Chevron supports access to public health programs near Mount Poppa in central Myanmar.
During 2007, we were frequently asked about our investment interest in Myanmar given the unrest that occurred in the country. Chevron supported and continues to support the calls for a peaceful resolution to issues facing the country in a manner that respects the human rights of the people of Myanmar. Our minority, nonoperated interest in the Yadana Project is a long-term commitment that will help meet the critical energy needs of millions of people in the region. Our community development programs in Myanmar also help improve the lives of the people and communicate our values, including respect for human rights.
The Yadana Project partners have engaged CDA Collaborative Learning Projects — an independent U.S. organization that works on issues related to development aid and the management of projects in conflict and post-conflict environments — to visit the Yadana pipeline communities and report on its findings. In its visits to the Yadana pipeline region, CDA spoke with project staff as well as a range of people in the villages around the project and other civil society representatives in Myanmar’s former capital, Yangon. CDA noted that the Yadana Project's initiatives have had a positive impact on local communities along the pipeline corridor. CDA also offered insights on the larger impacts of the Yadana Project's presence and the opportunities available to the Yadana Project to address broader socioeconomic impacts of concern to local people.
Updated: May 2008