Issue 2 Tullow Oil Kenya Publication

Jan-June 2019 | Issue 2 Tullow Oil Kenya publication Partnering to drive change Students from Morulem Mixed Secondary School conducting an experiment TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD 05 06 10 FOREWORD NOTE FROM THE MD EDUCATION Furnishing a future 13 18 24 EDUCATION WATER WATER Changing the course of Water has been a With clean water, the learning game changer difference is clear urkana County is one of We have worked to contribute to the the most arid regions in standards in water, health, education the country and also one and environmental conservation. Tof the poorest. Since pre- What you will read inside these pages 28 30 34 independence, Turkana County has are the outcomes have been bred LOCAL CONTENT SOCIAL ENTERPRISE ENVIRONMENTAL been left out of the mainstream from the partnerships we have forged Giving locals skills in Growing livelihoods RESTORATION economic agenda meaning that little in order to uplift the wellbeing of the oil drilling through business Reclaiming oil sites in has been done for decades to change host community. the lot of the community You will learn about incubation Turkana whose main economic what a dormitory meant mainstay is nomadic “ We recognised for Uhuru Girls High pastoralism. This is the that the Turkana School and a laboratory reality that confronted Community would for Morulem Mixed Tullow Oil when we be one of our Secondary School or began exploration in this 36 38 40 water for the people of county. most important CONFLICT RESOLUTION CONFLICT RESOLUTION LOCAL CONTENT Kode Kode and Kataboi. Using drama to pass on the Solving grievances: We Guarding our future Yet we recognised that partners” The partnerships the Turkana Community message pay like for like we have forged also would be one of the most important meant injecting more life to Kataboi partners in the journey to oil Dispensary. You will also learn about production. Working with other the nine members from the local partners, we therefore embarked community who benefited from on a journey that would help to specialised training at Al Mansoori in uplift the lives of the people that the United Arab Emirates and much we were going to work with and live more. We hope you enjoy reading it. amongst for the foreseeable future. ©Produced by TKBV, GPA and Communication Team 4 5 HOW PARTNERSHIPS ARE POWERING TRANSFORMATION At Tullow Oil, we work to maximise the participation of local businesses within our supply chain to ensure the oil and gas sector creates positive impacts on the economies and lives of local communities where we operate he Turkana people say that Ejok governments, citizens, employees, aelo a ng’iputiro eloose alogita communities and industry kaapei (The bond between partners. warthogs is stronger when they Creating this long-term value requires an in our social investments be it in our T collaboration with KCB Foundation hunt together.) innovative and progressive approach to “We aim to our social investment. to provide 230 vocational training Loosely translated, this proverb is used scholarships and 130 secondary school to help us understand the importance of support local Over the last few years, we have scholarship 2019/2022, or when we work coexistence. retooled that approach with a deliberate with Oxfam to deliver a water project or companies commitment to working and collaborating partnering with KenGen Foundation on No matter what our varying opinions with other partners to better leverage our 2,000 environmental conservation in Turkana may be, we need each other. In addition, to grow and investments and maximise the value of Barrels per day to be delivered to and West Pokot or when we empower the Turkana people also say that Emam our investments. Mombasa everyday under EOPS Community Water Users Associations to itwaan emakar epaai which loosely develop so they manage boreholes. translates to mean that no man is an Tullow seeks to deliver shared prosperity island. This wisdom that reinforces can secure through our business activities in the Our partnerships don’t end at physical partnership is expressed in nearly all business countries and communities where we projects. We continue to do remarkable African communities; sticking together, work through optimising local content work with partners such as Invest in bound to a common cause or creed. from other and building suppliers’ capacity, building Africa, Technoserve, Asante Africa local skills and developing people, and by Foundation and the Lundin Foundation When Tullow arrived in Turkana some international ensuring that we have focused socio- in empowering and building the capacity eight years ago to prospect for oil, we economic investment that enhances local 230 of local companies to participate in our were cognizant that for us to succeed in economies. value chain. companies” Vocational training scholarship we finding oil, it would take more than our seek to award in 2019/2022 in our technical expertise. This edition of Ustawi Magazine focuses Together with these organisations, we partnership with KCB Foundation on the partnerships with stakeholders have conducted business skills training Tullow acknowledged that building in the delivery of our social investment for Turkana-based business owners partnerships with various stakeholders projects in Kenya in general and Turkana which has not only improved their would be a key ingredient in our success specifically. ability to compete for business but also – partnering with the community, the facilitated access to capital. local leadership, the government and As Tullow, we know that by partnering other corporations to derive value with other like-minded corporates we Moving forward, we will continue to together. can leverage our individual and collective deliver a social investment strategy resources and expertise to create a built on the pillars of tangible benefits, Partnerships tie up with our sustainability catalytic effect bigger than our individual 2 of 3 transparency, and sustainability. approach which helped us focus our sum and potential. commitment on managing the impact About 2 out of every 3 Tullow and Martin Mbogo, OGW of our operations while creating We see multi-stakeholder partnerships contractor workers in Kenya are from Managing Director, Tullow Oil Kenya shared prosperity for shareholders, as crucial in underpinning sustainability Turkana 6 7 EDUCATION Tullow Oil is spearheading the push towards a better educated population by improving the infrastructure, and awarding scholarships to students from disadvantaged backgrounds. 580 Number of students at Uhuru Girls High School. This is an increase from 360 learners in 2015 72 Number of girls who can be accommodated at the new dormitory at Uhuru Girls High School 8 9 “We received a positive response in “With the dorm, we were able to increase 2015. The contractors came here and the student population by admitting more FURNISHING I took them to the site that had been girls. This is in line with the current policy demarcated for the construction,” recalls from the Ministry of Education, as well Ms Njogu. as the government, that there should be 100% transition of learners from primary Construction of the dormitory ended in to secondary school. We celebrate Tullow A FUTURE 2018 and apart from furnishing the facility for making this a reality.” with safety features as recommended by the Ministry of Education, Tullow also The number of students has reached equipped the new dormitory with beds. 580. The institution admits learners from far-flung area in the expansive Turkana “The dorm is spacious and very modern. County and students from other counties It has bathrooms, toilets and a laundry like Trans Nzoia and Uasin Gishu. area,” said Ms Njogu. Students are happy about the new According to Lydia Wanyonyi, the boarding dormitory, and other facilities at the mistress, the new dorm has freed up school which they say will go a long way space in existing dormitories. in making their stay and learning much “Apart from more easier. furnishing the facility “The new one can accommodate 72 girls. Compared to the older ones, this one “I wanted to study in a different with safety features even has a fire exit, a feature that is not environment. I also chose this school present in the other dorms,” says the because it has excellent facilities,” says as recommended Chemistry and Biology teacher. the Form Two student Bianca Kibet from by the Ministry of Eldoret. Reverend Samson Akoru has been the Education, Tullow chairperson at Uhuru Girls for six years. Form Four student Daphine Lomaniko He thanks Tullow for the kind gesture. comes from Lokitang in Turkana North. also equipped the By bus, it’s an eight-hour journey. “From “The dorm reduced congestion and we Lokichar to Lodwar Town is three hours; new dormitory with are thankful to Tullow for providing a from Lodwar to Lokitang’ is five hours.” beds.” Construction of a modern 72-capacity dormitory at Uhuru Girls High School has not only modern facility.” She too does not mind the distance – Ms Beatrice Njogu given students a better learning environment, it has increased student enrolment Ms. Njogu appreciates Tullow for the because she enjoys the learning at Uhuru work they are doing in the community. Girls.” When it was started in 2006, Uhuru Girls High School was The guidelines require every school to have blueprints of the supposed to plug an existing education gap for girls in Turkana. buildings, classrooms, dormitories and hallways. By 2015, the time Beatrice Njogu was posted there as the Dormitory doors should be at least five feet wide and should principal, there was more than enough evidence that Uhuru open outwards. The dormitories should have emergency exits Girls High School had fulfilled its role. at the middle and back and windows must be without grills and should be easy to open outwards. Fire extinguishers and The population had grown to 445 students, which although good, fire alarms should also be fitted in the dormitories and clearly had created an additional problem – the three dormitories marked.

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