Corporate Responsibility » Community involvement » Other projects

Casual Day
Shoprite Checkers is also involved in a number of smaller projects throughout the year. Every September, the supermarket group assists disabled people through their annual involvement in Casual Day. Employees of the supermarket group came out in strong support of the 2010 Casual Day and collected R263 900 for the cause.

RSG / KKNK Book Collection
The RSG / KKNK Book Collection is another community drive that Shoprite Checkers supports. Due to a lack of sufficient funds, many schools and libraries in South Africa cannot supply their communities with proper reading material. The Bring Books campaign addresses this serious shortage by collecting books that are then sorted and distributed to needy communities and organizations by the Vryburgers Diensorganisasie. The campaign, now in its tenth year, has through the years collected more than a million books. During 2011 a whopping 51 000 books were collected and distributed to needy schools, libraries and organizations throughout South Africa to help increase the level of literacy in the country.

Senior Day Wednesdays
To thank our senior shoppers for their loyal support through the years, Shoprite and Checkers outlets offer them a cup of soup or other refreshment free of charge on Wednesday mornings.

Self-Defence Workshops
Shoprite and Checkers is pleased to be the sponsor of a series of self-defence workshops in the Western Cape. The sponsorship is aimed at preparing girls for survival in an increasingly dangerous environment. Over the past seven years more than 75 000 school girls have been trained by well-known karate and self-defence instructor Sanette Smit.