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Deal #7051 Version #88951
Sierra Leone
Created at
2019-06-13
Last update
2023-04-11
Last full update
2024-10-15
Names of communities / indigenous peoples affected
Name of community
Lugbu chiefdom
Recognition status of community land tenure
Recognition status of community land tenure
Indigenous Peoples traditional or customary rights recognized by government
Consultation of local community
Community consultation
Limited consultation
Comment on consultation of local community
Blake said to avoid disagreement and conflict with the communities, his company engaged the landowners on their objectives before they commenced operation. Some he said some accepted to give out their land on an agreed term, while others refused and so they only work with those who were willing to give out their land to them.
How did the community react?
Community reaction
Mixed reaction
Presence of land conflicts
Presence of land conflicts
Yes
Promised or received compensation
Received compensation (e.g. for damages or resettlements)
paid lease to title holders as well as compensation to crop owners within the project area.
Promised benefits for local communities
Promised benefits for local communities
Roads, Capacity building
Comment on promised benefits for local communities
developed and approved a community action development plan as part of corporate social responsibility with a budget of $300,000.
Materialized benefits for local communities
Materialized benefits for local communities
Health, Education, Roads, Capacity building, Other
Comment on materialized benefits for local communities
In 2020, the manager said that the company will start the construction of roads within the community and an agro-processing facility to produce tropical fruits which will create additional 200 -300 more jobs in the coming months.
In June 2021. the manager said the company support schools with school materials and that they have built a hospital and brought in foreign doctors to treat their staff and their families. He added that they have also provided three boreholes to provide water for the communities.