Africa-Press – Botswana. African Mining Services (AMS), which is contracted for opencast mining services at Sandfire Recourses’ Motheo copper mine in Ghanzi region, has extended a helping hand to the area by sponsoring community projects to the tune of P1.5 million.
Of that amount, P300 000 will be directed to AMS school excellence awards, P250 000 will sponsor youth economic empowerment exhibition, P135 000 is reserved for AMS women in mining initiative, P100 000 for Ghanzi Agricultural show projects, P220 000 for village development committee awards while P90 000 will co-fund a project with Sandfire.
Portion of the sponsorship will be channeled to Miss and Mr RADP pageant and fashion show, employees volunteers pragramme, teen club and extension of Kuke clinic.
Officiating at the sponsorship unveiling on Saturday, the Assistant Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Mr Setlhabelo Modukanele hailed AMS’ gesture saying it would go a long way in developing resilient communities.
He said the project talked to the ministry mandate of fostering democracy and governance while also promoting social welfare and economic empowerment of the disadvantaged groups.
He said government alone could not manage to develop and implement all developmental programmes.
He said sustainable partnership with private sector would help to create wealth.
He thanked AMS and challenged other organisations to emulate the company’s spirit of giving.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Mr Molefi Keaja, said AMS’ gesture would bring positive change and help build resilient communities.
He said partnerships such as this should be nurtured and promoted.
For his part, Ghanzi District Council chairperson, Mr Jeremiah Tibi, said the good deeds of AMS would not go unnoticed, particularly that government wanted citizen economic empowerment inclusivity.
“No one should be left behind.” Mr Tibi said the donation came at opportune moment when the council was experiencing budgetary cuts.
AMS project manager, Mr Caster Mothibedi, said through such initiatives, they wanted to leave a long lasting legacy in Ghanzi, adding they believed in up skilling the people where the company operated.
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