FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July16, 2012
PDO’s social investmentdrive continues
WILAYAT MUQSHIN RECEIVES DOUBLE BOOST
Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) has signed two Memorandums of Understanding to fund IT and English language training for at least 20 people and the construction of a camel race track in the Wilayat of Muqshin.
The agreements were officially sealed on Sunday (July 15, 2012) between H.E. Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser al Hamar, Wali of Muqshin, and Suleiman al Mantheri, PDO’s External Affairs and Communications Manager. The signing ceremony took place in the presence of H.E. Sheikh Salih bin Mohammed al Sha’sha’ai, Majlis A’Shura representative for Muqshin, in the Directorate General of State Affairs in Dhofar.
Commending the Company’s investment in the community, H.E. Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser al Hamar said: “PDO’s support is hugely appreciated as both schemes will make a real difference to people’s lives inMuqshin. The training will equip locals with vital skills to enable them to find meaningful employment and earn a living and the camel track will become an invaluable leisure and social focal point.
“This act of generosity and benevolence is more evidence that PDO is committed to being a genuine force for good in the Sultanate.”
Commenting on PDO’s enhanced social contribution, Suleiman al Mantheri said: “We are dedicated to improving the lives of people in need in our concession area and have earmarked resources for community projects which have real social and employment benefits.
“We aim to help the low income families or unemployed to help themselves by providing structured vocational training to enter the workforce and start contributing to their communities and the wider Omani society.”
The new Memorandums of Understanding came after PDOfunded a camel race track in Shalimand IT and English language training in Shalim, Muhut, Salalah, Al Jazir and in Hamra Adduru’a in Ibri.
PDO’s support for training is a continuation of its programme which started last year when more than 600 people participated in PDO-funded training schemes, many of them in small towns and villages.
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