Developing Communities. Together.
At the Teichmann Group, we believe that genuine development in Africa requires more than infrastructure — it requires people. From our very first expansion onto the continent, contributing positively to the communities surrounding our operations has been a core commitment, not an afterthought. We are proud of the relationships we have built and the difference we continue to make.
We recruit locally wherever possible across all our countries of operation. Both our expatriate specialists and locally employed staff share a responsibility for skills transfer — passing on technical knowledge and professional expertise as an integral part of their day-to-day roles. As members of the Teichmann Group, our people are given real opportunities for growth, enabling them to pursue challenging and fulfilling careers.
How We Operate
‘We apply the International Labour Organisation codes of practice across all our operations and comply fully with country-specific legal and regulatory requirements wherever we operate. We are committed to ethical business conduct, safe working environments, and the fair treatment of every individual who works with us.
Investing in Our Communities
Beyond employment, we actively seek out social investment projects that create lasting benefit for the communities closest to our sites. Our approach focuses on building food security, developing local enterprise, and supporting the wellbeing of the families in the regions where we work. A tangible example of this commitment is the Mashamba Outgrowers Programme in the DRC, through which we provide certified seeds, fertiliser, agricultural sprayers, PPE and ongoing agronomist support directly to smallholder farmers in five villages — giving local families the tools they need to grow, earn and build lasting food security.
The Teichmann Foundation was founded in 2013 to support the nutritional, educational, and medical needs of children living in an orphanage in the Tenke region of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Initially, there were 12 young children living in the home and over the years 25 children have been part of the family. Cared for by a “mother” and “father” figure, these children are given the opportunity to live in a family environment. Over the years some of the children have left due to maturity or adoption and currently, the home houses 15 children. Once the children finish secondary school, they are given the opportunity to study at a tertiary facility, funded by the foundation.
The foundation has purchased land in the area and plans to rebuild the orphanage with additional accommodation facilities, a central undercover area, and a sports field. The vision is to create a larger home for children who have lost their parents or guardians or who need to be rehomed due to other factors, to offer outreach programs in the form of feeding schemes and adult educational classes, and to offer sports programs to children and adults from surrounding communities.
The work we do often takes us to extremely remote parts of Africa, where we find communities that don’t have access to basic infrastructure. With the prerequisite skills and equipment readily available to us, we feel it’s our responsibility to look for opportunities where we can assist these communities through building or maintaining essential and non-essential infrastructure such as dirt roads, bridges, dams, sanitation and waste management solutions, sports fields, housing, electricity generation and communication networks.
Through our award winning maize farm and beef feedlot, in the Futuka region of the DRC, our brand Mashamba Enterprises practices a deep commitment to community. Our outgrowers programme teams up Mashamba employees and local, small-scale farmers who are keen for the opportunity to develop. Our teams guide these farmers on farming techniques and small business management, resulting in quality farming, higher yields and subsequent improved financial return.
Providing poultry farmers with day old chicks and feed to grow the chicks, we purchase the fully grown chickens for sale in our retail and butchery outlets. Additionally, we purchase quality produce from local farmers for sale in our retail outlets, selling a variety of produce ranging from maize, meat, fruit, vegetables, eggs and basic farming equipment.