Constanza, March 3, 2017
In collaboration with the program EcoEscuelas of the Dominican Institute of Environmental Law (IDARD, for its acronym in Spanish) and the Propagas Foundation, ReCrearte, an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) visited the school of the Japanese Colony in Constanza, last Thursday, March 2.
More than 20 students of the academic institution attended the workshop taught by the ReCrearte Program Coordinator, Lucia Marte, who spoke of the importance of proper management of solid waste and good practices of recycling. Students and teachers created tote bags using old clothes in disuse. Young students between 12 and 16 years old, acquired new knowledge and learned about the importance of protecting our planet in their daily lives, promising to divulgate what they learned.
The ReCrearte program works with the most disadvantaged communities, who receive training in the art of recycling and creating new objects from waste and simultaneously learn to develop an alternative source of income. The program revolves around the “three golden rules” (or 3Rs) for the proper management of solid waste: reduce, reuse, and recycle. The workshops demonstrate and emphasize the idea that recycling waste and transforming it into art and objects for daily use strengthen individuals and communities alike.
Related Links:
www.globalfoundationdd.org
Niños y adultos desbordaron un amplio salón de FUNGLODE, para seguir las instrucciones de Bertha Santana y Moses Ros, sobre creaciones con botellas plásticas y cartones desechados.
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