ANTI-CRIME INITIATIVE: ‘DNA PROJECT’ FUNDRAISER
GOLF DAY FRIDAY 29 AUGUST 2008 AT WANDERERS CLUB (JOHANNESBURG)
The Peresys Group will be hosting a golf day at the Wanderers Club on Friday 29th August 2008in aid of anti-crime initiative The DNA Project. The event is presented in partnership with the Mike Thomson ‘Change a Life Trust’, established by Computershare SA. Business executives are invited to participate by entering four-balls at R2 800 per four ball. Sponsorship, prizes and branding opportunities are also available. The prize giving will be hosted by well known Sports Presenter and Motivational Speaker, Graeme Joffe and an auction, conducted by Dave Ravenscroft, will be held to raise additional funds. Computershare SA has generously pledged to match all funds raised on the day, Rand for Rand.
The Peresys CSI initiative was established with the mission statement to make a meaningful contribution to develop opportunities for all South Africans’ right to a better life in our country. In conjunction with our clients and through partnerships with specialist charity organizations we have decided to direct our efforts and funds towards projects or initiatives that have the potential to make a meaningful and lasting difference in combating the number one cause of stress, emigration and negative sentiment in our country – crime.
Who we support
Peresys is partnering with the Mike Thomson Change a Life Trust established by Computershare SA to sponsor anti-crime and crime victim support initiatives. The beneficiary of all the funds raised will be the DNA Project, a crime prevention program and Computershare has generously pledged to match all funds raised on the day, rand for rand.
The DNA Project was established in 2004 to help develop and expand SA’s National DNA Criminal Intelligence Database (NDCID).
DNA profiling and the expansion of National Criminal Intelligence Databases is becoming more prevalent worldwide for the solution of unsolved crimes. The logic behind expanding a National DNA Database, is that the more DNA profiles that are entered onto the NDCID, the more likely a “hit” is going to be made, thereby creating an “exponential catch net” for criminals. The more crime stains and DNA profiles of suspects that are entered onto a NDCID, the more likely a suspect will be convicted for not only the crime for which he has been arrested, but for all the other crimes where his DNA profile has been collected.
Research into the SA situation showed that the impact of DNA profiling in SA is limited due to a combination of factors such as insufficient DNA Profiling equipment, inadequate laboratory capacity, outdated legislation, overwhelming caseloads, and a lack of training. The DNA Project was thus borne, its aim being to support the Forensic Science Lab with real and “tangible” assistance through an “end to end” process.
