<strong><font color=\"#000080\" size=\"3\">Maurilait&nbsp;supports RIVIERE NOIRE&rsquo;s school <br />
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<div align=\"justify\">Maurilait Production Lt&eacute;e has confirmed its social responsibility policy by an active binding since January 2007 within the framework of a partnership between the private sector and the Ministry of Education in order to support schools categorized as ZEP; &ldquo;Zone d&rsquo;Education Prioritaire.&rdquo;&nbsp;</div>
<div align=\"justify\"><strong><font color=\"#000080\"><em>Maurilait Production Lt&eacute;e </em></font></strong>&nbsp;is, since that date, the partner of the government school of Rivi&egrave;re Noire. The sphere of Maurilait&rsquo;s activities goes beyond Rivi&egrave;re Noire&rsquo;s school and reaches a regional and national level.<br />
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</em></strong><font color=\"#ff0000\"><strong>At Rivi&egrave;re Noire&rsquo;s school&nbsp;</strong></font></div>
<div align=\"justify\"><img style=\"width: 199px; height: 159px; margin-right: 10px\" alt=\"\" align=\"right\" width=\"209\" height=\"156\" src=\"/userfiles/image/ecoliers.jpg\" />Maurilait has an annual budget allocated to the school, in addition to an actual attendance and a commitment.<br />
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<div align=\"justify\"><font color=\"#000080\"><strong><em>Maurilait has a dedicated liaison </em></strong></font>, on the school&rsquo;s site on a daily basis, whose roles are to ensure the link between the school, the children and their families, to follow absenteeism and its causes, and, all in all, to secure the different participants&rsquo; coordination (notably the TIPA association, the school&rsquo;s other partner, the non-governmental organisations and the religious order).&nbsp;<br />
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<em><strong><font color=\"#333399\">Maurilait&rsquo;s aim is to contribute to a better academic success for the children</font></strong></em><font color=\"#333399\">, <font color=\"#6b6b6b\">by giving, amongst others, revision booklets or by organising revision sessions for the CPE (granted by the non-governmental organisation Ti Rayon Soleil in November and December 2008). Maurilait has also acquired a photocopier for the school in order to facilitate document copying and reduce costs.&nbsp;<br />
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<strong><em>Maurilait also wants to increase the children and their families\' awareness on the importance of a balanced diet.</em></strong></font> Maurilce of a balanced diet. Maurilait has contributed (in collaboration with TIPA) to the creation of a setting designed for the distribution of a daily breakfast to the most destitute children (courtesy of the Rotary Club of Port Louis). Balanced diets awareness sessions have also been organised and dairy products are given to the school on a regular basis.<br />
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<strong><em><img style=\"margin-right: 10px\" alt=\"\" align=\"left\" width=\"214\" height=\"161\" src=\"/userfiles/image/formation.jpg\" />&nbsp;<font color=\"#000080\">Maurilait supports the school&rsquo;s development&nbsp;</font></em></strong>by participating to monthly meetings organised by the School Development Unit (regrouping the school&rsquo;s management, the Parents and Teachers Association&rsquo;s president, the liaison officer, a TIPA representative and Ministry of Education representatives).&nbsp;<br />
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<font color=\"#000080\"><strong><em>Overall, Maurilait actively participates to the school&rsquo;s daily life</em></strong>:&nbsp; </font>sponsorship of the end of year lunch, donation of gifts to the best students of each class, rewarding the successful CPE students, participation to the independence day celebration,&hellip;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
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<font color=\"#000080\"><strong><em>All in all, Maurilait aims to involve and heighten the awareness of its employees as a whole.</em></strong></font>&nbsp;Fund-raising campaigns and book drives have been organised and numerous employees have visited the school.<br />
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<strong><font color=\"#ff0000\">At the Regional level</font><img style=\"margin-right: 10px\" alt=\"\" align=\"right\" width=\"130\" height=\"173\" src=\"/userfiles/image/Distributiondelait.jpg\" /></strong> <br />
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Maurilait wants to actively participate to the local area network and closely collaborates with the religious community of Rivi&egrave;re Noire, along with the other private companies supporting the west region ZEP schools and the TAMRIV association + (whose work is to coordinate the different actors, workers and trade unions of the West).&nbsp;<br />
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Maurilait is enrolled in the actors, workers and trade unions directory of the West region.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
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As a pilot project, Maurilait has a deal with TAMRIV + to participate to the establishment of a canteen at Cascavelle school.&nbsp; <br />
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<strong><font color=\"#ff0000\">At a National level </font></strong><br />
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<img style=\"margin-right: 10px\" alt=\"\" align=\"left\" width=\"195\" height=\"260\" src=\"/userfiles/image/fetenationale.jpg\" />Maurilait participates to the national-level MCCI / FED coordination meetings linked to the ZEP project.&nbsp;<br />
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Encouraging results were observed&hellip; :&nbsp;</em></strong></font><br />
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Maurilait Production Lt&eacute;e is proud to participate to the school of Rivi&egrave;re Noire&rsquo;s development. This success is owed to the effective synergy of the acts and the actors&rsquo; motivation.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
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Up to now, Maurilait is proud to notice the school&rsquo;s achievements : The absenteeism rate is quite manageable and the CPE results have undergone a steady progress.</div>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2006&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 34,7% of success<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2007&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 44,4% of success<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2008&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 61,1% of success<br />
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With the good results of 2008, the Rivi&egrave;re Noire school is the second best ZEP school when it comes to results at a national level.&nbsp;<br />
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Perpetuating the progress achieved, that&rsquo;s the expectation of Maurilait for the forthcoming&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
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