Chile investments
To shape a more equitable and sustainable Chile through a focus on greater equity and self-determination for Indigenous Peoples and preparing underrepresented children and young people to participate in the economy of the future.
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Partners and projects
IdeoDigital
Enabling the Chilean public school system to equip students with the skills required to progress in a digital world.
Collective Effect
An innovative alliance aiming to transform the education and teaching approach in Chile so that children and young people in the public education system learn the essential skills needed for 21st century society and jobs.
Congreso Futuro
As one of the most recognized free science dissemination platforms in Latin America, Congreso Futuro seeks to provide public policy developers a comprehensive view of the governance, planning and ethical concerns that technology will present in future jobs, especially for young people.
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Sumar Saberes
The initiative seeks to accelerate the improvement of fundamental learning in preschool and school-level students by strengthening the system’s capacity to generate evidence and use it in scaling initiatives that have demonstrated evidence-based impact.
Los Creadores
National School Digital Talent Award provides creative children and young people access to community challenges that encourages the use of technology and the development of digital skills.
Coastal Communities Network
This alliance fosters collaboration among organizations that implement innovative solutions to strengthen community resilience in coastal areas of Chile, aiming to catalyze sustainable economic development. It spans at least 20 fishing communities along Chile’s coast where more than 140,000 fishing people are dependent upon sustainable fisheries.
Valdivian Coastal Reserve
Supporting The Nature Conservancy to manage and conserve the Reserve’s biological and cultural diversity, contribute to local and regional well-being and build a reference model for private conservation.
Alto Mayo Awajun communities landscape project, Peru
Working to turn the tide against deforestation in one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots in the Peruvian Amazon, by strengthening Awajun Indigenous communities.
Chile news
View all newsCase study: Equipping students with the skills required to progress in a digital world
In Latin America, digital literacy policies have predominantly focused on making computers and digital information and communication technology more accessible. But to meet the demands of today’s digital transformation, digital literacy alone is no longer enough. The IdeoDigital project was launched in 2021 – through a strategic alliance between BHP Foundation and Fundación Kodea – to address the digital divide in Chile.
175 days ago
Chile program
Five digital education initiatives preparing Chilean students for the future
In an increasingly digital world, young people need access to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education to prepare them for the economy of the future.
244 days ago
Chile program
BHP Foundation joins Sumar Saberes, a private-public alliance to help identify and scale up best practices in education in Chile
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.
722 days ago
Chile program
8 innovative educational projects in Chile chosen to receive support from BHP Foundation Collective Effect fund
The projects selected have the potential to scale teaching and learning solutions to boost the transformation of the public education model in Chile.
763 days ago
Chile program
Year in review
US$18.2 million invested in grants, donations and sponsorships in Chile in Financial Year 2025
Learn more about the innovative NGOs, think tanks and national and international institutions finding solutions and setting new standards for the future in BHP Foundation Annual Report to donor - Chile.
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