The students of the Corazón de Jesús Educational Institution – CIRCA, located in the Mariano Melgar district of Arequipa, developed an innovative system that reuses the water used in handwashing to clean the campus toilets. This initiative seeks to reduce the high monthly consumption of drinking water and optimize service costs.
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The students created a novel system that directs used water in the sink directly towards the five toilet tanks. With this solution, implemented since July 1, efficient use of water is ensured, and the monthly expense in paying for the service is reduced.
With the guidance of the teacher Patricia Medina Cervantes, The students complemented the project with an educational campaign aimed at their school community. Through teaching materials and theatrical presentations, they promoted the importance of caring for and reusing water, and fostered greater environmental awareness among their classmates and teachers.
The teacher Patricia Medina Cervantes. Photo: diffusion.
The project is part of the XI edition of the national school contest “Gota de Oro”, organized by the National Superintendency of Sanitation Services (Sunass) in educational institutions nationwide, to guarantee access to safe water, its good use and environmentally responsible reuse.
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Within the framework of the contest, Sunass recognized the most innovative projects and effective in caring for water that the educational institutions of Arequipa exhibited during the ExpoAgua Educativa 2024 fair, which took place at the Corazón de Jesús school.
In the category Innovative Project, the Corazón de Jesús – CIRCA, 40211 Héroes del Pacífico and 7 de Agosto schools were recognized. The winners received 13 tablets donated by the Cerro Verde mining company, as an encouragement for their creativity and commitment.
Likewise, in the Comics category, the John G. Lake, Corazón de María, Nuestra Señora de Lourdes, 7 de Agosto and Vancouver schools stood out.
In the Communication Campaigns category, the EI John G. Lake, led by teacher Rocío Luz Cosio Mamani, was awarded the highest recognition, La Gota de Oro, at the national level, thanks to her project “Let’s take care of water, let’s take care of life.”
The Golden Drop contest generates commitments among students and teachers to promote measures such as those of the Corazón de Jesús school – CIRCA, not only in solving specific problems, but also inspiring other educational communities to join in the care of this vital resource.
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