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OUR COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION

We understand that we are an integral part of the communities in which we develop our activities, relating with different stakeholders throughout the country.

Due to the characteristics of the agricultural activity, we coexist daily with nature and the social challenges of each region. We listen to the communities and provide specific responses to each one in order to support them in their development.

The management of activities is carried out through the Institutional Relations area and, from here, we involve the corresponding business areas in each case, taking care of the interests in all our areas of influence.

MAIN LINES OF WORK:

• Quality education
• Health
• Housing and infrastructure
• Human well-being
• Social strengthening
• Labor insertion
• Diversity and inclusión

ACCESS TO EDUCATION

WE PROMOTE TRANSFORMATIONS THAT STIMULATE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN THE TERRITORY, HAND IN HAND WITH ACCESS TO SOCIAL, HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, AS WELL AS HOUSING AND BETTER INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY.

Among the activities we carry out, we focus on the link with rural schools near our establishments. We organize workshops with extracurricular activities, such as theater, puppet factory and educational visits for students. We also collaborate with hospitals in the area and provide access to new technologies.

“BUILDING TOGETHER” PROGRAM

In rural areas, schools play a fundamental role in strengthening the social fabric. The school, as an educational space, configures spaces for meeting, exchange and the shared construction of knowledge. In this sense, since 2006 we have been working with and developing comprehensive projects in rural educational communities in the provinces of Buenos Aires, Chaco, La Pampa, Salta and San Luis, through the “Building Together” Program.

School Nº 4766, Dr. Mario Julio Elsztain, was inaugurated on August 11, 2005 with land, construction and equipment donated by CRESUD and IRSA Foundation; it is located in Paraje Rural Los Pozos, Rivadavia Banda Sur Department, Province of Salta.

Initially, the school had 2 teachers and 2 classrooms for 15 students. Currently, it has 3 classrooms, 2 teachers, a Director, art and language teachers and an ICT Mediated High School Coordinator. With the expansion of the educational offer through High School, we managed to retain the boys and girls in their place of origin and avoid uprooting them, reaching an enrollment of approximately 35 students. Since high school was implemented, more than 10 students have graduated, who previously had no access to secondary education in their area of residence. 

ACCESS TO HEALTH

LOS POZOS SANITARY POST

For more than 10 years we have carried out medical tours in schools and rural areas in the Anta-Salta area. Every year more than 400 people have access to health checks, vaccinations and medications. These activities are carried out together with Ministry of Health of the province of Salta. Given the growing demand of the community, in 2016 the land and building of a Sanitary Post in Los Pozos were donated by Cresud to give access to health service to the entire population of the community without the need to go to the most distant towns. At present, first aid services, clinical, dental and general care are provided. In the context of the pandemic it was epicenter of care and prevention for all the people who were unable to go to the health center of the closest cities: J.V.Gonzalez and Las Lajitas, both 140 km away from the place. 

ACTIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY DURING FISCAL YEAR 2022

SALTA – ANTA

• CSR Annual Action For more than 10 years, we have been taking different interdisciplinary workshops on art, culture, music, crafts and education to rural schools in Salta and Chaco. During one week, and coordinated with the directors of the seven schools of Chaco and Salta, several activities are carried out for more than 150 students. The objective is that the group of children and young people from these communities learn new languages of artistic expression and, through their own exploration and experimentation, develop their creativity, integrating the body, the voice, the music and the emotions. These activities strengthen the work as a team, group integration, trust and communication. The activities chosen, at the request of the institutions’ directors, complement the educational curriculum.
  
  
• Voluntary work at School N° 4766, Dr. Mario Julio Elsztain Together with 10 employees of the Company, we spent a day with teachers, students and parents, where we set up an organic vegetable garden with a greenhouse effect, installed a drip irrigation system and planted different seedlings and seeds of seasonal vegetables. We also installed soccer goals, a volleyball court and LED lights so that they can play at night. We have been carrying out these activities for more than 5 years and they show the commitment that the personnel have with the community of which they are a part.
  
• Voluntary work at School N° 4061, Santa Teresa Together with 10 collaborators, we painted the new classroom that we donated, to make it an exclusive space for boys and girls who study under the rural high school modality, mediated by ICTs. The school was created as a response to the demands of the community, so that they can continue studying in the remote rural areas where they live. In this way, the Company committed itself to donate the new classroom and this volunteering was the closing for its inauguration together with authorities of the Ministry of Education of Salta.
  
  
• Donation of school supplies Every year, we donate to schools2 supply kits for students and materials so that teachers can carry out their work with all possible resources. With these donations, we ensure that more than 100 students can start classes without lacking materials for their proper learning.
  
  
• Medical Tour Esperanza Burgos Hospital of Las Lajitas For more than 10 years we have been carrying out medical tours together with the staff of Esperanza Burgos Hospital in Las Lajitas. These are another service we provide not only to schools but also to the rest of the community, since we visit different places near our farms. We offer health options to more than 200 people who cannot have regular access to these check-ups due to long distances and complications. Medical professionals of different specialties (clinicians, dentists, cardiologists) participate in these tours, in order to cover a wide range of ages and people.
  
  
• Donation of sanitizing supplies to Esperanza Burgos Hospital During 2021, biosecurity elements, disposable materials, clothing and supplies were donated so that health professionals can provide a first class service to the thousands of inhabitants of the Las Lajitas area.
  
  
• Donation of solar water heater, School N° 4766, Dr. Mario Julio Elsztain In order to have a more sustainable school, we began the process of changing the energy matrix in the institution. Soon, we will install the second unit, so that the hot water will come from renewable energies, eliminating the use of firewood and other derivatives. With this, we will ensure that the 27 students who attend the school will have access to quality hot water.
  
  
• Donation LED TV + Refrigerator to School N° 4766, Dr. Mario Julio Elsztain
  
  
• Donation of supplies, materials and labor to School N° 4302, La Argentina We improved and extended the electricity service to the school, so that the 15 students who attend are safe and have access to energy without any inconvenience. This allowed the student hostel, where they live all week, to have safer and more comfortable spaces for the use of devices in the institution.

CHACO – VILLA ÁNGELA

• CSR Annual Action at School N° 75, Jacobo Bretscher During one week, and coordinated with the school’s directors, different activities are carried out for 20 students who attend the school. The objective is that the group of children and young people from these communities learn new languages of artistic expression and, through their own exploration and experimentation, develop their creativity, integrating the body, the voice, the music and the emotions. These activities strengthen teamwork, group integration, trust and communication. In addition, the activities chosen, at the request of the institutions’ directors, complement the educational curriculum.
  
  
• Educational Trip to Villa Ángela with School N° 75, Jacobo Bretscher Together with the Municipality of Villa Ángela, we coordinated several tours and visits to museums, parks, movies and other recreational activities. Seventeen students participated, together with teachers and mothers. Then, we finished with a tour and a visit to the farm.
  
  
• Collaboration with the cafeteria of School N° 75, Jacobo Bretscher On a daily basis, we collaborate with the purchase of lunch products for the 17 students who attend the institution.
  
  
• Farm day and pre-professional practices Together with the Secretary of the Environment of Chaco and the Institute of Higher Education of Villa Ángela (IESVA), we carried out different sessions on forest care and biodiversity protection. Once a month, students from different careers oriented to agricultural and livestock management come to the farm. In total, we received more than 100 students from the following courses of studies: Agricultural Production Management, Forestry Management, Food Technology, Tourism Management and Renewable Energy Management.

SAN LUIS – MERLO

• Donation of building materials to Club Picahuesos in Merlo After the pandemic, we began to actively collaborate in the development of the club, a space where young people from Merlo find in sports a place of support and recreation. Picahuesos Basketball Club was created from the belief that sport is fundamental for support, learning, playing, health and growth of any person; fundamentally, for the support of boys and girls. In this way, we collaborate so that more than 100 children have a space to play and grow.
  
  
• Collaboration with the cafeteria of the Granadero Lozano School in Paraje Rural El Duraznito For more than 10 years, we have been collaborating with the purchase of products so that the 20 boys and girls who attend the institution can have a quality breakfast upon their arrival.
  
  
• Collaboration with school supplies to the Mirlo Special Education School Five years ago, we collaborated by buying materials so that classes could be given to more than 15 boys and girls who attend and have special needs. We actively collaborate with the organic vegetable garden, which was built a few years ago, and we evaluate the possibility of doing professional pre-practices, so that all children have a space for inclusion and equality.
  
  
• Farm visits with students from the National University of Los Comechingones We signed a collaboration and reciprocity agreement so that more than 200 students can make farm visits and do some practical work applied to a real model of agricultural practices. For more than 5 years we have been receiving visits from different technical courses associated with agricultural work in the area: Water Management Technician, Integral Management of Forest Fires Technician, Environmental Management Technician.

LA PAMPA – TRENEL

• Donation of dairy equipment and supplies to the Rural School of Realicó, belonging to the Rural Society.

SANTA CRUZ – PUERTO DESEADO

• Donation of building materials to the Rural Society of Puerto Deseado We donated materials to complete the construction of a Multilpurpose Room (MPR), a space open to different workshops and open to the community.
  
  
• Collaboration with the Municipal School of Puerto Deseado We made a financial contribution to buy sports accessories for workshops. This will be used to equip 20 boys and girls, who represent the community of Puerto Deseado in sports activities in the area.

BUENOS AIRES

• Donation of school supplies to Conrado Villegas School The school is located in Tres Lomas, Province of Buenos Aires. At the beginning of the school year, we purchased different items so that the 25 students of the school can carry out their activities normally.
  
  
• Student’s Day Celebration at the Conrado Villegas School CRESUD employees shared a day with games and gifts, to spend a day with 20 students, teachers and parents from the community near the farms.
  
  
• Donation to the school next to the farm La Adela in Luján We were asked for a new woodstove to heat the cafeteria of the school where 40 students attend. In this way, they can share a warm and pleasant space for breakfast and lunch.

IRSA FOUNDATION

IRSA Foundation was created in 1996, with the purpose of generating programs and supporting initiatives that promote the integral development of people, with a special focus on education, human well-being and social inclusion. Likewise, it supports more than 60 organizations in society, with the conviction that only through joint work and networking can the real changes necessary to achieve full citizenship and an equitable and inclusive society be achieved.

The work of IRSA Foundation is framed in 4 pillars of action, which open innovative directions in the construction of a sense of community. These pillars are:

EDUCATION: It promotes training, cultural learning and research in education, to enhance the development of people. The intention is to offer support and develop projects that provide new training opportunities in formal and non-formal education for the growth of society. Together with other social organizations, it works for the recognition of the value of identity and respect for diversity, financing, since its inception, the “Education Observatory”, to obtain statistical data on the Education in Argentina with evidence, consensus and social collaboration. In addition, for the last 6 years, it has been promoting the training of young professionals in technical and undergraduate courses that integrate the health care system in Argentina, with special focus on nutrition, early childhood and nursing.

HUMAN WELL-BEING: Human well-being is understood as an aspect that goes through the whole person and brings them closer to their needs for access to information, material, psychological, affective and emotional goods, inspiring to lead a dignified life, good health, food and good social relationships. IRSA Foundation seeks to focus on research and assistance in order to contribute to reduce the differences in a context concerned about health. Since 2014, it invests in improving hospital equipment and providing stateof-the-art devices and health supplies to hospitals and health centers in our country. COMMUNITIES SUSTAINABILITY REPORT Education Human Well-being Integration and Inclusion Social Empowerment IRSA FOUNDATION

IRSA Foundation (together with other entities) financed the creation of The GDFE Health Observatory, an initiative that seeks to contribute to the building of public-private consensus for the design, implementation and sustainability of State policies with health rationality, perspective of rights and proven effectiveness. Also, with the aim of helping the most vulnerable populations to have a healthy diet, it allocates economic resources to more than 20 community kitchens and 2,900 people, so that they can supplement their monthly food with fruits, vegetables, meat and dairy products, and to provide them with cleaning and personal hygiene items.

INTEGRATION AND INCLUSION: It contributes, with special interest, in an area of concern to society, in the context of an economic and health crisis, with two specific lines of action, associated with Employability and Violence. Employability, associated with the set of skills and talents that enable a person to find and keep a job. Focusing on the age group over 40 years old, generating new opportunities for job placement and reinvention. Violence, through research and generating evidence that can contribute to the updating and improvement of the public policy system. Since 2021, IRSA Foundation has been the main investor in the creation of the first “Observatory on Early Childhood Abuse Management Practices”. During the first year, together with Red por la Infancia, a first survey was conducted on the current regulatory framework and public policies on all forms of violence that have an impact on the lives of children and adolescents. At the end of its first stage, the aim is to gather evidence in order to contribute to the construction of a diagnosis of the situation and identify the degree of normative development, the pending challenges at the legislative level, the degree of progress in public policies and in the administration of justice, in terms of protection of children against violence. The need to influence on 4 fundamental axes was confirmed, in order to generate a virtuous circle that produces systemic changes in prevention and response:

• Strengthen the regulatory frameworks for the protection of children against violence.
• Improve the architecture and design of systems for prevention, protection and response to violence against children and adolescents.
• Influence customs, beliefs, obligations and values that tolerate, minimize and, therefore, perpetuate intergenerational violence against children and adolescents.
• Engage the private sector and the media in the protection of children and adolescents against violence.

SOCIAL EMPOWERMENT: It strengthens the institutional capacity of non-profit organizations through cooperation and partnership. In this regard, IRSA Foundation supports social organizations throughout the country so that they can achieve their mission, grow and develop. Since March, for example, more than 1,060 warm clothes and 170 items were delivered to 5 foundations and NGOs through the “Revaluation of Materials” program, in which the Foundation collects and classifies finds (lost objects of customers in shopping malls) to distribute them later. It also continues with the internal MultipliDAR program, through which all IRSA Group companies’ personnel are offered the possibility of multiplying their personal donations to civil society organizations in their area of reference, in order to strengthen their solidarity initiative. Through this program, the amount that the employee has previously donated to the organization is matched, doubled or tripled.

More information at: http://www.fundacionirsa.org.ar/

PUERTA 18 FOUNDATION

Puerta 18 Foundation is a free space for artistic and technological creation for young people from 13 to 24 years old. Through a non-formal education proposal, it encourages young people to develop their skills, vocations and talents through the multiple resources offered by technology.

Throughout its 15 years, more than 5,000 young people have been trained for free and, today, more than 250 have found employment in areas related to their training at the institution. Two years ago, for pursuing objectives of “common good”, the foundation achieved the recognition of the Superintendence of Corporations (IGJ) so that, through article 81c, donations received can be deductible from profits, favoring more companies to join and amplifying the impact.

Our approach is based on placing the young person at the center of the proposal, which revolves around their interests and needs, and where educators act as facilitators using technology as a tool. Some of the disciplines we work with are: Graphic Design, Photography, UX, Programming, Integrated Video Production, 3D Modeling and Animation, Video Games and Robotics, among others. More information at: http://www.puerta18.org.ar/

 ABASTO CHILDREN’S MUSEUM FOUNDATION

The Abasto Children’s Museum is an interactive museum that recreates the spaces of a city where children can play at being a doctor, cameraman, captain, sailor, banker, cook, broadcaster, journalist, nurse, actress, mom, dad and much more. It proposes an enriching and alternative meeting space that integrates play, movement, perception, understanding and expression, encouraging curiosity, interest in learning and imagination from a transforming point of view.

The museum is dedicated to boys and girls up to 12 years old, their families and educators, and, through all of them, to the community in general. For the youngest children (up to 3 years old), it has two soft rooms, specially built to stimulate their activity. It also has an Exhibition Hall and an Auditorium, where shows, film screenings, conferences, book presentations and various events are held.

THE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM HAS BEEN DECLARED:

• OF EDUCATIONAL INTEREST by the Ministry of Education of Argentina. Resolution N° 123
• OF CULTURAL INTEREST by the Secretariat of Culture and Communication of the Presidency of Argentina. Resolution N° 1895
• OF CULTURAL INTEREST by the Secretariat of Culture of the Government of the City of Buenos Aires
• OF CULTURAL INTEREST by INADI (Institute against Discrimination, Xenophobia and Racism of Argentina)
• OF TOURISTIC INTEREST by the Secretariat of Tourism of the Presidency of Argentina. Resolution N° 281
• AUSPICE of the Secretariat of Education of the Government of the City of Buenos Aires. Resolution N° 537

More information at: http://www.museoabasto.org.ar/