GeoPark participates in Women and Mining Bureau-led initiatives in ChilePunta Arenas, Chile – As part of the initiative on gender stereotypes promoted by the Women and Mining Bureau in Chile, GeoPark carried out an activity for girls and boys between the ages of three and four from Barrio Prat in Punta Arenas with the aim of demonstrating that both men and women have the same conditions to do field work. avillalba
GeoPark trains its youngest neighbors on road safetyBogota, Colombia – or two months, GeoPark visited schools in the Colombian municipalities of Tauramena and Villanueva to train more than 500 young people in road safety, helping them to be safe on the street. avillalba
Children of the Punta Delgada School visit GeoParkPunta Arenas, Chile – For the third year in a row, GeoPark is promoting the “Knowing GeoPark” program in Chile, through which children from schools near the Fell Block are invited to visit the operations and learn more about the oil industry. avillalba
GeoPark and James Rodríguez’s Colombia Somos Todos Foundation team up to help 200 youth in CasanareCasanare, Colombia – More than 200 children and young people from the Colombian municipalities of Villanueva and Tauramena will have access to the program of James Rodríguez’s Colombia Somos Todos Foundation, which is aimed at developing inclusive environments through recreation and sport that strengthen young people’s social skills. avillalba
More than 20 people from Tauramena complete a degree in labor lawTauramena, Casanare – GeoPark is supporting the Huella Empresarial (Entrepreneurial Footprint) program to build the capacities of local entrepreneurs so their businesses are competitive and sustainable over time. avillalba
GeoPark accompanies the women of San Gregorio in their professional developmentPunta Arenas, Chile – Women from Villa Punta Delgada took part in the “Industrial Pastry Techniques” course, part of the gastronomy trainings that GeoPark together with SENCE (National Training and Employment Service) and the INCAP technical training agency have been carrying out for the past three years. avillalba
GeoPark launches call for awarding university scholarships to Casanareñas womenBogota, Colombia – In the second edition of the Program for University Science Scholarships for Women in Colombia, GeoPark will award three scholarships to young people from Villanueva or Tauramena who want to start their university studies in the first semester of 2019. avillalba
Villanueva gets the first Lego classroom in CasanareVillanueva, Casanare – GeoPark delivered the first Lego classroom in Colombia’s Villanueva Department, allowing more than 2,000 children to be able to learn and enhance their skills in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and robotics. avillalba
GeoPark and UTN launch call for grants to women in ArgentinaNeuquen, Argentina – GeoPark and the National Technological University (UTN) will offer 10 university scholarships for women from the province of Neuquén, Argentina. avillalba
The Colombian Ministry of Mines and Energy and the National Hydrocarbons Agency recognize GeoPark for its good social practicesBogota, Colombia – For its “Good neighborhood for the viability and sustainability of operations in Colombia” practice, the Colombian government honored GeoPark in the “Management of Social Conflict” category out of 107 experiences in the energy and mining sector. avillalba
