Cienaga, February 18, 2020
As a contribution
educating the next generation, as part of the Drummond Ltd. Scholarship Program,
ceremonies were held to award the 20 university scholarships
from the La Loma and El Descanso projects, a program that
has benefitted young graduates of public high schools
in the mining area of influence in Cesar and Magdalena for 15 years.
In its
fifteenth year, the scholarships that the Company granted generate
economic, social and development value in the areas where it operates. The new
scholarship recipients are supported with full payment of their university studies plus the
disbursement of a living stipend to support them while they pursue
their professional degrees.
“For the next
generation, economic growth and wealth are not enough. Today
we look at how they contribute to greater equality, to reducing the gap
between people with higher and lower incomes. We have been working on programs
to reduce these gaps and generate well-being for the communities
as a whole,” said José Miguel Linares, President of Drummond Ltd.
Education, a pillar
of sustainable development
Before the names
of the scholarship recipients were announced,
panels were held on “Education, a pillar of sustainable development,” during which the perspectives of
different beneficiaries were shared by department: a dean of a public school and university,
an active scholarship recipient, a former scholarship recipient, a parent of one
of the recipients and the coordinator of Drummond Ltd.’s scholarship program, in addition
to the support of the moderators.
“Drummond turned my life around 180 degrees. What had been a dream for me, the company turned it into a goal,” said Esneider Bravo, a former Drummond scholarship recipient and participant on the panel.
The event was attended
by civil, military and religious leaders, the mayors of
the different municipalities, communities, participants in the scholarship program, in addition
to the President of Drummond Ltd. Colombia and
company employees.
The new scholarship recipients from
the Cesar Department are: Carlos Daniel Avendaño Viancha, Salomón Botero
Arzuaga from La Jagua de Ibirico; Saray Mishell Durán Sierra and Lendeivis Navarro
Alfaro from Bosconia; José Fabián Acuña Chamorro from El Paso; Miguel Ángel Rubio
Pérez from Chiriguaná; Yenifer Passo Pérez and Dayana Rodríguez Gil from Becerril;
Michell Dayana Tarazona Sánchez and Ana Elena Arias Torres from El Copey, Adrián
David Cogollo Sáez, Mariana Isabel Castañeda Molina, Wendy Rosa Mejía Cantillo,
,
Leidy María Cuellar Castro and María Fernanda Oquendo from Agustín Codazzi.
From the Magdalena Department
scholarships were awarded to: Valeria Camila Ortega
and Isaías de Jesús Pacheco Camargo
from Cienaga, María Alejandra Contreras Redondo and Eliceo de Jesús Aparicio de La Hoz
from the municipality of Zona Bananera and José David Guerra Osorio from Aracataca,
who attended with their invited guests.
On the other hand
In addition, one of the new scholarship recipients, Isaías De Jesús Pacheco,
expressed his gratitude and happiness at being able to share this award, alongside
his parents, that will begin his professional life. “Today I would like to thank Drummond for opening the doors to
higher education and for allowing me to fulfill my dreams”.
This initiative
adds to the progress of the next generation, as well as complying with
the fourth of the UN’S Sustainable Development Goals, Quality Education, and
Drummond Ltd.’s Corporate Social Responsibility strategy through
the pillar of Comprehensive Development of Education and Training.
