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2023
Wanda Educa is an educational program by Marea Verde that, since 2023, has been driving change in schools located within the Juan Díaz River basin.
It works hand in hand with each school’s environmental committees, forming Environmental Leadership Clubs, where students and teachers become true agents of transformation.
In 2023, Wanda Educa reached 10 schools, engaging teachers, administrators, parents, community leaders, and students through six key pillars:
💧 Diploma Program “Healthy Watersheds, Strong Communities”
📚 Study Groups
🤝 Volunteering
🏫 School Visits
♻️ Recycling
🌱 Green School
The program included workshops, community activities, and a teacher training diploma, with the participation of 43 educators.
🙌 In addition, more than 218 people joined volunteer activities, and thanks to the children’s soccer league organized in collaboration with Nike and Recicladora Nacional, over 13,000 participants learned about recycling while having fun ⚽.
This collective effort resulted in the collection of over 34 tons of recyclable materials.
In 2024, Wanda Educa joined the global initiative Plastic Free Campus, led by the Swiss conservation organization Gallyfrey, present in more than 35 countries 🌐.
Through this partnership and the installation of recycling stations, participating schools achieved:
♻️ 38,851 pounds of recycled materials
💧 415,000 liters of water saved
🌳 223 trees preserved
🌫️ Over 6 tons of CO₂ emissions prevented
⛏️ 1 ton of minerals left unextracted
A tangible impact that shows how education can transform habits and protect ecosystems.
In 2025, the Wanda Educa Manual was created as a practical tool for teachers leading Environmental Clubs.
It includes:
🧩 Hands-on activities to address environmental challenges
🌿 Educational content on plastic pollution
💚 Resources to promote ecological values and the habits of Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle
One of its learning activities inspired the national campaign by the Ministry of Education:
✨ “If I use it once, better not to use it,”
which encourages avoiding single-use plastics in Panamanian schools.
