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Science Teacher: chemistry for professionals

In the United States, the Arkema Inc. Foundation helps fund local social, cultural and educational organizations to improve the quality of life in the communities in which it operates.

The foundation focuses on supporting science education at all levels, and initiated the Science Teacher Program, which has benefited hundreds of teachers across the country.

The teachers are provided with science teaching kits and collaborate directly with Arkema’s engineers and researchers. The idea is to provide them with learning resources to make their teaching more effective and engaging in the science subjects, including chemistry, for thousands of primary and secondary pupils.

In 2023, nearly 30 teachers took advantage of this module.

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Scholarships within the castor communities

Arkema is one of the world’s leading consumers of castor oil, with the vast majority of the castor crop being grown in the Gujarat region of Western India. Our recent work, as part of the Pragati project to drive sustainable castor farming in the region has brought us closer and closer to the farming community and the citizens whose livelihoods depend on this special crop.

In recognition of this special relationship, Arkema launched in 2021 a scholarship program for children who live within the castor community.

This first edition reached around 400 children. The program itself involves four individual competitions in art or essay for high school students, linked to castor beans.

The winners received a grant enabling them to purchase school supplies and educational materials.

The second edition rewarded 18 students, and the prize-giving ceremony took place in the presence of several Arkema customers.

Broadening students’ horizons

In China, our employees regularly meet with students from schools and high schools located near our plants. Through the Arkema ChemArt Green Innovation Class program launched in 2016, a genuine educational project has been set up.

The goal is to promote science education, to enhance the value of industrial jobs, but also to raise awareness of environmental challenges.

Our employee volunteers participate in and organize a range of CSR activities on topics such as innovation, safety, environmental protection, etc. for schoolchildren and young students.

These activities are always based on the local needs of the communities where our employees work, in order to respond as closely as possible to their concerns.

The ChemArt Green Innovation Class program aims to provide students with more opportunities and resources, to help them broaden their horizons, to acquire knowledge from different sources, to simulate innovation, and to stimulate their overall development.

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