enl commercial limited annual report 2011 - Investing In Africa

ENL Foundation
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The Foundation showed its commitment to youth development by devoting 4% of its budget to this item,
namely through:
i. Funding a programme conducted by the LEAD NGO to sensitise the youth to social issues such as
drugs, alcohol and HIV/AIDS;
ii. Implementing leadership courses targeting some 60 youngsters in Ste Catherine, Alma and Pailles
regions;
iii. Sponsoring a campaign against youth violence run by the Chapter of the JCI of Quatre Bornes.
ENL Foundation spent 5% of its budget in the promotion of sports, arts & leisure and recreational activities.
Besides its contribution at national level, ENL Foundation supported ongoing educational and recreational
activities in Pailles, L’Escalier/La Sourdine, Ste Catherine and Alma. The Foundation also offered support on
this count through the donation of sports equipment. These activities targeted more than 350 youngsters
within the mentioned regions.
ENL Foundation donated 18% of its budget to NGOs accredited to the National CSR Committee and to
Corporate Partners to finance various programmes at national level, namely Caritas Ile Maurice, ICJM for
its project Les Amis de Zippy, Baden Powell Scout Ass., Mahatma Gandhi Institute (Basic Guardina School
at Moka), Open Mind, Action Familiale, Link to Life, Fondation Pour L’enfance Terre de Paix, etc. offering
services in the field of Health, Handicap, Socio Economic Development, Youth development, etc.
In the coming financial year, ENL Foundation intends to make necessary adjustments in its corporate
program in order to align itself with the Government’s appeal in the 2011 National Budget to use 50%
of CSR resources to support three National Programmes namely social housing, vulnerable children and
eradication of absolute poverty.
In addition to providing its support to ongoing initiatives, a number of new projects have also reached an
advanced stage of completion. These include a multi-purpose centre to promote youth empowerment
in Ste Catherine and a ‘Maison de l’Entreprenariat et de l’Artisanat’ in St Pierre in collaboration with the
ACSEA to act as a business incubator for women entrepreneurs and craftspeople in the region.
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Annual Report 2011