CORPORATE SOCIAL INVESTMENT BUSINESS CONGRESS 2008

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THE HELPING HAND NETWORK

CSI Business Congress 2008

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THE CALL TO DIALOGUE – SOCIAL REFORMATION CONGRESS REPORT & SUPPLEMENT
CONGRESS DATE: 15­16 JULY 2008 CONGRESS VENUE: SIBAYA CASINO, 1 SIBAYA DRIVE, UMHLANGA, KWA­ZULU NATAL

OVERALL FEEDBACK
“For the first time CSI will tread where no man has trod before, and pave the way to the social reformation of South Africa.” The congress has become a reality and manifested a resounding success as we received excellent feedback from delegates who attended this event. The demand of our country has definitely changed from conferencing and workshops to active dialogues and practical outputs. This was accurately displayed when the panel discussions and dialogues superseded the conventional manner of conferencing. There was a remarkable shift from proclamation to accurate application. The CSI Congress has provided a moral order and accurately confronted specifics that will result in the eradication of systems in which the exploitation of resources leads to the poverty of the country. The CSI Congress primarily identified both the theoretical and practical strengths and weaknesses of alternative approaches to measuring freedom, and clarified on which techniques are most suited for building sustainable systems towards excellence and to chart concrete directions for future research that will add value to SA`s sustainable corporate social development. This interactive dialogue was well attended by leaders in the Social & Development industry. We have joined forces and will together build a multi­dimensional economic framework for reducing poverty, improve service delivery and good governance along with redemptive freedom.

DELEGATE REPRESENTATION:
The congress started off with 102 delegates on the first day and the last session ended with 89