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Aid Work

One of Abengoa’s commitments to society is that of providing special aid to communities in which we operate, in accordance with the economic, social and cultural diversity of each country. It is a commitment to grow alongside the different communities as part of the environment in which Abengoa develops its relations, creating new ties for achieving an ideal relationship between the long-term profitability of society and that of the company. This corporate strategy involves a commitment to provision of economic resources devoted to specific actions to aid the endogenous development of the population in each case.

Grants and Educational Aid for the Integration of Disabled Persons in Latin America

As part of the promotion throughout Latin America of Focus-Abengoa’s social purpose, we emphasize the intense work undertaken to support disabled people in marginalized areas with high poverty rates in Argentina and Peru. One the one hand, we are working on the construction and maintenance of schools with a supply of drinking water, electricity, kitchens, dining rooms and multi-purpose gymnasium rooms. On the other hand, in the area of food and diet, health assistance and, particularly, school and physical education, to work towards the social reintegration of women and young people.

In Argentina, through Teyma-Abengoa, we collaborate with the Congregación de las Hermanas de la Cruz at two centers for action situated in the province of Santiago del Estero, in Quimilí and Monte Quemado. We should point out the launch of the project “Bodily care: everyone’s right” based on the importance of physical education for disabled people.

Likewise, in Peru, through Abengoa Peru, we collaborate with the Hermanas Josefinas de la Caridad Institute. Said institution has four centers, three of which are for the elderly and the other a day care center, located in Lima, Chiclayo and Cerro de Pasco. Abengoa’s activity is focused on improving the living conditions of members of the congregation.

The San Rafael Senior Citizens Home

In today’s society provision of accommodation and care for elderly people is one of the main problems. Aware of this, in 1989 Abengoa drove forward the creation of a home with the aim of providing a response to the lack of specialized centers for the elderly. The strong demand from this segment the society, which receives little attention and has and scarce economic resources, led to the building of the San Rafael Senior Citizens Center, inaugurated in November of 1991. The building, located in the municipality of Dos Hermanas (Seville), is currently home to around sixty people. Involved in the initiative right from the outset, every year Abengoa renews its commitment by contributing to the maintenance, improvement and modernization of the center’s facilities, improving the quality of life of residents and their families.

The La Milagrosa Foundation

The aid work carried out by Abengoa through its Foundation’s social purpose increased this year with the signing of a partnership agreement between Focus-Abengoa and the La Milagrosa Foundation. The agreement’s objectives are undertaking aid activities in San Roque (Cádiz) for the elderly, vocational training for youth and the long-term unemployed, and social cooperation with disadvantaged local groups. It is an initiative started a few years ago by a group of individuals and Abengoa, who, in view of the area’s development and concerned by the significant increase in the number of elderly people in adjoining villages, felt the need to develop a response to the problem, and began building a senior citizens’ home in this town in the province of Cádiz. It is currently in its final phase and set for inauguration in 2007.

The San Rafael and La Milagrosa homes for the elderly are attended to by the congregation of the Hermanas Josefinas de la Caridad, a religious institution also partnering Abengoa in Peru.

Other Social Action Projects

Abengoa's CSR actions by business units (2007-2008)
Company	B. Unit	Action	Country	Beneficiaries
ATE	ICI	Donation of T-shirts to pupils Construction work on the school Preservation of drawings Paraná Museum of Contemporary Art	Brazil	Communities near transmission lines Communities near transmission lines Communities near transmission lines
Abengoa Chile	ICI	Building homes in collaboration with the “roof for Chile” institution	Chile	Low-income families throughout the country
Abengoa Mexico	ICI	Soil conservation through reforestation Landscape maintenance (gardening, transplanting, etc.) Other actions	Mexico	Residents of Mexico City and surrounding areas Residents Abengoa Mexico Colony Building Residents of Mexico City and surrounding areas
Comemsa	ICI	Training center with instructor (completion of primary schooling)	Mexico	Comemsa personnel
SDS	ICI	Cultural trips, insurance and transportation Children's Day and Mother's Day celebrations Other developmental projects	Mexico	Communities near waste plant Communities near waste plant Communities near waste plant
Abengoa Peru	ICI	Construction work on congregation residences Delivery of machinery and voluntary donations form A. Peru workers Hispanic-American Foundation, Children's Heart Foundation, Free World Institute Misc (Faith and Joy, cancer prevention league, Foundations...)	Peru	Josephine Sisters of Charity Institute Victims of the earthquake in southem Peru, August 15 Society at large Society at large
Befesa Peru	ICI	Seminars, local and Christmas holidays, well electrif. and infrastructure enhancements	Peru	Pope Leon XIII Model City Agro-Livestock Rural Colony
Teyma Uruguay		Cermu donation Children's Day celebration Children with Wings Foundation Our Way Foundation Donation to Grameen Misc. aid campaigns	Uruguay	Society at large Society at large Society at large Society at large Women in marginalized areas Society at large
Teyma Abengoa	ICI	Aid: food, health, training and education Construction work on gymnasium, dining room, expansion of various facilities	Argentina	Sisters of the Cross Sisters of the Cross
Befesa Argentina	Med. Serv.	Training and integration of youngsters with Down’s Syndrome Construction work on school. Amafuerte. Camapana	Argentina	"Green Helmets" Organization School near facilities
Befesa Zinc Freiberg	Med. Serv.	Sponsorship of sports associations	Germany	Befesa plant community
Befesa Zinc Duisburg	Med. Serv.	Sponsorship of sports associations	Germany	Befesa plant community
Befesa Valera	Med. Serv.	Sponsorship of sports associations	France	Befesa plant community
Inabensa France	ICI	Day care center, gymnasium and sports activities Donation to associations Purchase of office supplies for associations for the disabled	France	Inabensa France employees Society at large Associations for the disabled
Abengoa Bioenergy	Bioenergy	Donations to associations Misc. sponsorships Misc. sponsorships Misc. sponsorships Misc. sponsorships Misc. sponsorships St. Lous Museum of Art	US	Charities, civic associations Nebraska plant community Portales plant community Colwich plant community York plant community Corporate - Plant community Society at large
Abencs, LLC (Abenex)	ICI	Donations to associations	US	Society at large
Befesa Scandust	Med. Serv.	Sponsorship of sports associations	Sweden	Befesa plant community
Abengoa Solar Spain	Solar	Cultural activities Outdoor church lighting in Sanlúcar la Mayor Contribution to Sanlúcar la Mayor	Spain	Society at large Sanlúcar la Mayor Sanlúcar la Mayor
Abengoa Solar	Solar	Cultural, training and social events (including Solar Paces Conference)	Spain	Society at large
Abencor	ICI	Annual donation	Spain	Sisters of the Cross and Little Sisters of the Poor
Enernova	ICI	Donations to associations	Spain	Plant community
Telvent T&T	Info. Tech.	Sponsorship of sports association Sponsorship of sports association Sponsorship El Escorial summer courses Book sponsorship Jerez Holy Week Sponsorship of road safety activities City of Valladolid "Senior Citizens' Christmas Party" Seville Local Police Cultural Association Sponsorship of sports associations Sponsorship of Eusko Trenbideak 25th Anniversary	Spain	Cerro del Aguila Sports Association (Seville) Nervión sports association (Seville) Society at large Council of Brotherhoods of Jerez Society at large Society at large Society at large Society at large Community of Bizkaia
Biofuels CandL	Bioenergy	Collaboration with Babilafuente city council Collaboration with Huerta dity council Collaboration with the Civil Guard (Pilar festivities) Collaboration with the Babilafuente soccer club	Spain	Babilafuente community Huerta community Civil Guard Babilafuente community
Ecofuels	Bioenergy	Collaboration with associations in neighboring communities; business associations	Spain	Plant communities
Bioetanol Galicia	Bioenergy	Collaboration with town halls and neighboring communities	Spain	Plant communities
Inabensa	ICI	Photography contests and racketball tournament	Spain	Inabensa employees
P.E. Vilches	Med. Serv.	Sponsorship of indoor soccer team	Spain	Society at large
Befesa CTA	Med. Serv.	External social action - Investment Collaboration with other associations Misc. Sponsorships Doctoral Thesis Award	Spain	Society at large Society at large Society at large Doctoral candidates global water cycle
Befesa GRI	Med. Serv.	Neighborhood associations, Brotherhood, Saint Teresa Hospital Soccer club, painting, music, magazine contest Algar-Sumenor volleyball team Short film contest, environment room Sponsorship of Mdad. Cerrato Sponsorship of Club Nerva handball Cartagena Polytechnical Unix Summer Course Saharan Aid NGO	Spain	Community of Alumbres Community of Nerva Algar-Sumenor volleyball team Society at large Society at large Society at large Society at large Saharan community

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