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Deal #7623 Version #80450
Gabon
Created at
2020-01-08
Last update
2020-01-14
Last full update
2021-05-03
Names of communities / indigenous peoples affected
Comment on communities / indigenous peoples affected
24 surrounding villages in Bitam, Bikondom and Minvoul
Consultation of local community
Community consultation
Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC)
Comment on consultation of local community
100% of the 24 surrounding villages in Bitam, Bikondom and Minvoul have been included in freely negotiated Social Contracts, established through a Free Prior and Informed Consent Procedure.
How did the community react?
Community reaction
Consent
Promised benefits for local communities
Comment on promised benefits for local communities
Social contracts include commitments to contribute to:
· Recruitment of local population
· Social infrastructure
· Supporting small-scale agriculture
Materialized benefits for local communities
Materialized benefits for local communities
Education, Roads, Other
Comment on materialized benefits for local communities
allocated USD 9.6 million for social investment which has already resulted in 625 solar lamps, 45 hydraulic pumps; road access for villages, and the rehabilitation of schools. Outside of the Social Contract, ORG also set up a Social Fund, managed by a similar tripartite committee, to support community development projects on an ongoing basis.