b'CASE STUDYRESILIENCE GRANTMAKING IN ACTIONHarnessing Employee Engagement for a Lasting ImpactDonor: F5 FoundationGrantee: Molo Mhlaba SchoolsGrant Amount: $55,000.00In mid-2021, South Africa experienced a surge in COVID-19 cases just when the country was gripped by widespread protests over former President Jacob Zumas arrest. In a country with a long history grappling with racial inequality and wealth disparities, impoverished communities were pushed to extreme levels of vulnerability over a year into the pandemic. Photo: https://molomhlaba.orgItwasinthiscontextthattheF5needed it ensured that we could rapidly respond to the humanitarian crisis Foundation,throughoneoftheour communities were facing while also keeping programmes and staff paid. globaltechnologycompanyslocalThis responsiveness and short turnaround of the grant meant we could offer employees,identifiedandengagedcontinued food relief, PPE, and prepare our school to operate under the new withthenonprofitMoloMhlabaCOVID-19 protocols that South Africa adopted.Schoolsacharitablepartnersince 2019.In2020,F5FoundationThe multi-year grant from F5 provides Molo Mhlaba Schools with the stability committed to a two-year unrestrictedto offer job security for some of its staff, ensure continuity of classes and funds which has since been dedicatedafter school clubs, and sustain the provision of much-needed nutrition to toeducationprogramming localstudents.Wewerereallypleasedtohaveourprogrammefunding including STEM educationand moresecured for a period of two years. It really takes the pressure off in terms of immediate COVID-19 response needs.planning for learner enrollment, programme planning, and building in the M&E systems that are needed to ensure the success of programmes.Through the pandemic, the continuous interruptionstoteacher-learnerF5 Foundation provided funding for COVID-19 relief and STEM Education with contact time and a looming uncertaintysupport from workplace giving campaigns in which the company matched of more lockdowns has added to the100% of employee donations. Additionally, F5 contributed paid volunteer burden on teachers, now tasked withtime to encourage local employee support. Employees also participated in planning for in-class work as well as thethe TIP 2 TOE Challenge, which challenged staff to collectively run, row, walk, possibility of work that can be takenorswimthe14,500kmsbetweenHelsinkiandJohannesburg.Thefunds home. Molo Mhlaba Schools Directorcollected were donated and matched by F5 to Molo Mhlaba Schools.RethabileSonibarewasimmensely appreciative,expressingthat,F5sF5 harnessed its global workforce to identify, get to know, and ultimately proactivesupportandofferingusfund a cause through its foundation that not only addresses a critical need an unrestricted grant when we mostfor a vulnerable community but also aligns with the priorities of the business.CAF AmericaSurvey, Volume 8 | Lessons in Disaster Philanthropy| cafamerica.org PAGE17'