Zimplats donates firefighting equipment to a Children’s home
As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), the country’s biggest Platinum Group of Metal (PGM) producer Zimplats in partnership with Fire-fight Trust recently donated firefighting equipment to Manhinga village Children’s home, an orphanage in Manicaland province.
Rudairo Mapuranga
According to Zimplats’ parent company, South Africa-based Implats, the firefighting equipment included 50 50 fire beaters which were made from used fabric conveyor belts from the mine showing that used equipment can be recycled or reused for other tasks.
“Zimplats, in partnership with Fire-fight Trust, recently donated firefighting equipment to Manhinga village Children’s home, an orphanage in Zimbabwe’s Manicaland province. The firefighting equipment included 50 fire beaters, which were made from used fabric conveyor belts from the mine,” Implats said.
Zimplats has continued to abide by its values of giving back to communities, the company started the year 2022 on a high note by donating to 10 charity organizations to alleviate poverty in its mining communities.
Writing on its Facebook page, said it has embarked on creating affordable housing for its employees.
Zimplats earlier this year partnered with the Mhondoro Ngezi Rural District Council (MNRDC) to construct a COVID-19 isolation centre, with Zimplats donating the furniture and equipment valued at US$43 000.
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Zimplats has demonstrated its core values of respect, care and delivery by donating ventilators, oxygen concentrators, oxygen tanks, disinfectants, sanitisers and knapsack sprayers and surgical masks to 8 hospitals as part of efforts to empower medical institutions.
The company has been instrumental in the fight against Covid-19 in Zimbabwe to help President HE Emmerson Mnangagwa for the country to achieve herd immunity by year-end.
Management of Zimplats has activated a vaccination programme for all employees (including contractors) and their dependents, placing the Group on a firm footing to fight the pandemic in the workplace in the future.
The platinum giant’s operations continue to be under strict adherence to Covid-19 management protocols which were developed in Financial Year 2020 and reviewed throughout the year to respond to changing circumstances.