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uplifting local communities through impactful and   as well as the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality.
       measurable social programmes. Our social contribution   Other projects in response to Covid include:
       activities  are  aligned  with  TMC’s  Global  Vision  of     ƒ A pledge of R15 million to provide Covid-19 testing
       contributing to the sustainable advancement of the      equipment, hospital facility support, transport for
       societies in which it operates.         contact tracing and the face shields, and sanitisers
       Our corporate social responsibility programme was        in the KZN region. The project was funded by
       established in 1972 by Dr Albert Wessels with a focus      TSAM, Japanese suppliers and Toyota Reach.
       to offer training and support to communities closest to     ƒ A mobile laboratory, including the RNA extraction
       our Production Plant and offices. As we have evolved,      and amplification equipment, which boosted
       corporate social responsibility continues to play an      Covid testing within the area by 5 000 tests.
       integral part in TSAM. We are committed to build a     ƒ Refurbishing and upgraded the pharmacy at
       better future for our children, communities and country.     Clairwood Hospital in Mobeni
       CSR has four pillars that we are focus on, namely     ƒ Sponsorship of 10 Hilux 2.4 SRX 4x4 Double
       education; road safety; civic and community service;      Cabs for nine months with the expressed purpose
       and health and human service. We believe that focusing      of helping health workers reach the inaccessible
       on these four pillars will make a positive, sustainable      areas. The vehicles have enabled officials to
       and long-term difference to our business, communities      first track down all close contacts associated with
       and the SA economy.                     infected individuals, and secondly conduct testing
                                               to determine what further steps are needed to
       TSAM is represented in communities through the      curtail the spread of the disease.
       TSA Foundation, our corporate social responsibility     ƒ The Toyota Reach package also includes the
       (CSR) Department, employee involvement and in-     donation of an additional 50 000 face shields to
       kind donations. We aim to support the communities      13 provincial health institutions – to local
       that are within a 50km radius of our operations. This      institutions such as Prince Mshiyeni Hospital, Inkosi
       ensures localised, focused and impactful initiatives are      Albert Luthuli Central Hospital, Addington
       addressed to target specific needs of the societies in      Hospital and King Edward Hospital.
       which we operate.
                                               ƒ Donation of more than 65 000 litres of sanitiser
       Covid-19 Pandemic Response              and thousands of face masks to the South African
       The sudden outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic      taxi industry.
       has affected all segments of the population and     ƒ 1 500 food parcels (each containing groceries to
       is particularly detrimental to members of those      sustain a family of four for a month) were
       social groups in the most vulnerable situations and      distributed to communities around the Prospecton
       continues to affect populations which includes people      Plant in Durban.
       living in poverty situations, older persons, persons     ƒ More than 270 schools in KwaZulu-Natal were
       with disabilities, and youth. TSAM operates in close      supported with readiness packs – including face
       proximity to some underprivileged communities. These      shields for all the educators, sanitisers, educational
       communities have been really hit hard by the pandemic      posters, and IR thermometers.
       which has presented an unprecedented challenge to   TSAM will continue showing our commitment in
       public health, food systems and the world of work.  supporting the country towards all initiatives around
       TSAM continues to affirm its fight against the spread   economic recovery to curb the spread of the virus as
       of Covid-19 in South Africa, and we have supported the   well as making a difference in local communities to
       KwaZulu-Natal communities,  Department of Health   maximise shared value creation.

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