Liberty Coal has kicked off its Nelson Mandela month campaign at a community social investment (CSI) initiative in its host community of Hendrina, Mpumalanga.
The CSI initiative is aimed at empowering the immediate Hendrina community, with particular focus on the youth, with skills and advantages that will put them in good stead in the job market. It forms part of Liberty Coal’s ongoing commitment to conduct sustainable mining operations that benefit Optimum Coal Mine’s host communities to make a difference in the fight against unemployment.
The key driver of this initiative will see twenty beneficiaries participate in a Code 10 and Code 14 drivers’ licence programme which will allow them to drive any vehicle up to 16 000kg with a trailer of up to 750kg. Another 20 community members will undertake an articulated dump truck operator training programme. Furthermore, 100 school uniforms will be provided.
The event was attended by Hendrina’s mayoral committee as a clear indication of the importance of community upliftment. Adding to the activities, senior ranking members of the SA Police sent representatives to address the Hendrina residents on the dangers of drugs and alcohol usage.
July is widely known as the birth month of a world icon, the late former President Nelson Mandela. In celebration and recognition of this great leader, Liberty Coal will be unveiling its planned commemoration of this icon’s life, which calls on all South Africans to give 67 minutes of time towards making a difference.
