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Dangote Cement broadens CSR programme with education initiative

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  • Dangote Cement Plc distributed educational materials to pupils in Lokoja, Kogi State, as part of its corporate social responsibility program.
  • The initiative, which included school bags and writing materials, followed similar distributions in other catchment communities and the commissioning of a hospital.
  • The company stated its CSR programs align with government development priorities and are implemented through sustained partnerships.

Dangote Cement Plc's Obajana Plant has extended its corporate social responsibility initiatives by distributing essential educational materials to pupils in Lokoja, Kogi State. The program included school bags, exercise books, writing materials, and water bottles, aimed at improving the learning experience for the upcoming academic session.

The educational materials distributed included school bags, exercise books, writing materials, water bottles, and other essential learning aids aimed at enhancing the learning experience of the pupils and preparing them for the next academic session.

— Dangote Cement PlcDescribing the educational materials distributed as part of the CSR initiative.

This educational support is part of a broader CSR strategy that has seen similar distributions in the company's catchment communities in Oyo, Iwaa, Obajana, and Apata. Dangote Cement has also recently commissioned a multi-million-naira hospital in Obajana, adding to previous hospital projects in Iwaa and Oyo.

The intervention was informed by findings from a needs assessment conducted by Dangote Cement Plc. During the assessment, it was observed that several pupils attended school without school bags, while others carried their books by hand. It was also discovered that many students lacked essential learning materials such as exercise books, pens, pencils, and other basic learning materials.

— Dangote Cement PlcExplaining the rationale behind the educational material distribution.

Ademola Adeyemi, General Manager of the Social Performance Department, highlighted the company's long-term commitment, noting billions of naira invested over the years in empowerment, road construction, and water projects. He emphasized that these interventions align with government development priorities and are achieved through ongoing partnerships. The initiative in Lokoja was prompted by a needs assessment revealing that many pupils lacked basic school supplies.

The company’s corporate social responsibility programmes are aligned with government development priorities and implemented through sustained partnerships.

— Ademola AdeyemiStating the alignment of CSR programs with government priorities.

School officials, including Abubakar Sanni, Head Teacher of UBE LGEA School, St. Luke Model II, expressed gratitude for the support, extending thanks to Group President Aliko Dangote for the program's reach. Community stakeholders also acknowledged Dangote Cement's contributions to community development.

The Head Teacher of UBE LGEA School, St. Luke Model II, Adankolo, Lokoja Local Government Area, Abubakar Sanni, expressed appreciation to the management of Dangote Cement Plc for the intervention. Sanni also thanked the Group President of the conglomerate, Aliko Dangote, for extending the company’s educational support programme beyond its host and impacted communities to schools in the state capital.

— Abubakar SanniExpressing appreciation for the educational support program.
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