The Partnerships for Water and Sanitation Management project organized an environmental education fair on November 23 at the Universidad Privada Domingo Savio (UPDS). The fair had three important components, one audiovisual, the second exhibition and the third recreational.

Students actively participated in the fair, who in coordination with Environmental Protection Tarija (Prometa) prepared their panels focused on explaining the water crisis and the best way to take care of it.

Within the first component, important mini-documentaries were shared that reflected the water situation in the department and the process that the liquid element must go through until it reaches our homes. In the second component, more than six exhibition booths were set up by the students.

In the last component, an environmental rally was held, in which more than 50 university students registered in groups of five. The Rally consisted of six games in which contestants in eleven groups showed their environmental knowledge and skills.

The following groups won the rally: The Backyardigans in first place, Los Repros in second place, Wacanda in third place, Alfa in fourth place and Segunda Ronda Azul in fifth place. The prize for the best stand went to Posta number 6.

Fair promoters

The fair was promoted by the project Alianzas para la Gestión del Agua y Saneamiento, which is made up of important institutions such as the Departmental Government of Tarija, the Universidad Autónoma Juan Misael Saracho (Uajms), Fundecor and the NGO Protección del Medio Ambiente Tarija (Prometa).

Furthermore, the initiative was also carried out with the support of the Cordillera de Sama Biological Reserve platform.