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| Corporate
Social Responsibility (CSR) |
| Encourage
corporate social responsibility through
responsible business practices, corporate
community engagement and pro-poor corporate sector
strategies |
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| Programme
Aims
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increase the quality and the extent of business
contribution to socio economic development by
making corporate social responsibility an
essential part of business excellence |
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| Programme
Objective
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Encourage Responsible Business Practices
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Support efforts at evaluating business impact on
sustainable development indices – Economic, Social
and Environment.
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Encourage business to increase the depth and extent
of contribution to sustainable development.
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Programme
activities
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Advocacy and awareness creation
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ii.
Training
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iii.Networking
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iv.Information Collection and Dissemination
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PROGRAMME
AREAS
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The
key programme areas for the Ufadhili CSR programme
are:-
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Advocacy
and Awareness Creation
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The programme activity intends to give CSR a fixed
identity by providing information and dispelling
misconceptions. The aim is to provide information on
the importance and benefits of companies embracing
CSR especially in relation to the fight against
poverty. A secondary aim is to establish and ensure
a continuous dialogue on CSR.
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The Research, information collection and
dissemination
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The programme activity intends to strengthen the
knowledge base by creating actual facts and
information on CSR in
East Africa
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on CSR in
East Africa
. Research is urgently needed to provide a sound
basis for the CSR programme. Also, there is a need
to determine the fundamental business case for CSR
in the region, so as to influence business behaviour
and contribution to society.
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Benchmarking
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The programme activity intends to develop and encourage
specific CSR standards in
East Africa
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aim is to assist companies develop good CSR
programmes using a specific benchmark of excellence.
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Training and Development
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The programme activity intends to build the necessary
skills and expertise within the Corporate and
Non-Profit sector to enhance CSR initiatives. The
aim is to provide necessary information and
knowledge to practitioners, expand the limited human
resource base and to provide Non-Profits with actual
skills for engaging companies on CSR issues.
Training is also intended as a means of influencing
management decision making so that it is more
sensitive to CSR issues.
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more on CSR Highlights
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Quote of the
Day |
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"PEOPLE
GO INTO BUSINESS TO DO WELL |
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BUT
REMAIN IN BUSINESS TO DO WELL" |
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Mahatma
Gandhi |
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