ADM Donates USD$125,000 to Create Computer Lab at Girls’ School in Côte d’Ivoire
December 27 2011 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) has donated
USD$125,000 for a computer lab at Lycée Mamie Faitai de Bingerville
in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The donation includes 40 computers, 10
printers, software, licenses, uninterrupted power supply and
related installation costs. The computer lab project will be
implemented by Opportunities Industrialization Center - Côte
d’Ivoire, a local nonprofit organization.
“This donation is a part of ADM’s efforts to help improve the
quality of life in communities where we have operations,” said
Scott Walker, managing director, ADM Cocoa International. “ADM
believes education is the foundation for progress, and Lycée Mamie
Faitai de Bingerville provides vital educational opportunities for
girls from Abidjan and throughout Côte d’Ivoire. The new computer
lab will enhance the educational opportunities provided to the
students through improved technology and Internet access.”
“ADM chose to revamp the school’s computer lab because
technological literacy is vitally important to prepare young women
for careers. In addition, the computers and equipment will aid in
teaching and evaluation of students,” said David Loué, ADM
sustainable development manager in Côte d’Ivoire.
This donation was given through ADM Cares, a social investment
program that directs funds to initiatives and organizations that
drive meaningful social, economic and environmental progress
worldwide. The program comprises three distinct focus areas:
supporting the responsible development of agriculture, improving
the quality of life in ADM communities and fostering employee
giving and volunteer activities.
Lycée Mamie Faitai de Bingerville in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, is
an all-girls boarding school and one of the country’s oldest
educational institutions dedicated to the education of girls. It
was founded in 1938 and has contributed significantly to the
development of women throughout Côte d’Ivoire.
About ADM in Côte d’Ivoire
ADM grinds approximately 16 percent of the world’s cocoa crop.
In Côte d’Ivoire, the company operates the UNICAO cocoa processing
facility in Abidjan, two cocoa conditioning and storage facilities
in Abidjan and one cocoa conditioning and storage facility San
Pedro. At the conditioning and storage facilities beans are
cleaned, checked for quality and prepared for export to ADM’s cocoa
processing facilities around the world.
ADM works with farmers, grower cooperatives, government and
non-governmental organizations, academia and industry partners to
improve the lives of cocoa farmers in Côte d'Ivoire. ADM’s Socially
& Environmentally Responsible Agriculture Practices (SERAP)
Program, launched in 2005, helps West African farmers produce
higher quality cocoa crops while advancing sustainable farming
practices. It encourages farming cooperatives to work together to
address social and environmental issues, offering financial
incentives in the form of premiums to help implement sustainable
practices. During the 2010-2011 growing year, more than 22,000
cocoa farmers participated in the program, producing 24,000 metric
tons of sustainable cocoa. Since 2005, the program has distributed
over US$10.4 million to cooperatives and their members.
In addition to the SERAP program, ADM is working with OIC
International to construct 16 clean water wells and eight small
bridges in 23 villages throughout Côte d’Ivoire. Bridges in Nyan
(Adzopé), Amélékia (Abengourou), Apprompron (Abengourou), Akoupe
(Akoupe) and Nianda (Agnibilékro) have already been completed, with
the remaining two bridges to be completed later this year.
Additionally, wells in Bacon (Akoupe) and Zouhounou (Abengourou)
have been completed, and construction of a third well in Elinso
(Abengourou) is underway.
About ADM
For more than a century, the people of Archer Daniels Midland
Company (NYSE: ADM) have transformed crops into products that serve
vital needs. Today, 30,000 ADM employees around the globe convert
oilseeds, corn, wheat and cocoa into products for food, animal
feed, industrial and energy uses. With more than 265 processing
plants, 400 crop procurement facilities, and the world’s premier
crop transportation network, ADM helps connect the harvest to the
home in more than 160 countries. For more information about ADM and
its products, visit www.adm.com.
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