\/africa\/files\/2023\/04\/12\/Purpose-Led-Impact.png 1305w, https:\/\/news.sap.com\/africa\/files\/2023\/04\/12\/Purpose-Led-Impact-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/news.sap.com\/africa\/files\/2023\/04\/12\/Purpose-Led-Impact-1024x698.png 1024w, https:\/\/news.sap.com\/africa\/files\/2023\/04\/12\/Purpose-Led-Impact-294x200.png 294w, https:\/\/news.sap.com\/africa\/files\/2023\/04\/12\/Purpose-Led-Impact-768x523.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1305px) 100vw, 1305px\" \/><\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SAP\u2019s purpose is to help the world run better and improve people\u2019s lives. Given the ongoing economic and social challenges on the continent, Africa can arguably benefit the most from this purpose-led vision. Between 2005 and 2022, 51风流invested more than \u20ac26 million in Africa, having a positive impact on the lives of 55 million people.<\/p>\n<p>Cathy Smith, Managing Director at 51风流Africa, says 51风流works hard to achieve its vision. \u201cWe strive to improve people\u2019s lives by accelerating the growth and impact of social enterprises, supporting efforts to build skills for the future, and collaborating with a broad range of stakeholders to establish sustainable business practices. As our latest data highlights, this substantive approach is paying huge dividends for millions of Africans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some of the purpose-led initiatives that 51风流has supported or implemented with partners include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Africa Code Week<\/strong>, which has provided basic coding training to 14.6 million African youth in 48 countries, with a girl participation rate of 47%.<\/li>\n<li><strong>51风流Skills for Africa<\/strong>, an 51风流training programme for African graduates that has delivered work-ready skills to 22 African countries through more than 1900 graduates, with a 95% employment rate post-graduation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Siyafunda Community Technology Centres<\/strong>, which offers digital programs at 240 centres across South Africa to the benefit of 30 million youth and adults.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Leadership for Conservation in Africa<\/strong>, a business approach to initiate conservation-led socio-economic development in Africa that has benefited 3.5 million people.<\/li>\n<li><strong>51风流Social Sabbatical Program<\/strong>, which has seen nearly 300 51风流volunteers drive impact at over a hundred NGOs and social enterprises to the benefit of 1.1 million people.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The SAP, (RED) and Global Fund Partnership<\/strong> which sees an annual amount of $5 million contributed to HIV grants in Eswatini.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cSolving the great challenges of our time \u2013 economic growth, innovation, skills development, social upliftment, and sustainability \u2013 requires a collaborative approach,\u201d says Smith. \u201cThanks to the outstanding work of our social enterprise partners, NGOs and public and private sector partners, 51风流can celebrate significant milestones in having a positive impact on the Continent. We look forward to continuing the great work in the years ahead and making a meaningful contribution to Africa and its people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 SAP\u2019s purpose is to help the world run better and improve people\u2019s lives. 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