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Yinson Productions supports needy but brilliant students in WR

By Mildred Siabi-Mensah, GNA

Apowa (WR),
Sept. 20, GNA – Yinson Production West Africa Limited, an operator in the Oil
and Gas industry, has initiated an educational support scheme to assist
brilliant learners from low income families in the Ahanta West Municipality of
the Western Region.

The
programme, christened the ‘Yinson Scholars Programme’ started with an initial
number of ten students who would be financially assisted throughout their stay
in school.

Mr Edward
Mensah, Local Content and Corporate Social Responsibility Manager of Yinson
Production West Africa presenting the award, said “Yinson is grateful for the
opportunity to give back to the local community where it is currently
operating”.

The CSR
Manager said the ten Senior High School students from low income households in
Yinson’s host communities including Apowa, Kejabil and Presatsir would be given
monthly stipend aside the supply of trunks or chop boxes, exercise books, text
books, pillows, calculators, school bags and shoes among others.

He said
investing in the future generation by improving access to quality education was
paramount to the company in its quest to help Ghana achieve the SDGs’ goal on
education.

Mr Mensah
therefore encouraged the first batch of recipients to take their academics
seriously as it was the only means to turn their fortunes around for the
better.

He stated
that the Yinson production had chosen education as its Social Investment
priority to help develop the quality of education in its host communities.

Mr Mensah
added that Yinson would work at improving the lives of people in the areas
where it operated, adding, “Maintaining a cordial and mutually beneficial
relationship with the leaders and people of our host communities remained a
core business principle”.

Mr Daniel
Payne, Municipal Public Relations Officer for the Ghana Education Service
(GES), expressed appreciation to Yinson Production for the initiative, adding,
“Free SHS is laudable but such assistance and initiative only goes a long way
to make this intervention a success “.

The PRO
admonished the students, “This is the greatest opportunity that you can ever
have, make time to learn and make Yinson proud”.

Nana Ebum,
Queenmother of Kejebil, said education was the best tool for social
transformation and urged students in her community to take their studies
seriously. 

Yinson
Production, are the Operators of the Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) Floating
Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO).

The company
was awarded the contract by ENI Ghana and its partners in January 2015 with the
FPSO currently producing Oil and Gas from the OCTP block, adding to the power
supply in Ghana and contributing significantly to Ghana’s energy need and
economic growth.

GNA

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