Debswana’s Corporate Social Investment Program beneficiary, Camphill Community Trust will be hosting a fundraising walk in Otse, on the 25th of May 2024, under the theme, βWalk together so no one is left behindβ. The Executive Head of Corporate Affairs of Debswana, Ms. Rachel Lungile Mothibatsela, will be the Chief Walker for the fund raiser.
Debswana has funded the renovation of a Tea Garden located at the centre, which willΒ be openΒ to the public once completed. The Tea Garden will be commercially operated to supplement funds for the Community Trust’s initiatives, in line with an overarching commitment toward transforming community-based enterprises into sustainable projects.
In our quest to Partner for Thriving Communities, we are collaborating with De Beers Group and Sightholder Diarough Botswana (Pty) Ltd to further support Camphill Centre for their future activities. It is expected that Debswana and De Beers Group will on the day of the walk, introduce Diarough who has made a financial commitment of P500, 000 (five hundred thousand Pula) towards refurbishing Camphill facilities to achieve its sustainability ambitions.
βDebswana saw it befitting for the centre to benefit from our socio-economic development programme. Our socio-economic development programme is part of our Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) programme dubbed Building Forever. It resonates with our purpose to βMake Life Brilliantβ and is set up on our values particularly that of βShow You Careβ and our building forever intentions that demand of us to create prosperity for all. aligned to our countryβs Vision 2036 aspirations to create prosperity for all, said Debswana Executive Head of Corporate Affairs.
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For more information, please contact:
Matshidiso Kamona
Senior Corporate Affairs Manager β Brand and Stakeholder Relations
Debswana Diamond Company
Mobile: +267 β 71330897
About Debswana
Debswana Diamond Company was established in 1969, and it is owned in equal shares by the Government of the Republic of Botswana and De Beers Group. It is one of the worldβs leading diamond producers by value and volume. Debswana operates four diamond mines in Orapa, Letlhakane, Damtshaa and Jwaneng. The company is a major contributor to the national economy of Botswana β contributing significantly to the gross domestic product, foreign exchange earnings and government revenues. Debswana is one of the largest private sector employers, with over 5500 employees and over 6000 contractors. Debswana is also the largest contributor to the De Beers Group rough diamond production. The company is committed to mining safely, optimally and responsibly, as well as making a meaningful contribution to the development of communities around its mines and the nation at large, thus making life brilliant. For further information visit www.debswana.com.
About De Beers Group
Established in 1888, De Beers Group is the worldβs leading diamond company with expertise in the exploration, mining, marketing and retailing of diamonds. Together with its joint venture partners, De Beers Group employs more than 20,000 people across the diamond pipeline and is the worldβs largest diamond producer by value, with diamond mining operations in Botswana, Canada, Namibia and South Africa. Innovation sits at the heart of De Beers Groupβs strategy as it develops a portfolio of offers that span the diamond value chain, including its jewellery houses, De Beers Jewellers and De Beers Forevermark, and other pioneering solutions such as diamond sourcing and traceability initiatives Tracr and GemFair. De Beers Group also provides leading services and technology to the diamond industry in the form of education and laboratory services via De Beers Institute of Diamonds and a wide range of diamond sorting, detection and classification technology systems via De Beers Group Ignite. De Beers Group is committed to βBuilding Forever,β a holistic and integrated approach for creating a better future β where safety, human rights and ethical integrity continue to be paramount; where communities thrive and the environment is protected; and where there are equal opportunities for all. De Beers Group is a member of the Anglo American plc group. For further information, visit www.debeersgroup.com.
