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Deal #5126 Version #71086
Zambia
Created at
2016-07-21
Last update
2017-01-27
Last full update
2017-01-27
Promised benefits for local communities
Promised benefits for local communities
Health, Education, Roads, Capacity building
Comment on promised benefits for local communities
The Company has established Maamba Development Trust to spearhead social and economic development in Maamba, Sinazongwe district as a whole and in other areas where Maamba Collieries Limited conducts its business, with particular emphasis on health, education and livelihood development activities. Fishing and fish farming: Supporting local communities in fishing by providing fishing rigs on lease and popularisation of cage fish farming, on the lake, throughout-grower schemes. Livestock development: Improving livestock by educating and providing training to locals for introduction of new genetic breeds through crossbreeding. MCL constructed 32 km long Maamba- Masuku road and foot bridges in Maamba town. A 28 km long road from Maamba to Kariba Lake under construction and a water reticulation system for the benefit of the local communities is under implementation by MCL.