Dangote Cement Plc, Gboko Plant, has rolled out a complete social programme aimed toward driving sustainable financial empowerment inside its host communities.
Talking on Monday at a ceremony in Gboko, the pinnacle of Social Efficiency of Dangote Cement Plc, Gboko Plant, Dr. Johnson Kor, stated the social programmes have been conceived and carried out in keeping with the provisions of the mutually agreed Group Growth Settlement (CDA)
“In Dec. 2024, Dangote Group had a Group Growth Settlement CDA with the Six Mining Communities, together with the Mbayion Group, which is the Host Group. A number of Initiatives have been earmarked to cowl the interval of 5 years,” he stated.
He defined that the Firm has executed a number of initiatives, with others nonetheless ongoing, together with the Girls Empowerment Programme, the Farmers Empowerment Programme, and the Youth Empowerment Programme, all aimed toward enhancing livelihoods within the host communities.
The corporate additionally introduced certificates and starter packs to 30 graduands of the Youth Ability Growth Programme on Monday, a gesture aimed toward enabling the beneficiaries to use their acquired abilities and turn into self-reliant instantly.
Different initiatives executed embody the commissioning of motorised boreholes at Mbaswa, Agboghol, Mbatyu and Go Brothers communities.
Talking additionally, the plant director, DCP Gboko, who the final supervisor of Finance represented, Olusegun Orebanjo, stated: “At Dangote Cement Plc, we don’t see our host communities merely as neighbours, however as valued companions in progress.
“Our presence in Gboko is constructed on a robust perception that enterprise success should go hand in hand with neighborhood wellbeing, and this philosophy continues to information our operations and social investments. At the moment’s occasion is a transparent expression of that shared journey.”
The plant director added that: “We want to guarantee all stakeholders that a number of CDA initiatives are at the moment ongoing and progressing steadily. Whereas some initiatives are but to start as a consequence of technical complexities, we’re actively addressing these challenges. We guarantee you that every one excellent initiatives can be executed within the coming 12 months, alongside new initiatives aimed toward deepening our social impression.”
