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Reference no. W34729
Subject category: Strategy and General Management
Authors: Albert Wocke (Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS)); Louise Whittaker (Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS))
Published by: Ivey Publishing
Originally published in: 2024
Version: 2024-03-01
Length: 10 pages
Data source: Field research
Topics: Solidarity fund; Business grouping; South Africa; COVID-19 pandemic; Gloria Serobe; Health system; Economic support; Behavior change; Viral spread; Vaccine take-up; President of South Africa; Crisis support; Corporate social responsibility (CSR); Shared value (SV); Government relations
Tags: UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs): Goal 1: No poverty; Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 5: Gender equality; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities; Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals
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Abstract

The Solidarity Fund (the Fund) was established in March 2020 by a business group in South Africa to support the South African Government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. By September 2022, the Fund had proven highly effective and helped stabilize the healthcare system, provided economic support to the most vulnerable, and also encouraged the population to get vaccinated. Gloria Serobe, the Fund's chairperson, was happy to have seen it succeed and complete its objectives. She pondered its future as lockdowns eased and the initial hardships of the pandemic slowly dissipated. The President of the Republic of South Africa personally contacted Serobe and asked that the Fund not be closed so that it could be maintained for future crises. Serobe and the board of directors needed to determine what options were available for the Fund - should it remain dormant or be closed?

Teaching and learning

This item is suitable for postgraduate and executive education courses.
Location:
South Africa
Other setting(s):
2023
Teaching note
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Reference no. W34730
Subject category: Strategy and General Management
Authors: Albert Wocke (Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS)); Louise Whittaker (Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS))
Published by: Ivey Publishing
Originally published in: 2024
Version: 2024-03-01
Length: 10 pages
Data source: Field research
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Abstract

The Solidarity Fund (the Fund) was established in March 2020 by a business group in South Africa to support the South African Government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. By September 2022, the Fund had proven highly effective and helped stabilize the healthcare system, provided economic support to the most vulnerable, and also encouraged the population to get vaccinated. Gloria Serobe, the Fund's chairperson, was happy to have seen it succeed and complete its objectives. She pondered its future as lockdowns eased and the initial hardships of the pandemic slowly dissipated. The President of the Republic of South Africa personally contacted Serobe and asked that the Fund not be closed so that it could be maintained for future crises. Serobe and the board of directors needed to determine what options were available for the Fund - should it remain dormant or be closed?

Teaching and learning

This item is suitable for postgraduate and executive education courses.

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Location:
South Africa
Other setting(s):
2023

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Teaching note
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Reference no. W34730
Subject category: Strategy and General Management
Authors: Albert Wocke (Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS)); Louise Whittaker (Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS))
Published by: Ivey Publishing
Originally published in: 2024
Version: 2024-03-01
Length: 10 pages
Data source: Field research
View full details