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FCC collaborates with the
“My School First”
program
In keeping with FCC’s Corporate Social
Responsibility Plan in Panama, last Fe-
bruary, the Citizen Services Company de-
livered to the Panamanian government the
revamping project that had been executed
at Instituto Rubiano, as part of the “My
School First” program. This initiative was
executed as part of the collaboration agree-
ment signed by the FCC Group and the Pa-
namanian Government aimed at improving
the work conditions and the development
of the country’s educational community.
Instituto Rubiano is one of the largest
schools in Panama City’s San Miguelito dis-
trict, which currently as 3,000 students in
the morning and evening classes.
Miguel Jurado, Chairman of FCC Construc-
ción, was present at the signing ceremony
of the cooperation agreement among FCC
Construcción, the Ministry of Education,
and the Secretariat for Economic Affairs
and Competitiveness of the Presidency of
Work carried out
Among the works executed by FCC,
the revamping of the classrooms, pa-
vilions, and ground floor, where more
than 9,000 square meters of tiles were
placed, are worth mentioning. Spa-
ces were refurbished based on a new
design concept that included the ins-
tallation of more than 200 windows,
new furniture in the classrooms in five
pavilions, dining rooms, gymnasium,
and baths, as well as the redesign of
the façade, halls and the administrative
areas of the institution.
FCC also cleaned the sanitation net-
work up to the discharge point at the
sewerage system of the Instituto de
Acueductos y Alcantarillados Nacio-
nales (IDAAN), and also replaced and
adapted the sanitation equipment. It
also adjusted the electricity cables of
the infrastructure for the installation of
74 new air conditioners.
the Republic of Panama. He stressed the
importance that the FCC Group attaches to
“social projects for young people aimed at
providing them with a better education at
well-equipped schools”.
On 2 March, Instituto Rubiano opened its
doors in the presence of the president of
the Republic, Juan Carlos Varela. Students,
teachers and executives enjoyed the visit of
the president and proudly showed the new
installations.
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