Mantra scoops CSRE Presidential awards

Mantra Tanzania Managing Director Asa Mwaipopo (third left) receives a trophy from President Jakaya Kikwete after his company scooped three Presidential Awards to Extractive Industry on Corporate Social Responsibility and Empowerment (CSRE) for 2012.  Looking on are Deputy Minister for Energy and Minerals, Hon. Stephen Masele (second left) and Catherine Liyombe (fourth left) who is the Executive Director of the Extractive Industry Stakeholders Forum. 

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Mantra scoops CSRE Presidential awards.

Mantra Tanzania, a uranium exploration company, with its Mkuju River Project in Namtumbo Ruvuma Region emerged the best in Corporate Social Responsibility and Empowerment Awards in Education, Health and Employment areas; and overall 2^nd best in the Exploration category. 

Commenting about three awards his company scooped during the first Presidential Award to Extractive Industry Corporate Social Responsibility and Empowerment (CSRE) for 2012, Mantra Tanzania Managing Director Asa Mwaipopo said, “the awards is a cleartestimony of our good community relation programs and engagement.  This recognition will further be a catalyst to upscale performance on our CSRE programs”.

The award which was presided over by President Jakaya Kikwete, was organized by the Ministry of Energy and Minerals through the Extractive Industry Stakeholders Forum (EISF).  The Extractive industry companies were classified in four categories; Large scale mining, Medium scale mining, Oil and gas companies and Exploration (minerals, oil and gas) companies.

The ceremony was also attended by Minister for Energy and Minerals Professor Sospeter Muhongo, Ministry’s Permanent Secretary Eliakim Maswi, Acting Commissioner Ally Samaje, Canadian High Commissioner Alexandre Lévêque, some Members of Parliament and various members of the extractive industry sector.