Thursday, April 22, 2010

SIFE OceanaGold gives students business training

A total of 75 faculty members and students from six colleges and universities in Region 2 have participated in a regional seminar-workshop on the Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) held recently at the Nueva Vizcaya State University.

Annette Rafael, Pilipinas SIFE country coordinator, said the activity which was hosted by OceanaGold Philippines Inc., was aimed to enjoin colleges and universities in Region 2 to be part of the Pilipinas SIFE which, she said, “trains and develops the next generation of entrepreneurs and business leaders among university and college students.”

Pilipinas SIFE is the national chapter of the global organization founded in Missouri, USA in 1975. OceanaGold has partnered with the Pilipinas SIFE as platinum sponsor from 2008 to 2011 to serve as a local business advisory board to SIFE schools that will be formed in the Cagayan Valley region.

As a platinum sponsor of Pilipinas SIFE, our firm will be working with the youth sector and community where we operate; to involve them in developing sustainable community-based enterprises; and to promote youth leadership through programs and participation in local and international competitions,” Chito Gozar, Vice President for Communications and External Affairs said.

Participants in the workshop, according to Rafael, have shown great enthusiasm in the SIFE program, as each group representative has identified potential community projects such as, reviving the citrus industry, rag making, coconut tree planting, mushroom production through banana leaves and processing of banana products.





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