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AMOUNT: $12,000
US
PROJECT LEADERS: María Castillón López,
Florencio I. Zaragoza
INSTITUTIONS: Instituto Tecnológico de Nogales,
Fundación México, Inc., Arizona State
University and Pima Community College
This binacional collaborative project designed and
implemented an educational and community development
program in Nogales, Sonora to raise environmental awareness;
reduce pollution; and minimize health risks to residents
of marginalized areas. Through the development of a
community-based training program, the participating
institutions worked closely with community residents
and stakeholders in Nogales, Sonora, including the Maquiladora
Association, the municipal government, the Comisión
Sonora-Arizona, and non-profit community organizations,
to promote ways of minimizing health risks by altering
behaviors that contribute to environmental degradation.
The project provided service learning opportunities
for students from the Instituto Tecnológico de
Nogales, Arizona State University and student members
of Fundación México. The program also
developed environmental education curriculum for the
primary schools in Nogales, Sonora and invited students
from Instituto Tecnológico de Nogales to form
part of a volunteer corps to assist in the organization
and coordination of the educational campaign in the
communities.
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