Activities:

• Conduct one training cycle in secondary schools in one of the provinces threatened by mining (San Juan, Dajabón, Sánchez Ramírez); the modules will address integral ecology, Laudato si, and social and media advocacy techniques for the defense of the territory
• Create educational and agroecological school gardens in educational centers that will train students and teachers in sustainable farming techniques and food sovereignty
• Establish and provide technical support to two community gardens, increasing the current base of beneficiary families who practice regenerative production and soil conservation
• Conduct workshops on social advocacy techniques and environmental impact monitoring for leaders in vulnerable communities
• Organize a binational meeting on resistance to extractivist activities
• Hold a national conference within the framework of climate justice to unify actions and agendas against extractive projects
• Organize mutual learning visits between communities that have succeeded in stopping mining projects and communities facing new threats to strengthen strategieis for defending territories
• Coordinate meetings with municipal governments and ministers to address community land use and environmental plans
• Facilitate the participation of Jesuit organizations and community leaders in regional and global forums that address climate jsutice, democracy, human rights, and democratic participation to help ensure that the experiences and testimonies of affected communities influence the global agenda