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Addax Bioenergy’s project in Sierra Leone is bringing concrete, lasting and sustainable development to one of the poorest areas of Africa. Hundreds of people in Makeni have already seen their livelihoods improved in the form of jobs, social services, health services and clean drinking water, to mention just a few benefits, while local authorities have also seen their incomes increase substantially.
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- Employment and income
As of May 2014, the project employed 2,361 national staff. Recent surveys indicate that the average household income in the area has risen from US$ 8.01 in 2010 to US$ 24.39 in 2012, while the average income per capita is up over 70%. All employees - whether short term or permanent - receive formal contracts, are equipped with proper safety equipment and have access to health, transportation and housing benefits provided by Addax Bioenergy. Once the project becomes operational in 2014, it will have directly created over 2,700 jobs at more than twice the average minimum salary. - Locally awarded contracts
In the period April 2010 – May 2014, the value of locally awarded contracts amounted to about US$ 9.92 million. So far, Addax Bioenergy has built about 419 km of roads, planted 4,871 hectares of sugarcane, and installed 125 center pivots.
- Total injection of cash and cash equivalents:
In total during the period April 2010 – May 2014, Addax Bioenergy has injected
US$ 112.90 million or 489 billion Leones in cash or cash equivalents into the local economy.
- Other developments
On-going monitoring indicates that villagers are building new homes, are more likely to send their children to school, (as they are more able to pay school fees), that some village councils are planning to improve their schools and build new classrooms. These are a few indications of how the increased flow of money in the community as a result of the project is beginning to create a virtuous circle of self-sufficiency.