Development And Partnership With Local Community
The main approach of Matmaa Mining Group is “Creating added value through sustainable mining.” Matmaa strives to monitor the economic, social, and environmental impacts of its business and, while achieving economic profitability, strives to enhance positive impacts and reduce, compensate, or eliminate negative impacts.
Model Farm
Some of the land purchased by Matmaa Mining Group is arable. As a result, the idea of activating these lands for agricultural use and creating new employment opportunities, especially for rural youth, has been on the agenda of Matmaa’s Social Responsibility Unit since 2022.
Kitchen Setup
In 2020, providing food services to company employees was identified as an issue for partnership with the host community. Matmaa Mining Group organized industrial cooking training courses for female volunteers with the participation of instructors from the Technical and Vocational Organization and…
Professional Technical Training For Women
In the village of Morvarid, which is the main village adjacent to the Morvarid iron ore mine; women are generally not involved in economic activities. This view was further supported by the activities of two women’s kitchens to provide food for the mine employees and purchase women’s products for organizational/occasional gift packages. Also, training courses were held in cooperation with and in the presence of instructors approved by the country’s technical and vocational organization; and finally, interested women received technical and vocational certificates in their chosen field by participating in the relevant exams.
Supporting Small And Medium-Sized Employment Creation
In addition to directly employing local men in the Morvarid iron ore mine, Matmaa Mining Group has played a role in the socio-economic sustainability of its surrounding community by supporting small and medium-scale economic activities developed by women in Morvarid village. As a result, small and medium-sized businesses are included as contractors in the company’s supply chain, and more links in the flow of economic value creation and distribution in Mamaa Company have been connected to the host community in the company’s operations.
Improving The Quality Of The Child And Adolescent Experience
Children and adolescents are the main assets of any society. Investing in improving their quality of life leads to a healthier and more dynamic society. In interactions that the residents of Morvarid village had with the facilitators and the head of the Matmaa Social Responsibility Unit in the village; they raised their concerns about the lack of cultural, sports and recreational facilities for children and adolescents. On the other hand, Matmaa Mining Group views children and adolescents as the next generation of adults who will have a serious interaction with the mine. As a result, their skill, cultural and educational development can shape more constructive interactions with less risk of conflicts in the future.
Formation Of Home Sewing Workshops
In line with the findings of the Matmaa Social Responsibility Office team, one of the opportunities identified for participating in the development of the Morvarid iron ore mine host community was the activation of small home sewing workshops for women in Morvarid village. Orders that Matmaa has for its desired products in corporate gift packages are distributed among the women tailors under the supervision of the head of the social responsibility unit in Morvarid village and in proportion to their skills and capabilities.
Morvarid Library
The Social Responsibility Unit of the Matmaa Mining Group put the program of launching and supporting the Pearl Library on its agenda in March 1401. Currently, the Morvarid Library is operating with the presence of one of the young women of the village as the library manager. With the support of the Islamic Council of the village, one of the rooms of the council building, which has independent access, has been used as the library location. All the facilities available in the library have been provided with collective participation.
Interaction with the Morvarid Village School
In 2020, a junior high school was established in Morvarid Village. One of the most important achievements of the interaction between the Social Responsibility Unit of Motama and the Morvarid Village School was the establishment of junior high school classes in grades seven, eight, and nine. Until 1400, education in the Morvarid Village School was only possible until the end of primary school. The head of the Social Responsibility Office in Morvarid Village, by holding meetings with the parents of the students and the school principal, explained and highlighted the need for serious follow-up to resolve this problem and the positive impact it had on the lives of their children in the village. The emphasis in this program is on its participatory nature.
Matmaa Logo
The Persian rose (also featured in the Matmaa Mining Group logo) is one of 116 species identified in the Morvarid Iron Ore Mine Rehabilitation and Restoration Project. It is a rare species that grows in a bushy form and is classified as a wild plant.
Creating Added Value
We believe that our economic activity has a responsible commitment to the collective well-being of the people of the region, as well as to the future of the earth, which is the capital of the future, and that fulfilling this commitment is our duty to maintain sustainability.