Community Engagement

Chevron's community engagement activities focus on building capacity to promote local economic development and stable, long-term relationships. In 2006, we invested nearly $91 million in community engagement initiatives. Approximately 68 percent focused on building human and institutional capacity in ways that help stimulate economic growth and enable communities to prosper.

Our community engagement initiatives targeted three areas: basic human needs, education and career training, and support for local small and medium-size businesses, which includes access to credit. These initiatives were executed in partnership with local and national governments, communities, nongovernmental organizations and multilateral institutions.

Capital Projects and Community Engagement

Our community engagement activities are also evident in our Environmental, Social and Health Impact Assessment project review process, described in the Stakeholder Engagement section.

A community engagement network helps increase our employees' capacity to administer programs, share best practices, and develop common monitoring and evaluation processes.

Continuing Support for Communities

In 2006, Chevron continued to support the rebuilding efforts of communities affected by natural disasters in South Asia, Pakistan and the U.S. Gulf Coast. We also continued our efforts to promote economic development in Nigeria's Niger Delta region and our relocation assistance to families from Sarykamys, Kazakhstan.