Fundación Paraguaya, through the Entrepreneurial Education program, launched the 2022 Stoplight Olympics and the Entrepreneurial School Contest.
During an act, which took place in Manzana de la Rivera, both programs were presented to authorities from the Fundación Paraguaya, the Ministry of Education and Sciences (MEC), and the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (MADES).
Dr. Martín Burt, special guest of the event, founder of Fundación Paraguaya, highlighted that for years they have been committed to promoting contests and competitions in all schools in Paraguay. “Our objective is that all the children of Paraguay learn to carry out enterprises and learn to take care of the environment. For this we have developed these methodologies, which are also being implemented in several countries, so we encourage all directors of educational institutions, teachers and students to sign up for the Entrepreneurial School Contest, and the Stoplight Olympics, which they will have very good prizes at the departmental, national and international level”, he indicated.
Elena Caballero, director of Social Support and Risk Management of the MEC, highlighted that the ministry accompanies both programs through the Directorate of the Third Cycle of Secondary Education, and their respective mission directorates. “For the MEC, both initiatives are quite interesting and pertinent to promote financial education for all children. Likewise, we are interested in strengthening this strategic alliance with the Fundación Paraguaya, to expand the scope of the Entrepreneurial School Contest such as the Stoplight Olympics, and give it greater dissemination through the MEC’s communication platforms,” she said.
For her part, Emilia Morínigo, director of Inter-institutional Relations of MADES, indicated that they will be supporting the challenges that arise in the Stoplight Olympics with environmental educators from the ministry. “We are going to provide information on the functions and priorities of MADES, as well as on climate change, which is very much on the rise now, so that students acquire more knowledge, with the full support of our institution,” she pointed out.
The Traffic Light Olympics program, in its eighth edition, is a group competition, where young people carry out a survey of the current situation of their families, and then implement good practices and attitudes that allow generating habits and positive behavior changes to eliminate poverty multidimensional, not only in their families, but also in the educational community, being the young people themselves the ones who generate the learning and aptitudes to be the promoters of escaping from poverty.
For its part, the Entrepreneurial School Contest is a free educational program, which aims to train young entrepreneurs with global awareness and social responsibility, which plans to hold several training workshops for teachers from all over the country, through virtual platforms. , with the support of the Ministry of Education and Sciences (MEC).
How to take part
To be part of the Entrepreneurial School Contest, those interested will have to fill out a follow-up form for each participant. Once the form is filled out, Fundación Paraguaya’s technical team will contact the people registered to carry out the training in a personalized manner and to all the teachers in the country.
They can be contacted through Facebook: Concurso Escuela Emprendedora Paraguay, or at 0972-619-707, with Jorge Espínola, coordinator of the program, or by email [email protected] or [email protected]. All educational institutions in the country (official, private, subsidized private) can participate. The inscriptions, as well as the process are free.
To register for the Stoplight Olympics, participants must form groups of between 15 to 20 students, designate a leader or captain who will score the team. Registration can be made through Facebook: Olimpiadas del Semáforo, Instagram: Olimpiadas del Semáforo, at 0981269146, with Hugo Céspedes, program coordinator, or by email [email protected].
All the students of the first, second and third of the Middle School from all over the country can participate, and both the inscriptions and the process have no cost. The platform for the competition will be given through the application of the Stoplight Olympics, with slogans that seek to awaken the entrepreneurial spirit in young people and empower them as protagonists of a positive change in their community. Among the novelties, this year they want to implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and the 2030 plan, which has the commitment of Paraguay.
