Reimagina – transforming education in Peru

In the 2023 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results, Peru ranked 59^th out of 81 countries assessed, reflecting significant challenges within its education system.

Among those challenges are the need to strengthen leadership in education institutions; raising the standard of teacher training; expanding physical spaces; and encouraging greater participation by students and their families in the education system.

At the same time, there is a pressing need to address issues related to digital connectivity, infrastructure and transportation in rural areas.

The host community of Moquegua, surrounding our Quellaveco copper mine, while being part of one of Peru’s better-performing regions in education, continues to face these critical issues, including 70% of 4th graders lacking satisfactory reading skills.

Yet, despite these obstacles, Moquegua’s educators and people share a strong desire for quality education, as demonstrated by supportive public policies and high levels of community involvement in trying to improve education outcomes.

Such motivation gives the region the impetus to become an education hub, with Anglo American playing a significant role in its transformation.

A transformative vision for Peru’s schools

Anglo American, through both financial contributions and our Quellaveco people dedicating time, is committed to supporting state schools in communities near its operations in Peru.

Through its Quellaveco Association (a non-profit organisation established to promote sustainable development in Moquegua), the company has formed an alliance with global and local partners, local experts, and key stakeholders such as teachers, students, parents and the Ministry of Education, to implement a transformative education vision through its Reimagina project, focusing on early-childhood, primary and secondary schools in the region.

Reimagina: A vision for school transformation

Launched in 2022, Reimagina seeks to turn schools into “Centres of Inspiration and Creation”, where students learn through community-driven projects.

The programme supports school leaders and teachers in redesigning education environments through introducing innovative organisational structures, teaching methods, and physical ‘creative’ spaces.

Although Reimagina operates on a school-by-school basis, it is designed to create a broader, systemic impact across Moquegua.

To achieve this, it works with the regional government and education institutions. This approach empowers local teams to lead educational change.