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The UPM Foundation presented a photographic
exhibition to invite people to discover the
communities and the leaders of their development
projects.
Declared noteworthy by the Ministry of Education
and Culture, this exhibition presents valuable people,
men, women and children who give a voice and a
face to the map of the heart of Uruguay, who are
part of the communities where the company carries
out its forest operations. This travelling exhibition
was inaugurated in Fray Bentos and has travelled
across the Durazno and Paysandú departments and,
after passing through Montevideo, was exhibited in
Tacuarembó.
The images were taken by photographer Andrés
Bartet in 2013. Through the 16 photos, the
A REFLECTION OF OUR ACTIONS
Photography exhibition
exhibition reflects the diverse realities where the
Foundation works in the heart of the country and
seeks to mobilise other stakeholders to work together
with local interested parties to promote a sense of
belonging to the environment. Magdalena Ibáñez,
President of the UPM Foundation, noted that “this
selection of photographs shows us and those people
with whom we work on a daily basis in the joint
quest for opportunities, growth and development”.
The inauguration events in the various departments
were attended by some of the protagonists in the
photos showed in the exhibition, representatives
of the various projects supported by the UPM
Foundation. From the village of El Eucalipto, three
representatives of the village working to improve the
local polyclinic travelled to the provincial capital for
the inauguration of the exhibition, which showed
THE HEART OF URUGUAY, COMMUNITIES AND LEADERS
Objectives
•
To raise awareness of the
communities and residents of the
heart of the country
•
To publicise the main
development projects
•
To mobilise other stakeholders to
work together with local people
to promote a sense of belonging
to their environment
Departments
5
Visitors
1.000
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