Organización Guaruma

GUARUMA started in 2000 as a photographic project in the Cangrejal communities to stimulate the creativity of a group of 30 children with a touch of environmental education. Later, in 2002 the NGO was created at the initiative of a group of community people from Las Mangas in the Cangrejal river basin. The objectives of GUARUMA are the promotion and conservation of the natural resources of the Cangrejal River basin and the environmental and educational strengthening of children and young people through educational programs that teach about the environment, naturalistic photography and computers. The main activities of GUARUMA in the cangrejal basin are: clean-up campaigns in the communities, implementation of theGUARUMA Education program in which environmental education, naturalistic photography and computer classes are taught to 80 children and young people from Las Mangas communities , El Pital and El Naranjo. Provide environmental and leadership training to young people from the communities, forest monitoring through a community reporting system on loss of forest cover using a GIS system and educational fairs, and a community cybercafé in Las Mangas.