Corporate Social Investments

At Cell C we believe our success and the success of the communities around us go hand in hand. That's why we seek to uplift the lives of ordinary South Africans with our corporate social investment initiatives. These initiatives focus on Education, Entrepreneurial Development, Gender Development and HIV/Aids. These form part of our investment in the future of South Africa.

Current Projects:

Cell C Take a Girl Child to Work Day® - A Decade of Creating Leaders

SAVE THE DATE: Thursday, 31^st May 2012

2012 Theme: "Choose your tomorrow, today"

Ten years ago, Cell C introduced Take a Girl Child to Work Day® to address the under-representation of women in the formal economy, more so in rare skills. The initiative has been a runaway success, attracting support and participation from not only blue chip corporates, but government departments, civil society and SMMEs. Today, besides being our own flagship CSI project, it is often mentioned with pride by our supporters and participating partners as key to their own CSI commitments.Read more...

To register for participation in the 10th Take a Girl Child to Work Day® taking place on Thursday, 31 May, click here

Exceptional performance by learners in the Maths, Science, Accounting & Technology (MSAT) Project

230 grade 12 learners in the Cell C MSAT project excelled in their 2011 matric results, achieving level 6 and 7 in mathematics, physical science and accounting!

Introduced in 2011 as a year-long programme, the MSAT project provides tuition support mathematics, physical science and accounting for over 2000 grade 11 and 12 learners attending 70 high public high schools in seven provinces.  Read more....

Umbono Project

Cell C has joined forces with Google’s innovation program called Umbono and The Hub in Cape Town to support technology entrepreneurial development in South Africa.

With small and medium businesses being one of the largest drivers of employment and economic development in the country, Government is encouraging larger businesses to look at building up and supporting smaller companies. Cell C’s collaboration with Google is a step towards engaging potential innovators and building the mobile internet ecosystem, that will in turn contribute to the South African economy. 

The Umbono program is a 6-month incubation project for technology entrepreneurs hoping to get their products off the ground. Google, together with its angel investors, have selected three teams of entrepreneurs – and will select at least two more - to benefit from the incubation process. Read more...