Barrick Beyond Borders - May 2012 - Barrick Gold Corporation

A BARRICK GOLD REPORT ON RESPONSIBLE MINING | BEYOND BORDERSAlto Chicama CommitmentPARTNERS AND PROJECTSSTUDENTS FROM THE MATHEMATICSFOR EVERYONE PROGRAM.POVERTY REDUCTION & ALLEVIATION PROJECT(PRA PROJECT)Partners: Barrick, USAID and Exporting HighlandsThe PRA Project was created by USAID in 1998 to reduce povertyin rural regions across Peru. It provides technical assistance tosmall farming operations and connects them to potential buyersfor their products. It encompasses communities near Barrick’sLagunas Norte mine in Peru’s La Libertad region. The PRA Projectrecently added Exporting Highlands as a partner. ExportingHighlands is a Peruvian-government organization that supportseconomic development in La Libertad and nationwide. Barrick’sagreement with the PRA Project commenced in 2011 and runsthrough December 2013. To date, more than 400 families havebenefited from this project.PRODUCTIVE HIGHLANDSPartners: Barrick and the Alternative Farming InstituteThe Productive Highlands Project is helping improve the livingstandards of farmers in the La Libertad region by introducingthem to new production technologies, crops and farming methods.The Barrick-sponsored program is being implemented by theAlternative Farming Institute in the Cahuide farming communityin La Libertad. Since 2009, 210 families have benefited fromthis program.MATHEMATICS FOR EVERYONEPartners: Barrick, Alto Chicama Social Fund and the ApoyoInstituteThe Mathematics for Everyone program encourages studentsto learn math through interactive methods. The program usesspecially prepared teaching materials and student books, andincludes teacher training and methodological guidelines. Theprogram targets students from grade one through high schoolin the provinces of Santiago de Chuco, Sanchez Carrion andOtuzco. It is sponsored by Barrick and the Alto Chicama SocialFund and being implemented by the Apoyo Institute. Since 2004,the program has benefited 36,200 students and 1,440 teachers in690 schools.ALLIANCES FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENTPartners: Barrick, Canadian International DevelopmentAgency and World VisionThe goal of this World Vision–led project is to provide people inPeru’s Quiruvilca District with the tools and capacity to developan economic plan that ensures sustainable development beyondthe end of mining operations. The project, co-funded by Barrickand the Canadian International Development Agency, includesa community investment fund that will finance small businessesREADING IS BEING AHEADPartners: Barrick, Alto Chicama Social Fund andthe BBVA FoundationThe Reading is Being Ahead program is designed to improvereading comprehension levels of elementary school students inPeru’s Santiago de Chuco, Sanchez Carrion and Otuzco provinces.The program is sponsored by Barrick and the Alto ChicamaSocial Fund, a government-development organization fundedby Barrick royalties. The program is being implemented by theBBVA Foundation, and includes the creation of socially relevanttextbooks, classroom materials, lesson plans and teacher training.Since 2010, 11,800 students and 530 teachers in 230 schools haveparticipated in the program.30