About Us
SEDGE offers an integrated approach for addressing the socioeconomic challenges facing South Africa, such as poverty, unemployment, inequality and poor growth especially in rural and township economies. We specialise in turning infrastructure investments into sustainable communities. We build mutually beneficial and sustainable economic bridges between projects and communities.
The unique features of our value proposition lies in our framework and its ability to:
- Integrate SED into project designs, planning and execution for enhanced impact.
- Harness the power of technology to provide live dashboard reports for proactive evidence-based decision making.
- Enable the financial and technical performance of local SMMEs without increasing project risks, thus maximising localisation.
- Establish the social compact necessary for project performance and impact
Our Framework
We have a holistic framework for delivering integrated value
SEDGE Reports
Real-time SED impact and project performance dashboard reports designed for proactive strategic decision making aimed at maximising impact and performance.
SEDGE Strategy
Strategic advice for the integration of SED into the design, planning and execution of infrastructure projects for enhanced impact.
SEDGE Empower
Capacity building programmes aimed at integrating impact measurement and evaluation frameworks into institutions and projects governance processes; and building SMME financial and performance capacity.
SEDGE Communities
Customised community initiatives that allow meaningfully integration of rural and township economies into infrastructure projects and business value chains.
SEDGE Governance
Creation of a shared stakeholder plan for accelerated and integrated action and impact.
OUR TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS
Our framework is powered by the following technology platforms:
SEDGE Impact provides auditable live socioeconomic impact project dashboard reports based on international best practice which enhances corporate ESG reporting.
SEDGE Performance provides auditable live project performance dashboard reports against strategic objectives such as value for money, costs, schedule, risks, enterprise and supplier development, skills development and localisation.
SEDGE Smart SME offers affordable access to SMMEs to business support systems such as payroll and accounting to support business readiness and organisational sustainability
SEDGE Smart Finance manages the flow of money between SMMEs, their service provides and employees to ensure funds paid to SMMEs reach the required destination.
Our Sectors
We primarily focus our services on large projects in the following sectors:
