Imperial providing clean water for 2,400 in Chad

Imperial Tobacco’s Altadis Foundation has signed an agreement with Imperial’s subsidiary in Chad, Manufacture de Cigarettes du Tchad (MCT) to provide clean drinking water for rural communities.

In collaboration with MCT, the foundation is funding the construction of wells that will bring clean water to about 2,400 people in the rural communities of Aboudeïa, Ham and Kana1, according to a note posted on Imperial’s website.

At the same time, the foundation is setting up local committees to ensure that the new infrastructure is maintained.

Overall, the initiative is expected to reduce the risk of disease related to poor water quality.

“Chad is one of the poorest countries in the world and only about 55 percent of its population has access to clean drinking water, said Hervé Lambert-Moisan, general manager of MCT. “This rewarding project will improve lives and help to reduce poverty.”