Bralima’s Foundation investing in the well-being of the population

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Bralima’s Foundation investing in the well-being of the population

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Bralima’s Foundation investing in the well-being of the population

• BralimaispartoftheHeinekeninternationalGroupwhichisoperatingin148countries.

• BralimaFoundationwasestablishedwith themaingoaltocontributetowardsthedevelopmentofthecountrywherethecompanyisoperating.

• Toachievethisobjective,wearedevelopingalotofdifferentsocialactivitiesthatimprovethesociallifeandconditionsofthelocalpopulation.

• Wetryourbesttocontributetothewell-beingofthepopulation,asmuchaswecan.

• Bralima’s Foundation investments aim to achievepositivesocial,environmentalandeconomicimpactonthepopulation

Who are we?

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Bralima’s Foundation investing in the well-being of the population

• TheBralima’sFoundationwascreatedin2007andismanagedbyMr.HansvanMamerenasPresident&Mrs.MabundaasVice-President.

• Thefoundationisoperationalalloverthecountry,including locationswhere the company does nothave branches. We have 6 branches in differentregionofthecountry(North,South,West,East).

• Inordertobetotallydedicatedtothewell–beingof the population, the Foundation has chozen toworkin4fields:

→Basicliteracyeducation(read&write) →Educationandskillsdevelopment&capacity building →Health →Theenvironment,includingagriculture

What is the Bralima’s Foundation?

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Bralima’s Foundation investing in the well-being of the population

• Thefoundationisoperationalinalltheplaceswherewehaveourproductionsitesbutalsoinotherloca-tions:

-Kinshasa -Boma -Mbandaka -Kisangani -Bukavu -Lubumbashi

The Foundation all over the country

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Bralima’s Foundation investing in the well-being of the population

• Onaregularbasis,wereceivelettersfromvariouspeople

askingforhelpandcollaboration.Weselectthoseletters

thatmatchourobjectives,andweapproachtheapplicants

to know more and discuss further. We are involved in

basicliteracyeducationandtrainingofvariousschoolsat

different levels of development: very rural poor schools

facing a disaster situation compared to better schools,

andweareable tohelpmaintainacertain leveldespite

thedifficultenvironmentandtheeconomiccrisis.Mostof

theseschoolsrequirerehabilitationoftheirbuildings.

• Wefirstdoafieldvisittomakesurethattheseschoolsexist

andarelocatedinaccessibleplace.Wediscusswiththem

tohaveabetterunderstandingof theway theyoperate

andtofindoutwhat theirneedsare.Thenwedosome

proposalstoassisttheminthebestmanner.

How does the Foundation work ?

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Bralima’s Foundation investing in the well-being of the population

• Before starting the construction we consult our team ofengineersandgowiththemonafieldvisittoallowthemtocomebackwithproposalsandpricequotations.

• Theengineersmustprovideaverydetailedquotationandalwaysattachaconstructionschedulewhichwillattestthecredibilityoftheiroffers.Thiswillbeusefultoanalyzethedifferentquotationandalsocomparewiththemarketprice.

• We do indepth project analysis, we do verify the prices,challengethemandnegotiatediscountasmuchaswecan.Thisdiscountwillhelpustosavesomemoneyandthendomoreprojects+assistmorepeople.

• Wecompareall theproposalsandselect thebestoffer intermsofpriceandquality.

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Fondation Bralima s’investir pour le bien être du peuple congolais

• Weinsistonavaluableandcrediblequotations(detailedwithsuperficie,priceperunit,grandtotal)

• Quotationswillnotbeacceptedifnotattachedwithadetailedschedule including deadline. The Foundation is controllingandtrackingtoguaranteeadeadlinefrom30to45days.

• Themoneyispaidtotheengineersintranches,accordingtotheconstruction’sdevelopmentandthiswillberelatedtotheplanning.All thiswillbemonitoredbytheFoundationonaweeklybasisduringfieldvisits.

• Thereisasignedagreementbetweentheengineerandtheschool.

• Duringtheconstructionprocess,theschoolmustprovidetheengineeraplacetostockallthematerial.Thisspaceshouldbeprovidedwithlockersandmustbeverysecure.

Quality control of the Foundation’s work !

Serious work, tracking and follow up !

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Bralima’s Foundation investing in the well-being of the population

• In case of loss or problems due to carelessness, theconstructionwillimmediatelybestoppedandtheschoolwillbeobligedtoreimbursethemoneyinvested+apenaltyfee(upto30%oftheamountinvested).Thiswillbementionedinacontractandsignedbeforestartingtheconstruction.

• The foundation will provide a building site agenda/diarybefore starting theproject. Thisbuilding sitediarywill beprovided by the Foundation when signing the purchaseorder.

• Indeed before starting construction and giving funds apurchaseorderwillbesignedbetweentheFoundationandtheengineer.

• An update of the building site diary must be done on aregularbasisrelatedtothedevelopmentoftheprjectandmustincludebothsignature(engineertogetherwithschool).

• Thematerialwillbetakenoutofthestockroomthroughthebuilding sitebook/diary andonlywiththesignatureandpresenceofbothparties:schoolandtheengineer.

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Bralima’s Foundation investing in the well-being of the population

• Thematerialtakingout,thedevelopmentoftheconstructionand the planning signed and agreed must be closelyconnected.Allthiswillbecheckedduringfieldvisits.

• 1stpartofthemoneywillbededicatedtothepurchaseofmaterial.

• Deadline of 48 hrs between receipt of the money anddeliveryofthematerialtotheconstructionside.

• The engineer will sign a document attesting the receiptof fund’s at the different stages of the construction’sdevelopment.

• Wetakepicturesatthedifferentstagesofthedevelopmentandeverytimewegoonfieldvisit.Wecarefullytrackthedevelopmentoftheconstruction.

• Attheendoftheproject,duringtheinauguration,wewillsignanagreementbetweentheFoundationandtheSchooltoblocktheamountoftheschoolfeesduringatleast1year.Indeed,wewould like toavoidan increase in school feeswhichwouldresultinexcludingthosewhocannotaffordtopaymore.

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Bralima’s Foundation investing in the well-being of the population

• Forthosewhodidn’thavethechancetolearnattheearlystageoftheirlife,theFoundationisinvestinginlearningandvocationalcentres.Inthesecentrestheycanlearnandtheywillalsohavetheopportunitytolearnaprofessiontogetsomerevenue.

Teaching the population to read and write

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Bralima’s Foundation investing in the well-being of the population

From generation to generation, education allows togainenoughcultural leveltodeveloppersonalityandhavesocialintegration.

Providing education for children

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Bralima’s Foundation investing in the well-being of the population

Foundation & Rehabilitation

Same school, after the Foundation’s support. This is not a dream ! We are doing our best to make people happy and to help.

Same school, after rehabilitationBefore the rehabilitation

The school before the intervention of the Bralima’s Foundation

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Bralima’s Foundation investing in the well-being of the population

Inauguration of St Jozef Kermaria’s centre

The elders students not only learn to read andwritebuttheyalsolearnavocation/professionthatwillhelpthemtogeneratesomeincome.

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Bralima’s Foundation investing in the well-being of the population

Whengivingschool’sdonations,theFoundationisreallyconcernedaboutITequipmentwhichisveryimportantforagoodeducationandabetterfuture

Ecole Luango computers donation

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Bralima’s Foundation investing in the well-being of the population

Naina’s Institute sew machines, computer, tables and chairs donation

This material will help the students of the technicaldivisiontolearnaprofession.Theclotheswillbesaleandgeneratesomefundstopaytheirschoolfee.

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Bralima’s Foundation investing in the well-being of the population

Social help

Kintambo’s Orphanage

TheFoundationdoesnotforgettheorphansespeciallynotduringChristmas

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Bralima’s Foundation investing in the well-being of the population

Health

TheFoundationisalsoinvolvedinthehealthfield.TheFoundationwishtodevelopanappropriateandfavorableenvironmentinhospital.Sheaimstofacilitatetheaccesstohealthandreducethegapbetweenthepoorpeopleandtheothers.

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Bralima’s Foundation investing in the well-being of the population

• Rice is one of the main raw materials needed for theproductionofsomeofourproducts.

• Willing to contribute to the economic and agriculturaldevelopmentofthecountry,in2004,thecompanydecidedtobuyricelocallyinsteadofimportingfromabroad.

• Tobeabletodoso,Bralimainvestedinricecultivationandrehabilitationoffarms.

• The foundation was not only involved in rehabilitationbuthasalso invested inequipment,rawmaterials,trucks,motobikes,etc…

Environment Bralima’s Foundation and its Rice Project

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Bralima’s Foundation investing in the well-being of the population

• BralimaislocatedinalmostallthedifferentmainregionsofthecountryandtheFoundationhasthefullsupportofHeinekenHeadquartersforthericeprojectandsocialactivities.

• ThiscorrespondstotheHeinekenmilleniumobjectivesincludingthereductionofpoverty.Agriculture isagoodchannel tobeabletoreachthisobjective.

• Thisprojectstartedinthenorthernpartofthecountryandisactually spreadout all over the countrywhereBralima’s hasproductionactivities.

• In thebeginning thisprojectwasplanned foronly2 regions:Equateur(North)andBas–Congo(South).

• Todaytheprojectcoversabout10differentregions:Bas-Congo,Equateur, Kinshasa, Bandundu, la Province Orientale, SouthKivu,NorthKivu,ManiemaandKatanga.

Bralima to the rescue of agriculture

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Bralima’s Foundation investing in the well-being of the population

Heineken Millenium Objectives

Themilleniumobjectivesare: →Povertyreduction; →Toguaranteeenoughfood; →Socialassistance; →Educationsupport,etc.

InCongoDRCit’sthericeprojectwhichhasbeenselectedwiththeobjectiveof restarting rice cultivation in order to reducepoverty inruralareas,bringingadescentrevenueto farmersandtoguaranteeenoughandsufficientfoodtothepopulation.

The rice project and the millenium objectives

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Bralima’s Foundation investing in the well-being of the population

• ThroughtheFoundation,thefarmersbenefitnotonlyfromrice culture rehabilitation but they also receive trainingsupportwithnewsemences,socialactivitiessuchasschoolsfortheirchildren,healthcentre,tools,etc...

• In its contribution of the country social and economicaldevelopment,withtheFoundation,Bralimaalsocontributestotheimprovementofeducationthroughschoolrehabilitation,creationoflearningcentres,andhealthcentres

• Thegoalofthisagriculturalsupportisalsotoinfluencepeopleto go back to agriculture and leave the cities to focus onagricultureinruralareas.Thiswill improvelivingconditionsforthepeople.

Rice project in partnership with the community

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Bralima’s Foundation investing in the well-being of the population

Rice Project - some pictures

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Bralima’s Foundation investing in the well-being of the population

Concernedwith the environment, Bralima invests in awatertreatmentplantcleaningusedwater.

Beforetheendoftheyear2012,allHeineken’smanufactureswillbeequippedwithawatertreatmentplant.

Water treatment Plant

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Bralima’s Foundation investing in the well-being of the population

Kinshasa Water Treatment Plant

Bralima, Kinshasa

Thank you to all of you for your attention whilst reading this brochure.See you soon !

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Bralima’sFoundation,1av.duDrapeau,KinshasaBarumbu,CongoDRC.Tel+243998946910/01-email:chantal_mabunda@heineken.nl

« There is a lot to do to contribute to the social development of people. Bralima’s Foundation is working very hard and is investing in the well- being of the population through various actions We invite other development agencies and donors to proceed and join us in this development project. There is a lot we can do to improve people living conditions and contribute to the well- being. You are most welcome ! »