Case studies
It is the responsibility of our 60 strong Supply Chain Management team in Ghana to deliver our commitment to provide Ghanaian suppliers with full and fair opportunities in contract pre-qualification.
Since 2007 we have been supporting the provision of health services in partnership with the German Development Service, the Health Initiative for the Private Sector and USAID.
In 2010, we will welcome our first Tullow Uganda secondee, Lynda Biribonwa, who will work as an Environmental Advisor with the Group's environment team based in London.
Tullow undertook a H&S audit following the death
of a contractor in Bangladesh, aimed at assessing where else
the Group could have safety failings.
Tullow's operations in Uganda focus on the Albertine Graben in the west of the country, which is recognised as one of Africa's most important sites for the conservation of biodiversity.
In Pakistan, we provide salaries for teachers at 12 schools local to the Sara and Suri gas field.
Since 2003, Tullow has supported the Programme for Conservation and Rational Utilization of Forest Ecosystems in Central Africa (ECOFAC) in Gabon and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Worldwide there are approximately 37 million blind people. 75 percent of these people suffer unnecessarily from preventable ophthalmic conditions.
At the Noluthando School for the Deaf in Khayelitsha, South Africa, we have been helping to support 182 learners between the ages of three and 21, most of whom have minimal or no hearing and come from deprived backgrounds.
Co-operative bee-keeping, vegetable growing and lifejacket initiatives continue to thrive in Uganda. Tullow assists small local enterprises aimed at making tangible sustainable contributions to improving the livelihoods of people living in the area.
As part of our social obligations in Block 1/06 in Angola, Tullow is working with Sonangol, a national oil company, and ADPP, a Norwegian NGO to rehabilitate the educational infrastructure in Quibala.
While we respect the rights of indigenous communities; poor hygiene standards, traditional birthing practices and limited access to health services negatively impact on infant mortality rates. In western Uganda these rates stand at 8.8%.
A central element of Tullow's approach to sustainable community development is to initially address basic health issues faced by local communities. In many cases, a lack of access to potable water exacerbates these issues.
Fuel efficient stoves and a sustainable tree planting initiative in Uganda are helping to protect woodland in the Murchison Falls national park.
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Accessible, safe drinking water brings immediate improvements to standards of living and our water-well drilling programme has brought safe drinking water to communities in Pakistan, Uganda and Ghana.
Improving teaching standards is a core element of raising education standards. In September 2008, we joined up with Link Community Development (LCD) to provide teacher training in eight schools surrounding our operations in the Buliisa and Hoima Districts in Uganda.
River Blindness (Onchocerciasis) is transmitted to humans via parasites breeding near streams and rivers. This puts an estimated 1.2 million people at risk, many of whom live in regions that we operate.
In 2006, we embarked on the early stages of a malaria management programme in Pakistan that was being run in association with the Federal Malaria Control Board of Pakistan (FMCB).
In 2006, Tullow sponsored a group of 20 boys from the Kyadondo Rugby Football Club in Uganda, through a new charity called Touraid.
Each year many Tullow employees undertake fundraising activities as individuals. Tullow then contributes to any funds raised as extra encouragement for their efforts. Often, they will persuade their colleagues to participate and a number of larger group events are undertaken.
As a member of the United Kingdom Offshore Operators Association (UKOOA), Tullow participates in a key industry initiative called 'Step Change in Safety', which aims to make the UK the safest place to work in the worldwide oil and gas industry by the year 2010.
Gabon has approximately 1.5 million inhabitants with over 50% of the population under the age of 18. In 2007, the HIV/Aids prevalence rate among the sexually active population (aged 15-49 years old) was estimated at 5.9%, one of the highest rates in the Central African region.
'Home of Hope' is a small and rapidly growing charity that operates two 'safe houses' for children in Cape Town, South Africa.
In November 2007, cyclone Sidr affected 28 districts in Bangladesh. The devastating floods that ensued, claimed more that 3,000 lives and injured more than 34,000 people.
Many fishermen drown every year on Lake Albert, in western Uganda, mainly due to sudden changes in weather conditions. In January 2006, Tullow initiated a project with the National Lake Rescue Insititute (NLRI).
Back in October 2005, Pakistan was rocked by a major earthquake in the region. Over 3.5 million people were affected and 600,000 houses destroyed.
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