More reading, better education

The world of reading

PBecause we believe that by promoting reading we will strength the reading skills, and also because at the moment we do not have many areas open so that children and adolescents from Sorochuco and Huasmín could have access to quality books. We have also launched mini libraries in our information offices in response to the need for children and young people of school age who need reading areas to strengthen their education and academic preparation.

These mini-libraries will be open the12 months of the year, allowing students to come during their holiday period. In "The World of Reading", they will find updated information, and texts that are suitable to their education levels, such as primary, secondary and higher education.

The Local Education Management Unit from province of Celendín is backing up this project.

And the authorities say…

“As a son of Sorochuco I feel very proud to encourage culture and knowledge for the youth, it has been a difficult pathway to achieve this, I am sure that in the future there will be more work for the community for Sorochuco, it is great to have an open and direct dialogue with the project, all together we will find the best way to continue the development of Sorochuco.” LUIS CASTAÑEDA PISCO – Public Safety Coordinator from Sorochuco.

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Christmas in Conga

The employers `spouses of the Conga Project visited 32 hamlets of the territory in these festivities. They shared gifts and surprises with children of the educative institutions in a traditional Christmas event known as “Chocolatada” ..

Thus, with this type of activities we try to involve the families of our workmates to improve the relations with our neighbors. Not only in Christmas also in future campaigns in which we will ask for the active participation of the hamlets settlers, authorities, contributors and relatives.

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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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And beyond ..

Conga Cattlemen in action

We believe that through the sharing of livestock experiences with other farmers in Conga, we will achieve to fortify our capacities as well as our knowledge and technical production skills. That's why the project is still encouraging Conga Livestock internships in dairy basins of Jequetepeque in La Libertad, Lurin in Lima and Majes in Arequipa.

The goal is to make a total of 870 small livestock producers s to visit various stalls so in the future they could increase their production and profitability by joining stocked-up companies like Nestle and Gloria.

During the internship, they emphasize issues such as alternative power systems, technical and production management, genetic improvement and innovative systems to manage the productivity of dairy cattle.

This is the way Farmers win:

"“I feel very happy of learning new things about this internship. Congratulations to Yanacocha which through Conga makes the effort to help its villages. We have seen how other regions had moved forward and indeed we could do the same if we worked together”.

Ebert William Idrogo Jambo (Hamlet of Quengorío Alto)

"I feel very happy and grateful about FONCREAGRO and the Conga Project because my colleagues and I can see a beautiful cattle. I wish we could improve the breed of our houses. It would make a great change"

Mesías Cabrera Lozano (Hamlet of Huangashanga)

"I praise the efforts of this mining project and I make a call to farmers to take advantage of this opportunity. The best recommendation I could give you is to gather together to do business as this is the only way to succeed."

Arnulfo Paredes Pacheco, (Majes Agricultural Producers Association)

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Building a Future

An agreement

The Executive Director of the Asociación Los Andes de Cajamarca (ALAC) and District Mayor from Huasmin, province of Celendín , signed an inter-institutional cooperation agreement in order to finance jointly the construction of classrooms in three educational institutions in the villages of: Chilac N ° 08, Coñicorgue and El Lirio, which belong to the district of Huasmin.

This initiative is part of the combined efforts of ALAC, the Conga project and local government. With this agreement we can improve not only the schools infrastructure, but also the life and safety of many children.

District Mayor Huasmin expressed satisfaction with the signing of the agreement and emphasized that "the only way to achieve meaningful development results in the villages is by working together the public and private institutions."

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Beyond Cajamarca

As part of the Livestock Development Project, 41 producers from 16 villages in the area of influence of Conga did an internships in La Libertad, Lima and Arequipa.

With the aim of improving livestock production, participants received training on topics such as dairy cattle management, pasture production, animal health and milk quality.


Do you want to know more about this experience?

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