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6. SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVEL OPMENT

Firms spent The Group Value “We Care” involves caring for the communities
R2 million in that member firms serve and is a vital aspect of demonstrating that
2018 and New Breed Law Firms are firstly also South African law firms that are
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R2.2 million involved with and deeply rooted in their communities.
in 2019
on socio- As a focused aspect of member firm contributions to their
economic communities, firms spent R2 million in 2018 and R2.2 million in
development 2019 on socio-economic development initiatives of which the
initiatives beneficiaries had to be more than 80% black persons.

Some of the projects involved included creating employment
opportunities for black persons through local clean-up campaigns,
food support projects to community centres and local schools,
mother and child support projects, donations and fundraisers for
youth centres, rural school funding and food support, donations to
disability support organisations, tuition bursaries for underprivileged
children, stationery and book purchases for scholars, computer
donations to schools, and more.

Group Transformation Report for 2018/19