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Subsidiary companies
MB Holding continued to support social and sustainable
development projects in the areas of its operations including
the employment of Omanis and nationals of the country in which
they operate. The group continued to work closely within the oil
and gas industry in developing the local community of there they
operate. A substantial amount of expenditure continues to be
made by MB Petroleum services and Petrogas in this area. The
Mawarid Mining Environment Protection and Conservation
Management initiated in the design and construction of tailings
and water management was introduced in 2007. In addition, a
Community Management Plan was also developed, which ensured that
all stakeholders and the community which may be negatively
affected by the impact of mining activities were identified and
mitigation plans developed to address key issues. In general,
the amount of funds earmarked for projects varied in each
subsidiary company of the group.
This was divided in terms of specific planned projects such as
construction of a mosque and facilities for inhabitants, a
“Majlis” and shops which when rented support the running and
maintenance costs of such facilities to enable sustainability.
Some of the funds utilized included contribution to specific
local requests for donation in terms of material or money or
work. These ranged from Zakat contribution to help poor and
needy people to offer scholarships to students at Buraimi
College. Similarly, funds were embarked for training ladies in
computers, tailoring and beautician as well as for purchasing
lap tops for excellent students, providing food boxes during
Ramadhan and in sponsorship of seminars in the history of
Shinas. An exception in 2007 was the contribution to Cyclone
Guno cleanup exercise where volunteer relief teams of staff from
the group’s subsidiary companies were formed to manage the after
effects of Cyclone Guno in June 2007. Substantial contribution
was made in alleviating the damages caused by that cyclone
through provision of water to the community, giving staff leave
of absence to assist their families affected, provision of pump
and tankers to remove stagnant water and in a major exercise in
cleaning up of Azaiba beach jointly with the municipality.
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Social & Sustainable Development Projects |
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Thirty-four social and sustainable community
development projects have been successfully
implemented to the local communities associated
with the mining activities within the Al-Batina
region
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All
projects aim to improve the quality of life of the
local communities by addressing the needs of the
community and providing opportunities for growth
and prosperity
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Projects
are based on sound socio-economic data and social
assessment of the local community
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Examples of CSR initiatives include
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Sponsorship of local events and seminars promoting
Omani culture and history, such as
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Promoting education within the local communities
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Providing training courses to individuals within
the local communities
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Offering scholarships to students at Buraimi
College
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Awarding top 10 secondary school students within
the Shinas region with valuable gifts such as
laptops
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Sustainable projects within local communities
include
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Lighting the streets of a local community
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Supporting youth football teams
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Building livestock and poultry yards
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Women CSR initiatives include
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Providing charity and donations to local
communities, such as
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Distribution of food during Ramadhan
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Donations to specific local requests and
projects
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Zakat contribution and charity to help poor and
needy people
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Construction of a mosque and Majlis at Arja and
shops as ‘Waqf’ at Arja which when rented support the
running and maintenance costs of such facilities to
enable sustainability
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Mawarid Mining Environmental Responsibility |
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Detailed action plans are carried out to ensure that
all mining projects adhere to environment laws and are
environmentally acceptable to all stakeholders
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Promoting environmental awareness by sponsoring
environmental awareness events within the local
communities
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Environment Day Activities 1st June 2008
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Mawarid
Mining sponsored the Environment day Exhibition in Sohar
on 1st June 2008
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Two schools
, Sohar International School and Al-Batinah
International School had participated
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Various
activities such as story telling, planting, contests,
workshops and drawing of children were presented by
Mawarid Mining
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