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Community commitment
09/29/2011ACCIONA is developing a more sustainable business model by acting as a protagonist in the social development of communities in which it operates. For this reason, and within its Social Action Plan, the Company has created a Community Investment Plan whose objective is to contribute actively by providing momentum to and improving their socioeconomic systems. The aims of its activities are the generation of economic well-being, environmental improvement and corporate responsibility.
The Oaxaca Community Investment Plan contributes to social and economic development in Juchitán de Zaragoza, Mexico, home of the Eurus Wind Farm.
ACCIONA is developing a more sustainable business model by acting as a protagonist in the social development of communities in which it operates. For this reason, and within its Social Action Plan, the Company has created a Community Investment Plan whose objective is to contribute actively by providing momentum to and improving their socioeconomic systems. The aims of its activities are the generation of economic well-being, environmental improvement and corporate responsibility.
The program in Oaxaca The best example you could come across is in the municipality of Juchitán de Zaragoza in Oaxaca, Mexico, where the Eurus wind farm has been built. Here, 260 families have directly benefi ted through four lines of activity: environment, education (culture, sport and health), productive project development and community infrastructure.
The Community Investment Plan establishes a program with objectives, costs, timelines and stakeholder participation.
Volunteer programs
- The "Green ACCIONA" Project: Environmental and reforestation campaigns through talks on the importance of reforestation to 644 students in six educational centers. 600 trees were adopted between 24 November and 3 December. For this initiative, ACCIONA had the support of 36 corporate volunteers, 122 community volunteers and seven volunteers from our strategic partners.
- The "Improving My School" Project: Creation of a constructive relationship between ACCIONA and its surroundings by involving collaborators and neighbors in improving La Venta Primary School. Thirty-eight volunteers from ACCIONA and 179 volunteers from the community took part in the project.
What we're already doing
Eco-efficient community centre
A community space is being built to encourage selfemployment and provide education and awareness in the environmental field and renewable energies. A Sustainability Workshop for children and young people is being installed to this end.
Promoting training
Working a long side the Istmo University, ACCIONA is contributing to the development of the wind energy sector in the region through activities such as the creation of human value and the development of smallscale wind power technology. This project has benefited seven students, in the form of grants, and 20 engineers in the region.
Support for sport
Donations of sports equipment have been made to children, young people and adults to strengthen sporting activity in the community and contribute at a state level to uncovering new talent.
Boost for culture
The Traditional Needlework Workshop has given momentum to gender inclusion and fairness in culturally productive activities, strengthening and developing the skills of 41 local women in this technique. Some 35% of participants obtained a certificate from Oaxaca State's Institute for Employment Qualifications and Productivity (ICAPET) on attaining the three levels required.
Job creation
With financing from ACCIONA and CEMEX, members of the local community committed to creating a cooperative to make concrete posts to fence in the Eurus wind farm. The initiative generated 20 direct jobs at competitive rates of pay. During the first nine months, the productive group was supervised by ACCIONA. Now it is completely managed by the community and has orders from ACCIONA Infrastructure to enclose the Oaxaca II, III and IV farms.
Health care
With the support of ACCIONA and the community association MEXFAM, using a hybrid value chain, personal health care action was encouraged among women and young people in Istmo de Tehuantepec for the prevention and timely detection of cervical and uterine cancer, unplanned pregnancies and HIV transmission. This year, more than 500 women and young people have benefited from the program in fi ve communities in the region. The aim is to reach 3,000 women and young people by November 2012.
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