"Grand
Oak Ltd shares the same philosophy with TCF, a philosophy that is rooted in
sustainable Vision for all, showers of Blessing through clean portable water
which guaranteed good health and prosperity"
Fatai Odesile,
Commercial, Director, Grand Oak Limited
The
underlying belief by the management is that as a responsible corporate citizen,
the company must give back to the society in which it does business. This they do by embarking on programmes
designed to positively affect the lives of the people in the chosen
communities, towns or states.
In
conjunction with Tulsi Chanrai Foundation (TCF), a Non Governmental
Organization, Grand Oak Ltd through its flagship brand, Seaman’s Schnapps is
involved in the Mission for Water and Mission for Vision projects.
The
Mission for Water project is aimed at improving availability and access to
safe, sustainable drinking water to individuals and families in Cross River
State. TCF works with community to rehabilitate and sustain the functionality
of existing water hand pumps in the affected areas. It is a strategic intervention because
thousands of hand pump boreholes drilled are not functional. So instead of
sinking new boreholes, the objectives are to revamp old boreholes, make them
functional, train maintenance team and educate the communities to take
ownership of the facilities.
The
Mission for Vision project is aimed at restoring vision to curably blind people
annually- 100 vision restoring cataract surgeries free of charge to the
patients at a rate of 25 surgeries per quarter. The “Mission for vision”
initiative renders free treatment and surgery to victims who are largely poor
and residents of grass roots areas who could not pay for the needed surgery.
Beneficiaries of this project have been drawn from as far as Kebbi, Abia, Cross
River, Adamawa and Owerri.
Meanwhile,
in addition to rehabilitating existing water hand pump boreholes through its
partnership with TCF, Grand Oak Ltd has been involved in providing new water
boreholes in selected communities. Those that had benefited in this
initiative, aimed at improving the
quality of life of Nigerians through access to safe and portable water include
two areas in Ogun State namely Ota, Ilogbo and Mbaise area of Imo State.
Grand
Oak Ltd is a leading supporter of the unique Africa Culture. It has sponsored
major festivals in the country that include the UNESCO recognized Osun Oshogbo
Festival among others.
It
is also involved in the beautification and maintenance of big roundabouts on
highways- an environmental improvement initiative. Some of these include;
Seaman’s Roundabouts at Osogbo, Ife and Onitisha; Bacchus Roundabout in Lagos
(Idimu and Igando LCDAs).
