Work Inclusion Breaking Down Barriers

Abstract

Abstract SEED is an expression of the spirit of integral and ethical service that the oilfield services company has with its clients and community. The SEED (Schlumberger Excellence in Educational Development) program focuses on education and inclusion for the common good, especially in the vulnerable sectors of society, such as children, youth and people with special needs, and Down syndrome and mental disabilities. Ecuadorian legislation requires that 4% of company staff be people with special needs; nevertheless, the oilfield services company goes further than hiring people from this vulnerable sector. We create true inclusion of people with mental disabilities and Down syndrome in the work, social, educational and professional environment. The Company works with 6 institutions that accept people with various disabilities, and focuses on various aspects of inclusion in education with 3 special education schools in the amazon region. It has provided these schools with technology and training for teachers in technological areas, and how to create projects that focus on solutions for students with special needs and improving teaching for their day-to-day learning. In the case of the Special Needs School, "3 de Diciembre" in Lago Agrio, it has provided them with a physical rehabilitation room with equipment such as: stationary bicycles, electro-stimulation equipment, physical therapy and hydro massage, etc. Regarding inclusion in the work area, along with Fundación General Ecuatoriana and the Vice President's Office of the Republic of Ecuador, and Fundación El Triángulo, we currently have 26 youth with mental disabilities and Down syndrome on our local payroll, and 7 of them work directly in the main offices with the same guarantees and benefits as all of our workers. Regarding sports inclusion, we work with the "School of wheelchair tennis" in Quito. This school provides a space for people with physical, mental and visual disabilities to practice sports.