In SA at the time...
Birth of the new South Africa
Working closely with civil society organisations, the new democratic government set about eradicating the legacy of apartheid.
Education was marked by huge backlogs and the inequitable distribution of resources, materials and skills, both managerial and educational, in the majority of South Africa's schools. This situation required donors, like the Zenex Foundation, to commit their resources to supporting the new government's efforts to transform and rebuild education.
Working closely with civil society organisations, the new democratic government set about eradicating the legacy of apartheid.
Education was marked by huge backlogs and the inequitable distribution of resources, materials and skills, both managerial and educational, in the majority of South Africa's schools. This situation required donors, like the Zenex Foundation, to commit their resources to supporting the new government's efforts to transform and rebuild education.
The birth of the Zenex Foundation as we know it today occurred at the same time as the birth of South Africa's new democracy. The government and organisations supporting transformation became involved in a process committed to realising a new social order and a better life for all South Africans. Towards this end, the Zenex Foundation set about establishing its own legal and corporate identity, aligning itself with the key priorities set for the country by its new, democratic government.
The Zenex Foundation started as a small organisation with staff comprising only the CEO, Kobus Visagie, his personal assistant and one project manager.
During its first year the Zenex Foundation inherited Zenex Oil's corporate social investment programme. This meant that the Foundation remained committed to funding 15 corporate social investment projects, to the value of R 1.4 million. This commitment enabled existing grant agreements and worthwhile projects to run to term; it also allowed the Zenex Foundation to retain good relations with the organisations that had previously been beneficiaries of Zenex Oil.
During this phase the Zenex Foundation focused on establishing itself as an independent donor organisation.
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