Ribera Sur School concludes environmental project that focuses on water efficiency and outdoor classroom.

In an emotional ceremony held at the Ribera Sur Basic School in Puerto Aysén, the closing of the Environmental Protection Fund (FPA) 2025 project, "Water and Land," took place. This initiative was awarded to the school's Parents' Association and demonstrates how environmental action makes sense when it originates from local territories and is built with the communities themselves. The event brought together authorities, teachers, parents, and children, and was attended by the Provincial Presidential Delegate of Aysén, Eligio Montecinos, who witnessed the achievements and the concrete impact of this project on the educational community.

The Regional Minister of the Environment, Eugenio Canales, emphasized that this is a process where the educational community is the protagonist, noting that this project reflects how initiatives born from the territory achieve concrete results. "They have developed a very interesting project, an Environmental Protection Fund but with a local initiative where today we have as a result a pergola and a rainwater collection system to irrigate their greenhouses where they carry out activities, and this generates an impact in this community. " During the day, the main results of this initiative, funded by the Ministry of the Environment through the FPA, were presented.

With an investment of $6 million, it allowed for the development of an environmental education process focused on water resource management and climate change adaptation, combining theoretical training with practical experiences on the ground. The project coordinator, Guillermo Pailamilla, highlighted the collaborative work behind the initiative, explaining that the process combined theoretical and practical learning along with the construction of useful infrastructure for the educational community. "The children were happy; they will have this pergola for themselves (...

) so they can work outdoors in winter and during the rainy season," demonstrating that the project is directly integrated into the daily life of the school. The director of the Ribera Sur School, Neddy Jara, emphasized the educational value of the project, stating that this experience strengthened collective work and the ability to solve challenges locally. "How important it is for our children to learn to cultivate, because it is a fundamental part of food sovereignty and safeguarding who we are as a region, a region that needs to be autonomous.

Autonomous children are also fundamental for the development of a society. So that is what we are working on at the Ribera Sur School, obviously with the logic and commitment to social, environmental, and healthy living, which is a fundamental part of our educational project. " After the ceremony, attendees toured the facilities to see the project's results firsthand, including the new pergola and the rainwater collection system, solutions that not only address a specific problem like water scarcity but also serve as permanent educational tools.