On December 19, Rucalhue Hydropower Station Project in Chile successfully held the 2025 “Little Orange Tree Buds” Scholarship Program Summary and Commendation Ceremony in Quilaco. A total of 150 representatives from the local municipal government, district education bureau, students, parents, and the community were invited to attend.

At the ceremony, representatives from the municipal government, district education bureau, students, and the community delivered speeches, highly commending and fully affirming the project’s long-term implementation of the scholarship program and its sustained support for local educational development. The project representative presented certificates to all scholarship recipients and addressed the teenagers in communities, encouraging them to cherish learning opportunities, continuously improve themselves, grow into a new force driving community development, and strive to realize their life values.

The “Little Orange Tree Buds” Scholarship Program is one of the key initiatives of the Rucalhue Hydropower Station Project in Chile in fulfilling its social responsibilities and deepening community co-construction. The name of this public welfare activity is derived from the native forest plant surrounding the project site—the little orange tree. As a typical native tree species in Chile, the little orange tree has been a focus of protection by the project team during the construction of the hydropower station. The scholarship program, named after it, embodies the project’s vision of supporting community teenagers in their academic pursuits, nurturing their growth, and ultimately helping them achieve fruitful outcomes.

Since its launch in 2021, the “Little Orange Tree Buds” Scholarship Program has been providing continuous educational support to teenagers in the communities surrounding the project. In 2025, a total of 210 students from 8 neighboring communities benefited from the program, covering primary, secondary, and university education. Moving forward, by upholding the philosophy of “Growing Together with the Community”, the project will remain attentive to the developmental needs of community teenagers, and collaborate with local government and communities to consolidate the foundation of educational equity and youth development. These efforts will enable more “buds” of the community to flourish in the sunlight and thrive robustly.