The Eco Schools project is an initiative that seeks to promote education for sustainable development, through the creation of nodes of traffic concentration with Edu entertainment. In vulnerable communities and urban pockets of poverty. Where indices of student desertion are volatile as well as criminality, health problems and environmental sanitation.

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The objective is to build iconoclastic structures that transform experiences into knowledge. At very low cost, using local labor, discarded materials and sustainable materials easily accessible in our region to generate empowerment in the communities.

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 Encouraging the development of the scientific vocation, in young people from vulnerable communities. For this purpose, different totally innovative, ecological construction methods and a combination of technological tools, play dynamics and field practices are applied in areas of knowledge ranging from natural sciences such as biology, geology, paleontology to robotics applied to recycling. with 3D printers. These 3d printers are modified to feed the plastic of the soda bottles that pollute the environment. In this way we recycle, educate and give ecological tools. For the development of our young people.

 

Additionally, we design different mechanisms of economic sustainability. Among those that stands out. A social business model for the transformation of recycled plastic into different finished products with added value.

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In addition, elements are incorporated for the self-generation of energy through Biogas, Solar, Hydraulics and Wind. Greywater reuse systems and spaces that promote the culture of sowing, for food security. These structures have a savings of 45% in their construction costs, compared to traditional construction systems.

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This concept has been endorsed and awarded by different national and international institutions. Among which stand out Ideas Social Category 2014 Award, Henry Ford Ecological Merit Award, Equator Prize, Project Management Instittute PMI 2015, and the Latin America Awards 2016 editions. Where was selected as part of the Ranking of the best 500 environmental partner projects of the region among 1407 initiatives from 25 countries and 513 cities.

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This project, started 4 years ago. With the support of the firm Acero Norte Ingeniería and the Faculty of Architecture of the Rafael Urdaneta University.