Proman, Habitat team up for $US1m project

PETROCHEMICAL producer Proman and international housing charity Habitat for Humanity have announced a multi-year partnership that will ensure thousands of people have access to safe, decent and affordable housing. The partnership will also support multiple, long-term community projects around the world.

In an initial two-year partnership, Proman will be donating US$1.2 million (just over TT$8 million) to support a range of home building, disaster resilience and emergency response projects across mainly TT, but also Europe and the United States. This follows Proman’s donation of $1 million in October to the Living Water Community, to assist in relief and recovery efforts following the devastating floods, said a media release.

Chief executive of Proman David Cassidy welcomed the initiative and said: “The partnership with Habitat for Humanity as a whole reaffirms and strengthens our deeply held values as a company, to act as long-term partners with all of the communities, and in all of the countries, in which we operate. Investing in the sustainable development of our people, our places and the local economy is not only our responsibility, but a fundamental part of who we are as Proman. We have always prioritised local content. We always look to the long-term.”

Proman’s local subsidiaries CNC and N2000 are proud to have supported Habitat for Humanity in TT since 2012, the release said.

For the duration of the partnership, Proman’s donation will be complemented by ongoing volunteer and fundraising work by its employees, focussing initially on the communities most closely tied to Proman’s operations around the world.