African Minerals donates Le 6 million to 16 schools
Leading iron ore mining company in the country, African Minerals Limited -Sierra Leone, has donated a total of Le 6 million to sixteen schools in the three operational areas in the Tonkolili District, North of Sierra Leone, for the celebration of the Day of the African Child.
The donation started in Mabontho in the Kafe Simiria Chiefdom where African Minerals’ social and community coordinator, Desmond Doherty informed newsmen that the purpose of the donation was in line with this year’s celebration, adding that last year the company selected one school in the district for the celebration and provided them with food, learning materials and later took them to the mining site at Ferrengbeya.
“As a company, we have decided this time round to give schools in the chiefdom headquarters a total sum of two million as our own help in celebrating this day,†Mr. Doherty stated.
While receiving the money on behalf of the four schools in Mabontho town, the Principal for the Bondoh Kaira Junior Secondary School, Father Paul Mansaray thanked African Minerals for their support in improving education in that part of the country.
Father Paul reiterated that only good investors like African Minerals can think of investing on education; noting that the company has awarded scholarships to students in their chiefdom which, according to him, was a great help to parents. “By your demonstration†he added, “this effort will not go in vain.†He urged parents to ensure that their children are in school.
A similar donation was done in Bumbuna in the Kalansongoia chiefdom where five schools benefited from Le 2 million.
Welcoming the team, the elder brother of the Paramount Chief, Mr. Andrew Koroma thanked African Minerals for always thinking of their chiefdom, not only in the areas of youth employment but also in providing teaching and learning materials to schools.
While receiving the money on behalf of her colleagues, the Principal of St. Mathew’s Secondary School in Bumbuna, Madam Theresa Mabinty Jalloh, thanked African Minerals for being so generous and kind to the school children and the people of the township. Madam Jalloh assured the company of using the money for its intended purpose, saying the company will never regret working in their chiefdom.
The donation exercise continued to Bendugu in the Samaya Bendugu Chiefdom in Tonkolili district where the company received a warm welcome climaxed by the sharing of kola nut and water from the people and Paramount Chief of the chiefdom.
During the welcoming ceremony, the teachers and community people in Bendugu pleaded with the company to link them with the rest of the country by constructing their road as most of them are farmers and that most times their produces get perished before reaching the market.
The Principal for St. George’s Secondary School in Bendugu, Mr. Idrissa Y. Kamara, on behalf of the six schools that benefited from the money, thanked the company for its gesture and courage invest in the country, noting that their job had not yet commenced but that the company is trying to improve on the lives of the people in the country in the best way possible.
Special prayers were offered for the company’s successful operations in the country by chiefs, teachers, elders and students of Bendugu.
During a conducted tour of the schools that benefited from the package in the three operational areas of the company, the General Manager for the African Minerals Limited -Sierra Leone, Pat Ramanno assured the people of the company’s total support towards development as they don’t only want to see the schools benefiting from the company but to also ensure that the schools have a brighter future which the country can be proud of.
Alusine Kabba, SEM
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