ReCrearte, in collaboration with the ECOESCUELA project of the Dominican Republic Institute for Environmental Law (IDARD, for its acronym in Spanish), hosted a creative recycling workshop for students and community members at the Escuela La Gina in Santo Domingo Norte, on Wednesday, April 19, 2017.
La Gina community members as well as students and teachers from the Escuela La Gina gathered with the ReCrearte coordinator, Lucia Marte to learn about environmental issues and to promote recycling efforts throughout the country. Marte led the group in a recycling activity in which the participants created toy animals out of recycled clothing in disuse. The group also discussed good, environmental practices, like using the three Rs for the management of solid waste: reduce, reuse and recycle.
The group numbered 31 in total: 13 students, aged 12 to 15; five teachers and 13 community members.
Marte expressed her gratitude for the commitment from the La Gina School, and in particular, from the community participants: “ReCrearte is thrilled about the opportunity to engage, not only young people from schools in the DR, but also community members who are interested in advancing the cleanliness and environmental consciousness of our country.”
The ECOESCUELA project organizes educational programs where community members can gather to practice environmentalism and work together to support recycling efforts in their neighborhoods and local schools.
About ReCrearte
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.
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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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