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HQ Power Achieves Major Social Responsibility Milestones

HQ Power is committed to integrating itself in the community and becoming a main actor on the economic and social welfare of the Mamba Sector community. Beyond various authorizations and contractual agreements with Rwandese authorities, HQ Power has developed comprehensive Corporate Social Responsibility programs around education, housing, health, and livelihood restoration.

November 2021 Gisagara District

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HQPOWER SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PROJECTS ACHIEVED MILESTONES 2020-2021

HQ Power is committed to integrating itself in the community and becoming a main actor on the economic and social welfare of the Mamba Sector community where it works. Beyond the various authorizations and contractual agreement with Rwandese authorities, HQ Power sees herself as a guest in the Akanyaru community and Gisagara District in large.

To that purpose, HQ Power is dedicated to being a good neighbor and improve the living standards of the community. Apart from local people employment, local purchasing, and the compensations offered to the project affected persons (PAPs) through land expropriation; HQ Power has developed a Corporate Social Responsibility program around different thematic areas that continue to be enhanced over time during the lifespan of the project.

Education – Support to Kabumbwe Primary School

On 11th May 2021 HQ Power project donated a 40 ft container to Kabumbwe Primary School for the library purpose. The 40ft container was repurposed into a library that is expected to serve over 1700 pupils enrolled at Kabumbwe Primary School. Key improvements were made to transform and remodel the container into a usable library resource room. This included installation of two (2) glass windows, a front door, electrical installations, painting of both internal and the exterior, fixing of bookshelves and ventilation equipment’s. Further HQ Power mobilized resources through fundraising and equipped the library with the required number of books per class as guided by the school management. In an effort to enhance proper sanitary hygiene at the primary school, Yumn Project also constructed a block of toilet with six (6) rooms including a special room designed to serve persons living with disabilities. The block of toilets are expected to reduce congestion on the existing facilities, serve both boys and girls in order to improve on the overall hygiene at the school.

Housing – Community low-cost housing project

As part of support for vulnerable persons, Yumn Ltd -HQ Power Project linked up with the local Mamba Sector authorities on 10th August 2020 to commence on an ambitious project meant to construct 33 low-cost houses in Kabumbwe cell. As of November 2021, all the 33 low-cost houses targeted to be constructed were completed and handed over to the beneficiaries. The handover event was graced by the acting Mayor for Gisagara Mr. NTAGANZWA Atanas, Mamba Sector Executive Secretary Mr. Eugene MANIRARORA, HQ Power Project chairperson Mr. Ahmet Karasoy accompanied by the project manager Mr. Tonci Tadic amongst other invited guests. Madam AHOBANTEGEYE Domithiria a Mother of 9 children pictured with 5 below, expressed her joy of receiving a house.

Health – Muetelle de sante

Yumn Limited -HQ Power project committed to support vulnerable PAP households with Muetelle de sante health insurance cover. In the financial year 2019/2020 the Project covered 561 households with 2,000 beneficiaries, whereas in 2021/2022 financial year the project covered 189 households with 1,000 beneficiaries. The health insurance targets both Yumn project affected persons (PAPs) / households, and at large the vulnerable families in Mamba Sector – the local authority hosting the project. This is meant ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all in line with global sustainable development goal (SDG) and Rwanda community-based health insurance program (or CBHI) on universal access for all.

Livelihoods Restoration program / Resilience – Cow & Pig Project

Yumn Limited – HQ Power understands that the peat production operations have impacted on the livelihoods of families who relied on peat land for their farming activities. The project has hence embarked on improving and enhancing the local people livelihoods to better status than pre-project levels through enhancing their households’ incomes. Apart from prioritizing households affected by the project in the employment policy, HQ power has a project aimed towards provision of Cows and Pigs to the vulnerable households. From November 2020 through March 2021, a total of 3 cows and 57 pigs were donated to 60 households serving approximately 240 family members within Kabumbwe and Gakoma cells of Mamba Sector. It is anticipated that as a result, the household head’s ability to provide for their household’s needs will improve from the sale of offspring’s, milk, and application of organic manure to their farms which will increase food production. In the financial year 2021 /2022, Yumn project has targeted 51 vulnerable households with approximately 200 family members to benefit from the Cow / Pig / chicken donation project.

Water- Access to safe drinking water

Yumn Ltd -HQ Power Project supported Gakoma Catholic Church Parish – Nun’s housing to rehabilitate two water tanks of 5,000 liter’s each which were dilapidated and abandoned

HQ Power extends a helping hand to the vulnerable Families during COVID-19 lockdown

HQ Power Project operating in Rwanda, recently made a donation of Rwf 2 million to Solid Africa, a local non-profit organisation that supports vulnerable patients in public hospitals.

This contribution will help finance the supply of 2,591 meals to economically disadvantaged patients in four public hospitals across the City of Kigali: CHUK, Kibagabaga, Muhima, and Masaka.

According to Isabel Kamariza, President and Founder of Solid Africa, most patients under the food programme come from remote areas, making it difficult for their families to bring them food every day, especially during the lockdown.

Before the coronavirus outbreak, Solid Africa prepared 400 meals daily. After lockdown measures, the number doubled to 800 per day.

“When someone is sick but gets cared for and eats healthily, they worry less and recover much quicker.”
— Isabel Kamariza, Solid Africa

Through five programmes, Solid Africa provides food, hygienic products, and non-insured medicaments to accelerate patient recovery, preserve dignity, and promote equity.

Founded in 2011, Solid Africa now cooks and delivers 2,400 meals a day to 800 patients around Kigali. Their kitchen, the first industrial in Rwanda, can cook up to 15,000 meals per day.

“If you want to heal somebody, feeding them is very important. Food is the best medicine.”
— Dov Savidor, Chief Operations Officer at HQ Power

HQ Power has marked a tremendous impact on the Rwandan community, specifically in Gisagara District of the Southern Province.

Despite being only four years old in Rwanda, HQ Power—a joint venture between Turkish Hakan Madencilik Ve Electrik and Quantum Power—will soon complete the largest private power plant in the country with 80 MW installed capacity.

This facility will connect to the national grid, contributing 70 megawatts—enough to power 300,000 households and new industries.

HQ Power has also brought together around 250 people from the community into a cooperative, providing daily work and incomes 2.5 times higher than before. At least 1,500 employees have worked on the project, most from Gisagara District.

As part of its social development, the company provides capacity building, job opportunities, prioritizes local residents, covers community-based health insurance for poor families, and has contributed to refurbishing a local school.