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Port of East London:

Commi ed to growing, developing our community

The Port of East London has also embarked on
an exciti ng new partnership with the provincial
Department of Transport, Project Phakisa, which
will see the introducti on of formal mariti me
tuiti on at two East London high schools.
The Port of East London is partnering in this
initi ati ve by opening our faciliti es and introducing
learners at these schools to practi cal, hands-on
mariti me environments and key port operati ons.
“The Port of East London is passionate about our
CSI commitments to our community,” says Port
Manager Jacqui Brown. “We are embedded in
this region as a key economic and social partner,
and we take that responsibility exceedingly
seriously.”
Through the ITEC maths and science interventi on,
s a responsible, community oriented the Port of East London not only invests directly
corporate citi zen, the Port of East London in skills development in our region, we are also
Aprioriti ses its CSI initi ati ves and conti nues contributi ng to the development of the mariti me
to seek ways to enhance and contribute to the industry as a whole.
social wellbeing of the communiti es in which we
operate. At Rode School, the Port’s direct interventi on
has given hundreds of learners access to a
Currently, the Port has three fl agship CSI projects: fully functi onal science laboratory, while also
a long-standing partnership with ITEC to promote promoti ng maths and computer educati on.
science and maths educati on among high
school learners in Buff alo City; a sponsor- and “We are proud of our CSI investments, and we look
mentorship partnership with Lwazi Gqira, a gift ed forward to working closely with our community
young development golfer, and ongoing support stakeholders to fi nd new and innovati ve ways to
to facilitate maths, science and IT development at grow, develop and upskill as many community
Rode High School in the former Transkei. members as possible,” Brown said.
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