Sasol’s community affairs programme promotes people-centred,  needs-driven and sustainable development of communities. Sasol Inzalo Foundation  Communications Community affairs 85 annual review 2010 • operating reviews  •  sasol group services •  corporate affairs •  Investigating initiatives in education  with a view to exploring criteria  for success; •  Engaging with other players in the  field, and sharing knowledge; and The team tracks and analyses public policy  developments, both to gain a deeper  understanding of the social, political  and economic objectives of governments  and to serve as an early warning system  for regulatory impacts on Sasol. We  centrally coordinate direct interaction  and government engagement activities,  across business units and functions.  positioning, events, campaigns and  industry engagements. While most of our social investments are  undertaken in Southern Africa, community- based initiatives are undertaken by our  USA and European operations, according  to the particular needs and opportunities  in their communities. The focus of our  community affairs projects in Southern  Africa is detailed in our community affairs  annual report. The vision of Sasol’s community affairs  programme is to promote people-centred,  needs-driven and sustainable development  of communities. Our engagement focuses  on strengthening the ability of  communities to thrive by supporting civil  society, government and private-sector  role players in plans to catalyse growth,  strengthen development and foster  dignity. We have channelled the majority  of our social investments into fi ve priority  areas: education (35%), job creation  (25%), health and welfare (25%),  environment (5%), arts, culture and sport  development (5%), with another 5%  made available for small one-off grants. Sasol group communications works  closely with internal and external  stakeholders to protect and enhance  Sasol’s international reputation as a  responsible corporate citizen. Our primary  stakeholders are our large and diverse  employee base, local and international  media, shareholders, customers, service  providers, suppliers and the public. In line  with Sasol’s strategic objectives, the group  communications team created effective  communications channels and  partnerships with both internal and  external stakeholders to ensure consistent  and regular communication.  Communication with internal audiences  has been enhanced through the use of  improved technological solutions, and we  continue working to develop more  innovative communication channels.  Sasol’s communication with external  stakeholders benefitted from sustained  and ongoing interaction with media and  other external audiences through message  All community affairs projects are  subjected to a thorough assessment of  the extent to which they meet certain  criteria. During the year, we committed  almost R80,5 million (excluding bursaries)  to socioeconomic development projects,  mostly in South African communities  and along the Mozambique-Secunda  pipeline route. We also committed  about R51 million to bursaries, as well  as low-cost housing assistance of  R21 million. In Mozambique we  committed R11 million to community  development projects. The Foundation has embarked on a  programme to improve access to, and  throughput in science studies and will  focus on: Established as part of Sasol’s  groundbreaking R30 billion broad-based  black economic empowerment transaction,  Sasol Inzalo, the Sasol Inzalo Foundation  (the Foundation) owns 1,5% of Sasol’s  share capital. The vision of the Foundation  is to be a significant contributor to  sustainable economic growth in South  Africa by focusing on skills development,  primarily in maths and science. The  Foundation has been in operation for a  year, with its initial projects commencing  in January 2010. 