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• Where do mining royalties go?

  Mon, August 5, 2024

  Natural Resource Governance

  A new interactive platform to promote a better understanding of the flow of resources from mining royalties, from their collection to their transformation into investment projects, has been launched.

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• First Nations women becoming workplace assets and community role models

  Tue, July 9, 2024

  Australia program

  Education Equity

  Real Futures is working closely with UN Women’s Second Chance Education Programme to deliver a project exclusively for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in Australia.

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• BHP Foundation joins Sumar Saberes, a private-public alliance to help identify and scale up best practices in education in Chile

  Wed, June 19, 2024

  Chile program

  By combining the innovative and agile practices of the private and philanthropic sectors with the national priorities and government’s reach, Sumar Saberes aims to boost the transformation of the educational model in Chile.

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• Meet the changemakers: the Australian Indigenous Governance Institute

  Wed, June 5, 2024

  Australia program

  The Australian Indigenous Governance Institute (AIGI) is an independent, Indigenous-led center that designs and delivers solutions to help strengthen governance capabilities and meet the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

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• Fire management using community-based models to build environmental resilience

  Wed, May 22, 2024

  Environmental Resilience

  A learning exchange on community-based fire practices took place at the 2024 BHP Foundation Environmental Resilience partners’ workshop. Representatives from Australia and Chile shared fire management approaches in different landscapes, ranging from deserts to forests.

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• 8 innovative educational projects in Chile chosen to receive support from BHP Foundation Collective Effect fund

  Thu, May 9, 2024

  Chile program

  The projects selected have the potential to scale teaching and learning solutions to boost the transformation of the public education model in Chile.

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• Upskilling teachers in computer science: one solution to close the digital divide

  Wed, April 24, 2024

  Chile program

  For the last three years, an organization in Chile had provided training in computer science to more than 900 teachers. They are taking their learnings to the classroom, benefiting 13.325 public students across the country.

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• The potential of stormwater capture to face water challenges

  Tue, April 9, 2024

  United States program

  Stormwater capture offers a promising solution that can help close the gap between water supply and demand as well as manage intensifying flooding and drought.

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• 3 online resources to learn about governance and collaborative decision making with Indigenous and local communities

  Tue, March 26, 2024

  Canada program

  Australia program

  Natural Resource Governance

  Three comprehensive learning resources to help inform, develop, and enhance knowledge on Indigenous governance and consultation and consent mechanisms are available online and are free to access.

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• Improving career opportunities and choice for women and girls

  Thu, March 7, 2024

  Education Equity

  Tailored education and leadership skills development are helping women and girls overcome cultural, economic and social barriers.

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