Under an agreement with the Cruzada Patagónica Foundation, we have implemented the One School, One Farm program. This project builds greenhouse orchards to promote learning in rural schools. The fresh produce then helps improve the students' diets. This four-year program covers 30 rural schools in the Río Negro, Neuquén and Chubut provinces, reaching approximately 1,000 children and 150 teachers.
In the province of Santa Cruz, in partnership with the Leer (Read) Foundation, Chevron has developed Prepared to Live. The three-year program aims to enhance children's reading skills while also involving families and the community in learning activities. Some 3,000 children have taken part in the program.
We are also one of the main supporters of the Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires (ITBA). In 1999, Chevron was recognized by the institute's governing board as an ITBA Benefactor Company, and we have developed a scholarship program sponsoring petroleum-engineering students.
Chevron Argentina launched a scholarship program for students in biomedical engineering at Favaloro University in 2006. The program focuses on applying technology to do research and to treat new diseases affecting future generations.
Our commitment to the environment extends beyond oil fields. Chevron Argentina has worked with a technical organization from the Neuquén provincial government to conduct a reforestation plan next to the Andes Mountains where we have our main operations. About 12,355 acres (50 sq km) of trees were planted with an estimated investment of $5 million.
Updated: March 2009