Communities
Community Relations at Marampa Mines is based on mutual respect, trust and structured engagement with employees and local stakeholders.
Marampa Mines’ ESG initiatives are aimed at embracing the challenges relating to climate change,
gender diversity, sustainable farming and education through development of sustainable projects that
make a difference to communities in Sierra Leone.
Marampa Mines
As a major employer in the Port Loko District, MML is proud to have 91% Sierra Leonean nationals in our workforce, alongside providing economic growth opportunities to primary host communities. Skills development drives livelihood improvement and directly correlates with the mine’s success.
MML engages with the community to understand and support their needs.
Health Clinic and Outreach Programme
MML’s on-site clinic that makes steady progress on planned initiatives for ensuring the health and well-being of its staff, contractors and visitors. MML’s Health Outreach Programme aims to improve children’s and women’s health in within its primary host communities through sensitisation on immunisation, sanitation, and hygiene. The initiative also seeks to educate women, young adolescent girls, children, and caregivers on preventative health measures and awareness of common infections and diseases, including malaria and typhoid.
Sports and Youth Development
The MML complex includes a sports centre designed to improve staff welfare, which will also be open to the
wider community, with the aim of forming community teams and organizing local tournaments.
In 2025, MML donated $150,000 to the Sierra Leone Women’s Premier League to strengthen the development and visibility of women’s football. As lead sponsor, MML is proud to support a league that champions gender equality, youth development, and community empowerment. The league unites communities across Bo, Port Loko, Makeni, and Freetown and serves to elevate women’s football nationwide.
2022 Tour de Lunsar
Marampa Mines Limited was one of the sponsors for the 7th Science in Sport (SIS) Tour de Lunsar 2022. The event is Sierra Leone’s biggest cycling race and witnessed 120 juniors, men and women cyclists from many countries. Tour de Lunsar is the lead spoke in the wheel of Sierra Leone cycling. Cycling has shown itself to be a tremendous builder of youth confidence and achievement in Sierra Leone, by creating job empowerment and a positive feeling in the community.
Marampa Football
A thank-you football match in appreciation of MML’s support for Marampa football was organised by the Marampa Football Association and the Marampa Football Stakeholders and played on Saturday, 2 April 2022 at the Lunsar football field. The thrilling match was between the Marampa Stars and Marampa Eleven teams, and the kick-off was taken by MML’s CFO and football enthusiast, Gianlorenzo Capitelli.
Previous Initiatives
Jubilant residents described the donation as “the most generous charity in the history of mining operations at Marampa”. Member of Parliament for the constituency, Hon. Abdul Karim Koroma recounted: “such donations were unprecedented in the history of the Marampa mines”.
