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Sustainable development for 16 fishing communities along Chile’s coast
Mon, August 28, 2023
Chile program
The livelihoods of more than 140,000 fisherfolk along Chile’s 4,000 miles (~6,000km) coast are dependent upon sustainable fisheries and face an increasing challenge in reconciling conservation with the ability to generate a sustainable livelihood.
Read more3 Projects empowering women through education
Wed, March 8, 2023
Chile program
Three evidence-based projects in Chile are helping to close the gender gap with universal, high-quality education and digital training.
Read morePublic school teachers in Chile receive computer science training
Mon, January 30, 2023
Chile program
More than 130 teachers at public schools across Chile have graduated from a training program designed to boost computer science proficiency in the classroom. With less than 1 per cent of public school students in Chile achieving advanced levels of digital proficiency, Fundación Kodea and BHP Foundation developed a project, IdeoDigital, to train and empower teachers to introduce computer science classes.
Read moreMonitoring pandemic impacts on education in Chile
Wed, January 11, 2023
Chile program
A new Chilean-wide National Survey of Educational Monitoring is uncovering the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on education in Chile.
Read moreTaking time to reflect on the sea
Tue, September 6, 2022
Chile program
More than five thousand people enjoyed the activities of Puerto de Ideas Biobio Festival 2022, held in late August for the first time in Chile.
Read more3500 students in Chile to access computer science education
Fri, May 13, 2022
Chile program
To give children every opportunity to succeed in the 21st century, they need computer science.
Read moreNuestra Voz - Our Voice
Fri, February 25, 2022
Chile program
The BHP Foundation supports two initiatives in Chile - Nuestra Voz and Enabling Social Dialogue for Conflict Resolution - encouraging social participation and dialogue to address the root causes of the 2019 social unrest.
Read moreHearing the voices of 16000 Chilean women
Tue, March 23, 2021
Chile program
‘What is the first thing you would change in Chile?’ It’s a question that’s been posed to thousands of Chilean women to identify what’s most important to them.
Read moreSolar energy delivers for farmers in northern Chile
Thu, January 28, 2021
Chile program
An innovative solar project supported by the BHP Foundation in Chile is helping local communities in the country’s north deliver their own sustainable solar energy solutions.
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