Thriving communities

Kenmare’s mining concession occupies 34,000 hectares of coastal area, where approximately 45,000 people live in the localities directly or indirectly affected by mining activities.

The Company understands that effective relationships with its host communities are critical to its licence to operate and it works closely with them to improve local facilities and opportunities. In 2004 Kenmare established the Kenmare Moma Development Association (KMAD), which works with communities, local authorities, and NGO partners to deliver development programmes and projects. Find out more about KMAD and its community development initiatives.

Material topics

Socio-economic development
Social license to operate
Land use
Security
Adequate housing

2025 highlights included:

>$3.0m invested by KMAD in community projects

Construction of district hospital underway – supporting three KMAD health centres

Three water supply systemsconstructed or upgraded – KMAD has drilled over 30 boreholes since 2004

Primary education programmeto enhance literacy and numeracy skills funded, partnering with Mozambican educational specialists

Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights training

Kenmare provides regular training on the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights to its own security team and the public security forces who operate in Larde and Moma. 2026 saw the introduction of a new approach to training, bringing this in-house so that training can be conducted on every new rotational work shift. 

Ernest Macamo, Kenmare’s Head of Security commented: Commitment to the Voluntary Principles is integral to upholding Kenmare’s reputation, our social licence to operate and ultimately protecting the human rights of the communities who live and work near the Mine. We look forward to building on this positive start to the new year and engraining the principals within our teams so they can confidently manage any security situation they may encounter.

Creating youth work experience opportunities

Kenmare’s partner MozParks, who operates an Industrial Park for Kenmare in Topuito, promotes youth employment in Topuito through the MozYouth Internship Programme.  MozParks is reinforcing its commitment to local development by supporting youth employment through a 6-month paid internship program run by MozPark’s sister organisation, the MozYouth Foundation.

The programme for 20 internships is funded by Irish Aid and Kenmare’s suppliers will host the interns. One supplier, Transworld, is taking on interns in their logistics management and Health, Safety and Environment departments. The young interns are all from the local area and received provincial-level training, including at the Industrial and Commercial Institute of Nampula, Rovuma University, and Nacala Porto Secondary School, highlighting the program’s focus on developing and including local talent. A second supplier, Hydro Precision, is taking on interns who trained locally at the KMAD founded Polytechnic Institute of Larde in their mechanics department. These 6-month internships provide practical experience, work readiness and employability training, specialized skills development, and real opportunities for integration into the labour market, strengthening the connection between Kenmare’s supplier companies and the local community.