Muscat—Dentons congratulates Outward Bound Oman (OBO) on celebrating a decade of operations in the Sultanate. The occasion was marked with the gathering of 120 delegates from 32 countries at the Outward Bound International 2019 World Conference. Held at OBO's purpose-built outdoor national training centre on 14 – 17 January 2019 and opened by His Highness Sayyid Faisal bin Turki Al Said, Patron of Outward Bound Oman, the 4-day conference brought together the Outward Bound International community to share best practice and learning from around the global network.

Having initially been set up in the United Kingdom in 1941, Outward Bound has become the global leader in experiential and outdoor education programs for youths and adults. Launched in May 2009 in Oman, OBO uses the desert and mountains to create challenging outdoor journeys, inspire young people to unlock their inner potential, and develop new technical skills as well as a sense of teamwork, self-confidence and a desire to make a difference.

Dentons has provided pro bono legal advice to the organisation since its inception. Commenting on the support provided by Dentons, Mark Evans MBE, Executive Director of Outward Bound Oman, said "Dentons is one of our original Founding Partners, and Outward Bound Oman is delighted to have had their continued support over the last 10 years. The lawyers at Dentons have helped us with 'pro bono' legal advice on all manner of issues such as the constitution and regulatory set up of Outward Bound in Oman, to governance input on the Board of Directors, to contractual advice related to our 3 bespoke training centres at various locations in Oman, to updating our booking form terms and conditions. Dentons has also gone further, into the field with Outward Bound Oman, by sending young Omani lawyers to act as mentors to the students on our courses. This is exactly the sort of real-life feedback that the young Omanis on our courses need in order to develop their potential to the fullest. We look forward to building our relationship with Dentons over the next 10 years, and beyond."

Dentons partner Andrew Figgins, head of the Energy and Projects team in Muscat, commented, "We congratulate Outward Bound Oman on this milestone, and are delighted to continue supporting the significant role they have played in shaping the development of the next generation of Omanis, equipping them with the skills, confidence and determination they need to thrive in the classroom and workplace, contribute effectively to society, and to achieve things they never thought possible."

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