On November 26th 2020, the Beluluane Industrial Park (BIP), in partnership with other Park companies namely; DUYS, TEMOC, Laresh, Capital Star Steel, Hytec and Engprojects donated food hampers and hygiene products to more than 250 elderly people from seven villages located in Matola-Rio, District of Boane. The handover event was officiated by the Office of the Wife of the Governor of Maputo.
The donations made last Thursday consisted of 250 kg of mealie meal, 500 kg of sugar, 500 liters of oil, 125 kg of beans and 250 reusable masks.
Mamã Parruque, the wife of the Governor of Maputo, commended the work and support that Beluluane Industrial Park is providing in the Province of Maputo. By ensuring that the elderly are sheltered from food shortages, also contributes to the fight against hunger, that many families face in Mozambique.
On this occasion, Onório Boane, General Manager of the Beluluane Industrial Park, spoke to those present at the event and declared that BIP, in partnership with companies based in the park, would be joining the initiative of the Office of the Wife of the Governor of Maputo, embracing an important social cause and assured that this type of contribution will continue, covering those in need in other regions of Maputo Province. The General Manager also stressed that BIP, and the referred companies based in the Park, have developed several activities to support the most vulnerable echelon the community, especially the elderly, given that they are one of the groups most affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
The Beluluane Industrial Park (BIP) and the Boane District Government signed on Monday, 2nd November 2020, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that establishes a new relationship between the Boane District Government and BIP. On Monday’s event donations of IT equipment and the provision of free internet service at the Matola-Rio Administrative Post were also officialised.
The MoU signed by the two parties is an important step as part of the growth of the local community and should contribute to the effectiveness of the district’s public administration. Among the equipment and services donated by BIP to the Matola-Rio Administrative Post, the laptop, the printer and the provision of free internet will be very important to facilitate and streamline the delivery of public services provided by the administrative post to the local community, including companies based in the region.
The Administrator of the Boane District, Teresa Helena Boaventura Mauaie, praised the importance of partnerships between the government and the private sector: “This MoU shows us that public entities should not only rely on the state budget; we also have to invest more in partnerships with the private sector. The gesture made by BIP is to be commended and shows that the company is interested in contributing to the growth and development of local communities, as well as the district in general.”
BIP is working in a range of areas with the aim of supporting the development of the country, the province of Maputo and the District of Boane (where the park is located), including the creation of more than 500 jobs in 2020, the provision of more than 300 paid professional internships for young people in the province of Maputo, the donation of hospital equipment and protective materials for health professionals to the Provincial Directorate of Health to help the Covid-19 response, among others.
“We want to make it possible for young people who live close to the Matola Rio Administrative Post to have access to the internet for their studies and professional needs, allowing them, from time to time, to benefit from the free internet service that will now be provided by BIP”, declared Onório Boane, General Manager of the Beluluane Industrial Park.
