Lumwana Community Trust in US$300,000 boost
BARRICK Lumwana Mine has disclosed that it will inject about US$300,000 in the Lumwana Community Trust.
The Lumwana Community Trust comes from an agreement which the mining company has with the three chiefdoms that host the mine namely, Mumena, Mukumbi and Matebo in Kalumbila district respectively.
Lumwana mine sustainability manager Christopher Mukala said the money will go towards the implementation of community projects that will benefit the people.
Mr Mukala said the trust was the beginning point for the mining company in terms of cooperate social responsibility.
‘’This year, as a mining company we have injected US$300,000 in the Lumwana Community Trust which will
go towards corporate social responsibility programs as a way of shared benefits,’’ Mr Mukala said.
He was speaking during a planning meeting for corporate social responsibility for this year in Kalumbila.
He said the purpose of such programs was to ensure that host communities were improved and not just focus on formal employment.
‘’And then of course we have programmes for scholarships which we are doing already and this we are giving out 35 scholarships for tertiary education,’’ he said.
Kalumbila District Commissioner Robinson Kalota said government recognized the importance of corporate social responsibility programs as undertaken by the mining company in the communities it was operating.
He said to achieve sustainable results in terms of development, there was need to broaden the constituency and explore innovative ways.
The trust is the beginning point for the mining company in terms of corporate social responsibilit.