Villanueva mayor’s office and GeoPark join forces to create municipal symphonic band

GeoPark has given 412 high-quality musical instruments and elements to the municipality of Villanueva, Casanare, to help set up the Municipal Symphonic Band. This joint effort with the Villaneuva Mayor’s Office offers personal development through music to young people in the area, while strengthening community identity and promoting cultural development and the virtuous use of free time.

Officials from the Mayor’s Office, representatives of GeoPark, community leaders and local media attended the donation ceremony in Villanueva’s Central Park. The initiative was made possible by an investment of almost 500 million pesos as part of GeoPark’s social investment strategy, which focuses on improving the living conditions of neighboring communities through projects that facilitate access to education and create development opportunities.

For Villanueva Mayor Dr. Hector Vizcaino, the project reflects the synergy between the municipal administration and the private sector for the benefit of the community. “With the creation of the Municipal Symphonic Band, we hope that the children and young people of Villanueva will find a space where they can express themselves, grow and contribute to the strengthening of our cultural identity,” Dr. Vizcaino said. “We thank GeoPark for responding to our request and making this idea a reality. This delivery is an investment in the future of our youth and our community.”

“This project is a true reflection of our commitment to be Good Neighbors in the communities where we operate,” GeoPark’s Nature and Neighbors Manager Anibal Fernandez de Soto said, highlighting the importance of the project. “We are proud to contribute these 412 instruments and elements that will enable the young people of Villanueva to find through music a personal development pathway. At GeoPark, we truly believe in the transformative power of education and culture, which are key in improving the living conditions of our neighboring communities.”

GeoPark and the Mayor’s Office have a shared goal of promoting local culture and providing young people in Villanueva with an opportunity to use their free time healthily, and the project shows how local institutions and the private sector can work together to build a more prosperous future for Colombia’s regions.

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GeoPark is a leading Latin American oil and gas exploration and production company with assets in Colombia, Argentina, Ecuador and Brazil, and has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange since 2014. It is Colombia’s second largest oil producer with close to 8% of total national production. Since it was founded, GeoPark has had an Integrated Value System called SPEED, which summarizes the Company’s commitment in five critical areas: Safety, Prosperity, Employees, Environment and Community Development. SPEED has been GeoPark’s key to attracting the best talent, being the preferred partner, the best neighbor and developing a successful, safe and sustainable operation.

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