PLENITUD INICIATIVAS ECO-EDUCATIVAS INC

CHILDREN AND YOUTH HOLISTIC PROGRAM: PLENITUD'S CHILDREN AND YOUTH PROGRAM IS A PILLAR IN THE COMMUNITY OF LAS MARIAS WHERE SCHOOL RESOURCES AND EDUCATIONAL TOOLS ARE LIMITED. THIS YEAR WE FOCUSED ON STRENGTHENING SOCIAL CONNECTIONS IN OUR CHILDREN, YOUTH AND SENIOR COMMUNITIES IN LAS MARAS. STUDENTS DEEPENED THEIR KNOWLEDGE IN FOOD LITERACY, FOOD SECURITY, OVERALL WELL-BEING, AND SOCIAL SKILLS. -470 CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVED -88% CONTINUING FROM PREVIOUS YEAR -81 WORKSHOPS AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN ADDITION, PLENITUD COORDINATED: - EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES LIKE TOURS OF THE PLENITUD PR EDUCATIONAL FARM. -WEEKLY HOLISTIC EDUCATION CLASSES AT OUR PARTNER SCHOOLS FOR STUDENTS FROM KINDERGARTEN TO 8TH GRADE. -INTERGENERATIONAL WORKSHOPS BETWEEN SENIORS AND YOUTH -A YOUTH CLUB FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT PROVIDES MUCH NEEDED EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS -MONTHLY "HEALTHY WEDNESDAY'S" TRADING AND MAKING DIFFERENT RECIPES WITH 90-100 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS THE CHILDREN AND YOUTH PROGRAM IS 100% FEMALE RUN BY 3 FULL AND PART TIME LOCAL, PUERTO RICAN STAFF.

AGROECOLOGICAL AGRICULTURE, EDUCATION + INCUBATOR PROGRAM: AGRICULTURE IS THE OLDEST AND MOST ESTABLISHED PROGRAM AT PLENITUD PR. THE PROGRAM ACHIEVED SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS AND OUTCOMES IN THE AREAS OF FOOD SECURITY, EDUCATION, AND SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMERS THROUGH OUR INCUBATOR PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, OVER 1000 INDIVIDUALS DIRECTLY BENEFITED FROM THE AGRICULTURE PROGRAM. FOOD SECURITY- WE CONTINUED INTENSIVE FOOD PRODUCTION ON OUR EDUCATIONAL FARM WHILE STRENGTHENING TIES WITH LOCAL FARMERS THROUGH TEAM-BUILDING AND FARM PLANNING WORKSHOPS. -5,000 POUNDS OF FOOD PRODUCED ON OUR EDUCATIONAL FARM -6,000 POUNDS OF FOOD PRODUCED THROUGH PARTNER FARM AGROFORESTRY- WE ENHANCED OUR FOOD PRODUCTION THROUGH PLANTING FOOD FORESTS AND INTEGRATING AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS, WHILE SHARING THESE TECHNIQUES WITH REGIONAL FARMERS THROUGH WORKSHOPS. -189 FRUIT AND LEGUMINOUS TREES PLANTED AT PLENITUD PR -45 WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION- SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION IS WOVEN INTO ALL OUR PROGRAMS. FROM HIGH SCHOOLERS TO ADULTS, WE'VE OFFERED HANDS-ON LEARNING TO SHOWCASE SUSTAINABLE TECHNIQUES, AND WE'RE EXPANDING ACCESS THROUGH FARM TOURS AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. -SIEMBRA BORICUA AGRO-ECOLOGICAL FARMING MANUAL- IN 2019, WE PUBLISHED SIEMBRA BORICUA, AN AGROECOLOGICAL FARMING MANUAL SPECIFIC TO PUERTO RICO. WITH OVER 8,000 COPIES SOLD, IT HAS BECOME A KEY RESOURCE FOR LOCAL FARMERS AND HAS REACHED READERS AROUND THE WORLD.