1. Public Road
A 25Km road has been constructed from the Balungu community (off the Bolgatanga-Tamale road) to the mine site. This road, apart from being an access to the mine, is a public road aiding communication between nearby communities and the district at large.
2. Boosting local transport and facilitating carriage of farm produce
Four of our host communities have been supported with a total of 6 tricycles aimed at addressing transportation challenges; particularly in facilitating the movement of farm produce from farms to market centers. The host communities, which are interspersed, have agriculture as their mainstay. They commute several kilometres to their farmlands and struggle to convey their farm produce to their homes and the very far markets leading to post harvest loses.
CNML’s intervention was therefore aimed at ensuring beneficiary communities communally own these tricycles, ensuring that the benefits of their efficient use will help reduce post-harvest losses, improve food security, and reduce poverty among the community members.
3. 1,800 Pupils in Namdini Project Area Basic Schools receive exercise books
One of our various ways of investing in our communities is by providing discretionary in-kind support and donations. CNML burden-shared the financial costs parents go through in procuring books for their wards by donating 14,636 Note 1 Exercise Books to 1,800 Basic school pupils in 6 Project area basic schools. The pupils from the Bapeela, Biung, Datoko, Digaare,Tolla and Elim basic schools received 8 exercise books each. This support in education is to be sustained to ensure quality human resource is produced from the catchment communities to take advantage of the huge mining potentials of the area.
4. Training and Capacity-building
In line with our commitment to harnessing local talent and building the capacity and skills of the youth (active population), CNML launched its Youth Capacity-building program in 2022 with the maiden training of 40 Youth from 8 project communities in Block laying and tiling, electrical installation, plumbing and carpentry. The program trained 16 females and 24 males in programs mostly considered masculine to enhance gender inclusion.
The trainees were all provided with start-up tools and materials to set up their own businesses.