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
ATIDI’s CSR roadmap is as follows.
Public Health Initiatives
- Identify a centre (e.g. maternal unit or Cardio Center) 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 the 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.