The company headed by Benedict Sobotka helps children with the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Eurasian Resources Group led by Benedict Sobotka is engaged in prevention of child labor in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and also development of education in the special centers.

Eurasian Resources Group represents the leading diversified company in the field of production and processing of natural resources. ERG conducts the activity in 15 countries. The chief executive officer of the company is Benedikt Sobotka.

Benedict Sobotk's company:

• is a part of founders of Global alliance for the sector of rechargeable batteries which was created with the participation of the World Economic Forum (The alliance controls work of an ethic international supply system of li-ion cells);
• is in number of top producers of cobalt and copper in the world;
• supervises a third of the metalworking and also mining industry of Kazakhstan;
• gets and processes copper and cobalt ore and produces copper and cobalt in Africa.

Centers of the help to children

Eurasian Resources Group is aimed not only at earning money. Among the most important priorities of the Eurasian group that was emphasized more than once by Benedict Sobotka — sustainable development, ethical principles, protection of an ecological situation.

In 2019 the company is engaged in prevention of child labor in Africa, creation of conditions in order that children were not forced to be engaged in handicraft extraction of cobalt. Thanks to partnership of ERG and "International fund of the Good Shepherd" in Kolwezi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo the large Center of protection of children Bon Pasteur was created. The long-term task of fund is in that, working with partners and other major stakeholders, completely to eradicate use in DRK of child labor. Benedict Sobotka spoke about importance of such activity of ERG more than once.

Benedict Sobotka, speaking about work of the center, emphasized that he is glad to be a part of the project which eradicates child labor and helps victims of it to select a right course of life.

Educational company performance, headed by Benedict Sobotka in DRK

By 2019 the Bon Pasteur program of "The international fund of the Good shepherd" helps local communities for seven years: protects from gender violence, fights against forced child labor, lack of necessary social infrastructure and so on. For the specified period only in Kolwezi about 2000 children were released and returned in schools. Eurasian Resources Group works with Fund since 2017. Benedict Sobotka in the interviews emphasized more than once that development of local communities in places of presence of ERG is included into the list of the major tasks of the company.

According to Benedict Sobotk, Bon Pasteur for 2018 and the beginning of 2019 was succeeded to save from work on harmful production over 1800 children. Eurasian Resources Group gives feasible support to development of the program for eradication of child labor in DRK.