RML ESG 2023

Enabling a better future for surrounding communities

• Tree Nurseries established at all sites across our area of operations .

• Application for forest co-management on the concession with MoE, to reduce deforestation and soil degradation . Planned
activities in partnership with relevant actors
• diversification of tree varieties for re aforestation
• landscape rehabilitation in high-priority areas
• river rehabilitation in high-priority areas
• Several community projects in preparation, focusing on the several pillars such as community engagement, Sport, alternative
livelihood, and Environmental management.
• Environmental and Social Governance to be a key focus area for 2023 to establish a world class approach .
• Erosion control
• Agroforestry
• involvement of community for forest management

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 RML Staff Initiatives

• Talent Management programme, supporting further studies for high

potential candidates
• Regular employee engagement from management on all levels at mine
sites
• Third party insurance, and covering 89% of health insurance scheme
(RAMA/Mituelle de Sante) for employees
• Providing support through mobilization for the initiation of
cooperatives that will benefit the community at large.
• Creating more inclusive work environment for female employees (RML
Women’s Association, ECD,iperu and hygiene facilities)
• Partnership with Universities for internships across all departments and
not just mining
• Construction of a house for vulnerable women.

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Community Projects Update
• Community Projects focus on Social and Economic impact:
• Contribution towards Health Insurance for vulnerable people in
nyamyumba sector.
• Early Childhood Development (ECD) that is increasing number of
children's that gets supports through nutritional basic needs .
• Water supply that will discharge out and reach to the majority of the
community that will be called rutongo water supply main stream.
• Agriculture and Livestock (creating economic alternatives for
the community .
• Tree nurseries to provide eatable fruits that will benefit the
community .

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RML Stakeholder Relationships
Continuing engagement with various stakeholder relationships :
• Courtesy engagement that was mainly to educate the community the negative impact of practicing un authorized mining.
• Meeting with parents that have children at ECD to find futher ways to develop ECD through creation of safety environment.
• Local and regional government relationships
• REWU – Mine Workers Union engagement
• Cerebration of labour day at Rutongo and opening of trinity at Rutongo

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Community work at mahaza site that was
purposely for creation of trenches to avoid erosion.
Preparation of children’s play ground at
ECD.
Meeting after closing of holes caused by
illegals miners at Iperu center
Attending meeting of prevention of Tuberculosis at
national revel that was held at isooko football ground
Community work with Mayor of Rulindo district in
closing of holes created by unauthorized miners
Preparation of tree nurseries to use in
rehabilitation and plantation of indigenous trees.
BACK FILLING OF HOLES CREATED
BY UNAUTHORISED MINERS AT
MAHAZA SITE .
Investment in agriculture of mushrooms
and soya at Strong family strong society .
ENVIRONMENTAL AND COMMUNITY
ACTION PLAN.
• Creation of terraces ,trenches and drainages and maintaining of exiting ones
• Recycling and Management of critical water sheds.
• Wastes Management
• Community water Supply
• Preparation of Tree nurseries
• Creation of Dams
• preservation of forests.
• Construction of Main Dam
• Trees plantation (12000Trees)
• River catchments
• Roads Rehabiratation
• Mitigation of Air Gases(environmental Sanitation)