Community

"Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a form of corporate self-regulation integrated into a business model. Ideally, CSR policy would function as a built-in, self-regulating mechanism whereby business would monitor and ensure its support to law, ethical standards, and international norms. Consequently, business would embrace responsibility for the impact of its activities on the environment, consumers, employees, communities, stakeholders and all other members of the public sphere. 

Furthermore, CSR-focused businesses would proactively promote the public interest by encouraging community growth and development, and voluntarily eliminating practices that harm the public sphere, regardless of legality. Essentially, CSR is the deliberate inclusion of public interest into corporate decision-making, and the honoring of a triple bottom line: People, Planet, Profit.”

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The Commonwealth Housing Trust (CHT) is committed to assisting people in marginalised communities striving to provide themselves with stable, healthy living environments.

Housing is a fundamental factor affecting people’s health and livelihoods. CHT believes that everyone has a right to safe and secure housing and is dedicated to helping those trying to provide themselves with a firm foundation from which to raise their families and improve the quality of their lives.

Housing scheme for 26 families from the Korogocho slums

After extensive sponsored research in the Nairobi area, we have encouraged the establishment of a registered self-help group of 26 families living in the Korogocho slums.  There is an active ongoing search for a sustainable site for new housing and progress is being made.  

The Association of Architects of Kenya has offered to provide layout and design services pro bono and the head of the Department of Architecture in Nairobi University are offering students the opportunity to help in the construction work.

For this project, we need to raise £30,000 to purchase the land and then further funds for construction.

LandAid is the property industry’s charity and a leading charitable investment vehicle within the sector with a specific focus on the young and disadvantaged. By combining our efforts and our resources we are able to achieve more.

Mission - To help the young and disadvantaged access the facilities, skills, and opportunities to achieve their potential and thrive within their local community.

Goal - To provide across the whole of the UK a network of dedicated facilities, funded or owned by LandAid, to benefit the young and disadvantaged.

Aims –
•    Generate a higher overall level of giving
•    Achieve greater impact by working together
•    Match the professional resource and expertise of the industry to charity needs
•    Complement, develop and harness existing charitable activity within the sector
•    Ensure the industry’s efforts are fully recognised

Many young children, some as young as 3 or 4 years old, in Mombasa, Kenya, are so poor they live on the streets.  Life for them is a bleak struggle for survival, where drugs, alcohol and crime are often the only means of escape.  They desperately need help.  ‘Glad’s House’ is a young charity that aims to help these street children return to a ‘normal’ way of life, aiming to get as many children as possible back into full time education.  For the less academic children or those too old to return to school, we aim to get them into apprenticeship schemes where they can learn a trade. All the older children are assisted in finding gainful employment.  For more information on Glad’s House visit www.gladshouse.com

To see more of what Glad's House does, view their pictures and video.  

Glad's House are supporting the RESI Golf Tournament for 2011, with all 50% of all proceeds being donated to this charity.