Eni Ghana, on behalf of its OCTP partners Vitol Upstream Ghana Ltd (Vitol) and Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), and in collaboration with Volontariato Internazionale per lo Sviluppo (VIS), has distributed scholarship packages to over 1,000 students in 14 towns around the Ellembelle District.
Atuabo, Bakanta, Ngalekye, Sanzule (including the Anwolakrom fishing area), Krisan, Eikwe, Anokyi, Ngalekpole, Asemda, Baku, Anyinase, Esiama, Half Assini, and Nkroful are among the communities.
The scholarship is part of Eni Ghana’s Local Development Project with OCTP Partners Vitol and GNPC to foster inclusive economic development in the Ellembelle district. Tuition, registration fees, books and stationery, food, tools and equipment, housing, transportation, and monthly allowances are all covered for students participating in Vocational and Technical courses such as Fashion, Catering, Building Technology, Electricals, and Welding.
The scholarship package was developed in partnership with the World Bank as part of the OCTP partners’ sustainability activities in the OCTP Project Area of Influence. The Ellembelle District Assembly was heavily involved in the program’s creation and implementation.
VIS is a non-governmental organization that promotes and organizes development cooperation and worldwide solidarity, as well as an educational agency that promotes and organizes development and global citizenship awareness-raising, education, and training activities.
Eni has been present in Ghana with its upstream activities since 2009 and presently accounts for an equity production of 30,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day in the country.
