Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | TotalEnergies EP Uganda has reinforced its commitment to creating more opportunities for young people in Uganda to continue making meaningful contributions to their communities.
The commitment was made during the company’s commemoration of its over 10 years of Youth Inclusion and Education Initiatives in Uganda in Kampala on May 24.
Executives said since starting its operations in 2012, the firm has implemented various youth initiatives that have contributed to Uganda’s skills and labour pool as well as the government of Uganda’s education sector goals for capacity building and knowledge transfer.
The initiatives are in line with the company’s corporate social responsibility pillar ‘Youth Inclusion and Education’ and the UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 on Quality Education.
Philippe GROUEIX, General Manager, TotalEnergies EP Uganda said. “We firmly believe that empowering the youth to play an active role in their communities contributes greatly to this goal. We are pleased that many of our nearly 3,000 youth and education program beneficiaries are contributing tremendously to the country’s development by deploying their professional and technical skills in Uganda’s diverse sectors.”