5
In the initial survey for all the sessions provided to
the 28 institutions, both urban and rural, the value is 970
points, which indicates that the perception in mining is in
need of improvement.
In the final survey for all the sessions provided, the
value obtained is 2681 points, which indicates an excellent
action.
Mining Projection
The “Building Our Future” Project is always about con-
tinuous improvement. It seeks to improve workshops for
children, adolescents and young adults. In addition, it is
seeking to impact a greater number of participants from
different institutions in urban and rural areas.
DISCUSSION
The results of our study show that the project has a posi-
tive impact on changing perceptions about mining, among
participants of different ages and backgrounds.
The Building Our project increased the average of
the Likert scale, according to the scale and the results, it
increased from 970 (value 2) to 2681 (value 5), which rep-
resents a large number of people who changed their percep-
tion about mining responsible and sustainable.
The annual increase in participants compared to 2022
and 2023 (Figure 3) is a positive indicator for our project,
since we noticed people’s interest in learning about respon-
sible mining, which has allowed us to implement more
sessions and involve to more volunteers and professionals
from the mining industry to continue meeting the objec-
tives of the Project.
In the results obtained according to the origin of the
participants, the rural area, which is the area of direct influ-
ence of the mining projects in Cajamarca, represents a
greater number of participants than the urban area.
This motivates us to continue inspiring new genera-
tions in rural areas and they see that opportunities are also
within their reach and that they take an active part in posi-
tive change in their communities.
Part of our objective is to be able to impact a greater
number of students, by the year 2024, for this we have
decided to set a goal of impacting 50% more participants
compared to the year 2023, this represents a total of 180
participants of increase.
In addition, we are developing the plan to move the
days to other places and events where there is massive atten-
dance of people, as well as taking advantage of the time not
only during school time but also during vacations by hold-
ing summer workshops for children, adolescents and their
parents, opening thus an opportunity to impact a greater
number of adults.
CONCLUSIONS
In this study, we evaluate the impact of the Building Our
Future Project, which seeks to improve the perception of
mining in Cajamarca, Peru.
Over the past 2 years, the Building Our Future Project
has seen a notable 46% increase in participation compared
to the previous year. This growth reflects people’s growing
interest in understanding the reality of responsible mining.
The presence of women in these workshops has reached
43% of the total attendees, which allows us to work on
Table 1. Likert Scale Score
Table 2. Rating levels for the Likert scale
Value Range Count Action
1 0%–20% 0–606 Reevaluate
2 21%–40% 607–1212 Improve
3 41%–60% 1213–1818 Maintain
4 61%–80% 1819–2424 Relevant
5 81%–100% 2425–3030 Excellent
Figure 7. Projection of participants in 2024
In the initial survey for all the sessions provided to
the 28 institutions, both urban and rural, the value is 970
points, which indicates that the perception in mining is in
need of improvement.
In the final survey for all the sessions provided, the
value obtained is 2681 points, which indicates an excellent
action.
Mining Projection
The “Building Our Future” Project is always about con-
tinuous improvement. It seeks to improve workshops for
children, adolescents and young adults. In addition, it is
seeking to impact a greater number of participants from
different institutions in urban and rural areas.
DISCUSSION
The results of our study show that the project has a posi-
tive impact on changing perceptions about mining, among
participants of different ages and backgrounds.
The Building Our project increased the average of
the Likert scale, according to the scale and the results, it
increased from 970 (value 2) to 2681 (value 5), which rep-
resents a large number of people who changed their percep-
tion about mining responsible and sustainable.
The annual increase in participants compared to 2022
and 2023 (Figure 3) is a positive indicator for our project,
since we noticed people’s interest in learning about respon-
sible mining, which has allowed us to implement more
sessions and involve to more volunteers and professionals
from the mining industry to continue meeting the objec-
tives of the Project.
In the results obtained according to the origin of the
participants, the rural area, which is the area of direct influ-
ence of the mining projects in Cajamarca, represents a
greater number of participants than the urban area.
This motivates us to continue inspiring new genera-
tions in rural areas and they see that opportunities are also
within their reach and that they take an active part in posi-
tive change in their communities.
Part of our objective is to be able to impact a greater
number of students, by the year 2024, for this we have
decided to set a goal of impacting 50% more participants
compared to the year 2023, this represents a total of 180
participants of increase.
In addition, we are developing the plan to move the
days to other places and events where there is massive atten-
dance of people, as well as taking advantage of the time not
only during school time but also during vacations by hold-
ing summer workshops for children, adolescents and their
parents, opening thus an opportunity to impact a greater
number of adults.
CONCLUSIONS
In this study, we evaluate the impact of the Building Our
Future Project, which seeks to improve the perception of
mining in Cajamarca, Peru.
Over the past 2 years, the Building Our Future Project
has seen a notable 46% increase in participation compared
to the previous year. This growth reflects people’s growing
interest in understanding the reality of responsible mining.
The presence of women in these workshops has reached
43% of the total attendees, which allows us to work on
Table 1. Likert Scale Score
Table 2. Rating levels for the Likert scale
Value Range Count Action
1 0%–20% 0–606 Reevaluate
2 21%–40% 607–1212 Improve
3 41%–60% 1213–1818 Maintain
4 61%–80% 1819–2424 Relevant
5 81%–100% 2425–3030 Excellent
Figure 7. Projection of participants in 2024