Giyani Supports and Sponsors Inclusion and Community Empowerment in Kanye
Giyani Supports and Sponsors
Inclusion and Community Empowerment in Kanye
TORONTO, Ontario, December 11, 2024 – Giyani Metals Corp. (TSXV:EMM, GR:A2DUU8) ("Giyani"
or the "Company"), developer of the K.Hill Battery-Grade Manganese Project in Botswana ("K.Hill" or
“the Project”), was proud to sponsor the 2024 Commemoration of International Disability Day in Kanye,
Botswana, which took place on the December 3, 2024. Giyani has commemorated this day with the
community living with disabilities annually since 2021.
Highlights:
• The Commemoration of International Disability Day in Kanye is organised by the Kanye District
Disability Committee, to honour the UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD)
celebrated annually on December 3. The event reflected this year’s theme, “Amplifying the
Leadership of Persons with Disabilities for an Inclusive and Sustainable Future”.
• Giyani has supported this event annually since 2021, reinforcing its commitment to inclusion
and community empowerment.
• Giyani was the proud sole sponsor of the event which took place at the Kanye Education
Centre, providing school bags for all of the children from Segopotso Primary School’s Special
Education Unit, which supports 75 students aged 7 -18 years with diverse disabilities . The
Company also provided meals and refreshments for attendees and the children.
Charles FitzRoy, President and CEO of the Company, commented:
“It is a particular honour to be the sponsor of this important day, following Giyani’s longstanding tradition
of celebrating the Commemoration of International Disability Day in Kanye with the community. This
event is a vital platform to recognize the contributions of persons with disabilities and advocate for their
inclusion. We are truly proud to be supporting the community in which Giyani operates, as we continue
to progress our operations ensuring that progress is inclusive and benefits all stakeholders.”
About Disability Day
Organised by the Kanye District Disability Committee, the Commemoration of International Disability
Day in Kanye was held on December 3, 2024, to celebrate the annual UN IDPD. The event was held
at the Kanye Education Centre. Donations at the event were for the children from Segopotso
Primary School's Special Education Unit, which supports 75 students aged 7–18 years with diverse
disabilities, mainly intellectual disabilities. Additionally, the district provides support to 25 more students
at a rehabilitation centre outside Kanye.
The 2024 IPDPD event in Kanye emphasized the role of leadership and inclusion, advocating for the
abolition of discriminatory practices and the safeguarding of rights to ensure sustainable futures for all.
As the sole sponsor of the event, Giyani reaffirmed its dedication to fostering inclusion through impactful
and sustainable initiatives. Giyani has proudly celebrated this special event every year since 2021 and
was honoured to be the sole sponsor of th e 2024 event. Giyani continues to support the Kanye
community in a meaningful way, reflecting its core value of inclusive progress.
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Giyani Metals Corp. Country Manager Elisa Kgomotso Modikwa with the Kanye District Council.
Left to right: Kgosi Modietsho (Chief of the Mathubapula where the event was held – Sejelo
Education Center); Onalenna Lekoba (Social worker); Chris Kgaodi (Giyani Stakeholder
Engagement Coordinator); Mr Malatelele (MC); Elisa Kgomotso Modikwa; Mosimanegape Tshane
(Councillor); Mr Ranngobane (Councillor); Mr Sengalo (Head of Segopotso Primary); Mr
Monalebogole (Councillor).
Giyani Metals Corp. Country Manager Elisa Kgomotso Modikwa addressed the event.
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Giyani Metals Corp. Country Manager Elisa Kgomotso Modikwa and Councillor of Mathubapula
where the commemoration was hosted. Mr Ranngobane handing over school bags to children of
Segopotso Primary School.
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About Giyani
Giyani is focused on becoming a dominant western-world producer of sustainable, low carbon high
purity battery grade manganese for the electric vehicle (“EV”) industry. The Company has developed a
proprietary hydrometallurgical process to produce battery grade manganese (HPMSM), a lithium-ion
battery cathode precursor material critical for EVs.
The Company has secured financing of US$26m from two strategic partners, ARCH Sustainable
Resources Fund LP and the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa, enabling it to progress
the K.Hill battery-grade manganese project in Botswana to construction by building and operating the
Demo Plant and completing a Definitive Feasibility Study in 2025.
Additional information and corporate documents may be found on www.sedarplus.ca and on Giyani
Metals Corp. website at https://giyanimetals.com/.
On behalf of Giyani Metals Corp.
Charles FitzRoy, President and CEO
Contact:
Giyani Metals Corp.
Charles FitzRoy, President & CEO
Tel: +1289-291-7632
Tavistock, Financial PR
Tara Vivian-Neal / Josephine Clerkin
+44 20 7920 3150
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