Educational Outreach

Start Date: March 2005
Main Contacts : Local School Directors
Project Manager: Mateo Paneitz, E.D.
Current Status: In Progress

Comalapa has more than 20 schools serving thousands of children.

Purpose

To inspire Comalapa's young people to conserve their limited resources and protect their natural environment. To integrate education into every LWH project.

Description

Although Comalapa is an agricultural community in which the people live "close to the land," the ideas of studying the environment and contributing to its sustainability are relatively new to Comalapans. Most elementary aged children here have a general awareness of the importance of a clean environment, but there are few programs that allow children to learn about their natural surroundings and how to preserve them. It is becoming increasingly relevant for community members who depend on a variety of readily available resources (firewood, for example) to practice sustainable methods. We expect that our outreach program in the schools will inspire a heightened sense of urgency among Comalapans about environmental stewardship.