{"id":422,"date":"2024-03-11T07:33:10","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T07:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/23\/sr\/our-stories\/mindful-momentum-elevating-employee-wellbeing\/"},"modified":"2024-04-10T06:27:19","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T06:27:19","slug":"mindful-momentum-elevating-employee-wellbeing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/23\/sr\/our-stories\/mindful-momentum-elevating-employee-wellbeing\/","title":{"rendered":"Mindful momentum: elevating employee wellbeing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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AngloGold Ashanti has brought mental health into the centre of its health policies and initiatives. We understand that an individual\u2019s mental health is the bedrock of their overall health and wellbeing. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

We understand that the workplace environment is an important contributor to mental wellbeing. Our people are our priority, and we aim to support them, and their journeys to happy and healthy lives. We also ensure we create workplaces that cause no mental health harm and facilitate an environment that allow workers and teams to flourish.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the strategic approach of the company has been standardised into systematic strategic pillars, i.e., prevention; work design to promote mental wellbeing; and early crisis response initiatives. Our specific mental health initiatives are varied and differ across the various regions in which we operate, to support each region’s unique needs. To facilitate our strategy, we focus on developing governance frameworks; educating and creating awareness, building skills and capacity amongst leaders and driving value-based behaviours that promote mental wellbeing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Amongst other global initiatives, our initiatives in our African operations included mental health walks, and other educational and self-care programmes during October, Mental Health Awareness Month. The walks took place at our Geita operation, and were facilitated by Terry Strong, Senior Vice President for the Africa Business Unit .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMental health affects a lot of people, it is an important issue, and I am very pleased to be here to support it. I wish everyone and all your families well and ask that you look after your mental health.\u201d <\/em> Terry Strong<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Supporting Mental Health Awareness Day, other programmes during October included a virtual webinar, aerobics classes at various sites, midday self-care sessions like Sip and Paint (with non-alcoholic beverages), a focus on maintaining a nutritious and well-balanced diet, and a Wall of Gratitude where people could share their messages of appreciation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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While these programmes were focused on our African operations, all operations have mental wellbeing programmes that target prevention, promotion as well as early and crisis response. Our Headspace initiative has been universal and employees across regions have been granted access to the app. All operations also have access to Careline and Employee Assistance Programmes (EAP). Headspace is an app that provides solutions to help manage stress and other mental health conditions and is AngloGold Ashanti\u2019s everyday guide to meditation and mindfulness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n