CANADA through a security discipline whereby you have to proactively engage with the communities and the local authorities and government to mitigate those potential situations .”
“ Communication in our Namoya and Twangiza regions , all the way down to the traditional leaders , to the various key people in the provinces and communities , all the way up to our security partners , is vital to establishing the platform of a safe environment .”
Richards points to a breakdown in trust in the run up to the bankruptcy and as the company began to wind down , the communities could no longer see the benefit of having Banro operating in the area again . “ We had to go right back to the basics to rebuild all of that ,” he says . “ I think we ’ ve really done a fantastic job on achieving that .”
The results speak for themselves . Banro has now established a platform that engages all parts of the stakeholder ecosystem that considers safety , security and community engagement perspectives in order to operate successfully and regrow the company in the right direction . These “ boilerplate ” problems have now been addressed
“ It ’ s our obligation as a company to provide a safe workplace for our people and a safe workplace for our whole community to live in ”
— Brett Richards , Chairman and CEO of Banro Corporation
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