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In Putumayo, Colombia we equipped educational centers in the neighboring communities of Puerto Asis, San Miguel and Valle del Guamuez to re-start in-person education inrural areas.

We provided online training for 325 teachers and students from Neuquen province, Argentina, in partnership with the provincial Ministry of Education on cybersecurity and digital education.

550 university students in Argentina benefited from a training and knowledge transfer series in industry practices and GeoPark success stories, which we led with the support of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), Universidad del Comahue in Neuquen and the Buenos Aires Technological Institute, strengthening their skills and sector knowledge.

For the eighth consecutive year in Colombia we led the School Kit Delivery Program for students. In 2020 we delivered 1,300 kits so that boys and girls have the necessary equipment for their education.

To promote and strengthen the children’s cultural education and artistic development in Neuquen, Argentina, we facilitated access to scholarships from the Siete Lagos Philharmonic Association.

In Shushufindi, Ecuador, we delivered 600 school and biosecurity kits to children from pre-cooperatives and neighboring communities.

In Chile, in partnership with industrialists’ association Sofofa, we supported English language training in San Gregorio, to broaden our neighbors’ educational and professional opportunities.

In partnership with the Colombia Somos Todos James Rodriguez Foundation, more than 200 children and adolescents in Casanare were trained in leadership and the healthy use of free time through recreation and sports.

To improve the educational infrastructure and children’s safety during the school week, we supported the building of a perimeter fence at the Nuestra Senora de los Dolores de Manare Educational Institution, in the Santa Helena village of Villanueva municipality in Casanare (Colombia). This benefitted 75 students.