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Chevron Bangladesh celebrates its 25th anniversary

Admin — Thu, 08 Sep 2022 20:30:42 +0000

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Chevron Bangladesh held its 25-year celebration event at Hotel InterContinental Dhaka recently.

Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi, Bir Bikram, adviser to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh on Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Affairs, Government of Bangladesh attended the event as the chief f guest.

Md Mahbub Hossain, senior scretary of the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources attended as the special guest along with the MP of Habiganj – 1 constituency Gazi Mohammad Shahnawaz, Petrobangla Chairman Nazmul Ahsan and Joseph Giblin, Economic Unit Chief, US Embassy, Dhaka.

Also present were guest from Petrobangla, Energy and Power Resources Division, different govt agencies that we work with, AmCham and FICCI representatives, media and social investment partners and Chevron employees.

Eric M Walker spoke about Chevron Bangladesh’s past, present and future opportunities in the energy sector of Bangladesh.

Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi, Md Mahbub Hossain and the Petrobangla Chairman all thanked Chevron’s contribution to supply the nation with much need natural gas and talked about future opportunities.

The event highlighted Chevron’s contribution to Bangladesh’s energy needs over the last 25-years partnering with the Government of Bangladesh and Petrobangla to supply clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy to power the nation.

A video highlighting Chevron Bangladesh’s operation, contributions since 1995 and also about its support to the community through its social investment programs were shown in the event. The event ended with a quiz for the guests followed by dinner and a musical performance.

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Chevron Bangladesh, Save the Children celebrates 13yrs of partnership

Admin — Wed, 09 Mar 2022 01:29:11 +0000

Chevron Bangladesh and Save the Children celebrated their long partnership to promote access and increase basic educational outcomes for marginalised children through SHIKHON programme with an event titled ‘Dissemination Program of SHIKHON Tracer Study and Celebrating 13 Years of Partnership’ held at the Lakeshore Hotel, Gulshan, Dhaka recently, said a press release.
Since 2008, the SHIKHON project, a collaboration between Chevron and Save the Children, has reached more than 21,000 people and provided access to primary education to more than 4,000 at-risk, out-of-school children.
For the past 13 years, it has been a critical safety net and springboard to success for local children.
Under the project, dropped out and out of school children completed primary education (school readiness to Grade V) through Non-Formal Primary Education schools and transitioned to nearest high schools in Grade VI, and marginalised hard-to-reach children completed a pre-primary component and Grades I through III from Early Primary Education centres or one-room schools and be equipped to transition into Bangladesh’s national education system from Grade IV and beyond.
At the event, the findings of the Tracer Study on the SHIKHON programme were presented by Shah Shamim Ahmed, associate professor, Institute of Education and Research, Dhaka University.
The findings from the Tracer Study on the Chevron supported SHIKHON project revealed that the programme resulted in increased access to cost-effective non-formal basic education for hardest to reach children in targeted communities, increased efficiency, and quality of nonformal basic education services using holistic
approaches for children to succeed in school and increased collaboration between the formal and non-formal primary sectors to promote sharing and adoption of best practices.
The event was attended by Eric M Walker, president of Chevron Bangladesh, Shahin Islam, project director, SHIKHON, Save the Children, Muhammad Imrul Kabir, corporate affairs director, Chevron Bangladesh, Md Abdul Halim, director, Institute of Education and Research, Dhaka University, and Shah Shamim Ahmed, associate professor, Institute of Education and Research, Dhaka University, among others.
Chevron Bangladesh invests in activities and programmes that focus primarily on economic development, education and health care, reaching thousands of people in northeast Bangladesh.
Under Chevron Bangladesh’s Quality Education Support initiative, a scholarship drive for high-achieving underprivileged students was launched in 2001.
In 2021, scholarships were awarded to 783 students in 23 schools. Also included are remuneration support for additional teachers in selected schools, an endowment fund, sports equipment, school furniture, sanitation facilities and tube-wells to provide safe drinking water for selected schools.

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American Cup golf from today

Admin — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 05:05:27 +0000

The 31st American Cup Golf Tournament gets underway at the Kurmitola Golf Club today with some 500 professional and amateur golfers taking part in the two-day meet.
Chevron Bangladesh continues to be the co-sponsors of the event along with a host of local and international business organizations including hotels, banks, airlines, oil and gas service groups and energy companies.
“This is an ideal opportunity for both local and expatriate business professionals to interact in a fun setting,” American Cup and Chevron Bangladesh president Geoff Strong was quoted as saying by a press release yesterday.

Via: The Daily Star

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