As part of Honors Night, organized by the Advertising Educational Foundation (AEF), Gustavo Cisneros was recognized with the Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the entertainment industry and the society, and for the Fundacion Cisneros´ efforts to improve education in Latin America. May, 2012

1. The AEF honors Gustavo Cisneros and the Fundación Cisneros for
their educational endeavors in Latin America
 The Advertising Educational Foundation (AEF) recognized Gustavo Cisneros
with the “Lifetime Achievement Award” for his initiatives to improve education
in Latin America.
 Through the Fundación Cisneros, the Cisneros Group of Companies has
promoted education in Latin America for more than three decades.
New York, NY (May 16, 2012) - Gustavo Cisneros, Chairman of the Cisneros Group of
Companies, was honored Tuesday night by the Advertising Educational Foundation (AEF)
with the “Lifetime Achievement Award” for his contributions to the improvement of education
in Latin America.
Each year during their Honor Night Gala, the AEF recognizes the work of businessmen,
advertisers, agencies, media and students for their achievements in the entertainment
industry, and bestows a special award to a person whose work has made a difference in
their communities.
Upon receiving the award, Gustavo Cisneros highlighted the role of education as the first
step towards breaking the poverty cycle and helping people become more competitive in a
demanding society.
For more than 30 years, the Cisneros Group of Companies, through the Fundación Cisneros
and under the premise of “education is the best catalyst for development and
competitiveness in Latin America,” has strived to improve education in the region and
promote Latin America´s contributions to world culture.
“At the Cisneros Group of Companies, we have implemented impact investment by boosting
quality in education through our programs. We have taken advantage of the opportunities
provided both by media outreach, as well as new technology initiatives, and we have
encouraged the work of teachers, empowering them as agents of social change, and
providing them with new tools that enrich their work,” stated Gustavo Cisneros.
The Cisneros Group of Companies began to foster education in the 70s when more than
300,000 Venezuelans were taught to read and write through the ACUDE program.
Presently, the Fundación Cisneros manages the following programs:
 cl@se: First pan-regional educational channel in Latin America with programming
intended for students, teachers and parents. cl@se reaches 30,000 public schools in
Costa Rica, Mexico and Dominican Republic, and is available via cable and satellite
in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama and Peru.
 Actualización de Maestros en Educación [Teacher Training in Education]:
Online educational program designed for elementary teachers in Latin America to

2. improve the teaching-learning process through the use of Information &
Communication Technology (ICT).
 Piensa en arte/Think Art: An educational platform, part of the Colección Patricia
Phelps de Cisneros that uses art as a teaching-learning tool to promote problem-
solving abilities and greater cognitive skills.
Through these initiatives, the Fundación Cisneros aims at contributing to teachers’ training
and support their role as agents of change in society, thus creating more prosperous
environments in Latin America through individual and collective development.
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Contact Information: Antonieta Mendoza de Lopez
VP of Corporate Affairs of the Cisneros Group
alopez@cisneros.com / +58.212.708.9111 / +1.212.355.0620
www.fundacioncisneros.org / www.aef.com