La Plata, Argentina

This project aims to modify small daily behaviors and seeks to raise awareness in children, adolescents and young people so that they become protagonists and multipliers in the care of the “Common House”. The term “Integral Ecology” is a step forward to human ecology because it incorporates the environment, economy, society, culture and daily life, orienting them towards the common good and justice between generations.

The purpose of addressing the problems with respect to the health of the planet, which is in the hands of all, is to give the possibility of repairing the damage and thus look to the future with the hope of enjoying the Common Home. We believe it is necessary to redirect the course in terms of the excessive consumption of goods (responsibility), to be able to share what we have (redistribution), to recycle, reuse and reduce. That is to say, to raise awareness in the separation at source so that waste is no longer “garbage” and becomes a resource. Example: organic waste = Humus.

To become aware of a common origin, of a mutual belonging, of the knowledge that everything is in relation to everything else and of a shared future for all humanity. It is a cultural, spiritual and educational challenge that will entail a long process of regeneration. It is a call to “listen to both the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor” (LS.49) in order to address ecological, economic and social imbalances. Ecological transformation will come from the bottom up. It is those small acts that generate great changes.

Adriana Otero, Jimena Schmidt, Andres Porta and Irene Freisz.

Mission

To make children and adolescents understand, question and commit themselves to the environment and community welfare in order to develop better ways of living in the city and the community in which we live. Encourage critical and practical citizen participation based on a problem that affects the entire population. Encourage the appropriation of waste reduction, recycling and reuse techniques. To promote solidarity and fraternity at regional/local level.

Main Goals

• Conduct workshops, experiential meetings to work on the issues, with the participation of professionals and specialists in the field.
• Share experiences of organizations and urban waste pickers.
• Promote the production of spaces for graphic and audiovisual diffusion.

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This project is part of the Seed Funding Program.