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Before Kosmos began exploration offshore Western Sahara we invested in bringing early benefits to local communities through infrastructure investments and other programs. Much of this on-the-ground work has focused on stakeholder engagement and social investment consistent with how we do business everywhere we operate. To best determine where social investment could have a positive impact Kosmos undertook needs assessments in Dakhla and Boujdour working respectively with AMIDEAST a leading non-profit organization engaged in international education training and development activities and the High Atlas Foundation a non-profit organization specializing in grassroots development. The studies provided valuable insights and were the basis for designing our social investment projects which are listed below. Workforce Development Training and Education in Dakhla At the vocational training center in Dakhla AMIDEAST provides soft-skills and language classes to 18-35 year-olds who are seeking employment. The project has components specifically targeting the fishing community co-operatives and entrepreneurs. Upon completing the training classes AMIDEAST assists students with their career plan including the search for internships and jobs. A local program coordinator has been hired by AMIDEAST in Dakhla and local people have been recruited as teachers for the classes. Schools Infrastructure and Hygiene Project in Boujdour One of the findings of the study conducted by High Atlas Foundation was that seven local schools lacked hygienic and private gender- segregated bathroom facilities. This was contributing to an above-average incidence of skin and eye disease among students as well as lower attendance rates among female students. With the help of High Atlas Foundation Kosmos is providing the seven schools in Boujdour with clean drinking water facilities and new gender-segregated bathrooms. More than 4750 students are directly benefiting from the project. Kosmos is working with the Ministry of Health to provide health education at the schools to increase student awareness of sanitation practices disease prevention and personal hygiene. Responsible Resource Development Kosmos remains confident that responsible resource development in Western Sahara has the potential to create significant long-term social and economic benefits for the people of the territory. Kosmos working with its partners including the Government of Morocco will only proceed with development in accordance with international law and good practices. We believe that economic development of the territory can and should proceed in parallel with the UN-led mediation process without adversely affecting its progress or outcome. A helicopter waits at the temporary hangar Kosmos built at the Dakhla airport. We selected Dakhla as the base of our drillship crew changes in order to maximize the local economic benefits of our presence. The airport was not previously set up to manage this type of helicopter operation and we ensured that contracts for the civil works were awarded locally. 29