Corporate Responsibility is at the Heart of Our Business

Africa Focused.

Throughout South Africa and in other developing world economies in sub Saharan Africa, investment is needed to educate young people. Historical jobs in farming and other land-based occupations are rapidly being replaced and we believe that an education centred on ICT will build future entrepreneurs and help the economies in deprived areas grow.

Diyatawala Community – One Example

“Friends of Diyatalawa” is an example of one of the charitable initiatives in South Africa which the InnoVent Group supports as part of our on-going commitment to reducing technology waste and our focus on the ethical and sustainable use of technology. Diyatalawa is a small community to the North-East of Johannesburg that originated as a farming settlement. Since employment on farms has fallen in the area, the village has become a pilot for the government-backed Comprehensive Rural Development Programme (CRDP).

The site now contains 50 brick houses with sustainable energy sources, in addition to a school and crèche that provide for surrounding satellite villages.

Qrent, an InnoVent group business provided resource and assistance in refurbishing the community development centre providing the village residents with a much-needed computer centre using our reconditioned and up-cycled desktops and laptops which changed the face and use of the dilapidated building.