Institución principal:
Fundación Amiguitos del Océano - Ecuador
Our Ocean Literacy Program for Coastal communities is a pilot model of a sustainable community to achieve community development based on ocean education, management and sustainable use of resources.
It has several projects that, in a holistic way, seek to co-construct oceanic knowledge and relationships through educational, experiential, and experimental processes with the different groups and blue economy sectors with whom we work through our ESRA methodology. In 8 years, we have benefited more than 19k participants in 38 communities, collecting more than 12 tons of garbage. In every project we seek to: 1) Encourage reflection and critical thinking about the environment; 2) Increase participants’ interest and commitment to environmental issues; 3) Understand the importance of the ocean and its interrelationship with their lives and work.
Start Date: 14/06/2021
End Date: 16/12/2030
Lead Contact: Daniela Hill (daniela.hill.piedra@gmail.com)