Visiting the Mine

The Yanacocha operations and the facilities of Porcón Farm were visited by students of the Technological Institute "Pedro Ortiz Montoya” from Celendin as well as primary students from the 5th class, teachers and parents of some educational institutions in villages near the Conga project, with the purpose of clearing up any doubts and fears about the environmental and social work carried out by modern mining in Cajamarca.

Visitors

"Our visit is really rewarding because students have learnt that it is possible for the agriculture, the livestock and the mining to live in harmony. Now I have realised that Yanacocha is a friendly- environment mining company.”

Walter Altesana Yallop, Teacher in the Institute of Technology.

"This visit is extremely important due to the information we receive regarding the mining operations, now we know how Yanacocha operates and how they care for the environment."

Mirzan Chávez Malaver, Student

"We are proud for everything we have seen in Porcón Farm. We have listened to those who say that mining damages the environment, but it is not true because here we have seen animals of all kinds and also trouts. I will take this message to my village so they come and see that mining does not hurt anybody.”

Salomón Cruzado Huaman, deputy Mayor of Huasiyuc hamlet.

"I thank the role of the authorities from our village and the goodwill of the Conga project who have made this visit possible for students, teachers and parents. We are happy because this trip allows our children to visit places they have never been able to visit before"

Eloy Quintana Ramos, President of Parents Association Huasiyuc IE.

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New business ideas for Celendin

Young people is in charge

The first competition on Business Ideas was carried out under the project: Training Program for Young Entrepreneurs Celendin (PFJEC for its acronyms in Spanish). This competition brought together young people from different secondary schools as: Jesus de Nazaret, Coronel Cortegana, Nuestra Señora del Carmen, Manuel de Pierola Castro, Jose Cabellos, among other educational institutions within the area.

This program aims to encourage a culture of success among Celendin youth, providing them with the abilities to develop skills which will facilitate their integration into working life and business.

How was the competition achieved?

• First, it began with the distribution of business ideas workshops in schools within the area.
• There was a call to young secondary students.
• Young people presented their projects
• Friday, November 19, finalists were evaluated by a jury, who were members of the Andes of Cajamarca Association (1), the UEGEL Celendin (1) and the Junior Achievement Peru (1).
• After the evaluation, 10 finalists were selected out of 103 submitted projects.

Each group (of two pupils each), achieved a presentation of ten minutes, and then responded to questions from the jury.

The winners

The winners were the participants of the Project “Coffee made of sweetened cereals to boil”, Edgar Pereyra y Wilman García, pupils of the secondary school Pedro Paula Augusto Gil; both received a scholarship to attend the International Forum of Entrepreneurs FIE 2011 (in Cordoba, Argentina)

The Project “Company of Ecotourism services”, whose participants were Nilson Fidelia Hoyos and Sanchez, pupils of the same school but from a different class, received a digital camera and a MP4 player.

The awards

The awards ceremony was held on the 29th of November at the Municipal Auditorium and included the presentation of the speaker Fernando Escudero Espinoza.

The commitment of institutions as the Association Los Andes de Cajamarca and Yanacocha – Conga Project, which is supported by the UGEL Celendin and the implementation of Junior Achievment Peru, made possible this type of educational initiatives which improve the development of Celendin.

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