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Corporate Social Responsibility highlights |
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Social Reporting
Engagement |
Since 2003 upto date, Ufadhili has been providing valuable input into the FIRE Awards, which is an annual event on financial
reporting organised jointly by the Institute of
Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK),
Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE), and the Capital
Markets Authority (CMA). Ufadhili gives lead
technical support to the FIRE Awards in the
development of its social reporting component. The
organisation has also served as evaluator of
various companies’ annual reports. |
| Meetings |
Ufadhili Trust held the 1st CSR Seminar in
March 2003 at the Intercontinental Hotel.
Ufadhili partnered with
Traidcraft, a UK-based NGO,
to conduct a two-day workshop for NGO
leaders in
Kenya in 2004. The workshop discussed how NGOs can
work with the corporate sector.
In 2005, Ufadhili developed and launched a CSR Kit in three East African countries; Kenya,
Tanzania
and
Uganda
. In Kenya
, Ufadhili partnered with
the Kenya Private Sector Foundation to launch the publication. .(KPSF), in
Uganda
with the Federation of Uganda Employers, Uganda
Investment Authority, and the Institute of
Corporate Governance of Uganda, and in Dar-es-Salaam
with the CEO Round Table.
We have widely
distributed the kit, which offers a useful guide
for business involvement in the community.
Following a presentation made before 250 delegates at
the Annual Meeting of the Kenya Association of
Hotel Keepers and Caterers (KAHKC), Ufadhili Trust
received several requests for technical support in
CSR. We held a follow-up training on cause-related
marketing in partnership with KAHKC in 2006. |
| Research |
Ufadhili collaborated with UNDP in the launch of the
Global Compact Programme in
Kenya
. UNDP had earlier requested Ufadhili to conduct a
baseline study, The Status of CSR in Kenya, for the programme. |
| CSR
Forums |
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The CSR
Leaders’ Forum was launched in 2006 targeting
business leaders. Ufadhili endorsed the idea of a
leaders’ forum at the inauguration and tasked
the organization to facilitate quarterly forums in
partnership with key business leaders. In
September,
AAR
hosted the second leaders’ forum, which focused
on safety in the workplace.
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| Conferences |
The East Africa CSR Conference took place from 29th November to 1st December 2006.
Representative from all three East African
countries attended. The event included over 30
corporate presentations, a debate on responsible
media, and cocktails.
The Business in the Community (BITC) invited Elkanah
Odembo, the then Executive Director of Ufadhili Trust,
to participate at the BITC CSR Awards in
London
. BITC is the initiative of the private sector in
the
UK
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Its main aim is to promote CSR among
UK
companies. Some 700 or so companies attended the
annual event, which HRH, Prince Charles graced.
BITC is keen to work with and support Ufadhili
Trust in pushing the CSR agenda further in the
region. |
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| Recognition |
| At the annual conference and exhibition of Kenya
Private Sector Alliance, His Excellency, President
Mwai Kibaki, presented Ufadhili Trust with a
trophy for best exhibit on CSR work. |
Other
achievements |
Ufadhili has generated and disseminated significant CSR
information and materials to business associations
and individual companies.
We have developed various modules for CSR training,
distinguishing ourselves as a leading organisation
in the CSR arena. We offer workshops and seminars to train private sector
managers on the essentials of CSR and how to make
it a part of the business strategy. |
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"PEOPLE
GO INTO BUSINESS TO DO WELL |
BUT
STAY IN BUSINESS TO DO GOOD" |
Mahatma
Gandhi |
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