Corporate Social Responsibility

Lafarge Free Medical Camp was successfully organized in nearby village, Malot in April 11, 2010. There was a team of 10 doctors including 6 lady doctors and 4 male doctors from Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad. It was headed by Dr. Abdus Salam, Diplomat American Board of Internal Medicine and Fellow American College of Physician. A senior Eye specialist, Dr. Usman Saeed Khan was also part of this team.

A total of 397 patients visited this medical camp, most of them were women and children. We provided transport service to patients residing nearby villages. People were happy and showed a lot of excitement by displaying welcome banners and extended their full support in conducting this camp successfully

Free Medial Camp - April 2009

Free Medical Camp was conducted successfully concluded on June 16, 2009. 

The one day camp was set up in our neighbouring Choii Village and inhabitants of three nearby villages “Mallot, Varala and Choii” greatly benefited from it and a shuttle service was provided for Mallot villagers. Throughout the day two male doctors, a lady doctor with three nursing staff examined some 434 (288 female and 146 male) patients, who were also given free of charge medicines.

 This medical camp on one hand took us a step further in fulfilling our social responsibilities towards the community, and at the same time it provided much needed medical care to hundreds of very poor and needy villagers who are otherwise lacking the facility of even a Basic Health unit.     

 Representatives of these villages conveyed their appreciation and gratitude to the management and staff of Lafarge Pakistan for organizing such an event. The local authorities in their message have also appreciated this gesture of goodwill.

Lafarge Pakistan Cement immediately sent their ambulance along with a paramedic staff to District Head Quarter (DHQ) hospital Chakwal, which took patients from Sarpak to civil hospital and then shifted them to Rawalpindi. The people of chakwal praised Lafarge Pakistan Cement for their corporation in this difficult time.

Moreover, in the fire incident at Chappar Bazar, Chakwal the fire truck of Lafarge Pakistan cement participated in joint rescue operation till late night. The people of chakwal commended this positive attitude of Lafarge Pakistan cement.            

 District Police Chakwal also appreciated Lafarge Pakistan’s timely and valuable contribution by offering Fire Truck along with trained fire fighting staff to join the efforts in the rescue activities and considered this as our moral and social obligation towards a society.

Company’s Management is working in the best interest of the community by providing easy access to the near by villages and economic development of local community.                        

Road construction of 6Kms of 13 Mt wide asphalted road is constructed from Jalaibi Chowk to plant and also given main access to three villages in the vicinity. This is also to boost the economic activity in the area by providing direct/indirect employment facility to almost 50% of the skilled and unskilled manpower of the District Chakwal. This has also increased business opportunities for the local inhabitants due to increase in economic activities in the area. Also, Extensive use of Company’s manpower and heavy machinery throughout the last monsoon season in order to keep the main Kalar Kahar-Choa road in a serviceable condition which also made the villagers to commute easily.