The EU Francisco Torres Toro and Education for Sustainable Human Development in rural communities of the Municipality of Candelaria in the State of Trujillo

Abstract

Education is the essential tool in order to promote Sustainable Human Development in rural areas, it is essential when carrying out sustainable practices and generating well-being in these communities. In the lower part of the Candelaria municipality, specifically in the Pan-American zone that includes from the Gran Parada Community to the Corozal Community in the Chejende parish, children and adolescents of school age attend the Francisco Torres Toro Educational Unit, this The institution has been making efforts to promote workshops and exhibitions among students and teachers, which promote Sustainable Human Development as a model and philosophy of life. Education is a key factor to motivate students and communities to practice ecological and circular economies that help protect the environment and ecosystems, that is, the task entrusted for the rational use of natural resources and initiate sustainable economic development. The implementation of public policies in this sense in the Candelaria municipality still presents innumerable challenges, but initiatives and commitments are being initiated and promoted to achieve significant progress in this regard, which allow serving as an example for nearby rural communities and later for neighboring municipalities. The institution also highlights the relevance of the conservation and improvement of the environment and the activation of sports practices, which represent important dividends for health, and allow increasing social well-being.