As a Socailly Corporate Responsible Organistaion, CEMENCO contributes not only Economically but also Socially.
CEMENCO BLOCK MAKERS ACADEMY
The aims and objectives of the Liberia Cement Corporation's Block Makers Academy is geard towards educating block makers on the entire process of block making; from cement production, appropriate mortar mixture to block molding.
Participants are thought the composition of raw materials that produce cement. part of the aims is to educate the public and participants our different grades of cemetn and every region that the Academy is launched.
The Block Markers Academy is also part of our Corporate Social Respobnsibility in that blocks made from the Academy are given donated to various entities such as schools, hospitals, orphanages, official projects and communitiy driven projects.
Under this Corporate Social Responsibiltiy, beneficiaries of the Block Makers Academy currently are:
- Liberia National Red Cross - 1,200 blocks with 200 bags of cement to assit in the construction of its disaster manangement central warehouse.
- Liberia Nurses Association - 1,200 blocks with 50bags of cement to assist in the construction of thier headquarters.
- Clar Hope Foundation - 2,700 blocks with 200 bags of cemtn to assist in the consturciton of an Old Folks Home in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County.
- City of Ganta - 1,200 blocks and 50 bags of cement to assist in community work
- Ministry of Commerce & Industry Republic of Liebria - 2,700 blocks and 300bags of cement to assist in the construction of its special project- first section
- Vice President Republic of Liberia Star Fish Foundatiuon - 3,600 blocks and 500 bags of cement to asssit in the construction of its special project - second session.
- At the end of each section of CEMENCO Blocking Making, Participants are empowered with block maker equipment and personal protective equipment to commence their business.
BLOCK MAKING HISTORY
- March 31, 2018 - CEMENCO Plant - 9 Participants - Produced 1,200 blocks
- April 28, 2018 - CEMENCO Plant - 8 Participants - produced 1,200 blocks
- April 17, 2021 - CEMENCO Plant - 12 Participants - produced 2,700 blocks
- May 8, 2021 - CEMENCO Plant - 12 Participants - produced 3,600 blocks
Outside Monrovia
- May 12, 2018 - Buchanan - 25 particiapnts - Produced 12000 blocks
- June 9, 2018 - Ganta - 10 Particiapants with one female - produced 1200 blocks
In Montserrado, Buchanan and Ganta we were able to work with the counties authoriites for all of our activities there. They were very cooperative and paritcipatory.
