Wanda Educa is a program implemented in schools located within the Juan Díaz River basin since 2023. It works in coordination with each school’s environmental committees, which form the Environmental Leadership Clubs.

In 2025, the Wanda Educa Manual was produced as a support tool for teachers participating in the schools’ Environmental Clubs. It includes learning activities and reference information to help educators teach about environmental challenges related to plastic pollution, the promotion of values that support ecosystem health, and the development of habits and skills to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. One of the Manual’s educational activities inspired the national campaign launched by the Ministry of Education, “If I use it once, better not to use it”, which encourages schools to avoid single-use plastics.

In 2023, the program was implemented in 10 schools, engaging teachers, administrative staff, parents, community leaders, and students through its six cross-cutting components: the “Healthy Basins, Strong Communities” diploma course, Study Groups, Volunteering, School Visits, Recycling, and Green School. As part of the program, we held informational workshops and a diploma course for teachers, with the participation of 43 school educators. Additionally, volunteer activities were organized with 218 participants, and a children’s soccer league was established in collaboration with Nike and Recicladora Nacional, promoting healthy recycling habits. This league attracted over 13,000 participants, both adults and students, resulting in the collection of more than 34 tons of recyclable materials.

In 2024, the Wanda Educa program joined the global Plastic Free Campus initiative, led by the Swiss conservation organization Gallyfrey, which is implemented in 35 countries around the world. Through this tool and the installation of recycling stations, participating schools managed to separate and deliver 38,851 pounds of materials for recycling. This achievement represented savings of 415,000 liters of water, prevented more than 6 tons of carbon emissions, spared 223 trees from being cut down, and avoided the extraction of more than 1 ton of minerals from nature.

In 2025, the Wanda Educa Manual was produced as a support tool for teachers participating in the schools’ Environmental Clubs. It includes learning activities and reference information to help educators teach about environmental challenges related to plastic pollution, the promotion of values that support ecosystem health, and the development of habits and skills to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle.