Italian multinational oilfield services company, Saipem has announced the launch of its 2024 Local Community Initiatives (LCIs) Plan and will be focusing on empowering individuals and fostering community growth.
According to a press release from the company, this year, Saipem will be partnering with the NGO Women Across Differences to launch two initiatives aimed at supporting women and single mothers. The first will be Computer Literacy for Single Young Women, and according to the release, Saipem will provide computer literacy training for five single, unemployed women aged 18 to 30. Selected through a collaboration with Women Across Differences, these young women will receive, the release says, full scholarship to attend the Global Technology Institute, gaining essential skills to enhance their career prospects and overall life quality.
In the second project, Educational Opportunities for Single Mothers: Recognizing the unique challenges faced by single mothers, Saipem says it will support eight Guyanese single mothers to return to school. These mothers, according to the release, will have the opportunity to enroll in courses at institutions including the Government Technical Institute (GTI), Guyana Industrial Technical Centre (GITC), Institute of Distance and Continuing Education (IDCE), and Carnegie School of Home Economics. This initiative aims to empower them with the skills needed to support their families and advance their personal development.
The release noted that the Computer Literacy programme will span eight weeks, while the educational courses for single mothers will last seven weeks with the possibility for advanced and prolonged attendance. Both initiatives are expected to commence in September 2024.
The release went on to remind that Saipem intends to continue projects it commenced in 2023 in 2024. The release says that this year Saipem will focus on an internship programme, providing work experience to six students coming from technical vocational schools like GTI and GITC and to three final-year engineering students from the University of Guyana.
Saipem says its 2024 initiatives represent a significant evolution of the company’s community engagement efforts, dedicated to making a tangible difference in the lives of Guyanese society. Saipem’s commitment to ongoing community development and support reflects its belief in the power of education and opportunity to drive positive change.
Saipem, in its Mission and Values Statement, describes itself as a global leader in the engineering and construction of major projects for the energy and infrastructure sectors, both offshore and onshore and is a “One Company” organized into the following business lines: Asset Based Services, Drilling, Energy Carriers, Offshore Wind, Sustainable Infrastructures, Robotics & Industrialized Solutions. The company has 7 fabrication yards and an offshore fleet of 21 construction vessels (of which 17 owned and 4 owned by third parties and managed by Saipem) and 15 drilling rigs, of which 9 owned.
In June 2021, the Saipem Guyana Offshore Construction Facility was declared open. Saipem has been operating in Guyana since 2017. It was contracted by ExxonMobil Guyana for engineering procurement, construction and installation of subsea umbilical rises and flowlines offshore.
