Football legends Cacau and David Kannemeyer attend opening of new sports ground and training programme
SanLucar has teamed up with German football team VfB Stuttgart’s Brustring der Herzen Foundation to finance the construction of a new sports ground and training programme for students and athletes near SanLucar’s farms in South Africa as part of SanLucar’s Dreams CSR initiative.
At an inauguration ceremony held at the grounds of the secondary school in Saron, South Africa, former national team players and VfB-Legends Cacau (Germany) and David Kannemeyer (South Africa), joined SanLucar executive to play football and netball with local children. The games were accompanied by African and international music, and attendees could also taste delicious South African cuisine.
SanLucar’s CEO Armin Rehberg commented: “We are excited about this fantastic and great project together with VfB, the VfB foundation, and the local community. It is impressive to see the enthusiasm and commitment that children and young people have shown in embracing the project.
“This is just the beginning of a new chapter in our Dreams social responsibility program. At SanLucar we want to do things in a way we can be proud of. In this respect we are very satisfied with what we are doing here in South Africa”.
SanLucar’s Dreams initiative offers children from socially disadvantaged families the opportunity to play football and netball in a safe environment under the guidance of qualified coaches and learn important life skills at the same time.
Both the sporting and personal development of the participants are encouraged to give them new perspectives in life. Life skills are taught in workshops organised by the Stellenbosch Academy of Sports network, Global United FC, SanLucar and the VfB soccer school, among others.
SanLucar said the renovated facilities and programmes will not only benefit the 1,045 students of the Saron Secondary School, but also the 1,200 students of the Primary School and the surrounding community.
SanLucar said it is committed to numerous social projects in South Africa as part of its Dreams programme. These include an after-school care centre, tutoring programme, community shop, craft programme and permaculture programme for the self-sufficiency of farm employees.
“With our Dreams programme, we want to contribute to improving the lives of people and our employees in the countries where we are present. We would like to thank VfB and all our other partners supporting us in various initiatives,” Rehberg said.
