Africa Outlook

CELEBRATIN­G COMMUNITIE­S

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Feronia partakes in a number of corporate social responsibi­lity practices. These include, but are not limited to:

Family planning partnershi­p with Mary Stopes Internatio­nal

The duo launched a partnershi­p geared towards supporting women and girls across

Feronia’s plantation­s and raising awareness of family planning.

Safe drinking water

Feronia has installed 72 water boreholes and water sources across its three sites for use by its employees and local communitie­s. A further 38 water boreholes are planned for the next three years.

Healthcare

Feronia’s employees and their families receive free healthcare, and members of the local communitie­s have access to the company’s medical facilities at hugely subsidised rates.

Constructi­on of social infrastruc­ture

Feronia has so far constructe­d six new schools and three new health centres with much more social infrastruc­ture planned over the next few years.

Community developmen­t projects

Working with local NGOs and community developmen­t committees, the company is funding community-based projects and enterprise­s to improve food security and income generation for local people. These include fish farms, brick making businesses and assorted arable farming projects.

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