Touchau, a village leader, and teachers of the indigenous Mainstay-Whyaka Amerindian Reservation receive training in STEM subjects through the Youth Challenge Guyana program.
Everywhere we operate, we strive to develop employment opportunities for local workers and suppliers. Our local office in Guyana is staffed by more than 40 nationals performing work in various disciplines including accounting, office administration, procurement, public and government affairs, and security, safety, health and environment. ExxonMobil is working with local businesses to help identify opportunities to develop local service providers and a skilled workforce. As we study the commercial viability of the discovered resource and build our presence in Guyana, we remain committed to responsible corporate citizenship by engaging with the local government and communities, evaluating and developing a local workforce and supplier base, and protecting biodiversity by implementing responsible environmental standards and sound management practices.
literacy and leadership program in a traditionally Amerindian community as well as teacher training for a special needs school in Georgetown. We are still in the early stages of our exploration in Guyana, and will continue to evolve and tailor our support for the community to reflect the needs and long-term goals of the Guyanese people, as learned through our ongoing community engagement. Local workforce and supplier development Our vision of sustainability in Guyana is one in which stakeholders benefit from resource development today, while protecting and building opportunities for the future. To realize this vision, ExxonMobil will continue to safeguard people and the environment, support government endeavors to be responsible stewards of their natural and economic resources and invest in the community of which we have become a member.
Engaging with local communities Before beginning exploration activities in a new country, ExxonMobil endeavors to establish meaningful relationships that benefit communities and the company for the long term. Based on consultation with stakeholders and an initial community needs assessment, our early entry support in Guyana primarily focused on promoting education, especially in the areas of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Since 2012, we have supported the Volunteer Youth Corps, a nonprofit organization in Georgetown that engages ninth- and tenth-grade students in a variety of STEM after-school learning programs. The programs include practical lessons in physics, chemistry, integrated science and information technology, as well as a three-day science camp at a local environmental facility. For the past four years, we have also supported Youth Challenge Guyana, which provides STEM education training to teachers and science kits to primary school students. In 2015, we expanded our education support to include a sports,
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