Zoundwogo:Kiaka SA presented the outcomes of its initiatives supporting local communities during the third quarter of 2026 at the Zoundwogo Provincial Dialogue Framework's third ordinary session, chaired by Provincial High Commissioner Julien Oudraogo.

According to Burkina Information Agency, the report was delivered by Kiaka SA's Director of Cooperative Affairs, Dr. Christian Oudraogo, and covered seven key areas environment, health, education, restoration of livelihoods, vocational training, employment, and security.

By the end of September 2026, Kiaka SA employed 1,252 direct staff, with a significant number recruited from the Nazinon and Nakamb regions. Including subcontractors and trainees, the total workforce was 1,717, with 221 women.

Kiaka SA's livelihood restoration efforts included distributing 120 seed drills to project-affected individuals, organized into seven agricultural cooperatives. The company also supports 694 households in the Boulgou and Zoundwogo provinces, focusing on agriculture and livestock.

In vocational training, sewing workshops are being constructed in Niaogho and Nagrigr. The company also launched a program for 180 young people from Nakamb and Nazinon, covering 21 professions.

Educational contributions include building classrooms and providing play equipment in Gogo, renovating Kopelin school, and rehabilitating solar-powered boreholes. A new borehole was drilled in Niassa.

Healthcare improvements involved completing renovations at the Nagrigr Health and Social Promotion Center and building new centers at resettlement sites. In environmental efforts, 616 trees were planted in Gogo and Niaogho.

On September 23, 2026, Kiaka SA donated furniture and computer equipment to the Gogo gendarmerie brigade to enhance operational capacities. After the report, participants raised concerns and questions, which were addressed satisfactorily by mine representatives.