Nature solutions for Community development

Celebrating respect for our natural resources!

The end of year is always full of events, celebrations and festivals, as we use this time to offer something special to the children and adults of this disadvantaged area of the planet.

For the third year in a row we hosted our own Environmental Education Festival. This year our aim was to raise awareness of the need to protect the coral reef at Caño Island. On the 29th and 30th of November we will also collaborate with the local turtle conservation association to host the annual sea turtle festival in Drake Bay, and we will host a Christmas party for two schools of two very poor communities, during which we will distribute gifts.

The festivals that we organize always have an education and conservation theme, around which games and activities for the local children are organized. These mark special days in the calendar that kids look forward to each year, and they are both the protagonists and the beneficiaries of the activities. They greatly appreciate the festivals because in their day to day life they are not necessarily accustomed to activities centered around them, and can often find themselves relegated to the background of family life. Even something small, such as a face painting, can make a child feel like they are a star for the day.

It's nice to also see the children sharing, cooperating and enhancing their friendships through games and competitions. In turn we teach them to learn about and appreciate their environment so that they grow up with a sense of pride about their own land, and a life-long respect for their natural resources is forged.

It is also our goal to educate the children in a healthy environment in which values such as empathy, justice and cooperation are respected, in order to build a better future for the community!