Earning the respect of the communities where we work is vital to Chevron's goal of being admired for people, performance and partnership. We support educational, environmental, health and other social programs in China and provide grants to nonprofit organizations that meet local needs.
Education
Working through the Spring Bud program managed by the China Children and Teenagers Fund, Chevron supports a program that enables young women from low-income areas to continue their education. In recent years, Spring Bud has helped several hundred students in Sichuan, Hebei, Xinjiang and Shanxi.
Chevron's Caltex business supports programs that benefit needy children and families. In Hong Kong, Caltex provides a wide range of activities through Caltex Project Chance. These efforts broaden the learning opportunities for children living in poverty.
Caltex Project Chance also helps improve the social and emotional development of needy families. The program promotes better parent-child relationships and improved health and physical well-being for the children. The program also links families with community support groups.
Environment
In China, Chevron is a key sponsor of the Jane Goodall Institute and supports the Roots & Shoots program, which organizes out-of-school classes and other environmental and animal protection activities. In 2010, Chevron sponsored Dr. Jane Goodall's tour of China. Goodall gave public lectures and traveled with a photo exhibition of her 50 years of research on chimpanzees in the Gombe National Park in Tanzania.
Serious water shortages affect people living in China's arid western region. Chevron is a partner with China Women's Development Foundation in a project that creates water cellars and provides drinking water for farmers. In the past few years, Chevron donations have benefited more than 500 families in western China.
Health
Since 1997, Chevron has supported Operation Smile, which provides free surgeries to correct facial deformities for children living in disadvantaged regions throughout China. In November 2010, Chevron's participation helped 63 children from Kai County in the Chuandongbei project area receive treatment.
Chevron supports an HIV public awareness program run by Red Cross China. The program aims to reduce discrimination toward people living with HIV, prevent the spread of the disease and provide care for people living with HIV. In April 2010, a one-year program was launched in Chengdu, Sichuan, to educate more than 10,000 college students, migrant workers and residents about AIDS.
Disaster Relief
Chevron also provides timely assistance when natural disasters occur. After the Sichuan earthquake in May 2008, we donated more than $2 million for immediate relief efforts, which included recovery and reconstruction projects.
Updated: March 2011
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