Chevron is committed to helping the Angolan people improve their health, education and livelihoods.
Since 1989, Chevron and our partners have invested more than $210 million in programs that support the health, education, economic, environmental and social needs of millions of Angolans.
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 businesses.
Health
Chevron commits resources to helping reduce the main causes of illness and death, especially among women and children. Programs include health awareness campaigns focused on the prevention or treatment of diseases such as malaria, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, poliomyelitis, breast cancer and sickle cell disease.
For almost 20 years, Chevron has supported the Cabinda Blood Bank in its efforts to guarantee safe blood transfusion services in the province of Cabinda. We help supply all the consumable medical supplies and equipment and support training for health workers. More than 230,000 safe transfusions have been provided so far.
In 2012, Chevron and its partners from Block 0 and Block 14 donated, through UNICEF, $1.17 million to the Ministry of Health to fund an initiative to fight the wild poliovirus. The donation benefited around 500,000 children under the age of 5 in Cabinda, Lunda Norte, Lunda Sul, Zaire, Uíge and Malange provinces.
We signed an agreement to help establish the nation's first comprehensive sickle cell disease program. The $4 million project is aimed at early diagnosis and treatment of newborn babies. The first of its kind in Angola, the project was expanded to Cabinda in 2012. Since the beginning of the program in 2011, more than 27,000 babies have been screened.
In 2011, Chevron also donated $6 million to a five-year program that sends doctors to the most medically underserved populations in Africa, including Angola. In 2012, the program stationed five doctors from the United States in Luanda and Cabinda provinces.
Education
In 2012, we and our partners invested more than $18 million to support educational initiatives:
- The competitive quiz Aprenda Brincando (Learn Through Playing) promotes learning outside the classroom. In 2012, the interactive program reached more than 1,500 students in Cabinda province.
- More than 2,000 children from 10 public primary schools in Cabinda, Huambo and Luanda provinces participated in a writing contest.
- Chevron contributed $1 million to a project conducted by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization and the Angola Ministry of Education that helps introduce entrepreneurship curricula in secondary schools. So far, more than 10,000 students and 45 schools in eight of Angola's 18 provinces have received training.
- In 2012, Chevron and our partners provided funds for the construction of three new primary schools in Cabinda. Combined, the schools have 50 classrooms and a capacity for 4,000 students.
Agriculture and Fishing
We work with our partners to promote more sustainable agricultural production and facilitate lasting business relationships among producers, suppliers, banks, processors and distributors of cash crops. Our programs provide technical assistance to thousands of organized farmers, helping to increase yields.
In 2009, Chevron launched a program to help small-scale fishermen increase their catch. Over the last three years, more than 3,000 fishermen and fish traders from Cabinda Province have received training, tools and equipment. Another program helps fishermen reduce operating costs through access to credit, equipment and supplies.
Promoting Small Enterprise
Through business development programs, Chevron helps promote micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in Angola. Our programs promote competitiveness by offering training and mentoring.
Empowering Communities
Increasing the capabilities of individuals and organizations is a key feature of the social investment programs Chevron supports.
In 2012, Chevron donated $300,000 for 1,500 wheelchairs and 200 tricycles to the Lwini Foundation, which distributed them to those in need in throughout Angola.
Traffic accidents are the second-biggest cause of deaths in Angola. In 2012, Chevron partnered with Angola's National Directorate of Road and Traffic to sponsor a national road safety campaign. The effort led to a massive awareness campaign on pedestrian safety and accident prevention.
Chevron donated $1 million for more than 2,100 bicycles and safety equipment for young people from rural areas in Huambo and Cabinda provinces.
Updated: April 2013
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