PZ Cussons Foundation

PZ CUSSONS Nigeriahas been in the forefront of the social and economic development in Nigeria for more than 100 years. The PZ Cussons Foundation was established in November 2007 in order to discharge social responsibility in a more robust and systematic manner. It is currently set up as an independent body with the primary aim of discharging CSR activities of the principal company by supporting projects in the area of health, roads, education and water. The Foundation is a demonstration of the commitment of PZ Cussons to Nigeria and a strong desire to make life noticeably better for the communities in which we operate.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

A 15 member Board of Trustees made up of prominent men and women as highlighted.

Professor E. Edozien - Chairman

Mr Anthony Green

Mr Christos Giannopoulos

Mr Tunde Oyelola

Mr Emeka Mgbeahuru

Mallam Adamu Ciroma

Mr. Rasheed Gbadamosi

Prof. Eyitayo Lambo

Alhaji B. Shagari

Dr. D. Okongwu

Justice (Mrs) Fati Abubakar

Alahaji U. Yahaya

Mallam D. Mohammed

Mrs Nike Akande

Mrs Yomi Ifaturoti

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

BACK GROUND
PZ Cussons established a Foundation named PZ Cussons Foundation with an initial take-off grant of N60 million in November, 2007 to implement its corporate social investment strategy in Nigeria. The mission of the Foundation is to improve the welfare of Nigerians by working in partnership with local communities. The objectives of the Foundation are to: discharge the parent company’s corporate social responsibility; foster good relationships with its host communities; promote the image of the company in the eyes of its stakeholders; and increase its customers’ goodwill and loyalty. The principles guiding the company’s corporate social investment include: maximal community involvement; sustainability of supported interventions; wide geographical spread in its interventions, and additionality rather than replacement of community and governments’ efforts. The priority areas of intervention are health, education, physical infrastructures including roads and water supplies, and empowerment. The major criteria for evaluating and selecting project/program proposals for support include: its fit into the Foundation’s mission and objectives; its relevance to the felt needs of the people; extent of possible community involvement in its implementation; local value addition; and resource requirements vis-a viz total resources available. The process of project/program development, selection and implementation involves : development of project/program proposal, evaluation of proposal and report writing, recommendation to the Board of Trustees( BOT) for decision, development of implementation plan, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. The sources of funding the selected projects/programs include, but not limited to, budgetary allocation from the parent company, proceeds from programmed investment, and donation from the public. The Foundation’s governance structure is two -tiered: an Administrative Board responsible for the day-to-day management of the Foundation’s Secretariat and the Board of Trustees largely responsible for providing policy and strategy direction, approval of proposals, approval of budget and its allocation to selected proposals. A strong communication plan aimed at both external and internal stakeholders is in place to ensure that all stakeholders are kept fully involved in and informed of what is going on. In addition, an effective evaluation and impact analysis process has been developed to be able to determine the value added by the company’s corporate social investment.

PZ CUSSONS FOUNDATION PROJECTS

Location	Title	Description	Completion Stage
Jigawa State	Jigawa State Update	• Tripartite MOU signed off on the 16th of February 2011 • 2 out of the 3 teachers already identified for the job and have accepted to come. Location: Jigawa State Date Completed: Ongoing	Ongoing
Cross River State	Partnering with Cross Rivers State Government	The Cross Rivers State democratic administration has been providing empowerment programmes, especially in agriculture aimed at reducing poverty among its people Location: Cross River State Date Completed: Ongoing	Ongoing
Ibadan, Oyo State	Queens School, Apata Ibadan	Project: New Administrative Block at Queens School – Apata Ibadan Cost Estimates: N4.834,450 Background: Queen’s School Ede was founded in 1952 to honour Queen Elizabeth II’s Location: Ibadan, Oyo State Date Completed: Proposed	Proposed
Obegu Ogbeji, Ndiofutu Oferekpe & Ndubaya Oswanka communities (Izzi LGA of Ebonyi State) and Ngulya & Kesube communities (Ogoja LGA of Cross River State).	Sustainable Water Sanitation & Hygiene (SWASH)	Sustainable Water Sanitation & Hygiene (SWASH) – Partnership with Concern Universal Location: Obegu Ogbeji, Ndiofutu Oferekpe & Ndubaya Oswanka communities (Izzi LGA of Ebonyi State) and Ngulya & Kesube communities (Ogoja LGA of Cross River State). Date Completed: Ongoing	Ongoing
Oyo State, Ibadan	Educare Youth Centre	• Educare Trust is an Education and Health non-governmental organization based in Ibadan, Nigeria with outreaches in several other parts of the country. Location: Oyo State, Ibadan Date Completed: Ongoing	Ongoing
Adamawa State	Mbamba Bamako Health Centre	Location: Adamawa State Date Completed: November 2, 2010 • Mbamba is a small community with a population of about 3000 located in Yola South Local Government, Adamawa state.	November 2, 2010
Sokoto state	Shehu Malami Primary School	Malam Shehu Malami, one time chairman of the Board of Directors of PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc is a native of Sokoto. He has been associated with the education sector in that State. Location: Sokoto state Date Completed: Commissioned 13th October, 2011	Commissioned 13th October, 2011
Sokoto state	Shehu Malami Secondary School	Malam Shehu Malami, one time chairman of the Board of Directors of PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc is a native of Sokoto. He has been associated with the education sector in that State. Location: Sokoto state Date Completed: 13th of October, 2011	13th of October, 2011
Edirin Sokoh	Edirin Sokoh Skill Acquisition Centre	The Centre was established by a philanthropist to cater for children with special challenges especially those with autistic conditions with the belief that all children can attain the highest possible Location: Edirin Sokoh Date Completed: Commissioned 9th May, 2011	Commissioned 9th May, 2011
Kogi State	Isanlu Health Center	Isanlu is a community in Kogi with a population of about 60,000 who are largely farmers Location: Kogi State Date Completed: April 20 2011	April 20 2011