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EDUCATION OUTSIDE OF THE BOX
The pupils at School No. 29 in Portones de Haedo in Río Negro carried out
an experiment to understand the process of osmosis that they learned about
during the Exploration Zone programme.
This is part of the Integrated Programme for Strengthening Rural Schools
implemented by the organisation E.dúcate in 40 rural schools in Río Negro. It
is backed by the Río Negro Administration Office, the Río Negro Pre-School
and Primary Education Inspection Office and the UPM Foundation. The
initiative seeks to motivate the 800 children and 76 rural teachers involved to
continue learning and to aspire towards more creativity in teaching.
“A change has been made in me. I have been working for 35 years and I
realised that I had got stuck in a rut. E.dúcate gave me the opportunity to
come out of my shell and routine and to be more creative”.
Susana Pereira, head of School No. 29 in Portones de Haedo.
SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Susana Techera is a health pioneer and an inhabitant of Cerro del Arbolito,
a very small community 60 kilometres from Tacuarembó. Its remoteness, the
shortages in supply and high prices have led to eating habits based on meat
and fried food in both adults and children. Today, Susana proudly shows off
the vegetable produce on the school orchard.
BIO Uruguay International, together with the UPM Foundation, implemented
a project to promote a better quality of life for these families. As a result, 15
families set up the production of fruits and vegetables for home consumption
as well as for a venture that already provides new hope for the future of its
people.
“The idea was to rescue farm crops for home consumption and for sale. We
set out trying to work to promote the social organisation of the community
because the community ties had been lost”.
Alda Rodríguez, founder of BIO Uruguay International.
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