As part of savings month, acsis once again took part in the South African Saving’s Institute’s (SASI’s) Teach a Child to Save initiative. A number of staff members and some of our strategic partners visited various schools around the country and taught underprivileged kids about the benefits of saving. In addition to this, in Cape Town we also ran a savings drive for the children of Vanguard Primary. This is the second year that we have run this drive as an added incentive so that children experience, first hand, the benefits of saving. Classes were asked to set a realistic savings target and subsequently save towards this goal. acsis agreed to donate an additional R1000 should the classes reach their target in time. Last year the children exceeded their target and we have high hopes that they will do the same again! Thank you to all of those who participated in this empowering initiative.  

We support National Arbour Week each year because it raises awareness of the value of trees in our society. Trees are invaluable assets and are symbolic of our business philosophy. Planting a tree requires a long-term view and, if nurtured sufficiently, will provide shade and shelter both today and in the future. In 2012, we donated a further 30 trees bringing the total number of trees donated to well over 500.