2005 Sustainability Report - Lafarge

Banda Aceh city ravaged by the tsunami
in December 2004.
KEY FIGURES CONCERNING LAFARGE'S INTERVENTION
PHASES OF LAFARGE'S ACTION
Around €2 million were spent on the emergency operations, including immediate dispatch of the
emergency teams, financial assistance to employees, temporary rehousing, assistance with funerals
and continued payment of salaries.
Over €500,000 were devoted to the post-emergency and rehabilitation operations, including the mosques,
centers of local life and schools.
A sum of €5 million was spent on rebuilding permanent, earthquake-proof houses. An initial phase
of 274 houses with a budget of €3.3 million was launched in mid-2005 with operational assistance
from the three NGOs and funding assistance from Fondation de France and the French Red Cross.
A total of €900,000 was collected from employees of Lafarge, its subsidiaries and partners.
€75 million was budgeted for the refurbishment of the plant with the latest technologies in line with the
Group's environmental standards. Upon its re-entry into service, it will have a capacity of 1.6 million tonnes.
One of the first houses finished in the program
to rebuild the village of Lam Kruet.
1 | EMERGENCY MEASURE
On December 27, 2004, the Group immediately released $1 million and then set up the Lafarge
Employees Solidarity fund to collect donations from its employees. It organized the first emergency
assignments and supplied essentials (water, food, drugs, etc.) and rehoused its employees and their
families.
2 | POST-EMERGENCY PROGRAMS
300 workers from surrounding villages were trained in construction techniques to enable the rebuilding
of villages and a return to work. A rehabilitation and renovation program was launched covering
seven mosques in order to restore the social and psychological role of these places of worship.
A back-to-school program was implemented under which schools were refurbished and materials
provided. Medical assistance was provided in the form of a mobile clinic and the distribution of drugs.
3 | At the same time, RECONSTRUCTION NEEDS in the Lhoknga sub-district were defined in conjunction
with national NGO Dompet Dhuafa, and efforts were pooled with Atlas Logistique (French NGO) and
Habitat for Humanity (an international NGO) to form a partnership for a permanent housing
reconstruction program.
4 | RECONSTRUCTION PROGRAM
The totally devastated village of Lam Kruet was selected for the reconstruction of 274 houses out
of a total of 500. By year-end 2005, around 60 houses had taken shape. Lafarge's objective by year-end
2006 is to complete the construction of these homes. A second phase (of around 200 houses)
in a nearby village is being studied. This overall program covers the entire community, and not just
our employees.
5 | RE-OPENING OF THE PLANT
It was decided to rebuild the Banda Aceh plant. The rebuilding project is starting during the first half
of 2006, and the plant is due to enter service again in 2007.
Ahmad Juwaini, Head of Dompet Dhuafa's programs,
and Jérôme de Beaucorps, Atlas Logistique's advisor
and quality controller.
INDEPENDENT OPINION
A study made by the United Nations
(UN-Habitat) and Syiak Kuala Architecture
University in Banda Aceh rates from 0 to 10
the organizations that help locally the
reconstruction of Indonesia, according to
the realizations and honesty of their actions.
With a score of 8.1, Lafarge is rated among
the more respectful and honest
organizations.
"Dompet Dhuafa is the Indonesian partner of the consortium formed with Habitat for Humanity, Atlas
Logistique and Lafarge to rebuild the village of Lam Kruet. This project will enable families to resume
a normal life by putting a roof back over their heads. We are ensuring that the project does not fall too far
behind schedule in spite of the problems: the rainy season runs from October to December, Ramadan slows
progress, ownership documents have all disappeared, building materials are in short supply, and there are
tensions between members of the communities. Thirty or so houses were already finished by the end
of 2005, and the population is anxiously awaiting completion of the work”.
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