40 2 01 9 S U S T AINABILITY REPOR T Lo c a l E c o no m i c De v e l o pm e n t P r o j ec t s O ur alt ernativ e ec onomic de v elopment pr ogr ams support loc al c ommunitie s f amilie s or gr oup s in cr e ating or sus t aining ec onomic opportunitie s not dir ectly r elat ed t o our mine s The s e pr ogr ams ar e de v eloped in c onsult ation with loc al c ommunitie s W e pr o vide equipment t ools supplie s c ap acit y building tr aining and other support f or a specifc dur ation o f time with the aim that the s e pr ogr ams will be s elf sus t aining be y ond our in v olv ement O ur loc al ec onomic de v elopment pr oject s include Nutritional Gr eenhous e P r ogr am B olivia pr o vided supplie s tr aining and c ap acit y building t o 436 c ommunit y member s fr om 11 loc al c ommunitie s f or sus t ainable f ood pr oduction ac c e s s t o fr e sh pr oduc e and impr o v ed f amily nutrition P as sion F ruit P r oject P eru pr o vided 7 3 p as sion fruit pr oduc er s with tr aining on efcient irrig ation t echnique s t o impr o v e p as sion fruit pr oduction in Shahuindo This pr ogr am indir ectly support ed 2 7 2 c ommunit y member s Guine a Pig P r ogr am P eru c ons truct ed sheds and pr o vided t echnic al as sis t anc e t o 394 loc al pr oduc er s and their f amilie s t o incr e as e guine a pig pr oduction in Chung ale s R aumat e L a Ar ena and L a Union Edu c a t i o n E duc ation help s pr ep ar e individuals f or lif e and is k e y t o c ar eer suc c e s s Wher e v er po s sible w e guide and support s tudent s t o pur sue c ar eer s that will allo w them t o r eturn t o their c ommunitie s and pr o vide much needed s er vic e s O ur educ ation pr ogr ams include Child and adult lit er ac y and educ ation pr ogr ams S cholar ship pr ogr ams f or univ er sit y s tudent s Support f or or p a yment o f t e acher s w ag e s Car eer c ouns elling f or s ec ondar y s tudent s In 2 01 9 w e pr o vided univ er sit y s cholar ship s f or 1 96 s tudent s in the c ountrie s wher e w e oper at e In t ot al our pr ogr ams pr o vided dir ect and indir ect support t o 8 2 77 s tudent s H e a lt h O ur he alth pr ogr ams ar e int ended t o f acilit at e ac c e s s t o he alth s er vic e s f or all c ommunit y member s with an emphasis on identifed vulner able gr oup s such as y oung childr en w omen and elder s O ur pr ogr ams include He alth c amp aigns that pr o vide tr aining and educ ation on is sue s such as nutrition and h y giene and he alth s er vic e s such as dent al check up s and v ac cinations F unding f or doct or s and he alth c ar e pr actitioner s P r o vision o f medic al c ar e in c ommunitie s with limit ed or no ac c e s s Wher e v er po s sible w e guide and support s tudent s t o pur sue c ar eer s that will allo w them t o r eturn t o their c ommunitie s and pr o vide much needed s er vic e s