Citizenship

In their fifth form year, girls at St Anne’s College commit to STEPP on a weekly basis. The dedication to STEPP
embodies social enterprise on several levels.

The girls:

• Learn the fundamentals of creating and managing a social enterprise
• Volunteer their time to helping others
• Learn more about who they are in South Africa and what we can achieve when we partner together

The expectation of each volunteer is to:

• Spend one hour a week working in, or for, a partnership programme
• Generate funds to sustain that partnership
• Raise awareness of what it means to be socially responsible
• Learn about social responsibility at a College, national and international level
• Advocate and raise funds for at least five other institutions in our country
• Be involved with the management and administration of a community partnership
• Monitor and evaluate their impact educationally in each partnership

This year saw the advent of the Youth Day Fête: a day organised by the youth, to raise funds for education of the youth,
in a manner that can be enjoyed by all youth. On June 16th the Form Five girls each ran a stall offering services or
goods to the public. Each stall had to present a business plan that proved its profitability and its focus on the youth. The
fête raised R22 000.00 after costs and was hugely successful in providing good, clean fun and games in an inviting
atmosphere.

The leaders of the House partnerships present for a minute on social responsibility to the College assembly every week.
Their position requires that they understand how to share resources and opportunities respectfully and to integrate
into surrounding community organisations. Their integration needs to result in a meaningful impact that supports the
organisation’s aims within its cultural context.

Annually, the partnerships are evaluated and the girls’ impact is monitored to ensure that the time, effort, skills and
finances are invested to the benefit of the partner organisation.