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Issue 01: Jan-Mar 2011—Produced by Public andGovernment Affairs

The basis fordevelopmentBrigitte Danodji, a local farmer, pictured above with her child.'What helps me the most is the ability to grow vegetables: Thisway I can feed my family and if I have any excess produce, I cansell it on the local market'. For more information on the role ofwomen in economic development, turn to page 3.

SENAFET for the women of Esso Chad: Founded in Chad in 1984, Senafet is supported by the women of EssoChad. Three ladies are behind this initiative. To find out more, turn topage 6.

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Yolla ZongrePuBlIC & govERnmEnT aFFaIRS managER

Happy anniversary to all women, mothers,sisters, girls and colleagues. Womencollectively contribute to the fulfillment offamily life and play their role in thedevelopment of our society. It is necessary forus to recognize your role in society and toappreciate the true value of yourcontributions. It is thanks to the perseveranceof many women, that the role that they playtoday has been recognized and a daydedicated to women has been introduced sothat we can remember that we are all equal in society and all have ourimportant roles to play.

I salute the perseverance of women, and now invite you toread an extract from Ken Cohen’s (vice President, Public andgovernment affairs, Exxonmobil) blog site regardingInternational Women’s Day and the comments made by uSSecretary of State, Hillary Clinton.

“In recognition of yesterday’s International Women’s Day,Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton wrote about the importanceof investing in women’s empowerment as a strategy forpromoting social stability, job creation and economic growtharound the world.

We were honored that Secretary Clinton cited Exxonmobil asan example of a u.S. business that has embraced themission to invest in women’s economic opportunities,specifically by training female entrepreneurs.

“When women have equal access to education and healthcare and the freedom to start businesses, the economic,political and social benefits ripple far beyond their ownhome,” Secretary Clinton wrote in an op-ed on theDepartment of State website.

We couldn’t agree more, which is why in honor ofInternational Women’s Day, Exxonmobil and the ExxonmobilFoundation have committed $6 million in 2011 grants tosupport economic opportunities for women around theworld. We’ve invested $47 million over the past six years inefforts aimed at improving living standards in developingcountries and breaking historic barriers that have blockedwomen from the marketplace.”

See page three for a more extensive article from Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton.

Sarah HowellREgIonal CommunICaTIonS aDvISoR,lEaTHERHEaD

Stagnant Watermosquitoes lay their eggs in stagnantwater. avoid areas where stagnantwater is present. Keep pots and pansemptied of water. Drinking watershould also be covered.

Bed nets & clothingBed nets are one of the most effectiveways to prevent mosquito bites.

Encourage your friends and family touse them. Wearing long-sleeved shirtsand long trousers is also advised,particularly in the mornings andevenings.

Treatmentat the first signs of symptoms, go to aclinic or doctor. Early diagnosis andtreatment with medicine are effectivefor most people.

AwarenessReducing mosquito bites lowers thechances of getting malaria, so take

steps to reduce your exposure to biteswherever possible and see a physicianat the first sign of malaria symptoms,such as fever.

With operations in many countries inafrica, Exxonmobil is well aware of thedevastation malaria can cause. Butalong with our partners, we are leadingthe fight against malaria by providingbed nets, medicine and education tocommunities in need. Together, we arehelping to prevent malaria and save lives.

1911-2011: 100th Anniversary ofInternational Women’s Day

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Hillary Rodham ClintonSECRETaRy oF STaTE, WaSHIngTon D.C.

Secretary of State Clinton marked the 100thAnniversary of International Women’s Day with an op-ed published by the Bloomberg News Wire. The full text of the Secretary’s op-ed follows:

“one of the biggest growth markets in the world maysurprise you. you’ve heard about the opportunities openingup in countries like China, regions like asia and industries likegreen technology. But one major emerging market hasn’treceived the attention it deserves: women.

Today, there are more than 200 million women entrepreneursworldwide. Women earn more than $10 trillion every year,which is expected to grow by $5 trillion over the next severalyears. In many developing countries, women’s incomes aregrowing faster than men’s.

Facts such as these should persuade governments andbusiness leaders worldwide to see investing in women as astrategy for job creation and economic growth. many aredoing so. yet the pool of talented women is underutilized,underpaid and underrepresented in business and society.

Throughout the world, women do two-thirds of the work, yetthey earn just one-third of the income and own less than twopercent of the land. Three billion people don’t have access tobasic financial services we take for granted, like bankaccounts and lines of credit; the majority of them are women.

Certainly we are seeing the impact of excluding women in themiddle East, where the lack of their access to education andbusiness has hampered economic development and helpedlead to social unrest.

If we invest in women’s education and give them theopportunity to access credit or start a small business, weadd fuel to a powerful engine for progress for women, their

Women’s “Work-more, Earn-less” plan hurts

Women showing off some of their local produce.Photo Credit: Rick Wallace

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families, their communities and theircountries. Women invest 80 percent oftheir incomes in their families and intheir communities.

Ripple EffectWhen women have equal access toeducation and health care and thefreedom to start businesses, theeconomic, political and social benefitsripple out far beyond their own home.

at the State Department, we aresupporting women worldwide as acritical element of u.S. foreign policy.We are incorporating women’sentrepreneurship into our internationaleconomic agenda and promotingwomen’s access to markets throughthe african growth and opportunityact, the Pathways to ProsperityInitiative and women’s entrepreneurshipconferences.

The u.S. is hosting the asia-PacificEconomic Cooperation Forum 2011 tohelp foster growth and increaseopportunities for women throughoutthe region. We are working with theprivate sector to provide grants to localnon-governmental organizationsaround the world that are dedicated towomen and girls.

Closing the GapWe are encouraging governments andthe private sector to use the tools attheir disposal to provide credit, bankingand insurance services to morewomen. Through our Women initiative,we will begin to close the gender gap inaccess to mobile technology, which willimprove health care, literacy, education

and economic potential.

This is a central focus of my diplomaticoutreach. Wherever I go around theworld, I meet with governments,international organizations and civicgroups to talk about economic policiesthat will help their countries grow byexpanding women’s access to jobsand finance.

many powerful u.S. businesses haveembraced this mission as their own.Exxonmobil Corporation is trainingwomen entrepreneurs to help themadvocate for policies to create moreopportunities. The Coca-ColaCompany has issued an ambitiouschallenge in its “5 by 20” program toempower and train five million newwomen entrepreneurs across the globeby 2020.

Improving Accessgoldman Sachs group Inc. started the“10,000 Women” initiative to open thedoor for women who would nototherwise have access to a businesseducation. Ernst & young is tappinginto the productive potential of womenwith its “Winning Women” program tohelp female entrepreneurs learn growthstrategies from some of the mostsuccessful leaders in the u.S.Companies all over the world arecommitted to increasing productivity,driving economic growth andharnessing the power of emergingmarkets through greater diversity.

as Robert Zoellick, president of theWorld Bank said, “gender equality issmart economics.”

governments are passing laws thatsupport women’s economicempowerment and building awarenessof women’s rights. Botswana liftedrestrictions on the industries in whichwomen can work, for example.morocco now allows women to startbusinesses and get jobs without theirhusbands’ approval. Bolivia began aland titling effort to recognize thatwomen and men have equal rights toown property.

This week, we celebrate the 100thanniversary of International Women’sDay. It’s an occasion for honoring theachievements of women. Withoutquestion, the past century has broughtastonishing progress, by just aboutevery measure, in women’s health, theireconomic opportunities, their politicalpower and more. Today, women areleaders in every field.

Acting on Ideasnever in history have there been somany forces working together forgender equity.

But International Women’s Day is alsoan occasion for recognizing how muchmore needs to be done to supportwomen and girls worldwide. Iencourage everyone reading this toreflect on what you and your friendscan do to support women -- to putwords and ideas into action.

If we decide -- as societies,governments and businesses -- toinvest in women and girls, we willstrengthen our efforts to fight poverty,drive development and spread stability.When women thrive, families,communities and countries thrive --and the world becomes more peacefuland prosperous.”

Investing in women is a strategy for job creation and economic growth.Photo Credit: Rick Wallace

Women thriving in their localcommunities.Photo Credit: Rick Wallace

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Grants by ExxonMobil and theExxonMobil Foundation SpurEconomic Advancement of Womenin Developing Countries

• The $6 million grants will focus onadvancing economic progress andopportunity for women around theworld.

• Since 2005, Exxonmobil and theExxonmobil Foundation haveinvested over $47 million onprograms reaching tens ofthousands of women in 93countries.

IRvIng, Texas--(BuSInESS WIRE)--Inrecognition of International Women’sDay, Exxonmobil and the ExxonmobilFoundation announced today $6 millionin grants to support economicopportunities for women around theworld. The grants fund initiatives that,in partnership with nongovernmentalorganizations and local governments,have been successful in improvingliving standards in developing countriesand breaking historic barriers that haveblocked women from the marketplace.

“Research tells us that the success ofwomen entrepreneurs is key to buildingstrong communities,” said SuzannemcCarron, President of the ExxonmobilFoundation. “When women thriveeconomically, entire societies aretransformed by becoming healthier,more stable and more prosperous.”

In the last six years, Exxonmobil andthe Exxonmobil Foundation haveinvested over $47 million to support theeconomic advancement of women. asa result, tens of thousands of womenhave benefited. For example, initiativesinclude:

• new irrigation technologies havebeen provided to women farmers inBenin allowing them to continue tofarm throughout the country’s six-month dry season;

• Women in ghana are receivingtraining to use agriculturaltechnologies to increase their cropyields;

• ugandan women are helping theircommunities get access to solarenergy while growing their ownbusinesses;

• more than 11,000 women in thedeveloping world have receivedbusiness training, mentoringsupport and access to networkingopportunities; and

• Providing Indonesian womenaccess to solar lanterns whichallow them to be more productiveafter sundown.

In addition to investing in high-impactprograms, Exxonmobil partners withleading academics and think tanks tosupport research and advocacy effortsthat raise awareness about the criticalrole women play in building strong,

stable communities.

“I commend Exxonmobil forrecognizing that investing in women inemerging markets is both goodcorporate citizenship and goodbusiness," said Isobel Coleman,director of the Women and ForeignPolicy Program at the Council onForeign Relations.

The 2011 grants are designed topromote entrepreneurial opportunitiesfor women in developing nations,bringing the total number of countriesimpacted to 93. “These grants includean increasing focus on technology aswell as continuing support for skillsdevelopment training, businessnetworking and advocacy programs,”mcCarron said.

This year's grant recipients include:acumen Fund, the Coady InternationalInstitute, CEDPa (Centre forDevelopment and Population activities),the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR),the Harvard Kennedy School Womenand Public Policy Program, theInternational Center for Research onWomen (ICRW), Kopernik, Productiveagricultural linkages and marketingSolutions (P.a.l.m.S.), Solar Electriclight Fund (SElF), Solar Sister,smallsolutions, Thunderbird School ofglobal management, Women WorldBanking and vital voices globalPartnership.

Celebrating International Women's DayThe women from Esso Chad celebrating International Women's Day. Photo Credit: André Barros

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Rita N BenoudjitaPuBlIC aFFaIRS aDvISoR, n'DjamEna CHaD

Senafet (Semaine National de la Femme Tchadienne) -or national women's week - was established in Chad in1984. Driven by three women, in 2003, Senafet baganto build a relationship with Esso Chad. The femaleemployees believed it was important to support theemancipation of women. Eight years on, the women ofEsso Chad have a close relationship with their ownfemale colleagues and those participating in Senafet.This relationship is celebrated annually on 8th March.Outlined below are some key dates in the relationshiphistory between Senafet and the women of Esso Chad.

08 march 2003: Tcheni nadour, Danielle Ivoulssou andvirginie oumar decided to contact the logistics departmentto get an Esso sticker to place on a placard for the women’sday parade.

08 march 2004: meeting at the old Independence Square,now nation Square, Tcheni nadour called upon hercolleagues to meet her. Six colleagues responded. This time,the logistics department had made a more substantialplacard for the group which they used in the parade.

08 march 2005: more women decided to join the parade,and Human Resources decided to offer them a lunch atrestaurant, le Central. at the same time, the women decidedto ask management for 15.000 CFa Francs to preparepagnes (african skirts) for the next year.

08 march 2006: expatriate women and female spousesjoined the Esso women for a celebratory meal.

08 march 2007: the HR department, gave each of thewomen that were participating in the parade a new blouse.The also offered them ice-creams and fruit juice during theirparade, which finished at the Kempinski hotel.

In january 2008, the women employed by Esso decided tocreate a more formal structure for the women’s group so that

they could organize more elaborate events.

on 29th january 2008, the organisational committee wasborn with the idea to support SEnaFET. on 17th February,they elected the first support officer.

The group had the idea to support the prize giving to younggirls from modest backgrounds who achieved excellence intheir schooling. The following year, they also decided toreward the young girls with books and offered sewingmachines to older women.

and that's not all! This year, in addition to the prizes for thegirls, stand pipes were installed in the villages of Haramguadi(20km from n'Djamena) and at the maikeiri school in the oilzone and food was delivered to the orphanage in n'Djamena.

not to be left out, the Esso men have also played a part incontributing to these actions along with management of Esso Chad.

2003-2011: International Women's Week: The women from Esso Chad do more than just parade

Young girls from CEFOD with their prizes.Photo Credit: André Barros

Children drinking from the stand pipe donated by Esso Chad.Photo Credit: André Barros

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Usman LemanoImS CooRDInaToR

Launch of a safety campaignThe 2011 safety campaign waslaunched by lead Country manager,mr D S miller on 18th january in Komé.The lCm reviewed safety performanceover the past year, celebrated thesuccess but also highlighted someareas for improvement. The keyobjective for 2011 is to: Engagepersonnel to be responsible for theirown safety.

a video message from Richard Kruger,President of Exxonmobil Productionwas shown to the participants. Themessage concentrated on the vision ofExxonmobil to have an incident freeworking environment where nobodygets hurt. He said:

“Exxonmobil has concern for thepeople, employees and contractorsthat work with us. Safety is good forbusiness, because when we worksafely, we have less interruptions, andwe are able to accomplish our work ina more productive way which gives usa competitive advantage in the world.”

He emphasized the points that needattention for 2011 alongside the desireto reduce the number of incidentswhich occurred in 2010.

Identification and understanding of riskadhering to our procedures: It isimportant that employees follow thewritten procedures which have beendeveloped to safeguard us againstdangerous incidents.

Intervention: Be sure to approachothers in a positive way when younotice a potentially dangerous actionwhich could have an impact at theworkplace and may well extend to havean impact at home.

Driving a vehicle: Who is in charge?When you are behind the wheel of yourvehicle, ask yourself, who isresponsible for the vehicle and thepassengers? Is it your supervisor whois sitting behind a desk in the office,constantly calling you up on the radioand telling you to hurry up? Is it yourpassenger, who urgently wants you to

get him/her back to the office asquickly as possible? or is it you? Theresponse every time is you. It is youwho is responsible and no-one else but you.

you are the person who is responsiblefor the vehicle, whether it is ensuringthat there is enough oil in the engine,the state of the tyres or any otherelements which go to making sure thatthe vehicle is roadworthy.

you and only you can say no topeople when they demand that youdrive in a dangerous manner.

you are the person in charge whenyour are reversing. you must makesure that the passage is clear and dothis safely.

you are in charge. Remember, it isbetter to arrive late in this world thenprematurely in the next.

Extract from the OIMS journal, February 2011

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Moctar Ahmed DjamillumaP SuPERvISoR, KomÉ - CHaD

The compensation and reinstallation project (PCR) isan initiative which supports farmers who have eitherlost their land or whose land has been damaged as aresult of the project installations.

a range of options have been put to the farmers andhouseholds at risk, to help them to maintain or improve theirstandard of living. The programme offers various solutionswhich include training in new farming techniques, how to runa small business or craft enterprise and how to best manageand use the land that they have been given as compensationfor the land they have lost. This last option – how best to usethe new land – has been the most popular choice for thelandowners.

as of 2006, the project has returned to six villages more than300 hectares of land which was used by the company. This

land may have been used for anything from providingplacements for drilling platforms to landing strips for aircraft.The land which has been returned is ready for arable use.

at present, although local farmers practice rice growing andmarket gardening, the project zone contains several unusedflood-risk or wet areas. These waterside areas are oftenflooded with many streams running through them preventingfarmers from exploiting the land. The lack of terracing ordrainage makes the land unusable. The waterside villagersunderstand the traditional techniques of rice growing butnone of the modern techniques which could help increasethe crop yield. Initial research led by EEPCI showed apromising future for the development of these zones if peoplehave the right training.

EEPCI then decided to help the villages by creating a landcultivation office enabling local villages to learn newcultivation techniques, thus increasing the value of their land.

Impact of the effect on traditional ricegrowing in the flood prone land around the project installations

Photo Credit: Rick Wallace

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Sylvain DeuromSoCIo-EConomIC monIToR, KomÉ, CHaD

The socio-economic service makesup part of the environmentalservices department carrying out activities targeted to thecommunities in which we work.This service acts as an interfacebetween the project and localcommunities. The work it carriesout includes:

• Communication and publicconsultation with the localcommunities

• land restoration

• management of complaints andclaims from the local farmers

• Donations

• Following the markets

• Following the resettlement activities

1. Communications and publicconsultationsEstablished to inform communitiesabout the project and foster support forit, thus enabling a mutually supportiveenvironment in which the project canoperate. Regular communications andconsultations are held with the localpopulation to raise awareness aboutthe programme and the work that is

taking place. The project consults localpeople to find joint solutions to anyproblems that may arise.

2. Land restorationReturning farmland to farmers is one ofthe priorities of the socio-economicservice. Before returning the land, apublic information campaign islaunched in affected areas. Followingthis, the socio-economic service visitsthe sites and makes itself available tolocal authorities and farmers to askquestions. The farmers and localauthorities then need to certify that theland has been restored to anacceptable standard. The used land isalways returned to the original owners.

3. Management of complaints andclaims made by farmersa special service made up of a socio-economic agent and a topographerwork on a daily basis to processcomplaints and claims submitted byfarmers. These claims can range fromcomplaints that fruit trees have beendamaged or destroyed by heavymachinery, or that animals havebecome trapped in bogs. after theirclaim has been verified, the files arereturned to the quality control serviceto manage the compensation process.

4. DonationsDonations are made to support localcommunities, traditional authorities,local associations and health centresoperating in the project zone.

5. Following the marketsThe objective of this activity is toanalyse whether or not the activities ofthe project are affecting the way of lifeand purchasing power of communities.a monthly programme has beendesigned by the socio-economicdepartment. a socio-economic agent isin charge of coordinating this andsending the documents about themarkets to an expert for analysis.

6. Following the resettlementactivitiesThe socio economic service follows-upon local candidates from the projectzone who are eligible for training andthose who have yet to be trained. Thisactivity is lead in association with thejmn consultancy who is in charge ofthe coordination of the programs forthe resettlement. Before a person isconsidered as eligible, a wholeprocedure is followed. as well as this, aseries of five sessions of training andorientation is organized by the socioeconomic monitor, to allow the newtrainee to choose an option which suitsthem best.

The Social and EconomicDepartment of EEPCI

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Role of Local Community ContactsSylvain DeuromSoCIo-EConomIC monIToR,KomÉ, CHaD

Liaison agents, as their nameindicates, serve as an interfacebetween the Project and the localcommunities. They support thedepartment of the Environment andhelp to maintain relationships withthe local population andneighborhoods. They help workwith populations to find solutionswhen problems arise.

The local Community Contact has thefollowing role:

To inform the population about thepolicies of the company and about itsspecific activities within the frameworkof the Project.

To coordinate and facilitate theactivities of Esso agents on the ground

and ensure that harmony is maintainedbetween them and the localpopulation.

To help support logistics bytransmitting information from the localauthorities which may affect the workof Esso on the ground.

To inform and educate the localcommunities on the rules to be goodneighbors and motivate their voluntaryparticipation in activities of thecompany and respect the rules andprocedures.

To participate in the putting into placeof the resettlement and compensationprogrammes.

To participate and help in allnegotiations and discussions regardingthe Project activities in thecommunities.

To help the EmP (Environmental

management Plan) department toresolve claims and complaints fromlocal people regarding the Project.

To help the EmP department recruitcontractors for manual labor from thelocal population.

To serve as a link between the EmPdepartment, the authorities and localcommunities in the programmes forresettlement and remediation orrestoration of the land according to theestablished procedures.

local Community Contacts are all fromthe communities for which they takeresponsibility. This means they have avested interest in the work that they do.Their offices are located in the heart ofthe administrative centers of thecommunities which they serve.

Dr Djedoboum KarbetmoH, nDjamEna, CHaD

medicines are very complex products which help to avoidand treat illnesses, but they can also be very dangerousproducts if they are badly used or are of poor quality. This iswhy the production, distribution and delivery of healthproducts is strictly regulated.

medicines can have both a positive or a negative effect. The quality, efficacy and safety needs to be monitored in theinterests of us all. medicine being sold on the black market isa growing problem in Chad. Counterfeit drugs prey on theless well off who have no idea of the consequences that thisillegal trade could be having on their health.

What is the danger?

The selling of medicines beyond the official routes ofpharmacies is a source of risk to public health. The products,often from a dubious origin and often kept in extremetemperatures, will be of doubtful quality and may even causeharm just by opening them. They are sold by people whohave not been trained to regulatory standards. The salesmendo not know what the correct doses should be and areunable to advise on side effects. The consequences can beextremely harmful. There have been a lot of cases ofunexpected allergic reactions and even organ failure.

medicine of the street : a menacing phenomenonin Chad which is verydangerous to public health

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KMSM :Contributing ToEducation

Esso Chad safety supervisor, JoelYodoyman is one man who wantsto actively improve the wellbeing ofothers. He came up with the idea toestablish an association to helppeople find employment, topromote agriculture and at thesame time to look after andimprove the environment.

His association, called the greenSpace of Sahel, brings together younggraduates looking for work, allowingthem to cultivate their experienceswhilst waiting to find their own greenspace. The organization has beenrunning for one year, and bringstogether many young graduates. It is managed by an executivecommittee with seven members.

The ideaThe initial idea was to create aframework within which younggraduates and the unemployed couldexpress themselves and makethemselves useful. The organization, is one year old and counts amongst itsmembers an executive team of threeenvironmental engineers, twoagriculture engineers, one ruralengineer and one sociologist.

AimsThe first is the protection andrestoration of the environment througheducation, popularizing energy saving

techniques and promoting alternativeenergy sources. The second aim is topromote agriculture and the breedingof livestock by providing technicalsupport, training and by keeping theland fertile.

We are an ambitious organization. Inmarch 2011 we will be increasing thearea of our activity and in the 64districts of n’Djamena, we will establishgroups to protect the environment andto raise awareness and exchangeexperience about environmental issues.These groups will also be encouragingthose living in these districts to takephysical action to improve theconditions of their environment.

at the moment, we are working withschool students through ecologicalclubs which we have set up in theseschools to educate them about theirenvironment, potential problems andhow they contribute and take action tosolve them.

approximately 2,000 school studentsare members of ecological clubs whichhave been established by the greenSpace of Sahal, which take place inmany schools across the capital.

The green Space of Sahal hopes toincrease in size with the aim of creatinga countrywide presence in future years.

Koumte MamgodibayeSebastien Madjira or KMSM ashis close friends would call him,works as a supervisor in theWellwork department at EssoChad. In 2009, KMSM decidedto gather funds to create aschool named Kunta Kinte. Theprimary focus of the school is toprovide education to around 300young people fromdisadvantaged families.

located in amtoukoi, the KuntaKinte school offers primary andelementary classes. The educationprogramme follows the ministryguidelines and the school alsoorganizes cultural events to helpcultivate the spirit of toleranceamongst the children. at the end ofeach term, the school chooses fourof the best students to receive aprize – usually a t-shirt or someschool books, to motivate themtowards a spirit of excellence.

“Kunta Kinte is a young school, andwe know we will have a number ofchallenges to face, nevertheless werealize that education is the key topositive development. one of themajor challenges will be tointroduce an element of trainingspecifically targeted on technicalstudies which can prepare theyoung people for a career in the oiland gas industry,” said KmSm.

Key Facts on Kunta Kintenumber of classrooms: 9

number of students per class: 35

number of teachers: 9

Joel Yodoyman:Knows how to help others

Photo Credit: DR

AnnouncementsPersonnel anouncementsJanuaryD. m. (Djamal) abdoulaye has been recruited to the Department of generalServices in EEPCI as a Cost and Control advisor. Djamal will report to the Directorof general Services, EEPCI.

m. (moudinet) Passoret has been named PoBP coordinator for EEPCI. moudinetwill report to the Director of general Services, EEPCI.

Marchj. K. (josias) Doumra has become Process and Controls advisor. josias will reportto Kim v. Bogan, Process and Controls manager, EEPCI.

a. a. (abakar) mangoussi has become asset/aFE analyst, replacing josiasDoumra. abakar will report to Hussain B. Hamid, operations and accounting,EEPCI.

news in Brief7-14 February 2011 visit from the Exxonmobil foundation to the ngo’s malaria no more and jhpiego.The two ngos are beneficiaries of a grant from the Exxonmobil foundation tobenefit Chad and to establish an understanding of the Chad health system ingeneral and particularly services for the treatment of malaria.

9 February 2011Delegation from the Swiss parliament visited oil operations. The parliamentarianswere interested to meet with the villagers of maikeri and discuss their livingconditions and their relationship with the authorities. The delegation wasaccompanied by the ngo CPPn.

8-10 November 2010a delegation from the World Bank visited the oil operations. The delegation cameto check that working conditions and procedures agreed upon by the consortiumare being maintained.

December 2010 visit from a delegation of africa Rice from Benin to Komé. africa Rice is a ngospecializing in rice growing. It provides local populations with training in the latesttechniques to have a successful rice growing business.

Employee Relations21 January 2011Employee and management party at the Kempinski Hotel.

Employee Forum16+18 January 2011Employee forum for employees in n’Djamena and Komé presented by the leadCountry manager. The presentation looked at performance in 2010 and theobjectives for 2011.

The EEPCI management hasrecognized excellent performance inthe areas of security, production andcost management in 2010. Inrecognition of this excellent result andthe engagement of employees toachieve this success, the companymanagement has agreed to grant abonus of 300 KCFa to those who wereregistered as employees in February2008 following the troubles in Chad.

The management team have highlyappreciated the contribution in 2010and count on the continuing efforts andcollaboration of all employees to make2011 another safe and successful year.

national women’s week forthe women of Chad3-4 March 2011The women’s association of Esso in theframework of International Women’sDay and the national women’s week forthe women of Chad (SEnaFET)organized a social activity. as well asthis, they handed out school books tohigh achieving girls, installed waterwells in the village of Haramguadi andgave food aid to the orphans ofBethany.

Editorial BoardPublisher: D S miller Managing Editor: yolla a Zongre Chief Editor: Rita n BenoudjitaEditor Advisor: Sarah l HowellContributors: Djedoboum Karbet,usman leman, moctar ahmed Djamil,Sylvain Deuromchad.public.affairs@exxonmobil.com

Following a number of questions raisedby employees regarding the emergencyloan for February 2008. HR are anxiousto specify that this ‘bonus’ is notapplicable to expatriates, contractors,or those who voluntarily didn’t take theloan or who have already repaid it. Theloan was provided as an act ofsolidarity during a difficult time tosupport EEPCI employees during the2008 events. This loan was a ‘one-off’act and should not be considered ashaving set a precedent or a right.

The editorial team of Sunshine would like to congratulate AnneDahouta who gave birth to a daughter on 17 February 2011.