Barrick Beyond Borders - May 2012 - Barrick Gold Corporation

TOP CENTER AND MIDDLE CENTER: THE BUGUNDO MEDICAL CENTREwill be useful not only to ABG but for the country at large,” saysStephen Kisakye, Community Relations Manager at ABG.Another project supported by the fund is the constructionof water boreholes in the seven villages near ABG’s North Maramine. To date, 16 boreholes have been drilled, and pumps arecurrently being fitted on them, Kisakye says. The fund hasallocated $800,000 for the project.Anyone interested in applying for funding from the ABGMaendeleo Fund can find information and application formson ABG’s website at www.africanbarrickgold.com/corporateresponsibility/maendeleo-fund.aspx.■The VBAs are a key component of the North Mara Co-existenceplan, whose goal is to build trust, improve relations with localvillages and address long-standing legacy issues. The plan callsfor enhanced investment programs to achieve tangible benefitsfor communities, development of sustainable livelihoods, andactive communications and engagement with stakeholders.“We are pleased with the progress that has been made,which could not have occurred without the cooperationand commitment of ABG and local stakeholders,” says DeoMwanyika, Vice President of Corporate Affairs at ABG. “As wemove forward, we aim to engage more with the communitiesto enhance current development programs and establish newones.”35