About
MAISHA SOCIAL SOLUTIONS
Why
MAISHA SOCIAL SOLUTIONS
We create value for our clients through innovative solution-finding & problem solving, based on our experience & in-depth knowledge of the areas of ESG strategy setting, corporate affairs strategies, social performance, corporate social investment, sustainability reporting, stakeholder engagement, risk management & partnership brokering.
We are strategic advisors, environmental & social scientists, supporting our clients to improve their environmental, social & governance performance.
Our
NAME & LOGO
Maisha, a Swahili word, meaning ‘Life’, represents our passion to provide solutions for better livelihoods, living conditions & general wellbeing for all. We believe in the prosperity of the planet & a better world for all.
Our logo is two Siamese crocodiles displayed as a symbiotic relationship of sharing one stomach & believed to represent democracy & unity.
We believe in the co-dependence between people, planet & systems, & the values of democracy & unity.
MISSION
To achieve sustainability of our planet, our business & the businesses of our clients.
VISION
To be the ESG consultancy partner of choice to our clients.
Our
VALUES
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Integrity: committed to the highest levels of integrity, honesty & ethics.
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Accountability: taking responsibility for our commitments to our clients.
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Excellence: continuously strive to be the best at what we do.
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Safety: taking care of the physical & psychological safety of ourselves & our clients.
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Leadership: Setting the bar for work performance.
Corporate
SOCIAL INVESTMENT
Social development is at the heart of our work with a shared value agenda to ensure all partners meet their described objectives.
We work with businesses, civil society organisations & governments to design appropriate context-based solutions through training & facilitation, research & advisory services.
The
FOUNDER & CEO
Geralda has over 25 years of experience in stakeholder engagement, corporate social responsibility, ESG & social performance across mining, renewable energy, banking & the social sector. She has worked across Africa, Latin America, Asia, North America & Australia.
In mining, she has been a consultant to Anglo American, Debswana, Gold Fields, Ivanhoe Mines & South32 on a range of ESG topics. She held senior positions at Anglo American, Gold Fields, Absa/Barclays Group & Ashoka: Innovators for the Public. She is an independent director on the board of Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc, a listed gold mining company on the NYSE & London AIM. She chairs the ESG committee and is a member of the Corporate Governance & Strategy
committees.
Geralda is also a director of SAICA Enterprise Development & The Hope Factory.
She holds a masters’ Degree in Psychology from the University of Cape Town, an MBA from the Business School of the Netherlands & a post-graduate Certificate in Cross-sector Partnerships from Cambridge University. She was awarded as one of the 50 Power of Women in the 2021 Mail & Guardian competition, under the Category of the Mining Woman.
CONTACT US
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