Africa-Press – Mozambique. Galp’s CEO recently signed protocols within the scope of the company’s corporate social responsibility in favour of access to school education and support for displaced people in Cabo Delgado.
The partnership with the organizations Helpo and Makobo Platform materializes the company’s commitment to contributing to the inclusive socio-economic development of Mozambique.
Galp and the Galp Foundation have formalised the renewal of support for the activities carried out, within the scope of the company’s corporate social responsibility programme in Mozambique, by Helpo and the Makobo Platform, with the signing of two protocols.
The signing ceremony took place at Centro Cultural Português, in Maputo, on 23 November, with the presence of Andy Brown, Galp CEO, Carlos Almeida, National Coordinator of Helpo, and Ruy Santos, Founder of Makobo Platform.
In addition to the leadership of Galp and partner organisations, the signing of the protocols was witnessed by the Portuguese Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Francisco André, and by the Ambassador of Portugal in Mozambique, António Costa Moura.
On the occasion, Andy Brown justified the renewal of the Galp Foundation’s support to the two institutions with the excellent work they have been developing in favour of the progress and well-being of the Mozambican population. This performance embodies the company’s commitment to contribute to the inclusive socio-economic development of Mozambique, where Galp has been operating for 64 years.
The protocol with the non-governmental organisation Helpo concerns the renewal, for another three years, of the “Educate for the Future” initiative, implemented by Helpo with the financial support of the Galp Foundation, through which this NGO has since 2019 been promoting the education of children and young people in São Tomé and Príncipe and Mozambique.
For Carlos Almeida, Helpo’s Project Coordinator in Mozambique, this renewing of trust means “another investment in the education of these young people. Galp’s objective is not to paint young people’s dreams in orange, but to fill these young people’s dreams with prospects for the future. Together, we’re going to make it.”
At the same time, Andy Brown formalised the renewal of Galp’s support for Plataforma Makobo, the Mozambican solidarity association responsible for the “Missão Coração Solidário Cabo Delgado” project centred in Pemba, where most of the families displaced by the insurgency in Cabo Delgado province are currently located.
Acting on four fronts – raising products; food support to the most vulnerable of displaced populations; income-generating initiatives for displaced and host families; and promoting the sale of local products to boost the local economy and mitigate the impacts of population growth – the Makobo Platform can count on Galp’s collaboration for another year.
Ruy Santos, founder and director of Makobo, thanked Galp for its renewed confidence, stating that “this support will allow us to go even further and support more families, because the challenges on the land are enormous and the numbers increase daily”, he declared.
As host of the event, Portugal’s Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Francisco André, underlined his pride, on behalf of the Portuguese state, at witnessing the contribution of one of the largest Portuguese companies to the development of Mozambique, not only through the daily operations in its sector of activity, but also with its generosity towards a sister country.
About The Galp Foundation
The Galp Foundation is a private, non-profit institution created by the Galp Group in 2009 with the mission of serving the community and its sustainable development. For this, it is guided by criteria of equity, rationality and operational efficiency in the application of the means that the founding Group makes available, seeking to be an active and, at the same time, close agent in its connection with the community.
Committed, from Day One, to the development of social investment activities that promote sustainability, through education, environmental protection, sustainable use of energy and culture, the Galp Foundation believes that knowledge will enable convergence, commitment and cooperation essential for society, in its various communities, to achieve sustainability.
More information at https://www.fundacaogalp.com
About Helpo
With a presence in Portugal, Mozambique, S. Tomé and Príncipe and Guinea-Bissau, Associação Helpo aims to provide support to the most vulnerable populations in countries with a low Human Development index. In developing countries, it works with local institutions for the fulfilment of the Sustainable Development Goals, namely in the areas related to childhood, education and maternal-infant and nutritional health, key sectors of its intervention.
Helpo has been working in Mozambique since 2008, with a focus on education and nutrition. In 2019, following cyclones Idai and Kenneth, Helpo consolidated its intervention in emergency and humanitarian aid in the country.
In Cabo Delgado, the intervention takes place in the following districts: Pemba, Ancuabe, Mecufi, Metuge, Montepuez and Mocímboa da Praia. In Nampula, it operates in the districts of Nampula, Rapale, Meconta, Ilha de Moçambique, Murrupula, Monapo and Erati.
More information at https://www.helpo.pt/pt/mocambique
About the Makobo Solidarity Platform
Founded in 2009, Makobo is a collaborative platform with the mission of providing and fostering services aimed at promoting the social well-being of disadvantaged groups, through individual and corporate accountability actions which, carried out in a continuous, effective, planned and sustained manner, contribute to the social, cultural and economic development of the country.
More information at https://makobo.co.mz/
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