February 5, 2015
“I really had no way to keep studying. My father works doing odd jobs on a farm, and this scholarship that Drummond is giving me is the gateway to a better future for me, my family and my community,” Pedro Echeverría Torres, scholarship recipient
Showing pride and satisfaction, the 11 scholarship recipients from Cesar and Magdalena, along with their families, formally received their scholarship award certificates from the Company as a guarantee that their dreams of becoming professionals have begun.
At an emotional reception held at the Estelar Santamar Hotel on January 29, Esneider Bravo Benítez and Diego Armando Silva, residents of the districts of Orihueca and Rio Frío in the municipality of Zona Bananera – Magdalena, officially received from Alfredo Araújo, Manager of the Community Relations Department, the certificates that made them new Drummond scholarship holders.
Nine more scholarships were awarded in Cesar during a ceremony that took place at the Sicarare Hotel on Friday, January 30, benefitting high school graduates Yarlidys Fernández Díaz and Pedro Manuel Echevarría from the districts of Casacará and Llerasca, in the municipality of Codazzi; Juan David Rivera from La Jagua de Ibirico, Natalia Pérez from Rincón Hondo, district of Chiriguaná; Sandry Borges Meriño from Bosconia; María Alejandra De la Cruz Mercado and Liliana Paola Martínez Cadena from La Loma, district of El Paso; as well as Luis Alfredo Rojano Arrieta and Devanys Morales, who are also residents of that municipality, all of whom earned this sponsorship.
Thanks to the Scholarship Program: La Loma and El Descanso Projects that the company has been leading since 2006 through its social management program, more than 70 outstanding low-income recent high school graduates have had the opportunity to pursue higher education. Like the previous beneficiaries, the new students will receive the full cost of tuition for the duration of their careers, plus a stipend.
“I am also a beneficiary of these scholarships and I must say that I am extremely grateful for that, since I’ve been able to study something that I’m passionate about and that otherwise would have been very difficult to achieve. Right now, I’m a few months away from finishing my degree in Electronics Engineering. It has been hard to get to this point, but I don’t regret accepting the challenge,”said Pedro Altahona, from Magdalena, encouraging the new scholarship recipients to take advantage of this great opportunity.
said Pedro Altahona, from Magdalena, encouraging the new scholarship recipients to take advantage of this great opportunity.
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*Drummond Ltd. es una compañía dedicada principalmente a la explotación y comercialización del carbón, llegando a exportar el año pasado más de 23 millones de toneladas y generando más de 5000 empleos directos. Desde su llegada a Colombia, Drummond se ha esmerado por forjar y mantener su compromiso con el medio ambiente, sus comunidades y colaboradores. Dentro de los programas de Responsabilidad Social Empresarial ha venido aportando a la transformación de una mejor sociedad invirtiendo en el año 2014 más de 137 mil millones de pesos.
*Drummond y la Educación: Tal como lo manifiesta la UNESCO, «La educación es esencial para el Desarrollo Sostenible. Es crucial para que los líderes y ciudadanos del mañana desarrollen la habilidad de encontrar soluciones y crear nuevos senderos hacia un futuro mejor». Es esa misma premisa la que motiva a Drummond Ltd. a colocar la educación integral como uno de los pilares de su política de Responsabilidad Social, seguros de que esa inversión se reflejará en la transformación de una mejor sociedad. Por esta razón, en el año 2014 Drummond Ltd. invirtió más de 12 mil millones de pesos en la educación integral de sus regiones cercanas, en programas que van desde la reconstrucción de aulas escolares, la creación de laboratorios, aulas tecnológicas, además del apoyo a la formación técnica, subsidios y becas para colaboradores y comunidades, entre otros proyectos.