Climate change puts rural indigenous girls in Bolivia at risk of dropping out of school and malnutrition, limiting their opportunities to lead solutions in their communities. The project will empower 300 indigenous girls from rural communities in La Paz (Calamarca, Colquencha, and Collana) to become climate leaders. By setting up school recycling stations and organic gardens using accessible technology, the students will transform their schools and communities into more sustainable spaces.
Climate change in the Bolivian highlands is widening the gender gap: droughts and frosts are devastating family economies, forcing rural girls to drop out of school to take on subsistence and caregiving tasks. Without green infrastructure or environmental education in the classroom, the rural school ecosystem is ill-equipped to foster the youth leadership and community resilience that the country and its communities urgently need.
Ensena por Bolivia will address this issue with professionals from the Educational Leadership Program to co-design sustainable solutions together with schools. The project will combine practical training in leadership, climate education, organic farming, and waste management with the implementation of school gardens and recycling stations. In addition, the students will form environmental brigades and lead initiatives that mobilize their schools, families, and communities toward local resilience
The project will not only create more resilient school environments but will also transform the region's educational ecosystem. It will strengthen the leadership of 300 indigenous girls, creating a network of young leaders who will drive environmental solutions in their communities. Environmental brigades, school gardens, and recycling stations will build capacities that will promote sustainable practices in rural communities in the face of climate change, thereby reducing inequality gaps.
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