Social Responsibility

Promasidor Congo understands the commercial need for a continuous and meaningful dialogue with the grassroots communities of its markets, which is why we have partnered with Actions Solidarite Internationale, who work hard to bring women and their children off the streets to provide them with healthcare, clothing and temporary accommodation.

On 31st January we held a lunch for 500 orphans from 9 of the city's principal orphanages, a long-standing component of Promasidor Congo's national CSR activities.

Promasidor Congo recently provided a new water-tank to Actions de Solidarité Internationale (ASI). ASI is an international, Paris-headquartered organisation that established operations in the Republic of Congo in 2006.

On the Thursday 18th June, Promasidor once again sponsored the annual conference of Senegalese woman in Gabon.

Promasidor, in association with BME Concern/Ripples of UK, has donated 1000 hockey sticks and balls to 24 secondary schools in Lagos during The Lagos State Secondary Schools Sports Festival, held at the Union Bank Sports Complex in Lagos.

The Eastern part of DRC has been subjected to conflicts between the DRC army and militias for more than 15 years. The population from this part of the country faces poverty, violence, hunger and more.

On 12th December, Promasidor Congo held its annual Father Christmas supper in Pointe Noire. Working in partnership with international NGO Samusocial, this event demonstrates our focussed support for children and young people suffering from severe exclusion across the region.

On November 20th, 2014, Promasidor's team in the Republic of Congo joined hands with the RIEPER organisation (Réseau des Intervenants sur le Phénomène des Enfants de la Rue, or, the Street Children's Support Network) to celebrate 25 years of the International Convention of the Rights of the Child.

The latest Promasidor sponsored student at the African Leadership Academy (ALA) is a young lady by the name of Asantewa Owusu-Darko. We caught up with her at our Bruton Road offices.

David Lemon has walked 3200km in 292 days. He was collected from Chinde on the Indian Ocean on Sat 13 September.