CSR integrates social and environmental concerns in ATIDI’s business operations and interactions with its stakeholders as part of a broader ATIDI Environment, Social, and Governance scorecard. CSR is generally understood as being the way through which a company achieves a balance of economic, environmental, and social imperatives (“Triple-Bottom-Line-Approach”) while at the same time addressing the expectations of shareholders and stakeholders – both internal and external.
ATIDI’s CSR vision is to promote its stakeholders social and economic well-being, particularly vulnerable and marginalized communities within its member countries, in its areas of operation through a series of interventions that will enhance the economic and social development of the region. ATIDI’s CSR policy focuses on the following areas:
- Improved Health and Sanitation
- Conservation, Environmental Protection and Improvement
- Social welfare of women and children
- Financial inclusion of vulnerable societies and Youth Empowerment
- Volunteering initiatives for ATIDI staff and
- Education and Capacity Building
CSR Projects
Kigwati Fundamental School – Burundi
When floods displaced families and disrupted education in Gatumba, ATIDI stepped in to help restore what matters most — a safe place for children to learn and dream again.
Through our CSR initiative, we supported the construction of new classrooms and the improvement of sanitation facilities at Kigwati Fundamental School, ensuring that students can study in dignity, safety, and comfort.
Watch as this initiative transforms lives and strengthens community resilience in Burundi.
ATIDI’s CSR Roadmap
Public Health Initiatives
- Identify a centre (e.g. maternal unit or Cardio Centre) in a leading hospital in a member country, provide annual donations, and contribute to critical public health initiatives through regional and global bodies.
Environmental initiatives
- Supporting green projects and green facilities focused on climate change and environmental protection, e.g. support green energy initiatives and partner with institutions providing off-grid energy solutions to help address the electricity gap.
- Encourage recycling, limited use of plastics, and paperless filing/operations as part of the new work environment.
Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) initiatives
- Support water and sanitation projects in rural Africa, e.g. advocate for one toilet per household. Partner with UNICEF on their WASH programs per country.
Volunteering initiatives for ATIDI staff
- Support Employee Volunteering Projects, e.g. allow staff to adopt a project, which they will champion.
Education & Capacity Building
- Promoting girl child education and support facilitating equal access to education especially for boys and girls, even for the children of the most vulnerable groups of society.
- Support improving curricula and physical infrastructure, materials, and equipment necessary to facilitate the development and learning process of youth.
Social welfare of women and children
- Focus on gender equality and support embedding gender across all areas – health, education, water, hygiene and sanitation, child protection, and social policy.
Financial inclusion of vulnerable societies and Youth Empowerment
- Targeted priorities for the empowerment and well-being of women and adolescent girls.
Community Development
- Support Community Development and contribution towards resettlement programs on projects supported by ATIDI.