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Unpacking Bayer’s Commitment to “Health for All, Hunger for None” in Africa

At Bayer, we believe in a world without hunger, a future without disease, and the humility to innovate for the greater good. Our mission Health for All and Hunger for None, may sound like an overly optimistic and unobtainable goal, however, drives us daily, pushing us to develop innovative solutions in agriculture, self-care, and prescription […]

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Bayer inspires inclusion with 2024 Women Empowerment Awards

Community New, In the News / admin

At the heart of transformative change lie women entrepreneurs who are breaking barriers, leading innovation, and impacting communities. In honour of International Women’s Day on 8 March, the Bayer Foundation has announced that entries are now open for the 2024 Women Empowerment Awards. This initiative is a celebration of women who are pioneering solutions and

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Pedaling for a purpose

Community New, In the News / Chris Buchanan

Bayer Promotes Healthcare with Unjani Clinics in Limpopo and Soweto and a Nurse Sponsorship. Earlier this year, Cluster Head for South East and West Africa at BayerPharmaceuticals, Colin Tyrer, took on the gruelling eight-day ABSA Cape Epic mountain bike stage race to raise funds meant to further empower an Unjani Clinic nurse from a Bayer sponsored clinic.

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Rise for women and hack for a purpose

Community New, Programmes / Chris Buchanan

Bayer South Africa partners with Empire Partner Foundation (EPF) to launch the RISE for Women’s Health Hackathon Bringing together some of the most talented young minds, influencers, policy makers and experts to develop innovative ways to raise awareness on women’s health and sexual and reproductive education. This is the motive behind RISE, a hackathon organised

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Bayer in South Africa celebrates gender equal rights in the workplace

Community New, Professionals / Chris Buchanan

June is Global Pride Month – a time to celebrate the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and more (LGBTQ+) community worldwide. Inclusion and equality are important every day – but participating in Pride Month is especially meaningful. It is a chance to support and represent LGBTQ+ people, to amplify their voices, and to acknowledge and

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Buhle Farmer’s Academy school nutrition programme launched in Delmas

Community New, Programmes / Chris Buchanan

As part of its ongoing commitment to advance nutrition and health, Bayer has reaffirmed its support of Buhle Farmer’s Academy in a focussed partnership to launch a school nutrition programme in Mpumalanga. This programme, which was officially launched on May 4, 2023 at Delpark Primary School, will train farmers and build infrastructure to produce eggs

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Cycling for health care

Community New, Professionals / Chris Buchanan

The Absa Cape Epic, which took place last month, is the largest full-service and toughest mountain bike stage race in the world. It is the most televised mountain bike race and the only eight-day race classed as hors catégorie by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), making it a highlight on any professional racer’s calendar. Furthermore,

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Agriculture career spotlight

Community New, ESD initiatives, Programmes, Small Business / Chris Buchanan

Bayer supports Agricareers roadshow to showcase career opportunities in agriculture. While the official unemployment rate has eased marginally to 32.7%, South Africa’s unemployment rate is still one of the worst in the world, with 7.8 million people unemployed. Even more concerning is the country’s youth unemployment. Accounting for over half of SA’s employable population, this

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Committed to health for all with reach52 in South Africa

Community New, In the News / Chris Buchanan

A ground-breaking agreement has been signed between a global pharmaceutical company, two NGOs and a global tech social enterprise to improve healthcare in South Africa. Initially targeted at the residents of communities in Orlando West, Soweto and Orange Farm, this partnership sees Bayer, Best Health Solutions, Vikelizizwe Solutions and reach52 collaborate to increase healthcare access

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Feeding tomorrow today

Community New, Programmes / admin

Bayer and Grain SA release documentary about impactful Farmer Development Programme. There are over two million smallholder or household farmers in South Africa. These are farmers that farm on small areas in order to feed their families, ideally with some surplus to sell or trade. These smallholder farmers have a significant role to play in

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