Mizizi Foundation is a CSR consultancy and training organization that provides corporate social responsibility and sustainability solutions to the public and private sector. As an international network of trainers and consultants, Mizizi Foundation provides companies, entrepreneurs, business schools and higher learning institutions unique and structured services to achieve corporate, community and
individual level value. In 2008, Mizizi Foundation in collaboration with Dutch organisation Africulture hosted five preselected Kenyan Business Training Centres in Nairobi for a CSR caucus. The success of this event motivated the involvement of Dutch organisations Suustainable Consultancy and Hiller Impact Evaluation to stimulate the development of a sustainable society through an integral approach, aiming to create an ecologic, economic and social balance in Kenya. Mizizi Foundation intensive CSR training is tailored for a cross sectors and industries audience on corporate social responsibility and sustainability entrepreneurship. The targeted audience that would benefit directly include;
• Managers in Marketing, Public Relations & Communications, Human Resources
• Entrepreneurs and business owners
• Specialists and Program think tanks in NGO's and foundations
• Scholars in business Schools and universities
The 1 day intensive Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) training course is designed empower the participants with practical, ready to use techniques and tools on CSR and sustainable entrepreneurship
Modules
• The definition of CSR
• The Stakeholder evaluation
• CSR needs analysis
• The design of a CSR policy and CSR business planning
This training also explores the potential and limitations of CSR in the specific context of Kenya by engaging the participants in a participatory process of understanding CSR using the 4 P’s model, going through an intrinsic look at case studies, interactive games and master classes on topical issues. Participants are enabled and empowered with knowledge, confidence and shift CSR from adhoc or philanthropy to strategic engagement for sustainable businesses and economies.
2. Ensure that the commitment to CSR is deployed through the effective CSR policy and CSR business planning which maintains stakeholder confidence and adopting business practices to achieve excellence and actively promote social responsibility across the Quadruple Bottom Line i.e. “People, Planet, Profit and Principle”
3. CSR is good business strategy and the ability to assess and measure the CSR health of the company is the beginning and a source of competitive advantage and long term benefits for the company especially the sustainability of CSR investments, improved outcomes of CSR projects and increased collaboration and involvement of various stakeholders.
4. Alignment of CSR to the 10 United Nations Global Compact principles
How to participate
Business participation
The training are limited to 15 delegates per workshop with lunch, refreshments, course training manual and CD ROM/USB provided at a costs of Kshs. 25,000 per participant. The Foundation also provides on request a 2 hour preview of the training to companies or stakeholders intending to make group booking i.e. Non-Business Participation
Provide CSR workshops/training to Non-Business Participants such as university students, business schools, communities and entrepreneurs and through funded approach/sponsors. Engagement opportunities
• CSR Training
• Consultancy
• Workshops
• Train the trainer training
Partners & sponsors
• Africultures
• NCDO
• Triodos
• KICI
