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A total
of 95 children participated in this 5-day summer camp.
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The rapid industrial development of Aguascalientes has made it
urgent to protect its natural resources by educating children and teenagers. In
this setting, La Piedra del Tesoro, an organization whose mission has been to
offer human development activities to large groups, is planning to provide a
crash course in sustainability with the generous support of the Blum Center
for Developing Economies at UC Davis.
Concepts like sustainable, organic or
eco-friendly can seem rare, foreign and unnecessary among children. Our
sustainable farm provides a space to teach about the responsible use and
protection of the natural environment through conservation and sustainable
practices. Activities
were tested for the first time on August 1-5, 2016 during a summer camp
organized for the families of the employees’ of MAHLE.
MAHLE is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of automotive
parts worldwide. Based in Germany, MAHLE produces systems and components for
passenger cars and commercial vehicles, for example, pistons, camshafts,
radiators, condensers, and filters. The company employs more than 9,000 people
in its 13 plants around Mexico, which makes Mexico the second country with the
most MAHLE employees after Germany.
This summer camp did not take place at La Piedra del Tesoro’s
campground, but in MAHLE's facilities. However, it served as a pilot to test
some of the activities that we plan to introduce at La Piedra del Tesoro and
get some feedback from participants.
Watch a video from this summer camp:
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