Community Development - Mining and the Environment: From Ore to Metal - page 633

TABLE 15.8
Common Community Development Programmes - Community development programmes are designed to mitigate potential negative project impacts and to
increase the level of renewable resource capital to offset the loss in natural resource capital
Income generation
Direct employment
Inoculation programmes such as providing micro-credits, housing or small business development loans
Business partnership programmes (Provision of fresh produce, cattle farming, bio - fuel production, etc.)
Cottage industries (e.g. clothing, repair shops, artisan entrepreneurship, etc.)
Entrepreneurship training
Management training for running family business enterprises
Health and sanitation
Baseline health survey
Support through discounted health care sponsorships
Maternal and child health training
Health and hygiene education programmes
Family planning programmes
Donation of medical equipment, computers, etc to health facilities
Malaria prevention measures
Vaccination support
Emergency response assistance (e.g. fl ood, fi re, accidents, medical emergencies, disease epidemics)
Support in establishing adequate waste management practices
Education and training
Scholarships
On-site workplace literacy training programmes
Language training (English plus host country language)
Computer literacy programme (Project donates computer and teaches teachers and students)
Work skill development (Basic motor mechanics, electrical maintenance, welding, mining, and plant operation training)
Others, such as construction skill training, driving, cooking, trades assistants for boilermakers, electricians, etc; computer and typing training, GIS training,
secretarial/administrative training
Upgrading local education centres (Electrifi cation of schools, repair of classrooms, donations of topics, etc)
Infrastructure support
Transportation (Construction and maintenance of roads, installation of waiting sheds, provision of transportation vans, etc)
Assistance in developing affordable housing schemes
Provision of electricity
Clean water supply programme
Repair of irrigation systems
Village drainage programme
Capacity building
Family fi nancial planning assistance
Construction or repair of religious centres
Civilian security training
Establishing of Community Centre (Project provides rent, computer, books, etc.)
Community capacity building programmes including developing decision-sharing culture
Employee and community well-being programmes (such as an Employee Assistance Programme to all employees to provide employees and families with
access to counselling services to help cope with personal and work-related problems; or mandatory cross-cultural training is provided to all employees and
permanent contractors).
Employee family days (e.g. each year employee family members are brought to the mine for a tour).
School/ student mine tours
Assistance to local governments (e.g. provision of equipment and materials, training, assistance in regional planning, or sponsoring study tours)
Environmental programmes
Support of protection of cultural heritages sites
Sponsorship of cultural events
Support of protected area and/or endangered species
Back yard garden improvement (e.g. by providing seeds or training on bio-composting)
Environmental management and monitoring