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Social Responsibility

Learn to Swim

Learn to Swim

Overview

Johannesburg Girls Preparatory School participates in the Learn-to-Swim Programme during the summer months in partnership with Roedean. Currently, 130 Grade 1 pupils are registered as part of this programme, with the Grade 6 and 7 stronger swimmers learning basic water skills. 

An annual Swimathon is hosted by Roedean as a component of the Old Mutual Water Polo Prestige Cup. All schools that participate in the Prestige Cup send their Learn-to-Swim children to participate. Ten Learn-to-Swim schools participate in the Swimathon.

It is evident from the amount of interest from the schools that there is a need to grow water-safe children in our communities and increase the footprint of swimming and water polo in South Africa.

Dale Quaker

Dale Quaker is currently the Chief Financial Officer for Cupric Africa, a private equity owned mining company which through its Botswana sister company Khoemacau Copper recently completed the building of its copper silver project.

He was previously the CFO of the Khoemacau Group leading the finance function as the Group transitioned from an exploration company, through the fundraising of a $650m debt, streaming and equity funding package through to completion of construction..

Prior to joining Cupric, he was an independent consultant to the mining and construction industries. In his last corporate role, he headed up the marketing and logistics function for Xstrata Coal South Africa, after having fulfilled a senior finance role in the company previously..

Dale held roles at BHPBillition subsidiary, Samancor Chrome, both at the operations and corporate office in Johannesburg. Dale is a qualified Chartered Accountant and Chartered Management Accountant and has three daughters at Roedean.

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