Community education to care for biodiversity and Andean culture
Our programme areas connect schools, families, young people and knowledge holders with the everyday life of the territory.
Learning across generations
Intercultural community education
Teachers and communities create learning projects that connect the curriculum with local calendars, practices and knowledge.
Youth community leadership
Young people strengthen identity and practical leadership around life, water, land, biodiversity and community memory.
Recognition of knowledge holders
Elders and community experts share skills with schools, young people and institutions so living knowledge continues.
Practical action in Andean landscapes
Agrobiodiversity
Families and communities recover, exchange and conserve native seeds and crops while strengthening food systems and local knowledge.
Documented example: 252 participants across four community initiatives.
Medicinal plants and community health
Knowledge holders, learners and communities combine dialogue, botanical walks and hands-on preparation.
Documented example: 22 participants, including 13 women and 9 men.
Environment and climate resilience
Community initiatives care for wetlands, springs, water sources and native vegetation through local practice and collaboration.
What collaboration can support
- Community and school-based learning programmes.
- Youth leadership and intergenerational knowledge exchange.
- Recovery and conservation of native seeds and crops.
- Medicinal plant education and community health.
- Water, wetland and landscape restoration.
- Documentation, evaluation and responsible communication.
