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Atacama Regional Development
Mantoverde Division

   
The future of the Atacama Region, and especially the Province of Chañaral, is one of Mantoverde Division’s major concerns. The division has therefore developed a number of different initiatives to improve the quality of life of its neighboring communities. The following are some highlights of these initiatives:

Participation in the Atacama Region Development Corporation (CORPROA), which aims to promote the mining cluster, strengthening local small and medium sized enterprises, and generate initiatives to improve education, entrepreneurship and productivity.
Participation in the Chañaral Citizen Development Corporation, composed of representatives of public and private sector entities that wish to promote development in the province. A representative of Mantoverde Division sits on the corporation’s economic commission.
Courses offered to the spouses of company workers and local inhabitants, in order to provide them with skills to boost their employability.
Scholarships granted to outstanding graduates of local public schools in Chañaral, enabling low income students to pursue higher education.
Gastronomic Assistant Courses for students taking the “Technical Tourism Program” in the Federico Varela de Chañaral Public Secondary School.
Collaboration with different social institutions: Hogar de Cristo rest home, Firefighter Companies of Chañaral and El Salado, the fog collection group Agrupación de Atrapa Nieblas de Chañaral y Estibadores Marítimos, Chile Solidario, and CONAMA (National Environmental Commission), among others.