Corporate Social Responsibility
Community projects
Mantra Tanzania works as one team to make sure the company's activities benefit society — building lasting value for the people of Namtumbo and the wider Ruvuma region.
Shared value for society and Mantra
Mantra Tanzania Limited is always focused on making sure the company's activities benefit society. We concentrate on conducting Socially Responsible Investments in the communities surrounding the project area through CSR on three key aspects — environmental, social, and corporate governance. The principles of CSR can benefit both society and Mantra.
Our employees work together as one team, giving their time and effort to contribute to the development of the communities surrounding the project area and, ultimately, the entire Ruvuma region. Several Mantra CSR activities have already been developed in the communities across Education, Health and Safety, Environment, and Sustainability Projects.
Our four areas of focus
Mantra CSR activities have already been developed across four areas that matter most to local communities.
Education
Refurbishing and equipping school libraries, donating e-libraries, and building a lasting culture of reading and learning.
Health & Safety
Supporting the growth of Namtumbo District Hospital so families can access quality care close to home.
Environment
Protecting the natural resources of the region and promoting conservation through community initiatives.
Sustainability Projects
Backing projects that celebrate local culture and create long-term social and economic opportunity.
Mantra continues to donate e-libraries in Namtumbo schools
This month Mantra Tanzania donated its 4th electronic library in Namtumbo — an important milestone in the use of technology for learning in the district. Mantra Tanzania Limited is a uranium exploration company working in the Namtumbo District of Ruvuma region, and as part of its CSR programme it has partnered with the NGO Read International to transform unused rooms in Namtumbo secondary schools into well-stocked libraries.
Since 2019 Mantra has gone a step further by donating electronic libraries to four secondary schools. At Pamoja High School, three computers have been installed and connected to the Internet on the premises. A special programme with library functionality was developed and installed, and electronic books and tutorials — both scanned copies of printed books and stand-alone digital documents — were uploaded to the school's web portals. The study guides and fiction are available in English and Swahili, and the computers are connected to the e-libraries of other schools so students and teachers can take part in online conferences.
The total cost of the project amounted to Shs 25 million. In addition to the electronic library itself, this amount included the purchase of print media to supplement the library stock, shelves, tables, chairs, and training for teachers and students on library management.
The Mantra library project began back in 2014, when Read International, a non-governmental organization, asked the company to sponsor the creation of libraries in Tanzania in order to overcome the barrier of illiteracy. The reconstruction programme fitted perfectly with Mantra's concept of social responsibility, and Read International and Mantra entered into an agreement to refurbish secondary school libraries in Namtumbo.
4th
Electronic library donated in Namtumbo
3
Internet-connected computers at Pamoja High School
Shs 25M
Total cost of the Pamoja project
2014
Year the library programme began
7
Libraries created in Namtumbo, serving over 4,000 students
11,000+
Books delivered to 7 secondary schools
16
Computers donated to four secondary schools
4
Secondary schools given e-libraries since 2019
Majimaji Selebuka
The Majimaji Selebuka event taps at the core of the independence struggles in our country and lies at the heart of the Ruvuma region, where Mantra's operations are expected to take place. Between 1905 and 1906 the most significant African challenge to German colonial rule occurred in the southern part of Tanzania — the Majimaji war — which later became an inspiration for 20th-century freedom fighters who called for similar inter-ethnic unity in their struggles against colonial rule.
Held for seven consecutive years, the event combines a trade fair, cultural and social activities, sports and tourism, with the objective of exposing the virtuousness of the Southerners and opening doors and opportunities to many Tanzanians and neighbouring countries such as Mozambique, Malawi and Zambia. This year's theme was 'Forests are life' (Misitu ni Uhai), with departments under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, along with private companies, NGOs and CBOs, taking pavilions at Majimaji stadium, and the men's and women's cycling competitions featuring as the main event attraction.
As one of Ruvuma region's key stakeholders, Mantra was invited to sponsor the event and donated a total of 18 football jersey sets, 23 cycling jersey sets, and 20 footballs, amounting to a total worth of US$ 4,350. The company's participation and sponsorship was acknowledged by the Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism Hon. Dr. Damas Ndumbaro, the Mayor of Songea Hon. Mbano, the organisers of Majimaji Selebuka, and the sportsmen and women who participated in the event.
“People without knowledge of their past, origin and culture are like a tree without roots.”
— A famous Jamaican activist
7
Consecutive years the event has been held
US$ 4,350
Total worth of kit donated by Mantra
18
Football jersey sets donated
23
Cycling jersey sets donated (plus 20 footballs)
Mantra helps Namtumbo District Hospital become fully operational
Mantra Tanzania Ltd has a long history of communicating with the locals in Namtumbo, and one of its most engaging projects in the region is helping the development of Namtumbo District Hospital. The construction of the hospital started in 2014, but was highly boosted by Mantra in 2017 through the Namtumbo Selous Marathon. The medical staff started working in 2018, and since then the hospital has expanded, offering new assistance and gaining facilities.
The hospital now has 21 beds, more than 15 inpatients and more than 60 outpatients a day, and offers a wide range of services from patient treatment, dentistry and a maternity ward to pharmaceutical work and laboratory research. Before the hospital was built, patients used dispensaries and health centres, and for further treatment they had to travel to the regional hospital in Songea, which is 64 km from Namtumbo.
“Following the medical facilities available at Namtumbo District Hospital, it has helped to reduce the challenge of patients going to be treated long distances, including saving lives, especially for pregnant women in need of maternity care.”
— Alkwin Ndomba, Namtumbo Division Executive Officer
Tatu Mohamed, a young mother of two, shared that in 2014 she almost lost her child as she had to travel all the way to Songea to seek medical treatment. The fare was not affordable, and while she was admitted in Songea her upkeep was too much for her family. She is now happy that the district hospital has a maternal and children's ward that caters for their needs.
“The hospital in Namtumbo has modern facilities like a maternity ward, a laboratory which has a Fullblood picture machine that can test 30 blood samples per hour and clean and safe water, and can now take inpatients due to the availability of wards.”
— Dr. Christopher Wabwarumi, doctor in charge of the district hospital
21
Beds at the hospital
15+
Inpatients treated a day
60+
Outpatients seen a day
30
Blood samples per hour on the Fullblood machine
Who is behind these programmes
Mantra Tanzania owns the Mkuju River Project in the Namtumbo District of Ruvuma region in southern Tanzania. Mantra is owned by ROSATOM — the Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation — the only company in the world that has the resources and competencies to offer energy solutions across the nuclear supply chain, including the design, construction and operation of nuclear power stations, uranium mining, conversion and enrichment, supply of nuclear fuel, spent fuel storage and transportation, and safe nuclear waste disposal.
Rosatom is also engaged in the production of equipment and isotope products for nuclear medicine, scientific research and materials science, and is developing low-carbon power generation projects, including in wind generation. Today, Rosatom brings together over 300 enterprises and organizations and over 250,000 employees.
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Learn more about Mantra Tanzania's CSR initiatives and how we work with the communities around the Mkuju River Project.