We seek to create socio-economic value in our countries and communities of operation.
We prioritise local employment, skills transfer and development, local procurement, the fair and transparent payment of taxes and a targeted approach to community investment.
2025 Highlights
Our Approach
Capital recognises local communities as essential partners in sustaining operations, contributing both a skilled workforce and our social licence to operate.
We work to create socio‑economic value through local employment, training, procurement and community investment, while assessing and managing potential impacts before commencing new activities.
As community relationships are usually led by our clients, we align with their engagement teams, management plans and grievance processes, collaborating closely to address issues and support agreed development priorities.
Where we operate outside client sites, we directly engage communities and deliver targeted initiatives that reflect local needs and our commitment to responsible, sustainable operations.
Host Country Employment
Since our inception, we have prioritised local employment with the aim of creating value and positive socio-economic impacts in the communities and countries where we operate.
We aim to maximise employment not only from the host country but also from local communities near our operations. We place significant priority on enabling the transfer of skills and knowledge and ensuring training, development and mentoring of the local team.
About Our People
Community Investment
Our community investment approach incorporates a commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) where we can make meaningful contributions.
Contributing to local communities has always been an important part of how we operate as a business. We prioritise our three strategic pillars, aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): SDG 3 (Good Health and Wellbeing), SDG 4 (Quality Education), and SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth).
Where our activities are based on our customer’s sites, we work with them to identify where Capital can best support their community development aims. Our customers take on the responsibility to engage local government and communities to identify and prioritise community development opportunities which we then discuss with our customers. Where our offices or laboratories are outside of our customer’s site footprint, we engage directly with local communities and government officials to identify nearby opportunities.
January 2026 | quality education
Don Bosco Training College, Zambia
We have partnered with the Don Bosco Technical Training College to help strengthen mining-related skills development in local communities around the Mingomba project in Zambia. Phase 1 will upgrade facilities and equipment and Phase 2 will provide five scholarships for local students.
january 2026 | good health and wellbeing
Bugarama Hospital, Tanzania
We helped address a critical water supply issue at Bugarama Hospital in Tanzania, after the hospital’s borehole pump failed. Providing replacement equipment, we engaged a local contractor to install a new three-phase submersible pump, along with upgraded wiring and a modern control system to ensure consistent water pressure. This upgrade restored a reliable water supply to an 85-bed facility serving more than 250 patients each day.
december 2025 | good health & wellbeing
Al Youm Al Wahed Marsa Alam Government Hospital, Egypt
We signed a cooperation protocol with Al Youm Al Wahed Marsa Alam Government Hospital in Egypt, supporting improved access to specialist healthcare for the local community by sponsoring transport costs for a specialist doctor to visit the hospital monthly, as well as providing essential medical equipment.
quality education | november 2025
Communities In Schools, USA
Our team in the USA were proud to support Communities In Schools (CIS) with a donation this quarter. This supports their ongoing mission to keep children in school by addressing non-academic barriers to student success, including food insecurity, limited access to transportation or school supplies, or mental/physical health issues.
quality education | September 2025
Dodoma University, Tanzania
We provided 12 students from Dodoma University the opportunity to spend ~8 weeks at our Geita operations, gaining real industry hands-on experience. From time at the drill rig site, to seeing our remote-controlled blast hole rigs in action, they experienced the full scope of how our team works.
good health & wellbeing | August 2025
Nyanzaga Ward Office, Zambia
We completed a new ward office for the local community featuring brand-new electrical wiring, fresh paintwork, and tiled finishes throughout, designed to be a modern, functional space that creates a safe and welcoming facility.
good health & wellbeing | July 2025
Kili Challenge, Tanzania
Participating in the annual fundraising mission to help reduce the impact of HIV/AIDS in Tanzania, our three climbers - Luke Repper, Operations Manager Geita, Zakhi Ally, Site Administrator and Head of Department at Geita HR, and Edna Qamara, Geita HSE Administrator summited Mount Kilimanjaro as part of the GGM Kili Challenge.
good health & wellbeing | July 2025
Children's Sensory Room, Egypt
We supported the construction of a sensory room at Marsa Alam Pathology Centre to directly support more than 100 local children with sensory processing challenges, the first of its kind in Marsa Alam. We installed more than 30 specialised pieces of equipment and sourced 100% of materials locally employing 10 local contractors to complete the works.
quality education | June 2025
Lvolution Academy, Cote d’Ivoire
Lvolution Academy focusses on training local underprivileged youth in martial arts and ensuring they have opportunities to compete globally while ensuring they are able to maintain their attendance at school whilst training in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Our support ensures they have the equipment they need and can travel to attend competitions.
quality education | june 2025
Chira Primary School, Tanzania
Our team working at North Mara in Tanzania was proud to contribute to the construction of a new primary school in Chira, benefitting students in the Kenyamanyori ward. In addition to the new facilities for local children, all construction materials were sourced from local suppliers.
quality education | june 2025
Nunkeesor Saddul Government School, Mauritius
Our team in Mauritius provided educational materials to improve the resources available to the Nunkeesor Saddul Government School as well as sponsoring their school sports day. Members of our team attended the sports day event and were thrilled to present medals to the students.
CASE STUDY
Raising Training Standards in Africa
In 2021, we invested in the International Apprenticeship and Competency Academy (IACA), in Tanzania. IACA is a technical training organisation that delivers standardised UK accredited training, including apprenticeship programmes, skills validation, technical tests and HSE training.
- IACA is the only Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) accredited agency in Tanzania
- Trainees receive an internationally recognised accreditation, supporting greater employment opportunities
- Programs are available to multiple industry sectors across Africa, supporting not just our own team, but development of skills and opportunity for many Africans
- IACA is developing technical training centres across Tanzania to improve access to apprenticeship and training programmes and skills assessments
- IACA works closely with the Tanzania Technical Training Regulator (NACTVET) and National Vocational Training Provider (VETA) to raise standards
- IACA recently supplied welding training simulators and is working towards bringing International Certification for welder trainees
CASE STUDY
Providing Essential Maternal Healthcare
The Kamanga Health Centre, in the Mwanza Region of Tanzania is the only local facility providing quality health care for the community of 35,000 residents.
Our donation of USD~$120,000 to Australia for Cedar Tanzania will support the construction phase of a new maternity ward to provide delivery, pre-and-post-natal, post-caesarean and premature care for the region’s ~50 births per month. Additionally, it will provide specialist facilities for high-risk and complicated births and will help improve outcomes and minimise risks for pregnant women.
Local Procurement
Supporting local businesses is an important way for us to positively contribute to our communities – thereby sustaining economic development and enabling us to build strong ties with people around our operations.
While many goods and services required for our drilling, mining and laboratory activity are highly technical and can only be sourced from a few specialised companies, wherever possible we look to source locally from the countries and communities in which we operate, including certified local equipment manufacturer agents or distributors.
CASE STUDY
Al-Batal Laundry, Marsa Alam
In 2011, we started working with Al-Batal Laundromat, a small business with two washing machines and one employee, providing laundry services for a portion of our employee clothing.
Through our support and increased demand over the last 14 years, owner Hedra Hafez has now expanded to a second shop with six washing machines, one dryer and three more employees from Marsa Alam town.
The laundry's income has increased over 100% since working with us.
CASE STUDY
Infinity Interglobal, Tanzania
Infinity Interglobal supplies food, PPE and mining equipment. Our Tanzanian business provided crucial support, enabling the company to overcome challenges associated with limited resources and market penetration to expand its operations and build credibility within the country's mining sector.
It is now a trusted supplier in the mining industry, with a significantly expanded product range and increased revenue.
With Capital’s contribution, we have grown significantly, accessing new markets and increasing our customer base.