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DEUTSCHE BANK AFRICA FOUNDATION REPORT 2007/2008

A Passion to Perform.

More than money: Building social capital Deutsche Bank Africa Foundation 2007/2008 Report

Corporate Social Responsibility

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Deutsche Bank Africa FoundationHighlights 2007/2008

NOAH - An integral part of all Deutsche Bank activities – in our core business and beyond – is being responsible to our shareholders, clients, employees, society, and the environment.

TSiBA - 20% of funds raised at Deutsche Bank’s charity trading day were used to support TSiBA in their entrepreneurial initiatives.

Sparrow Combined School - The Deutsche Bank Africa Foundation continued its partnership with Sparrow Combined School’s enabling learners to complete vocational training.

Outward Bound - The Deutsche Bank Africa Foundation recognises the importance of

awarness and interpersonal relations.

Habitat for Humanity - Agrowing number of our employees are committed to civic leadership and responsibility as evidenced in the staff volunteer building project which helped to house 8 families in Ivory Park.

Elim Home - Situated in the impoverished rural town of Elim, Cape Town, the home is one of only very few full-time residential facilities for disabled children in the Western Cape.

Zitikeni Secondary School - The Deutsche Bank Africa Foundation continued its support of 2 vulnerable secondary schools based in the township of Tembisa. The schools educate over 5 000 learners.

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Dr Ackermann: Chairman of the Management Board 04

and the Group Executive Committee

Herman Bosman: CEO South Africa 05

Deutsche Bank Africa Foundation: Fund Allocation 07

School Adoption Programme (Zitikeni & Masisebenze) 20

Star Schools 20

Outward Bound - Youth Leadership Programme 21

Sparrow Combined School 22

The Rural Education Access Programme (REAP) 23

Thuthuka - SAICA Transformation Initiative 24

TSiBA - Entrepreneurial Initiative 25

Student Sponsorship Programme (SSP) 26

Kids Foundation 27

Hope Foundation 27

Dominican Convent School 28

MaAfrica Tikkun - Big Talk 29

Contents

Creating OpportunityNurturing Orphans of AIDS for Humanity (NOAH) 10

Just One Child 13

Refilwe 14

Little Artists 15

GreaterGood 16

Elim Home 16

Witkoppen Health and Welfare Centre 17

Enabling Talent

Committing Ourselves

Deutsche Bank Staff Support 32

Habitat for Humanity 33

Ensuring Viability

National Business Initiative (NBI) 36

The Cape Leopard Trust 37

Food and Trees for Africa 37

Introduction

Further Information

Deutsche Bank’s Global CSR Strategy 38

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-ments, art, education, corporate volunteering, and sustainability.

program; they help create opportunities and, in the process, mobilize individual strengths. With art, the Bank cultivates an environment that fosters creativity and innovation, thus fueling growth. In the area of education, the focus is on discovering and enabling young talent and on providing an impetus for achievement and success. The basis of all activities – in both the core business and the commitment to civic responsibility — is the principle of sustainability; it is essential to secure the long-term competitiveness. To this end, Deutsche Bank has implemented a comprehensive Sus-

mandatory for all business units.

With its Corporate Volunteering program, Deutsche Bank encourages employees to actively engage themselves in their community. By investing time and talent for the public good, they strengthen their own understanding of responsibility and deeply anchor it in the corporate DNA.

Yours sincerely,

social environment, the better their chances of success; the higher the social instability,

companies to be responsible corporate citizens.

At Deutsche Bank, we view social citizenship as an integral part of the way we do business – for our own good and the good of society. Our topmost social responsibility

create value. Not only for ourselves but also for society – as a provider of state-of-

payer. This is how we build private as well as social capital.”

“Social responsibility must be part and parcel of the way we do business.”

Dr. Josef AckermannChairman of the Management Board and

MORE THAN MONEY: BUILDING SOCIAL CAPITAL

Dr. Josef AckermannChairman of the Management Board and the Group Executive Committee

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The programmes and projects supported by the Deutsche Bank Africa Foundation

amount of R10,5 million was allocated mainly to education initiatives and the care of vulnerable children. This involved deploying some 30 different stakeholders and partners to achieve the objectives set by the Foundation.

Of the 25 tertiary bursary students sponsored by the Deutsche Bank Africa Foundation, at various universities, it is pleasing to report that all students passed their respective

Humanity build being one of the highlights of the year. Staff were responsible for building 8 houses in Tembisa for families that did not have any formal housing. More than 60 staff participated in the building programme.

The results achieved would not have been possible without the consistent support and involvement of the trustees, and the unstinting dedication of the organizations and partners that we work with to “touch lives and shape futures” of vulnerable children and communities.

Thanks must also go to the Deutsche Bank in South Africa and the Deutsche Bank

Foundation.

Yours sincerely,

Herman BosmanCEO South Africa

Dear Friends and Collegues

Herman BosmanCEO South Africa

Herman Bosman

Touching lives, shaping futures

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Building social capital

Deutsche Bank regards Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) not as charity but as an investment in society and in its own future. Our goal as a responsible corporate citizen is to create social capital.

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Deutsche Bank Africa Foundation Fund allocation for 2007

2007 - The Deutsche Bank Africa Foundation follows the Group framework of building social capital with some regional emphasis on education and vulnerable children.

Education

NOAH (Nurturing Orphans of AIDS for Humanity) Just One Child

Little ArtistsGreaterGood ProgrammeElim HomeWitkoppen Health and Welfare CentreDonor Co-ordination Initiative

Creatingopportunity

Social Investments

R 4, 200 000

R 4, 300 000

www.db.com/csr

Corporate Volunteering Sustainability

R 1, 500 000

Habitat for Humanity - staff buildingIkageng Itireleng Numerous staff contributions to registered charities

National Business Initiative (NBI) Business Against CrimeCape Leopard Trust Food and Trees for Africa

Ensuring viabilityCommitting ourselves

EquipBursaries (University) TSiBA UniversityDurbanville TrustCareer Tool for Life OrientationSparrow Combined SchoolKids FoundationStudent Sponsorship ProgrammeDominican Convent SchoolBursaries (Thuthuka, JEF, REAP)Jeppe School BursaryHOPE FoundationMaAfrica Tikkun – Big Talk SeriesSchool Adoption ProgrammeStar SchoolsOutward Bound

Enablingtalent

R 500 000

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Social investments

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Through their social investments, the Deutsche Bank Africa Foundation have assisted in creating opportunities in communities. These include enabling a network of communities and stakeholders, thus extending support and offering hope for their futures.

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The NOAH project has reached a stage of maturity and now caters for 30 000 orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in Gauteng and Kwazulu Natal. NOAH remains one of the leading OVC projects and 2007 saw a year of evaluation and consolidation to ensure quality delivery of services.

Each Ark is supported by an Ark Manager who is from the community and an Ark Builder who is a NOAH employee. The Ark Manager makes operational decisions on a daily basis and the Ark Builder helps to problem solve and oversee events.

The community is empowered to take care of its own children through training volunteers who are central to the whole process.

MONITORING AND EVALUATIONA key aspect of success is the comprehensive monitoring and evaluation system that is in place whereby, the services offered by the Arks and the children impacted on are counted, evaluated and recorded on a central data base which is reviewed monthly.

In many Arks the data is captured by the Ark personnel themselves and this gives them a sense of ownership and control over their own activities.

In addition, each Ark Manager is accountable to provide the central Research Department with this information, as well as information on their budgets and how they have allocated and spent money over the month.

This ensures that the support given to the children through a range of services is effective and appropriate; that money is handled appropriately and that there is no over spending, under spending or mismanagement of funds.

CREATING OPPORTUNITY: SOCIAL INVESTMENTS

Nurturing Orphans of Aids for Humanity (NOAH)

NOAH - The children support their younger peers and assist volunteers when necessary.

A NOAH Ark Manager supervising the children at a Kwazulu Natal Ark.

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“When NOAH came into my life I can say that, that is where life began. NOAH gave me company. They have exciting programmes, soccer and computers. Now there is no reason for me to bunk school... not ever!“ - Thokozani JOSLYN WALKER, NOAH FUNDRAISER:

“Through the Arks that have been established in KZN and Gauteng, NOAH has enabled communities to reach out to the most vulnerable within them; providing a comforting hug, a shoulder to lean on and a place where they can recapture their lost childhood.

NOAH brings together volunteers, community leaders, businesses, government and families in a network of care for children affected by the HIV pandemic. They are able

their networks are able to offer children hope and provide them with opportunities to realise their dreams.

this network. Without your continued and dedicated support we could not brighten the lives of South Africa’s children.”

Sinothando - meaning “We Have Love” provides chances for laughter and love outside.

grants;Volunteers continue home visits to assess the circumstances of OVC and to bring to the attention of the committee, NOAH and social workers families requiring help;

This leads to a satellite centre and then to the establishment of a full centre offering day care and/or aftercare facilities with related training and support;

NOAH invited to assist community; Community meeting/motivation by NOAH;

THE PROCESS OF THE NOAH MODEL IS REPRESENTED AS FOLLOWS:

Community committee mobilise volunteers;Committee and volunteers receive training; Orphans registered through home visits by volunteers.

Monitoring and Evaluation to ensure quality delivery and to inform the process.

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VERBATIM POEM WRITTEN BY A 15-YEAR-OLD CHILD ATTENDING OUR IVORY PARK 2 ARK“Oh sweet home NOAHOur home without parentsThey teach us how to surviveHow to live without parents

Oh sweet home my sweet home NOAHThey don’t criticise usThey treat us as equallyThey let us have that happy time

Our home as orphans we sometimesFeel lonely when we are in our homesBut when we arrive at NOAHWe feel like we are born again without parentsWhen we enter we just show smiles in our faces

And enjoy to be in that home when itIs time to go home we feel like stayingTogether for ever as orphans when daysAre dark we think of our NOAH

May our care givers accept us as orphansAnd give us special care and love that we deserve”

DEUTSCHE BANK’S VAULT OF KINDNESS (an extract from the NOAH news website)

“Deutsche Bank remains one of our biggest and most generous partners. On the

along with the other charities they support. The afternoon was a wonderful success. Not only did we get a chance to meet other amazing organisations, but also had the opportunity to present NOAH. We left feeling encouraged by all the good work

committed to making a difference. Thank you to Deutsche Bank for your foresight in bringing us all together.“

Deutsche has been an anchor sponsor of NOAH for 8 years, and the project caters for vulnerable children in Gauteng and Kwazulu-Natal.

NOAH!! NOAH!!SAWUBONA NOAH BY NONHLE BIYELANOAH uyizimbali eziqhakazileyoThina esingenabazali!Ngiyathanda NOAHNOAH you are so beautiful in my mind.

NOAH qhubeka njaloOoh ooh NOAH I love youVery so muchNOAH ungumqalo nomphetiWezintandane!NOAH nome abantu bengathiniNgawe kodwa mina ngiyakuthanda!

True love NOAHLove is never changeNOAH!NOAH! NOAH! NOAH!NOAH thina esiyizintandaneUyasithanda!Umuhle NOAH.Uqhakazile NOAH.Uyizinkanyezo NOAH.

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Nurturing Orphans of Aids for Humanity (NOAH)

NOAH - NOAH children perform to sponsors at the annual fund raising dinner.

A NOAH Ark supporter supervising children from NOAH’s Ark in Kliptown.

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The Deutsche Bank Africa Foundation supported Just One Child through a staff volunteer lunch and raised more than R70 000 to be used in their ongoing work with abandoned babies.

Traditional families are fast disappearing off the face of the African Continent through war, poverty and disease. As concerned citizens, Just One Child has intervened to provide comfort and care to those who survive this onslaught.

The aim of Just One Child is to create blended family units blind to race, gender, colour, creed or health status. Through these families children are loved, nurtured, supported and cared for in a normal environment. The project supports these children in a caring environment whilst they aim to place these children with loving families. The children are normalized, not institutionalised.

in Johannesburg.

Each location is a small non-threatening environment that provides a warm and loving

- Small, focused and “on your doorstep”;- Safe to get children involved – accessible to northern suburbs people who may be

wary of venturing into unfamiliar areas;- Happy non-threatening home environments;- A way of providing personalised care for each child; and- Engendering incredible hope for our City, Nation and continent.

Further blended families have been formed by the adopting process established by Just One Child. Since its establishment three years ago a total of 18 children have been adopted by loving families or returned to their relatives.

Just One Child Creating loving family units

Children are loved, nurtured, supported and cared for.

Just One Child Volunteer Lunch - A successful fund-raising event with R70 000 being raised in support of the Just One Child charity.

Leaders at Deutsche Bank serving staff at the Just One Child charity lunch.

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The Future of South Africa depends on what kind of citizens our orphans of AIDS grow up to be. Through this programme, Refilwe provides day- and aftercare facilities for orphaned and vulnerable children from local communities.

Africa Foundation have been involved in the care of Orphaned & Vulnerable children (OVC’s) for many years and one

a “non-institutionalized” solution to caring for vulnerable and abandoned children.

The need to be one in a family as opposed to one of twenty other children in an orphanage or shelter is a preferable model. The answer came in the God Parents Project. The idea is to provide a sustainable environment where OVC’s can be cared for spiritually, emotionally and physically in homely cottages with a God Parent as the head of the home.

children between the ages of 7 and 15, in

God Parents project will ultimately house 40 children in 8 homes, ensuring proper care for these children.

- This is a place they can call home.

Being a part of a family

Grace Comfort Blessing

said “this is a place they can call home, often because they have nowhere else to go, or their biological parents simply do not want them anymore”.

program and the God Parents in general - ensuring that these families have a chance of long term survival.

Another important aspect is that no child is ever discarded from the program when they turn 18 (common in most orphanages) – since they are part of a family they help the God Parents to search for opportunities to ensure sustainable future employment.

Deutsche Bank Africa Foundation currently supports three God Parents’ homes.

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Deutsche Bank Africa Foundation has been a key supporter of the Little Artists Programme since 2004. The art programme involves taking youth from troubled and previously disadvantaged backgrounds and teaching them the basics of art. Over time, some students have gone on to become well known artists, and some have gone back to teaching art on the programme. The outcome of the programme is that young people, many who are orphaned, have found meaning

programme.

Two years ago, 7 artists who had achieved

various competitions, were sent to London on an art appreciation trip. In addition, their art was auctioned on the Deutsche Bank intranet to staff keen to support the programme and acquire various art pieces.

In 2007, Deutsche Bank facilitated

home in the Barnato Park High School in Hillbrow. This has enabled them to have a more stable location, where the facilities are condusive to creativity and also the required discipline to produce works of art.

The Artists also participated in the Deutsche Bank Casalinga Capers day

Clients were most impressed with their work, and a number of paintings were sold, allowing some artists to receive income which is used to further their education.

The Little Artists programme continues

provided direction and meaning to many youth who would otherwise have been involved in crime or drugs.

Litte ArtistsExpanding imagination

Little Artists - Previous winners of the Little Artists programme giving Deutsche Bank Africa Foundation a “thumbs-up” in a show of their appreciation for supporting them in the arts.

An exhibit of The Little Artists’ art at the Deutsche Bank Casalinga Capers Day brought much interest and sales benefiting the Little Artists programme.

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Elim HomeCaring for the disabledElim Home has been sponsored on an ongoing basis by the Deutsche Bank Africa Foundation. Although institutions of this nature generally battle for funding, their

Elim Home is situated in the historical but impoverished rural town of Elim some 200km’s from the city of Cape Town. Founded in 1963 by the Moravian Church of South Africa, Elim Home cares for the most severely intellectually and physically disabled children and young adults from disadvantaged communities.

The Home is one of only very few full-time residential facilities for disabled children

and coloured children at the time it was established. Although the Home is Western

and George.

GreaterGoodPromoting and supporting philanthropyDeutsche Bank is one of the ongoing supporters of the GreaterGood website, where philanthropy is promoted and made possible in a practical way.

organisation that provides independent research to individuals, corporate donors, trusts, foundations and the general public who want to support social development in South Africa.

They operate with an investment rather than a “charity” mindset and are committed to

focus, intentionality, objectivity, transparency and accountability. They have a vision of a vibrant culture of philanthropy infusing all sectors of South African society, ensuring that South Africa is a nation of strong, interconnected communities caring well for each other.

Through the GreaterGood website, currently featuring over 650 causes and various public call-to-action campaigns, they make it possible for both individuals and businesses

including time, skills, loyalty points, surplus and previously used goods and money.

In advocating for the principles of results-driven giving, GreaterGood focuses on performance-based social investment philanthropy and promote evaluated investment

giving relationships.

Deutsche Bank shares the GreaterGood’s vision of ensuring that South Africa is a nation of strong, interconnected communities caring well for each other.

www.myggsa.co.za

www.elimclin.co.za


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Witkoppen Health & Welfare CentreProviding vital health facilities

Witkoppen Health and Welfare Centre was established 60 years ago by two local doctors in response to the lack of healthcare facilities in the area.

It is an NGO that was registered initially as a feeding scheme and then as a welfare organisation in 1995.

The Witkoppen Health and Welfare Centre is a vital health facility that provides essential primary healthcare for an increasing population. They provide hope and medical care to a sector of the population who have little or no option to go elsewhere to receive these services.

is needed for the provision of primary

projects such as HIV and AIDS, child and family mental health, abuse against women and children, mothers and vulnerable children, antenatal clinics and poverty alleviation.

The Deutsche Bank Africa Foundation funded an upgrade in the Centre’s administration and management informa-tion capability. Witkoppen now has a better tracking system of patients and are able to maintain more reliable statistics.Witkoppen Health and Welfare Centre - Our

mission is to ensure that those indigent communities surrounding our clinic have access to high quality comprehensive medical care facilities and in addition, their social needs are addressed.

Staff at Witkoppen Health and Welfare Centre have put to immediate use, the upgraded tracking system in their administration centre, allowing for a more efficient service to the community.

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Education

The Deutsche Bank Africa Foundation’s focus on education stems from a firm belief that by growing, ena-bling and discovering our own talent, we provide the impetus for fresh thinking leadership and successful social environments for the future.

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School Adoption ProgrammeGrowing our own talent

ENABLING TALENT: EDUCATION

The Deutsche Bank Africa Foundation continued to support 2 vulnerable secondary schools based in the township of Tembisa. In total, the schools educate over 5 000 secondary school learners. The Deutsche Bank Africa Foundation partners with the EQUIP programme to enhance the functioning and performance of the schools.

In addition to facilitating a school development programme, the Deutsche Bank Africa Foundation includes other educational interventions that give the learners a better chance of achieving enhanced academic results.

The current skills shortage that South Africa faces is mainly in the areas of Mathematics and Science. Star Schools has a unique model that has been tried and tested over the last 10 years to address the development in Mathematics, Science and English.

It also aligns with government strategies in “growing our own,” instead of having to import scarce skills.

Star SchoolsSupplementary education

The Deutsche Bank Africa Foundation adopted schools sponsors 40 learners a year through this programme that is held at Wits University each Saturday morning. Results

who have not attended the programme.

The Star Schools programme is a vital part of the Deutsche Bank Africa Foundation’s school adoption programme. The adopted schools have a legacy of sub-standard

dysfunctional circumstances. As a result, there is a perennial problem of not enough

many under-prepared students.

Star Schools present additional training for learners in Mathematics, Science and English at Wits University in Johannesburg. The Deutsche Bank adopted schools were of the best performing learners on the Star Schools programme.

Star Schools have become synonymous with supplementary studies in Mathematics, Science and English.

Star Schools assist in preparing learners for tertiary education.

Students committed to improving their standard of education forfeit their usual Saturday activities to attend a supplementary learning session.

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Outward Bound Youth leadership programme

The Deutsche Bank Africa Foundation has recognised that the Outward Bound programme has had a marked affect on youth motivation, leadership and the development of a clear vision for the future.

With this in mind, more than 70 learners were invited to attend the Outward Bound programme during 2007. Outward Bound is the leading provider of Outcomes Based outdoor training in South Africa. Their education programmes meet the contemporary needs of young people and the requirements of the educational curriculum.

teamwork. The course is designed to meet the needs of learners in their pre-Matric year, prefect bodies or Student Councils. The programme also covers personal development that emphasises the “Whole Person.”

strengths, understanding others, self-awareness, self-management and interpersonal relations.

a team’s communication, problem solving and group decision making skills while

Learners on the Outward Bound Youth Leadership Programme “learning the ropes” of leadership.

“maximising individual strengths - within a team”

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Sparrow Combined SchoolVocational skills programme

The Deutsche Bank Africa Foundation has been in partnership with Sparrow School for almost a decade and 2007 focused on support for the vocational skills programme.

Given the shortage of technical skills in South Africa, the Foundation sees the training of youth in practical skills that can be immediately applied in the economy as vital. Most

ease.

Sparrow Combined is the technical vocational skills training centre. The centre caters for learning and intellectually disabled youth between the ages of 14 and 18.

The vocational skills programme offers learners the opportunity to participate in carpentry, welding, clothing, catering, motor mechanics and creative design and productions. All practical skills are complimented by accredited ABET numeracy and literacy classes, compu-typing and entrepreneurship training. Sparrow Combined

appropriate workplace.

Learners from Sparrow Combined School participating in practical and technical vocational skills programmes.

- The overall aim of Sparrow Combined is to make learners employ-able, while facilitating opportunities for personal growth.


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The Deutsche Bank Africa Foundation partners with REAP in two ways. Firstly, 8 students are subsidized as part of their ongoing bursary programme and from 2007, they were engaged to manage the Deutsche Bank Bursary Programme linked to the Tembisa Adopted Schools Bursary Progamme.

Their aim is to assist students from poor rural communities to access tertiary education. REAP provides students with a support and development programme to enable

with capacity and sound values.

scheme. It calls on state mechanisms such as the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) to assist poor students and it provides add-on value necessary for their success.

Matriculants from these communities are usually unable to access higher education due to poverty, poor education, lack of information, and distance from urban centres or educational hubs. REAP assists them in linking up with the right educational institutions.

Through education, young men and women can escape poverty and uplift their families.

REAP meets this essential need in South Africa by carefully selecting rural learners who meet university requirements. In addition, a proven package of support is provided to give them the best chance of success.

development of South Africa .

Access to a subsidized student loan

A programme of workshops designed to develop social and academic skills Counselling to overcome obstacles to success Performance monitoring and feedback

REAP, at present, has just short of four hundred students on the Programme drawn from all corners of South Africa, studying a variety of undergraduate degrees or national diplomas at state universities.

Rural Education Access Programme(REAP)

‘Through education, young men and women can escape poverty and uplift their families.”

REAP - Deutsche Bank Africa Foundation currently supports 25 students who are at various stages of their studies.

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“Thuthuka” is a Zulu verb meaning “to develop”.

ThuthukaTransforming the nation’s business leadership

Thuthuka is the accounting profession’s transformation initiative which is strategic-ally positioned to meet the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants’ (SAICA) goal to transform the nation’s business leadership and profession by

choice career amongst individuals from previously disadvantaged backgrounds and supporting such individuals through the learning process.

South Africa, Deutsche Bank chose to sponsor 9 students through Thuthuka, as part of an ongoing need to ensure that a steady pipeline of talented individuals enter the world of banking.

Thuthuka seeks to achieve transformation through programmes that form part of a clear and driven strategy that addresses all levels of education and training applicable to the process of becoming a Chartered Accountant [CA (SA)].

Thuthuka Education Upliftment Project

Eastern Cape; funded by the Department of Labour’s National Skills Fund through Fasset as a pilot project.

The Thuthuka project then rolled out into KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo, followed soon thereafter by Gauteng and now has programmes in 6 provinces.

This has been achieved with the support of the Department of Labour’s National Skills Fund, Fasset, the Department of Science and Technology, as well as Emperors Palace, who form the base, along with numerous other sponsors like Deutsche Bank.

The Thuthuka Bursary Fund, in 2005 and 2006 collectively, offered 311 bursaries to learners from historically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Thuthuka Bursary Fund-supported students in participating universities, achieved a 90% overall pass rate for 2005; Thuthuka-supported students in the Universities of Fort Hare, Limpopo, Witwatersrand, Cape Town and Johannesburg are involved in community projects, encouraging learners from communities where they come from to pursue maths as a subject.

- In ploughing back into the community, they expose other young people to the CA (SA) profession.


Proud graduates of the Thuthuka Education Upliftment Project which supports the bursary needs of learners from historically disadvantaged backgrounds.

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TSiBAEntrepreneurial centreTSiBA was the recipient of the annual charity trading day whereby 20% of a day’s

other prioritised social responsibility projects. The TSiBA Entrepreneurship Programme

As word of mouth about the Entrepreneurship Centre has spread, the interest has increased markedly. Most importantly, the quality of the entrepreneurs and the businesses they want to run has improved considerably.

A milestone for the Centre is a new programme with Northeastern University (NU) in Boston. In July, 20 NU business students paired up with 20 TSiBA students to conduct

venture capital (R100,000) to fund these projects. The programme will be repeated on an annual basis and gives students an opportunity to work in real life emerging market businesses.

TSiBA Education is a private provider of higher education in business. TSiBA offers a

Bachelor in Business Administration focused on Entrepreneurial Leadership.

have access to tertiary level education, by offering successful applicants full tuition.

TSiBA students providing hands-on field work for the benefit of 10 township-based ventures.

TSiBA - One of the main recipients of the Deutsche Bank charity trading day in 2007. 20% of the funds raised were allocated to TSiBA the next day at an awards ceremony on their campus. The funds were used to support their entrepreneurial initiatives.

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The Deutsche Bank Africa Foundation has been an anchor/founder sponsor of the Student Sponsorship Programme (SSP) since its inception and supports 6 learners on the programme. It also provides volunteering opportunities for staff who act as mentors to these children. The

education at one of Johannesburg’s top secondary schools. Students are recruited from primary schools across the province. The main criteria for acceptance into the

The Student Sponsorship Programme selection is purposely rigorous to prepare students to face the academic challenges of selected partner schools – SSP accepts the top two to four percent of all applicants. The majority of students selected into the programme come from previously disadvantaged backgrounds.

The Student Sponsorship Programme offers a comprehensive support system,

A mentor for each student. SSP organises four events per year to encourage the students and mentors to build a relationship;

Student workshops around pertinent issues such as time management, study skills and life skills;

Counselling for both students and parents on an as-needed basis;

the students;

A peer group with other SSP students;

An orientation for their parents;

A parents’ forum; and

University and career guidance.

“I am impressed by the partnering of professional adults in the corporate sector, who are selected due to their commitment to make a positive, dynamic difference in the lives of young South Africans, with disadvantaged students who have an academic track record and display potential and commitment.

I am pleased that this partnering goes beyond just paying the annual school fees, but includes mentoring, the value of which cannot be over-emphasised.

The personal interest of the mentor in the students’ well being and the regular support and guidance he/she provides, is vital to the ultimate success of each selected student.”

PROFESSOR KADER ASMALFormer Honourable Minister of Education of Republic of South Africa

“The South African youth will be called upon in the coming century to command higher and higher skills if their standard of living is to improve and if South Africa is to become the country we all want to be proud of.

For this to happen, young people from all income groups must gain access to the best educational institutions South Africa has to offer.

The Student Sponsorship Programme gives disadvantaged children the opportunity to attend some of the best schools in South Africa. It also provides them with a mentor who can help to guide their educational careers and their personal development.”

MOELETSI MBEKI

Director, Endomel Production S.A.

Student Sponsorship Programme (SSP)

The Student Sponsorship Programme includes mentoring, the value of which cannot be over-emphasised.

Student Sponsorship Programme - The SSP vision is to provide academically distinguished, low income South African high school students an opportunity to excel at South Africa’s best high schools.


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Similar to the Student Sponsorship Programme, the Deutsche Bank Africa Foundation

model for increasing the educational prospects of a vast number of vulnerable children with potential.

The driving force behind the Kids Foundation is the need to enable South African

thus giving them an opportunity that would not normally be within their reach.

the advancement of under privileged children by placing a good education within their reach. The Deutsche Bank Africa Foundation currently supports 4 children on the programme. A number of children who have been supported in the past have gone on

Kids FoundationEnabling children’s education

An excellent and practical model for increasing the educational prospects of disadvantaged children.

Africa Foundation agreed to support the operation HOPE programme, that aimed at

Basics of Banking and Financial Services;Checking & Savings Accounts;The Power of Credit;Basic Investments; and Dignity.

The modules are taught by volunteer HOPE Corporation members who are trained to translate their knowledge of banking and credit into terms that youth can understand and utilise immediately.

Deutsche Bank has trained 15 volunteers to present the programme to schools and communities.

HOPE FoundationFinancial literacy programme

In addition to financial education, the students are left with a message of empowerment, a message of responsibility, and most important, a message of HOPE.

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programme, the Deutsche Bank Africa Foundation has chosen to sponsor 5 learners with an educational bursary to attend this outstanding institution.

Founded in 1908, the Dominican Convent School has a long-standing

Dominican has 680 boys and girls enrolled from Grade R – 12.

This small student body allows educators at Dominican to provide students with a high level of individual

results.

Dominican learners have achieved a 100% Matric pass rate since the high school opened. Dominican does not just focus on developing young minds.

The school’s unique afternoon

students to develop their creative and

mural and sport activities.

Dominican also strives to develop strong moral values and self-discipline within its learners, emphasizing their role as future leaders within South African society.

Our partnership with DominicanThe Deutsche Bank Africa Foundation began their partnership with Dominican Convent School in 2006, when they

same students will be supported all the way through their school days at Dominican until they complete matric.

“The Deutsche Bank Africa Foundation visited Dominican

yesterday with Mr Colin Brown, Ms Carol Tappenden, Mr

Murray Winckler and Mr Brett Thornton-Dibb, all of whom

were soon surrounded by the sights and sounds of our vibrant

school.

With both Primary and High School Choirs giving rousing

performances, the African Choir ended the musical interlude

with a song that exhorted the listener to remember and care

for the less fortunate child.

How appropriate to the occasion, as Deutsche Bank has

become our latest corporate donor supporting the Vulnerable

Children Pogramme.

With the opportunity to meet with some of the children being

sponsored and a chance to explore other ways the bank can

make a meaningful partnership with the school, the visit

cemented a friendship that we are sure will be a lasting one.

Thank you to Deutsche Bank!”

Dominican Convent School

“Developing strong moral values and self-discipline within its learners”


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MaAfrica TikkunBig talkThe Deutsche Bank Africa Foundation sets a high standard for community support partners and MaAfrica Tikkun is one of the leading institutions that shares a common vision with Deutsche Bank regarding youth development and OVC’s.

In 2007, there was a joint focus on youth leadership and communication with the introduction of the Big Talk series, which is a platform for youth to give their views

- a forum for youth from diverse backgrounds to get together to discuss pressing

themselves and their communities. The event offered a platform for youth from all over the Western Cape to discuss pertinent challenges facing high school students in the province.

Themes covered included tolerance, peer pressure and cultural diversity. A number of other topics were also discussed such as individuals living positively with HIV/AIDS and drugs, a perspective from a recovering addict, self esteem, relationships and the role of education.

Lisa Chait, a well know personality from Cape Talk facilitated the discussion. Some

Cultural Diversity, Desiree Daniels from Metropolitan Holdings and Sindiwe Magoma, storyteller, writer and actress.

Although the learners who attended were from different racial, cultural and social backgrounds, there was one common denominator…things have to change.

One topic in particular received much attention - the lack of parental guidance. Many youth were of the opinion that due to the injustices of the past, many parents were not

generation in that parents were unable to assist them with these burning issues.

In addition to voicing complaints, learners were asked to propose solutions to the problems. Proposed solutions included limits to the content aired on television, a decrease in the amount of liquor stores and shebeens in communities and parental education on social issues.

“The forum created a voice for thousands of youths, providing them with an opportunity to become part of a working solution.”

Wise words of encourage-ment from Magoma echoed in the hall …

“It doesn’t matter how bleak things look, the sun will rise tomorrow.”

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Corporate volunteering

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Deutsche Bank’s Corporate Volunteer Programme ranges from individual volunteers through to team effort or to the involvement of the entire company. A simple contribution of ones’ time, energy and skill is all that is needed to successfully enhance the life of others and as such Deutsche Bank encour-ages employees to actively engage in their corporate volunteering activities.

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Deutsche Bank Staff SupportProjects generously supported by staff

Botshabelo

Jeppe Foundation

Rand Athletic Club

Randburg Campus-Thapelo Mosadi

Tlhabologang Knit-n-Stitch School

West Rand Christian Centre

Student Sponsorship Programme

Bridgeman Development Programme

Siyanqoba Service Foundation Centre

TransRockies Mtn Bike Challenge

The Love of Christ Ministries

Witkoppen Health and Welfare Centre

Ikhaya Lethemba

New Jerusalem

Children of the Wilderness

Ikageng Itireleng

Sandton SPCA

Johannesburg Hospital School

Woodside Special Care

Just One Child

Wildlands Conservation Trust

Diepsloot School Library

Beeld Kinderfonds

COMMITTING OURSELVES: CORPORATE VOLUNTEERING

Corporate social responsibility is an integral part of the way Deutsche Bank does business. As such, Deutsche Bank’s employees actively engage themselves in corporate volunteering in their communities with social corporate citizenship as a common goal.

- Deutsche to a number of

local charities and volunteer programmes and their time and talent is vested in a variety of good causes.

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In March 2007, 33 Deutsche Bank staff in total donned their jeans and gloves and became “Bob the Builder” to help 8 families in Ivory Park build their long awaited homes.

The week started quietly with most staff volunteering for the latter part of the week. However, within no time, the buildings started to take shape. People who helped were

within 2 days.

our own devices.

The community and the two Deutsche Bank adopted schools also provided additional labour. This is commonly called “sweat equity”. A big thank you for all who made an unbelievable difference to some needy families. All Habitat for Humanity projects are driven by committees consisting of community volunteers. These committees are involved with family selection, homeowner education, the construction programme and monitoring of the individuals saving programme.

Habitat for Humanity South Africa supports the committee through training them in

construction programme and record keeping.

Habitat for HumanityStaff volunteer building project

Deutsche Bank employees, adopted school students and the community all contributed with “sweat equity” to build homes for 8 families.

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Sustainability

The Deutsche Bank Africa Foundation is committed to ensuring viability through the principle of sustain-ability. To this end, a wide variety of sustainable projects were supported by the Deutsche Bank Africa Foundation during 2007/2008 including wild life preservation, sustainable environment activities, as well as promoting and supporting philanthropy.

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ENSURING VIABILITY: SUSTAINABILITY

National Business Initiative (NBI)Coalition of business for sustainable development

Deutsche Bank has been a member of the National Business Initiative (NBI) for the past eight years, and gets actively involved in initiatives and discussions relating to development priorities.

Launched by former President Mandela in 1995, the NBI is the merger of the former Urban Foundation and Consultative Business Movement.

It has been a leading business coalition focused on the broader role of business in sustainable development over the

Africa.

Today, the organisation is an alliance of forward-thinking South African and

The Equip programme focusing on educational upliftment is part of the NBI.

overseas companies that are committed to actualising the NBI vision of a thriving South African society, with a market economy that

A key driver of this vision is the belief that the mobilisation of business leadership and corporate support can play a pivotal role in entrenching social, economic and environmental stability as the pillars of a fully inclusive, non-discriminatory democracy.

The annual contributions of member companies are deployed to enhance sustainable growth and development

grammes that require funding for analysis, research and implementation.

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The Deutsche Bank Africa Foundation chose to partner with a key client in a wild life preservation project. Although not directly the main thrust of the Foundation, it was felt that the threat to these endangered animals represents a risk to the tourist prospects and heritage of South Africa.

The Cape Leopard Trust aims to optimally facilitate conservation of the Cape’s predator diversity through simultaneously implementing conservation strategies, re-search projects and tourism initiatives. It will also educate and encourage the youth of disadvantaged communities to have a vested interest in the environment.

The Cape Leopard Trust Wild life preservation

Optimally facilitating the conservation of the Cape’s predator diversity through strategies, research projects and tourism initiatives.

www.capeleopard.org.za

Food and Trees for AfricaEnsuring sustainabilityFood and Tress For Africa’s (FTFA) work continues to embrace best practices in sustainable environmental activities that empower poor communities while also playing an important role in reducing the carbon emissions that are threatening our planet.

The Deutsche Bank Africa Foundation has worked with FTFA for the past seven years and has focused on greening and permaculture projects within school environments. The purpose has been to cultivate supplement food for feeding schemes and community based food needs. FTFA has established prize winning food gardens at both of the Deutsche Bank adopted schools in Tembisa. Teachers, learners, parents and members of the community are all actively involved to ensure that the gardens are maintained and that the fruits of their labours are distributed evenly.

Sustainable development is about people and popular participation, about broad consensus and common purpose, about the willingness of the all agents of change to take full responsibility of the environment in the areas they live, and this is what FTFA and the Deutsche Bank Africa Foundation is working towards.

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Sustainability: Ensuring viability

Corporate Volunteering: Committing ourselves

Art:Fosteringcreativity

Education:Enabling

talent

SocialInvestments:

Creatingopportunity

Deutsche Bank’s Global CSR Strategy

More than money: Building social capital

MORE THAN MONEY: BUILDING SOCIAL CAPITAL

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Deutsche Bank regards Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) not as charity but as an investment in society and in its own future. Our goal as a responsible corporate citizen is to create social capital. We leverage

Sustainability An integral part of all Deutsche Bank activities – in our core business and beyond – is being responsible to our shareholders, clients, employees, society, and the environment.

Corporate Volunteering: A growing number of our employees are committed to civic leadership and responsibility – with the support and encouragement of Deutsche Bank.

Social Investments: We create opportunities for people and communities. We help them overcome unemployment and poverty and shape their own futures.

Art: We believe that creativity and inspiration open minds to innovative solutions. That is why we support art and young aspiring artists.

Education: We enable talent across all disciplines as one of the most important sources of growth and progress.

This report documents our activities as a good corporate citizen in South Africa. In South Africa the Deutsche Bank Africa Foundation puts an increased focus on Social

of South Africa.

CSR areas of activity

Our Identity.We are a leading global investment bank with a

Our businesses are mutually reinforcing. A leader in Germany and Europe, we are powerful and growing in North America, Asia and key emerging markets.

Our Mission.We compete to be the leading global provider

and people.

A Passion to Perform.This is the way we do business. We pursue

innovative solutions and build long-term relationships.

A Passion to Perform.

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