Chevron is committed to helping the Angolan people improve their health, education and livelihood.
Since 1989, Chevron has invested more than $160 million in programs that support the health, education, economic, environmental and social needs of the people of Angola.
2010 highlights include the following:
- More than 5.8 million individuals and approximately 75 institutions directly benefited from Chevron- and partner-supported programs.
- Community engagement projects were deployed in each of the country's 18 provinces.
We take a holistic approach to community development. All factors are considered—from improving access to basic human needs and education to supporting sustainable income sources such as agriculture, fisheries and small enterprise development.
Health
Chevron commits resources to helping reduce the main causes of illness and death, especially for women and children.
With our partners, Chevron supports the Cabinda Blood Bank, which fights blood-transmitted diseases. In 2010, the program conducted more than 11,800 safe blood transfusions in Cabinda province.
Chevron and our partners also paid for drugs, supplies and X-ray equipment for the Cabinda Tuberculosis Program, which has been extended to 20 health centers throughout Cabinda province. The program has treated more than 600 patients.
Chevron supported efforts to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission in Cabinda province. More than 200 babies received milk supplements twice a month.
Chevron has been working with our business partners and the government to eradicate polio in Angola. In 2010, a contribution of nearly $950,000 helped vaccinate about 1 million children and adults against the disease.
In Angola, Chevron contributed $5 million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Round 7 malaria grant. This program distributes insecticide-treated nets to vulnerable populations such as pregnant women and children under the age of five. Some of the projects we have helped support include:
- Distribution of nearly 1 million insecticide-treated mosquito nets
- Distribution of more than 1 million rapid diagnostic tests to identify malaria
- Malaria treatment for almost 4 million sick children
- Preventive malaria treatment given to more than 443,000 pregnant women
- Training more than 680 health workers to diagnose and treat malaria
Education
With our partners, Chevron supports educational initiatives in areas where we operate.
One example is the competitive quiz Aprenda Brincando ("Learn Through Playing"). In 2010, the interactive program, which promotes learning outside the classroom, organized 16 educational sessions that involved teachers and reached more than 340 students from 15 schools in Cabinda province.
Chevron, in partnership with the Discovery Channel and the Ministry of Education, has helped improve the quality of teaching in Angola's elementary and secondary schools through the use of video technology. The Discovery Channel Global Education Partnership has reached more than 66,000 pupils since it launched in 2004.
In addition, we joined our partners in awarding 60 scholarships to Cabinda-based university students.
Building Human Capacity
Increasing the capabilities of individuals and organizations is a key feature of the social investment programs Chevron supports.
In 2010, Chevron sponsored the organization of two Shaping the Way We Teach English workshops in Cabinda. Approximately 85 English teachers attended the workshops.
We also support the Municipal Development Program, which works with the government to improve participation in local government. The program is being implemented in four municipalities, where it focuses on small construction projects, training and community organizing.
Agriculture and Fishing
With our partners and the U.S. Agency for International Development, Chevron supports Pro-Agro. The program has helped banana producers in Benguela and Bengo provinces since 2007. More than 5,500 individual producers were organized into 23 cooperatives. In the first two years, the farmers nearly doubled their yields.
With Chevron's support, the Cabinda Agriculture Development and Alliance Project taught 554 farmers better agricultural techniques. The program helped small farmers use modern agricultural methods and improve their access to markets. The project ended in May 2010 with the creation of a farmer-owned cooperative.
In 2008, Chevron and our partners launched the Integrated Agriculture Project to promote crops that improve food security and reduce poverty among rural families. Crops include bananas, cassava, Irish potatoes and sweet potatoes. The program encourages production, processing and marketing that promotes more demand-driven production.
Chevron supports programs that promote safety and enhance the earning power of local fishermen who work the waters around our offshore operations. More than 2,700 fishing households have taken part in the programs.
Promoting Small Enterprise Development
Banco BAI Microfinanças, formerly known as NovoBanco, is a micro finance institution set up by Chevron and other donors in 2004. As of the end of 2010, the bank had made nearly $54 million in loans to thousands of entrepreneurs. In 2010, the bank disbursed approximately $9.9 million in loans to 418 women entrepreneurs.
Updated: January 2012