We have a range of initiatives that celebrate academic excellence and support the next generation. Pépites d’Or . We also support girls’ education recognises the academic achievements of our employees’ children, encouraging students to pursue higher education. through Jeunes Filles en Scolarité by covering school fees and helping remove barriers that can lead to early dropout, and through Elites de Demain, we nurture future leaders in mining and related industries by training local talent and offering practical work placements at our sites.
As guests in our host countries, we recognise the importance of building and maintaining trust through effective and respectful community engagement as well as providing positive benefits and shared value from our presence.
Our communities
Our approach
Being a trusted partner in our host countries means contributing to the prosperity of our communities and countries by creating jobs, supporting local businesses, developing local talent and contributing to the socio-economic development. At the same time, we strive to avoid or minimise our negative impacts and proactively implement responsible mitigation measures when this is not possible.
Our initiatives in host communities
Our mining operations are powerful catalysts for socio-economic development and important contributors to the prosperity of our host countries and local communities, through job creation, education and training, local procurement, the fair and transparent payment of taxes and our social investments.
Our social investment strategy is centred around four key themes, economic development, education, health, and access to water and energy, which are implemented at the site level through a whole host of different community projects and income-generating activities (“IGA”), and our wholly owned Endeavour Foundation, which executes regional, national and cross-border initiatives.
Economic development
Education
Health
Access to water and energy
Examples of our programmes
Legal identity
our Endeavour Foundation has issued 1,100 birth certificates in Côte d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso, restoring legal identity and enabling access to education and essential services.
Maternal and child health caravan
Our health caravans provided free maternal and child healthcare to 5,472 people in 2025, expanding access to essential services in underserved communities.
Building capacity with local suppliers
We hosted five events in 2025 for 205+ local suppliers, building capacity, sharing ESG best practices and supporting women-owned businesses’ digital skills.
Shaping the next generation of farmers
Through our AgriFuturs Burkina programme, we are training 150 young people near Houndé and Mana to build modern agricultural cooperatives.
Driving economic empowerment
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At Endeavour, we're driving sustainable development and women’s economic empowerment in the communities where we operate.
Through income-generating initiatives - such as microfinancing, skills development, and livelihood restoration - we help thousands of women increase their family income and elevate their voice within their communities.
2025 Highlights
$1.59 billion
86% of total budget, spent on in-country suppliers
1,200
national and local suppliers supported
$96 million
contributed to local mining development funds
$37.4 million
total social investment
$5.8 million
invested in community projects
$2.4 million
directly invested by mine sites supporting variety of social projects
2026 Targets
Improve mother and child health with free access to healthcare through our annual ‘Caravane de Santé’
200 beneficiaries per site for microfinance or income generating activities
Launch plastic waste "3R" project at our Houndé mine
Local content procurement target of 80% Group-wide spend, including at least 35% from national suppliers and a minimum of 3.5% from local suppliers
Sustainability Report 2025
Read about our ESG strategy and the significant sustainability milestones reached in 2025.
Explore detailed ESG metrics and performance data in our 2025 ESG Data Centre.
World Gold Council Indaba Speech
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Our CEO, Ian Cockerill, delivered a keynote speech at the World Gold Council reception during the African Mining Indaba 2026 touching on the importance of responsible mining and transparent supply chains.
So the choice is clear, we can treat these shifts as pressure, or as the catalyst to modernise our industry for the next generation; and that means responsible mining, transparent supply chains and digitally trusted gold. That is how we build an industry that is not only profitable — but legitimate, resilient, and future-ready, and something that we can all be proud of.
Our communities
Supporting education in our communities
To further support these girls' futures, we have implemented a program providing school uniforms, supplies, and registration fee assistance to girls from economically and socially disadvantaged families. By ensuring access to primary education, we aim to reduce dropout rates, increase literacy and employability, and break the cycle of poverty. This holistic approach empowers young girls to reach their full potential and build brighter futures.
