The initiative is supported by “Engagement Global” (Service for Development Initiatives) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).

In an interview with the La Nación newspaper, programme co-ordinator María José Llamosas explained that the project is being developed in close collaboration with the educational communities, with the aim of integrating it across the school curriculum of the participating institutions. In fact, the programme also has the support of the Ministry of Education and Science (MEC), which is responsible for reviewing, checking and verifying the content, certifying its suitability for application in the country's schools. Through the MEC, cooperation was also established with the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (MADES).

During the interview, the experience of the Pedro Ignacio Morínigo School was highlighted, where the programme is applied at all levels of education. Here, the school garden becomes a pedagogical tool to transmit values such as respect for the environment, healthy food, patience, responsibility, friendship and commitment.

On the other hand, Engineer Llamosas emphasised that the programme works on 10 thematic axes, two of which are directly focused on climate change and risk management, with an emphasis on resilience. ‘We want the educational community to be able to identify these risk factors and know how to deal with them and adapt to climate change,’ he said.

‘Working with children in environmental education allows us to build a more ecologically aware future. We are already seeing significant changes, both in the students and in their families,’ Professor María Cristina Snead, teacher and contact person of the Environmental Team at the Don Bosco school in Ypacaraí, said in conclusion.