Transforming through nurture, sustaining through nature.

For us, it’s nurture & nature.

Education is a human right with immense power to transform.

A transformed future needs a sustainable today.

Jansen Snyman on site for Arbor Day

Creating a sustainable future, together.

Sustainability is treating ourselves and our environment as if we are to live forever.

The Snymans Caterpillar Foundation Team
ABOUT US

Over the years, Snymans Inc has been involved in various community service projects. These projects were spread over many areas and were ad hoc, random, relatively unstructured and not as effective as they could and should have been. The need was identified to have a more structured, focused approach to optimize and sustain the benefits to the ultimate beneficiaries. The Snymans Caterpillar Foundation was born.

233


Trees planted to date.

126

TREES PLANTED
IN ARBOUR MONTH

50K

Collaborators
245K
donatıons
120+
Assisted
OUR FOCUS AREAS

Our three main focus areas

If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people.
- Chinese Proverb

Education
Education

Providing study bursaries and educational opportunities to deserving candidates within our communities and our working environments.

Poverty Alleviation
Poverty Alleviation

Aiming to reduce the rate of poverty in our communities by providing access to food, monetary help and basic essentials.

Environmentally sustainable.
Environmental Sustainability

Striving to be carbon neutral by implementing a paperless mindset and planting trees to offset our carbon footprint.

THE SNYMANS PAPERLESS PROJECT
Did you know?
49W
OF ELECTRICITY

is used to produce 1 A4 sheet of paper

500ml
OF water

is used to produce 1 A4 sheet of paper

1 tree =
9000 sheets

of A4 paper

Our impact

Over the past 36 months we have reduced our print numbers by 927 659 A4 sheets of paper.

45 455 291 W
Electricity saved

Equivalent to the consumption of 41 average households for 1 month

463 830 L
OF water SAVED

over the past 36 months

103 trees
SAVED by our efforts

of reducing our print numbers by 927 659 A4 sheets of paper

The impact?

Over the past 36 months we reduced our print numbers by 927 659 A4 sheets of paper. This means:

• We saved 45 455 291 Watts of Electricity = R55 660

• We saved 463 830L of water

• We saved 103 trees

Our commitment is that we will replant the trees we use for our paper consumption. During the financial year of March 2021 to February 2022 we used 57 trees. We have already replanted 126 trees.
An icon of a small tree

Our commitment is to replace all the trees we use for our paper printing.  
During the 2024 financial year, we printed paper equivalent to 88 trees.

To date, we have replaced 233 trees.

MEET our TEAM

The Snymans Caterpillar Foundation team.

How to get involved

You can partner with us on any of our focus areas by donating resources, volunteering your time, raising awareness on social media, or participating in any of our fund-raising events.

The Snymans Caterpillar Foundation has Section 18A status and can issue eligible donors with certificates on request.

Transform • Nurture • Sustain

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