Dangote Cement Plc’s Ibese Plant has initiated multi-million naira corporate social responsibility projects for the host communities.
During an event dubbed “2022 Host Community Day,” the company revealed various empowerment programs such as skill acquisition, scholarship, farming techniques training, and the empowerment of vulnerable women in its 17 host communities.
It claimed that over 120 students from primary school to higher education received scholarships, while 50 vulnerable women, including widows, were given grinding machines to help support their families’ income.
According to a statement, the Dangote Cement, Ibese Plant also launched its first issue of a community newsletter as part of measures to inform the people of host communities about the company’s social performance record in host communities.
The traditional rulers of the host communities who attended the event were full of praise for Dangote Cement’s management as they participated in the unveiling of some projects.
In the same vein, 60 farmers were introduced to the audience as having been trained in the previous year on good agricultural practices for maize production in an effort to boost agricultural production, with another 30 youths undergoing training on domestic electrification and installation.
Mr Azad Nawabuddin, Director of Dangote Cement, Ibese Plant, spoke on the occasion and described the event as a demonstration of the company’s commitment to continuous improvement of the relationship between Ibese Plant and its host communities.
He stated that it was a watershed moment in the over ten-year history of Ibese Plant: “with the cardinal objective of celebrating and appreciating our primary stakeholders for granting us the social license to operate in a sustainable manner, while also taking stock of our imprints within the calendar year.”
The Aboro of Ibeseland, Oba Rotimi Oluwaseyi Mulero, thanked the management of Dangote Cement, Ibese Plant for their unwavering efforts to positively impact their host communities, describing the company’s social performance profile as very impressive.
