By the Numbers
Donated in the last 12 years
Over the past 12 years, Ackermans has donated over R200 million through various charitable organisations throughout South Africa.
ECD centres in 9 provinces
We support 940 ECD centres, benefiting over 100,000 individuals across nine provinces with The Unlimited Child and Do More Foundation. We also fund the distribution of Do More Instant Breakfast Porridge to vulnerable centres within the Ackermans Ububele Schools network.
Trees planted, in our under-resourced schooling communities across the Western Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, Free State, and Eastern Cape
We’ve partnered with Food & Trees for Africa (FTFA) since 2016 in support of their Trees for All programme across South Africa. This programme educates people, offsets carbon emissions and creates temporary jobs for those who are unemployed.
Food parcels distributed to local disaster relief efforts
Our employee-volunteerism approach and methodology enable Ackermans and its employees to participate in structured programs to empower action and leverage personal interest, time, skills, and talents to strengthen community engagement and even the social and economic infrastructure of non-profit causes. Through enabling and empowering our Phadimas, we continue to build our sense of purpose, create a sense of belonging and pride, and strengthen our Phadimas' connection to our values.
Ackermans staff ready to support the 2026 Ububele initiative.
“Ackermans is connected to the communities we serve. Our CSI programme is called Ububele which means “kindness and generosity” in isiZulu. There couldn’t be a more fitting name. Having joined Ackermans in 2023, it was a joy to discover that Ackermans people are indeed kind and generous. They genuinely care about our customers and their families, as well as the communities that we operate in and serve.
Adrian Naude
Chief Executive Officer
We’ve invested in three key strategic partners across our brands and our corporate organisation. These partners lead our giving portfolio based on total-company investment and impact programming.
