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24-076
Building Our Future Project: Inspiring Young People to
Follow Their Dreams and Aspirations
M. Portal
Cajamarca, PE
F. Segobia
Cajamarca, PE
L. Goicochea
Cajamarca, PE
F. Ysla
Cajamarca, PE
ABSTRACT
It is our responsibility to promote responsible and sustain-
able mining with new generations, promoting a culture
of equality and respect. To fulfill this commitment, we
are working with the SME UNC Student Chapter team,
Newmont Yanacocha, BRG Women and Allies and the
Museo de Agua y Tierra (MAT) to carry out the “Building
our future” project.
It is our responsibility to promote responsible and sus-
tainable mining with new generations, promoting a culture
of equality and respect. To fulfill this commitment, we
are working with the UNC SME Student Chapter team,
Newmont Yanacocha, BRG Women and Allies and the
Museo de Agua y Tierra (MAT) to carry out the “Building
our future” project.
This project seeks to instill in new generations the
importance of mining, integrating sustainable develop-
ment objectives. We have the participation of Newmont
Yanacocha and external professionals, who share their life
stories and inspire participants from rural and urban edu-
cational institutions to pursue their dreams and aspirations.
We believe that this project is important because it will
help new generations understand the importance of min-
ing and its role in the development of the country, covering
the economic, environmental and social spheres. Since its
inception in 2022, the project has positively impacted more
than 500 participants.
INTRODUCTION
In this complex and dynamic society that faces socioeco-
nomic, environmental and cultural challenges and prob-
lems that directly influence people’s lives. In this context,
it is essential to explore and understand social problems to
effectively address and build a more equitable and sustain-
able environment. Due to these situations, social projects
are carried out that address specific problems or needs
within a society (Tavira &Herrera- Tapia, 2016).
Taking a brief tour of some successful social projects where
children and adolescents are involved is the Pabellón
Minero Infantil that from 2014 to the present has man-
aged to impact 25 thousand primary school students. This
project consists of taking a tour of an underground mine,
talking about mining, safety standards, glass manufacturing
and mineral recognition. (Santoyo, 2023).
Through the achievements obtained by the Pabellón
Minero Infantil project, which is part of the inspiration to
create the project “Building our future” that aims to change
the perspective about mining in the new generations of
our region, we being protagonists of mining in Cajamarca
observed the need for an educational space for children and
adolescents from different educational institutions where
they can talk about mining from the experience of suc-
cessful professionals in the field, through games and other
activities according to age promoting a culture of equality
and respect in mining.
24-076
Building Our Future Project: Inspiring Young People to
Follow Their Dreams and Aspirations
M. Portal
Cajamarca, PE
F. Segobia
Cajamarca, PE
L. Goicochea
Cajamarca, PE
F. Ysla
Cajamarca, PE
ABSTRACT
It is our responsibility to promote responsible and sustain-
able mining with new generations, promoting a culture
of equality and respect. To fulfill this commitment, we
are working with the SME UNC Student Chapter team,
Newmont Yanacocha, BRG Women and Allies and the
Museo de Agua y Tierra (MAT) to carry out the “Building
our future” project.
It is our responsibility to promote responsible and sus-
tainable mining with new generations, promoting a culture
of equality and respect. To fulfill this commitment, we
are working with the UNC SME Student Chapter team,
Newmont Yanacocha, BRG Women and Allies and the
Museo de Agua y Tierra (MAT) to carry out the “Building
our future” project.
This project seeks to instill in new generations the
importance of mining, integrating sustainable develop-
ment objectives. We have the participation of Newmont
Yanacocha and external professionals, who share their life
stories and inspire participants from rural and urban edu-
cational institutions to pursue their dreams and aspirations.
We believe that this project is important because it will
help new generations understand the importance of min-
ing and its role in the development of the country, covering
the economic, environmental and social spheres. Since its
inception in 2022, the project has positively impacted more
than 500 participants.
INTRODUCTION
In this complex and dynamic society that faces socioeco-
nomic, environmental and cultural challenges and prob-
lems that directly influence people’s lives. In this context,
it is essential to explore and understand social problems to
effectively address and build a more equitable and sustain-
able environment. Due to these situations, social projects
are carried out that address specific problems or needs
within a society (Tavira &Herrera- Tapia, 2016).
Taking a brief tour of some successful social projects where
children and adolescents are involved is the Pabellón
Minero Infantil that from 2014 to the present has man-
aged to impact 25 thousand primary school students. This
project consists of taking a tour of an underground mine,
talking about mining, safety standards, glass manufacturing
and mineral recognition. (Santoyo, 2023).
Through the achievements obtained by the Pabellón
Minero Infantil project, which is part of the inspiration to
create the project “Building our future” that aims to change
the perspective about mining in the new generations of
our region, we being protagonists of mining in Cajamarca
observed the need for an educational space for children and
adolescents from different educational institutions where
they can talk about mining from the experience of suc-
cessful professionals in the field, through games and other
activities according to age promoting a culture of equality
and respect in mining.