Energy Bangla

Chevron Bangladesh recently awarded scholarships at separate events in Habiganj, Sylhet and Moulavibazar as a part of its ongoing yearly scholarship distribution program for financially disadvantaged, meritorious students. In all, 1,668 students from 41 educational institutions near Chevron’s Bibiyana, Jalalabad and Moulavi Bazar natural gas fields were awarded stipends this year. After Ramadan, scholarships will also be distributed amongst 49 students who received excellent grades in the recently published results of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exams. Chevron’s education programs are administered by two national NGOs – Volunteers Association for Bangladesh (VAB) and Bangladesh Development Service Center (BDSC).

As part of its Quality Education Support initiative, Chevron Bangladesh has been running the scholarship program since 2006 to improve the learning of environment of schools near its three gas fields. In addition to stipends, support is provided in the form of additional teaching, computer labs, coaching support and endowment fund for selected schools, school uniforms, sports equipment and furniture. In 2014, the number of scholarship recipients also stood at over 1,600. The overall pass rate of Chevron-supported schools in the 2014 SSC exams was about 90%. Recently, one such school near Chevron’s Bibiyana gas field was recognized by the Sylhet Education Board as the Best Secondary School in Nabiganj Upazila (sub-district).