Social Responsibility
Orezone’s mission is to create wealth by discovering and developing the earth’s resources in an efficient and responsible manner. Orezone strives to grasp the total impact of its operations on the countries and communities where it operates and works to maximize the positive potential of that impact. These principals guide our actions and decision-making in order to foster relationships of trust and cooperation with those we come into contact with. To that end Orezone supports communities by establishing water and sanitation services, offering training, providing research funding and purchasing educational equipment and providing aid when necessary.
| Water & Sanitation | |||||
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| Area | Project | Population Impact | Project Cost | Partners | Year(s) |
| Séguénéga | Clean water for Guibou and Pelle Villages | 1450 | $25,900 | Ryan’s Well | 2009/2010 |
| Notes: Progress - Drilling began November 2009 and reached a depth of 25m. Drilling will continue when the water table lowers - Q1 2010. Each village will receive a large diameter well. Training and education on maintaining a safe water supply will be given to villagers in each community and water and sanitation committees will be established in each village. | |||||
| Séguénéga | Clean water for Namssiguia Village | 926 | $22,800 | Ryan’s Well | 2009 Completed |
| Notes: This project is complete. Namssiguia Village received 2 wells, one for the village and one for the school. Two latrines were also constructed for the village. | |||||
| Séguénéga | Clean water for Sima Village | 1200 | $26,500 | Ryan’s Well | 2009/2010 |
| Notes: Progress - An existing borehold and pump has been rehabilitated and rehabilitation work is underway on two traditional wells. There have been some delays on this project due to the rainy season. Sima Village will receive one large diameter well and two drilled wells will be rehabilitated. A community lead total sanitation mobilization and education program will be provided and the village water management committee will be trained to maintain the water sources. | |||||
| Leo | Clean water for villages of Leo and Women’s Shea Butter Co-op | 3,000 | $23,000 | Ryan’s Well | 2009/2010 |
| Notes: Progress - One well has been completed and work is progressing on the rehabilitation of another well. Construction of the latrines is underway. This project includes one new well and one well rehabilitation as well as a latrine constructed at the shea butter processing area and one at the village market. 3000 members work at the fair trade cooperative growing and processing shea fruit into shea butter. The shea butter is imported to Canada by Quebec based company Société d’Agri-Gestion Delapointe. Shea butter is used for cosmetic products. | |||||
| Ouagadougou | Water and sanitation for SOS Children’s Village | 610 | $13,800 | Ryan’s Well | 2008/2009 Completed |
| Notes: The SOS Children’s village is home to 160 children and youth residents as well as their house mothers and staff. This project included the replacement of septic tanks, the construction of 3 drainage pits to alleviate run-off/contamination issues as well as bringing piped water to the village. The village also provides for an additional 75 kindergarten children and 150 primary school students as well as approximately 225 beneficiaries of the social centre. | |||||
| Education, Research & Training | |||||
| Bondi | Ph.D. Project 1 | N/A | $30,000 | U of Ouagadougou | 2008-2010 |
| Sega | Ph.D. Project 2 | N/A | $30,000 | U of Ouagadougou | 2008-2010 |
| Bomboré | Ph.D. Project 3 | N/A | $30,000 | U of Ouagadougou | 2008-2011 |
| Oudalan-Gorouol Greenstone Belt | M.Sc./Ph.D. Project 4 | N/A | $65,000 | U of Witwatersrand | 2008-2010 |
| Burkina Faso | Microscope donation | N/A | $35,000 | U of Ouagadougou | 2008 |
| Notes: These research projects were initiated between the universities and Orezone Resources, the forerunner to Orezone Gold. The projects are continuing through Orezone Gold. | |||||