BHP Billiton

BHP Billiton is the world's largest diversified resources company with some 39,000 employees working in more than 100 operations in 25 countries. The company occupies industry leader or near industry leader positions in major commodity businesses, including aluminium, energy coal and metallurgical coal, copper, manganese, iron ore, uranium, nickel, silver and titanium minerals.

The BHP Billiton Development Trust funds and supports a number of community projects, with a strong focus on education. The Ingwe Colliery runs a Saturday School Programme which has had a big impact on participating schools and BHP Billiton is part of the highly successful Partnership in Education Network. The Network aims to boost matric pass rates and to improve the skills of school principals and teachers. The Dreamfields Project, with its focus on schools, fits in well with BHP Billiton's commitment to South Africa’s children.

“Dreamfields is not only about a material legacy of grass and posts,” said Dr Vincent Maphai, Chairman of BHP Billiton SA. “It uplifts our soul as a nation by bringing people together and by giving communities an opportunity to bond in a spirit of unity. We believe this project can contribute to a change in the national psyche of South Africa — to grow our confidence and pride from the communities up. BHP Billiton is proud to be a part of something so exciting.”

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